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

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

Santa Maria Growing Grounds Farms model mental health, community transition services

Santa Maria Growing Grounds Farms model mental health, community transition services

For more than 45 years, the Transitional Mental Health Association has provided professional support and support for individuals transitioning back into the community with mental health disorders. Started in San Luis Obispo County in 1979, the initial emergency care and case management efforts expanded in the mid-1980s to offer clients employment options, including working in … Read more