County of Placer is using Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) funding to develop and maintain Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports linkages for their clients with complex healthcare and social needs. The county currently serves several ECM populations of focus, including individuals and families experiencing homelessness, and provides housing deposits, transition, and tenancy Community Supports services.
County of Placer is pleased to share the following story about their client, “Jason”, whose real name has been altered to protect his privacy.
Jason is a 60-year-old male who was referred to ECM in May 2022 by his Placer County Clinic Services mental health case manager. Prior to entering services, he was incarcerated for 17 years and had been struggling with substance use, chronic street homelessness, mental and physical health issues, and had difficulty managing healthy relationships. he also had a payee in place to support managing finances.
In June 2022, Jason was linked to the Community Supports Program. Within 2 months, Jason was housed in a permanent supportive housing program with Placer County. Upon entering the ECM and Community Supports program, and with the stability from permanent supportive housing, he was able to receive follow-up treatment for his cancer diagnosis, which is now in remission. He has maintained his physical and mental health, learned interpersonal skills living with roommates, been managing his finances, and was linked to the Department of Rehabilitation for part-time work. He no longer has a payee in place and was recently housed in his own apartment. Jason is grateful for the support and ECM/Community Supports linkages provided by Placer County. He continues to be motivated to make positive changes now that he is stably housed and is managing his physical and mental health.
Jason is just one of many examples of how PATH Capacity and Infrastructure Transition, Expansion, and Development (CITED) funding is helping County of Placer make the investments required to build, scale, and maintain coordinated ECM and Community Supports linkages that serve the whole person.
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