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Advocates ask $340,000 to fund behavioral health coaches for supportive housing residents
Summary
An association representing organizations serving older adults requested $340,000 to fund two behavioral health coaches who would serve HUD and affordable housing sites to address behavioral health needs and reduce evictions and costly hospitalizations.
An association representing providers of housing and services for older adults requested $340,000 to fund two behavioral health coaches who would provide on‑site assessments, connect residents to mental‑health services and help reduce evictions.
A presenter representing the association said affordable housing operators are seeing residents with unmet behavioral health needs — depression, hoarding and similar challenges — and that targeted coaching reduces evictions and costly downstream outcomes. She referenced a program run by the Atlanta Regional Commission and Atlanta Housing Authority that places coaches into housing to help residents access services; proponents said similar services have dramatically reduced eviction rates where deployed.
The presenter said two coaches funded at $340,000 could serve up to 13 communities, with initial demand concentrated in Fulton and DeKalb counties but potential applicability across the state.
Committee members thanked the presenter; no formal action was taken during the hearing.
