La Posada Interim Housing Village Marks a Year of Hope and Progress
The County of Santa Barbara Department of Behavioral Wellness and Good Samaritan Shelter are proud to celebrate the ongoing success of the La Posada Interim Housing Village, a collaborative initiative providing supportive transitional housing and wraparound services to individuals experiencing homelessness.
Hope Housing in Marina marks first year serving behavioral health clients
The county Behavioral Health Bureau celebrated the one-year anniversary of Hope Housing in Marina Thursday, with an open house event. Hope Housing is the county’s first Behavioral Health Bridge Housing program. It was created from the underutilized Pueblo del Mar facility with the program designed to provide housing and support services for people experiencing homelessness with serious mental illness or substance use disorders.
The Path to Her Very Own Apartment
Krystal walks into the facility at a fast clip – slightly late for our meeting because she caught the bus after spending the night in her very own apartment. Her first night in her own space in more than five years. Even without furniture, slated to arrive in just a few days. She couldn’t resist the euphoric feeling of being in her very own apartment after years of fighting the elements, sweeps, crime and prejudice on the streets.
Project will help people who need housing after completing residential treatment
Pathways, a local nonprofit that is committed to providing individualized treatment for drug and alcohol addiction, announced that it collaborated with Sutter-Yuba Behavioral Health and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to expand services at Pathways’ treatment facility with the Bridge Housing Project.
New chapter begins: Recovery residence with 46-year legacy reopens in San Bernardino
The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is proud to announce the grand reopening of the Harris House in San Bernardino. Harris House is a recovery residence operated by Veterans Alcohol Rehabilitative Program (VARP).
Funding Opportunity to Benefit Tribal Communities (March 25, 2024)
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has released a new round of Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) Program funding: Tribal Entities Request for Applications (RFA) — Round 2B.
Eligible applicants include (a) federally recognized Indian Tribes, tribal organizations, or Urban Indian organizations or (b) health care programs operated by Indian Tribes, tribal organizations, or Urban Indian organizations, as defined in Section 1603 of Title 25 of the United States Code and further defined in Section 5304.
County Behavioral Health Agencies Funding Opportunity: BHBH Program Round 3 (March 24, 2024)
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is now accepting applications for the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) Program’s Round 3: County Behavioral Health Agencies — Strategic Enhancements funding. Applications will be accepted until April 10, 2024.
This third round of BHBH Program funding will provide $265,000,000 to county behavioral health agencies (BHAs) for use in the expanded implementation of bridge housing services for Californians experiencing homelessness who have serious behavioral health conditions (a serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder).
Interactive County Map (March 24, 2024)
An interactive map of county behavioral health agencies is now available on the County BHA page.
This new tool allows users to select any California county. Clicking on it will bring up that county’s BHA contact information and a list of BHBH Program services. View the map on the BHBH County Behavioral Health Agencies page: BHBH County Awards – Interactive Map
Join the BHBH Program People with Lived Experience (PWLE) Expert Panel (June 28, 2023)
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is seeking people who have personal experience with homelessness and behavioral health conditions (serious mental illness [SMI] and/or substance use disorder [SUD]) and would like to share their expertise on its Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) Program People with Lived Experience (PWLE) Expert Panel. Panel members will actively provide input and guidance in the implementation of the BHBH Program, including sharing experiences and thoughts, helping develop BHBH Program materials such as training and education resources, providing feedback, and supporting quality improvement.
New Funding Opportunity for Tribal Entities (June 27, 2023)
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is pleased to announce the release of the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) Program Tribal Entities Request for Applications (RFA).
The BHBH Program Tribal Entities RFA will make up to $50 million available for use in the planning and/or implementation of bridge housing services for individuals in Tribal communities who are experiencing homelessness and have serious behavioral health conditions, including serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders. Applications are due no later than September 15, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. PT.