County Moves Forward With Plan for Behavioral Health Hubs [voiceofsandiego.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 10/31/198:01 PM

By Lisa Halverstadt, Voice of San Diego, October 29, 2019

County supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to move forward with efforts to create a network of behavioral health hubs and crisis units countywide, starting in North County and central San Diego.

The goal is to shift the county’s mental health system from one overtaxed by emergency room visits and hospital stays to a more efficient chronic care system that helps patients stabilize before they fall into crisis.

“It’s not just one new facility or another facility, it is a reimagining of the entire system,” said County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, who persuaded the county to proceed with a new multi-service hub in Hillcrest on a plot once eyed for condos.

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