California highlighted 15 Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program projects that reached construction and ribbon opening milestones in the second quarter of 2026. The projects expand crisis, residential, youth, tribal and community-based behavioral health treatment capacity across the state, according to an Aug. 11 news release from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Here are five things to know:
1. The 15 projects include behavioral health treatment facilities in Mendocino, Humboldt, Glenn, Tuolumne, Los Angeles, Marin, Imperial, Tulare, Santa Cruz, Riverside, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, Stanislaus and Contra Costa counties.
2. The funding has resulted in more than 437 projects across 546 behavioral health facilities, which will create more than 9,553 new beds and more than 47,163 new outpatient slots projected to serve more than 5.4 million individuals annually.
3. Through Bond BHCIP alone, California has awarded funding for a combined 6,919 residential treatment beds and more than 27,500 outpatient slots, supporting more than 170 projects across 333 facilities.
4. Since 2021, BHCIP and Bond BHCIP have awarded a total of $5.8 billion to expand behavioral health resources and infrastructure.
5. Since 2024, the state has broken ground on 97 BHCIP-funded facilities, and 41 are now open and providing services.
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