$3.3B in Prop. 1 funding allotted for seriously ill, homeless Californians

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that up to $3.3 billion in competitive grant funding is now available to develop behavioral health treatment centers for Californians who need it most.

According to the governor’s office, the funding will expand the behavioral health continuum by providing appropriate care to individuals experiencing mental health conditions and substance use disorders.

The program will particularly focus on the most seriously ill, vulnerable and homeless Californians, the governor’s office said.

“Treatment and housing with services for our most at-risk and vulnerable family members and neighbors continues to be a priority for my administration, which is why we’re moving at an unprecedented speed to get this money out the door,” Newsom said in a statement issued Wednesday morning. “California is not only investing billions of dollars to build new treatment settings, but also sharing a new primer for counties to help them understand how to direct nearly $1 billion of the state’s annual ongoing behavioral health investment towards housing interventions.”

“We are not taking our foot off the gas…we [are moving] quickly to build a California that is truly for all,” the governor added.

Proposition 1 includes two parts: a $6.4 billion Behavioral Health bond for treatment settings and housing with services and the “historic reform” of the state’s Behavioral Health Services Act.

The Proposition 1 Behavioral Health Services Act Housing Support Primer for California counties can be accessed by clicking here . Cities, counties, nonprofits, for-profits and tribal entities must request to apply for the first round of funding by Dec. 13.

A link to the request for applications can be found here .

For a fact sheet regarding the BHSA funding, click here .

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