Health
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New East County Behavioral Health Hub Expands 24/7 Crisis Care Access

| 3:33 PM

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The County and partners celebrated the ribbon cutting Monday of the East Region Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) on Monday, marking a major milestone in expanding access to behavioral health services across the region. 

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County LEEDing the Way

| 1:45 PM

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When the County broke ground last month on its seventh Crisis Stabilization Unit—a place to give people in the midst of crisis a calm place to recover—it wasn’t just a boon for behavioral health.
It was also a boost for the environment, sustainability and thwarting climate change in San Diego County.

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County Breaks Ground on East County Crisis Stabilization Unit

| 3:29 PM

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The County of San Diego and partner agencies broke ground on the region’s seventh Crisis Stabilization Unit Thursday. The “CSUs” are designed to give many people who are in the midst of a behavioral health crisis a calm and better place to become stable and recover than emergency rooms, hospitals or jails.

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County Supervisors Approve New $848 Million Mental Health Services Plan

| 1:22 PM

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County supervisors approved a new three-year, $848 million Mental Health Services Act plan Tuesday that will increase spending for programs to help children, youth, families, adults and older adults who suffer serious mental illness or crises.

Government
Mobile Crisis Response Team member dressed in purple uniform shirt standing in front of a silver van used in the service

County Approves Plan to Offer Alternatives to Incarceration

| 9:27 AM

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People accused of low-level, non-violent crimes will be redirected away from jails. The County Board of Supervisors approved this major shift in direction with the Alternatives to Incarceration plan.