Behavioral Health Services awarded more than $29 million in grants
On of San Diego County s adult outpatient behavioral soundness centers File photo courtesy of the county San Diego County s Behavioral Soundness Services department has been awarded more than million in state funding which will go towards two new facilities offering mental wellness and substance use healing services it was revealed Wednesday The funding which comes from a voter-approved bond will create a Substance Use Residential Healing Services or SURTS facility in National City and a Children s Problem Residential Care facility in Kearny Mesa the county noted A million award will help create the SURTS facility which will offer up to new substance use residential cure beds and recuperative care beds for people who are eligible for Medi-Cal functionaries noted Renovations at the National City facility are expected to be completed by late next year A million award will go towards the children s care facility which will be within the county s Polinsky Children s Center It will include new children s dilemma residential beds and county administrators expect construction to be completed sometime in Nadia Privara acting Behavioral Soundness Services director declared This major capital will fill critical care gaps in our system and endorsement the recovery and wellbeing of chosen of our greater part vulnerable clients The Substance Use and Residential Healing Services facility provides new options for adult clients needing residential healing and the Children s Problem Residential facility will create a much-needed stock for youth in our behavioral fitness system Along with those awards the county also stated Behavioral Healthcare Continuum Infrastructure Plan grant funds were awarded to five other behavioral vitality providers in San Diego County Palomar Healthcare Foundation received million for an acute psychiatric hospital in Escondido InnerTribal Recovery received million for an adult residential SUD cure facility in Pauma Valley McAlister Institute for Cure Instruction received million for an adult residential SUD recovery facility in San Diego Casa de Amparo received million for a psychiatric residential medicine facility in San Marcos and Epidaurus Amity Vista Ranch received million for an adult residential SUD recovery facility in Vista County representatives stated the seven grants are expected to add healing beds and recovery slots combined to the region
