Governor Newsom Announces Major Transformation of Six Vacant Buildings in Los Angeles County into Mental Health and Housing Communities
As part of his comprehensive approach to get people off the streets and into treatment and housing, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the groundbreaking of Los Angeles County Care Community, a state-of-the-art behavioral health campus that will transform six vacant buildings into a unified mental health and housing community providing 162 housing and treatment beds.
California and San Joaquin County Expand Behavioral Health Services with New Campus
On September 10, 2025, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services Department celebrated the groundbreaking of the Be Well Campus, a new facility in French Camp that will expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment in the Central Valley. The campus will include 10 facility types, with 116 behavioral health treatment beds and 1,205 outpatient slots, enabling care for more than 72,000 individuals annually.