Multiple behavioral health peer support centers in California are closing as funding changes tied to Proposition 1 reshape local services.
Lake County (Calif.) Behavioral Health Services will close two peer support centers — Big Oak Peer Support Center in Clearlake Oaks and Circle of Native Minds in Lakeport — effective June 1.
Separately, the Lodi Wellness Center in San Joaquin County will close June 30 due to similar funding changes. The site is one of three centers operated through a partnership between San Joaquin Behavioral Health Services and Peer Recovery Services. After a December closure in Manteca and the upcoming Lodi closure, only a Stockton location will remain.
Proposition 1, passed in 2024, allocated funding generated from a 1% income tax on millionaires from intervention services to housing, affecting support for local behavioral health programs.
The Lodi center offered 20 weekly support groups and served 50 to 75 individuals in the most recent fiscal year. Officials said services will continue in Stockton, and patients will be connected to ongoing care.
Lake County officials said they are exploring alternative service models, including the clubhouse model at a remaining peer support site, and will continue focusing on prevention, early intervention and community-based support.
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