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Consider a "support" position of AB1769 (Frazier) which requests $14 million in State General Fund to construct a mental health residential program on the Beck campus in Fairfield on the site designated for a mental health facility in the master plan
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board of Supervisors consider a "support" position of AB1769 (Frazier) which requests $14 million in State General Fund to construct a mental health residential program on the Beck campus in Fairfield on the site designated for a mental health facility in the master plan.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
AB 1769 (Frazier) (Attachment A) proposes to support Solano County in creating a new residential treatment facility with $14 million in State General Fund to design, plan and build the facility. The proposed licensed board and care will have a total of 16 bedrooms with 32 beds to provide housing and services for those with severe mental illness (Attachment C). The proposed facility comes at a time when local communities are particularly concerned about the impact that homelessness and the lack of safe and stable housing available in the community. The lack of housing has a particularly detrimental effect on people with mental illness who need supportive housing in order to thrive. The proposed facility would include 24-hour supportive services provided under a contract with H&SS Behavioral Health. Operational funding would be available through a combination of diverted higher end placements, moving some clients at the same level of care closer to home, and Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funding for clients engaged in MHSA Community Services and Supports programs.
The proposed facility design would have an 8 room, 16 bed board and care for one half of the facility and an 8 room, 16 bed adult residential menta...
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