OC to add homeless shelters in Irvine, HB and Laguna Niguel; spend $70.5 million on mental health
OC to add homeless shelters in Irvine, HB and Laguna Niguel; spend $70.5 million on mental health
- March 20, 2018
- Goldberg and Snow, Voice of OC, March 20, 2018
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County officials say there are likely more than 474 people with mental health issues
who are homeless in Orange County, and the money designated Monday could house roughly
600 people, based on county cost estimates. Costs paid by the public, like emergency
medical treatment, go down significantly when disabled homeless people are housed,
according to a study last year by UC Irvine.
For the full story, please visit https://voiceofoc.org/2018/03/oc-to-add-homeless-shelters-in-irvine-hb-and-laguna-niguel-spend-70-million-on-mental-health/.
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