San Diego Behavioral Health Services Awarded $29.1 Million In State Funding To Create New Behavioral Health Services

San Diego County Behavioral Health Services (BHS) was awarded $29.1 million in state funding that will be used to create new mental health and substance use treatment services in the region. The funding was awarded by the California Department of Health Care Services, which approved two Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) grants to the county.

One grant, for $21.1 million, will create the new Substance Use Residential & Treatment Services (SURTS) facility. It will include up to 73 new substance use residential treatment beds and 16 recuperative care beds for adults who are eligible for Medi-Cal . . .