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Funding shortfall threatens California trauma recovery centers, board hears
Summary
At a July 17 California Victim Compensation Board meeting, presenters and staff described a rapidly shrinking funding base for Trauma Recovery Centers (TRCs), driven by declines in Proposition 47 savings and restitution-fund stress, and stakeholders urged the board to prioritize existing centers and create an advisory body.
SACRAMENTO — California’s network of Trauma Recovery Centers (TRCs), which provide coordinated mental-health and practical supports to survivors of violent crime, faces a funding shortfall that could force cuts or closures, state and local presenters told the California Victim Compensation Board on July 17.
The board convened a wide-ranging informational session that included national and local TRC leaders, county providers and state fiscal staff. Justin Howard, deputy secretary for fiscal policy and administration at the Government Operations Agency, told the board the main revenue source tied to TRC grants — savings generated by Proposition 47 — has fallen sharply because of later policy changes under Proposition 36 and other factors, reducing projected Prop 47 savings from about $88.3 million (2025–26 estimate) to roughly $30.5 million and possibly lower in subsequent years. "Those are the numbers that you are kind of facing at this point in time," Howard said, describing a decline that would cut the 10% share of Prop 47 savings available for TRCs.
Why it matters: TRCs serve survivors who often do not get help from traditional services, offering…
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