Behavioral Health Services awarded more than $29 million in grants
On of San Diego County s adult outpatient behavioral medical centers File photo courtesy of the county San Diego County s Behavioral Healthcare Services department has been awarded more than million in state funding which will go towards two new facilities offering mental strength and substance use healing services it was released Wednesday The funding which comes from a voter-approved bond will create a Substance Use Residential Restoration Services or SURTS facility in National City and a Children s Emergency Residential Care facility in Kearny Mesa the county reported A million award will help create the SURTS facility which will offer up to new substance use residential restoration beds and recuperative care beds for people who are eligible for Medi-Cal bureaucrats declared 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 emergency residential beds and county functionaries expect construction to be completed sometime in Nadia Privara acting Behavioral Strength Services director disclosed This major venture will fill critical care gaps in our system and patronage the recovery and wellbeing of chosen of our preponderance vulnerable clients The Substance Use and Residential Therapy Services facility provides new options for adult clients needing residential healing and the Children s Situation Residential facility will create a much-needed asset for youth in our behavioral wellness system Along with those awards the county also disclosed Behavioral Strength Continuum Infrastructure Project grant funds were awarded to five other behavioral robustness providers in San Diego County Palomar Robustness Foundation received million for an acute psychiatric hospital in Escondido InnerTribal Rehabilitation received million for an adult residential SUD medicine facility in Pauma Valley McAlister Institute for Remedy Learning received million for an adult residential SUD healing facility in San Diego Casa de Amparo received million for a psychiatric residential recovery facility in San Marcos and Epidaurus Amity Vista Ranch received million for an adult residential SUD restoration facility in Vista County representatives mentioned the seven grants are expected to add rehabilitation beds and healing slots combined to the region
