Butte County Department of Behavioral Health Housing and Supportive Services for Individuals Who are Homeless or at Risk of Homelessness FY 2015/16 Dorian Kittrell, MFT, Director Butte County Department of Behavioral Health
On a single night in January 2015 Point in Time Census 2015 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) On a single night in January 2015 U.S. Total 564,708 CA Total 115,738 21% of U.S. total Butte Total 1127 0.97% of CA total 38% identified having a mental illness 27% identified having physical disability 23% identified having a substance use problem
Types of Funding and Assistance Direct Housing Assistance Supportive Services Directed at Establishing and Maintaining Housing Long-Term Residential Care Administrative Support/Funding
Emergency and Transitional Housing Direct Housing Emergency and Transitional Housing Motel Vouchers Rents and Rental Deposits Torres Shelter Substance Use Residential Treatment Willow Glen – Social Rehabilitation Program
Crisis Residential Program Direct Housing Crisis Residential Program Transitional/emergency housing for individuals experiencing a psychiatric crisis 867K initial building purchase and start up costs 10 beds for voluntary residential treatment 30 days with possible 30 day extension Psychiatric and supportive services Planned opening Fall 2016
Permanent Supportive Housing Direct Housing Permanent Supportive Housing Caminar – Avenida Project NVCSS – Villa Serrano Project Housing Authority – HUD Grants Housing Authority – Butte Housing Assistance Program Youth For Change – Transition Age Youth Master Lease
Valley View Apartments Project Direct Housing Valley View Apartments Project Collaboration between Butte County Department Behavioral Health, City of Chico, Northern Valley Catholic Social Services and Palm Communities $2.2m Capital Investment Loan with Mental Health Services Act Funding 14 permanent occupancy apartments On-site mental health and substance use disorder services Planned opening summer 2017
Architectural Rendition
Supportive Services Directed at Establishing and Maintaining Housing Youth For Change – 6th St. Center Drop-In center for runaway and homeless youth Outreach and engagement Mental health services Linkage to benefits, social supports and housing
Supportive Services Directed at Establishing and Maintaining Housing SEARCH Intensive Outpatient Programs Chico, Oroville, Paradise, Gridley Highest level MH outpatient/case mgt. services Clinic and field based MH services Medication support Dual diagnosis treatment Rep-payee services Proposed homeless outreach counselors
Long Term Residential Care Housing and supports for individuals unable to live independently in the community Locked Residential/Rehabilitation Facilities Board and Care Homes Skilled Nursing Facilities State Hospital Placement
Administrative Support and Funding Continuum of Care (COC) Coordinator/Homeless Census Departmental Housing Coordinator Housing Consultant – Debbie Villasenor
Butte County Department of Behavioral Health Direct Housing Assistance $5.5m $3.3 One-time capital investments Supportive Services $3.3m Long Term Care $2.4m Administrative Support $138K FY 15/16 Total $11.3m Annualized Ongoing Total $ 8m
“No Place Like Home” Initiative Senate Proposal – Senator DeLeon $2 Billion bond to provide permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless persons with mental illness $200 Million over 4 years (initially) for supportive housing short term rental subsidies Funding source: 7% of Mental Health Services Act funding currently going to counties for MH Services Competitive grant process