"Getting to an appointment can be half the battle,"
"We're ending that war. We're coming to people and meeting them where they are."
"My proposal is to dovetail our system so that we're aligned under one coordinated entry of care that allows us to have eyes on the situation. Both city and county will know exactly who's being sent or assigned or offered which beds, and then we know exactly where to deploy our very limited resources."
Two elected leaders propose adding a Valley Homeless Healthcare Program team to visit San Jose shelters and provide mental health and substance use services starting later this year. The proposal would use existing county budget funding pending Board of Supervisors approval. The plan creates a single coordinated referral and intake system so staff can assign shelter beds across city and county sites and refer clients to county treatment. County and city currently operate separate temporary housing sites and intake systems; the coordinated entry aims to close gaps, increase visibility of placements, and better deploy limited behavioral health resources.
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