"The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a new partnership announced Friday by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and District 2 Supervisor Betty Duong. The plan calls for directing workers at the county Valley Homeless Healthcare Program to visit San Jose homeless shelters and provide mental health care services starting later this year. The plan also merges the county and city's shelter and treatment referral process under one system."
"Duong said this wouldn't just help homeless residents, but also county staff working to get them into housing and treatment. "This is designed to make your jobs easier and give you the tools you need for success," Duong told workers during the meeting. While supervisors hailed the proposal as "long overdue," some balanced their excitement with concerns the move would leave other Santa Clara County cities behind."
Santa Clara County and San Jose are partnering to place county Valley Homeless Healthcare Program behavioral health workers in city-run shelters and merge shelter intake and referral systems. The unified system will enroll homeless people from San Jose shelters into the county's coordinated housing pipeline and aim to direct up to 15 permanent supportive housing apartments per month to shelter residents. Officials say the change will streamline referrals and assist both residents and staff in accessing treatment and housing. Some supervisors support the plan but raised concerns it could prioritize San Jose over other county cities and favor temporary shelter solutions.
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