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Mental health services gap and Prop 1 funding

Long Beach

Summary

Board members flagged high schizophrenia hospitalization rates and noted Long Beach hasn't received Proposition 1 behavioral health dollars that went to the county and other jurisdictions, partly tied to the Care Court model the city didn't adopt.

At a glance

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Last discussed Apr 10, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

Prop 1 behavioral health funds have gone to the county and other jurisdictions, not Long Beach.

✅Who benefits

Advocacy for funding could expand community mental health infrastructure.

⚠️Who could be affected

Residents with serious mental illness face hospitalization instead of community-based care.

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