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Ventura County accepts $93.7 million in Prop 1 awards for two behavioral‑health facilities
Summary
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved accepting two Proposition 1 funding awards totaling $93,700,000 to build a 38‑bed Mental Health Rehabilitation Center in Camarillo and a 16‑bed psychiatric health facility in Simi Valley; county officials said the projects will allow more residents to receive care locally.
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27 approved staff recommendations to accept two Proposition 1 funding awards totaling $93,700,000 to expand the county’s behavioral‑health infrastructure.
Dr. Loretta Denering, Ventura County’s behavioral health director, told the board the larger award will fund a 38‑bed Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) on the county’s Lewis Road campus in unincorporated Camarillo. She described it as “a secure facility providing intensive psychiatric…
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