It’s no secret that Yolo County, like the rest of California, has a severe shortage of affordable housing, including supportive housing for people with disabilities. County public health officials are exploring ways to develop a range of housing options, including Board & Care facilities, for people with mental illnesses.
Combining affordable housing with intensive services to such a high-needs group saved an average of $6,000 a year per person in health care costs, reduced their days in hospitals by 23% and their emergency room visits by 33% in a study published last year by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities at https://www.cbpp.org/research/...ive-in-the-community
The housing needs of people challenged by mental illness are familiar to the speakers’ panel and much of the audience who will gather at the November 1st General Meeting of NAMI Yolo, the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Speakers will represent YCCC, Turning Point Community Services, Pine Tree Gardens and CHOC – all local agencies that house residents with mental illnesses. They and their audience will offer answers to the question, “What makes a supported housing facility a good place to live?”
The meeting is at St. Martin’s Church Community Room, 640 Hawthorn, Davis 95616, with social gathering and light snack at 6:30, program at 7:00 p.m.
Admission is free, and the public is welcome.
Dedrè Rodriguez, Pine Tree Gardens East
Koy Saechao, Turning Point
Kelly McGurran, Cesar Chavez Plaza
James McLeod, YCCC
Terri Smyth, CHOC
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