Fewer people being involuntarily held thanks to SLO’s new mental health facility, data show

Lara Kain 10/15/191:49 PM

BY MATT FOUNTAIN
OCTOBER 11, 2019

A $1.2 million facility that opened last year to stabilize people who are in the midst of a mental health crisis has had a big impact on alleviating strain on resources needed for more urgent cases, data released by the county shows.

Namely, seeking help at the new facility means fewer people — nearly half — are requiring intensive treatment at the county’s in-demand psychiatric inpatient unit, which can only serve 16 people at a time.

As part of San Luis Obispo County’s 2018-19 Annual Report, the Behavioral Health Department announced that its available mental health services greatly expanded with the opening of the Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) in March 2018.

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