HASC and the County of Orange collaborated in recent weeks to develop an SB 82 Triage Grant proposal to expand and improve response times for patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies in Orange County. The grant proposal was submitted to the state last week to meet the established deadline. If funded, the grant will fund positions in the community and in hospitals that are designed to expedite treatment for patients in the most appropriate care settings, avoiding hospitalization whenever possible.

The grant submission culminates weeks of strategic, collaborative discussions that were facilitated by HASC for hospitals and the county.

Contact: Julie Puentes
(714) 663-0294, jpuentes@hasc.org