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State announces intent to award $20 million to Santa Barbara County for new behavioral health residences in Santa Maria – edhat

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State announces intent to award $20 million to Santa Barbara County for new behavioral health residences in Santa Maria - edhat

Funding through California’s Behavioral Health Sustainable Infrastructure Program will support two 16-bed community residential treatment facilities focused on diversion and rehabilitation The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has announced its intention to award $20 million to the Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Health through the state’s Behavioral Health Continuing Infrastructure Program (BHCIP), … Read more

UVA researcher receives $3.4 million grant to improve weight management programs

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UVA researcher receives $3.4 million grant to improve weight management programs

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have received $3.4 million from the National Institutes of Health to increase the availability of weight management programs that offer helpful personalized feedback. Rebecca Krukowski, Ph.D., and her colleagues aim to support people in weight management programs that track or “self-monitor” their diet, exercise and weight. … Read more

Why won’t Orange County open an $86 million mental health center?

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Why won't Orange County open an $86 million mental health center?

A new Orange County campus designed to house the mentally ill has finished construction in Irvine, but can’t because of a lawsuit between county leaders and the nonprofit that helped build it. It’s part of a years-long dispute between the county and Mind OC, who were once fierce partners in a public-private partnership to create … Read more