California Accepting County Applications For Nearly $1 Billion In Grants For Homeless Housing Behavioral Health Needs

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) began accepting county and local government behavioral health agency applications for funding from the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) program. The state has $907 million in grant funding to award for BHBH projects to address the immediate housing and treatment needs of people experiencing homelessness and serious behavioral health conditions, including mental illness and substance use disorders.

The BHBH program will be implemented in alignment with the Community, Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Program, which prioritizes BHBH resources for CARE participants. DHCS has engaged Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.—with partners Aurrera . . .