Residential Campus Provides Haven For Those With Schizophrenia
The John Henry Foundation provides a campus for those with schizophrenia so they have a neighborhood in which to live. They come and go to school, work, volunteer jobs, organized outings and other personal activities, and if someone has a moment of crisis, there is medical staff on hand to help them deal with it.
Orange County Register:
In A Santa Ana Neighborhood, People Living With Schizophrenia Find An Oasis
For nearly 30 years, The John Henry Foundation has housed several dozen adults in a cluster of cottages on a quiet street in Santa Ana. The residents at the neatly landscaped campus are all mentally ill, diagnosed with schizophrenia. But a passerby wouldn’t know mental health patients lived there without entering the gate and paying a visit. The residential campus with its creamy yellow stucco buildings blends right in with the single family homes on the block. (Walker, 7/25)
In other public health news —
KPBS:
Why Losing 30 Psychiatric Beds In Oceanside Means A Crisis For San Diego County
The state of California has been losing psychiatric beds in locked units at a steady rate over the last 25 years. In 1995, there were 29.5 beds per 1,000 persons available in the state. By 2015, there were just 16.9, according to the California Department of Health Care Services. The goal is 50 beds. (Finn, 7/25)
The Mercury News:
Mosquito Spraying Scheduled Thursday In Sunnyvale And Santa Clara
Parts of Sunnyvale and Santa Clara will be sprayed late Thursday night as part of a mosquito eradication effort to protect against the spread of West Nile virus. The Santa Clara County Vector Control District scheduled the 11 p.m. truck-mounted mosquito control treatment after determining that a sampling of adult mosquitoes near Sunnyvale and Santa Clara had tested positive for the virus. (Sarwari, 7/25)