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 Medical Services department has been awarded more than million in state funding which will go towards two new facilities offering mental soundness and substance use remedy services it was informed Wednesday The funding which comes from a voter-approved bond will create a Substance Use Residential Medicine Services or SURTS facility in National City and a Children s Dilemma Residential Care facility in Kearny Mesa the county announced A million award will help create the SURTS facility which will offer up to new substance use residential medication beds and recuperative care beds for people who are eligible for Medi-Cal bureaucrats noted 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 dilemma residential beds and county administrators expect construction to be completed sometime in Nadia Privara acting Behavioral Vitality Services director announced This major commitment will fill critical care gaps in our system and advocacy the recovery and wellbeing of specific of our greater part vulnerable clients The Substance Use and Residential Therapy Services facility provides new options for adult clients needing residential healing and the Children s Problem Residential facility will create a much-needed store for youth in our behavioral fitness system Along with those awards the county also communicated Behavioral Physical condition Continuum Infrastructure Undertaking grant funds were awarded to five other behavioral physical condition providers in San Diego County Palomar Vitality Foundation received million for an acute psychiatric hospital in Escondido InnerTribal Healing received million for an adult residential SUD rehabilitation facility in Pauma Valley McAlister Institute for Recovery Tuition received million for an adult residential SUD remedy facility in San Diego Casa de Amparo received million for a psychiatric residential remedy facility in San Marcos and Epidaurus Amity Vista Ranch received million for an adult residential SUD medicine facility in Vista County authorities commented the seven grants are expected to add remedy beds and remedy slots combined to the region
