Comments by salamanda
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Posted on April 23 at 11:10 p.m.
It's great that the County Supervisors are willing to look for revenue in creative ways to fund services and housing for the mentally ill. There is potentially revenue at the state level - Mental Health Service Act money. There is Tobacco Settlement money. There is prioritizing funds for different departments. The County mental health execs need help in developing some optimism about preserving the system of care. If we were to adopt the plan of massive cuts to services and housing for the mentally ill that County mental health just came up with, it would be like Hurricane Katrina hitting the most vulnerable in Santa Barbara County. We are fortunately turning a corner here, and with strong advocacy from the community, and caring elected officials, we are collectively directing the hurricane back out to sea.
Posted on March 28 at 9:54 p.m.
The City can help - if the mentally ill get turned out of facilities and support programs by the County's planned cuts - by installing more benches for the homeless on State St.
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Posted on July 18 at 7:08 a.m.
Imagine taking a wrecking ball to a historic part of a city, and then demolishing it and replacing it with a big gray-slab buildiing. This is what the plan for mental health is in Santa Barbara.
On Mental Health Budget Slashed After All