1. 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

2. 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, % of U.S. total
Butte Total % of CA total
38% identified having a mental illness
27% identified having physical disability
23% identified having a substance use problem

3. Types of Funding and Assistance
Direct Housing Assistance
Supportive Services Directed at Establishing and Maintaining Housing
Long-Term Residential Care
Administrative Support/Funding

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Architectural Rendition

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Administrative Support and Funding
Continuum of Care (COC) Coordinator/Homeless Census
Departmental Housing Coordinator
Housing Consultant – Debbie Villasenor

13. 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

14. “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