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San Diego County OKs $10M to help homeless, mentally ill
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Responding to a rise in homelessness across the region, San Diego County supervisors have approved spending another $10 million on housing for people with mental illnesses as they complete treatment and rehabilitation programs. The new funding is in addition to $33 million the county has already spent on housing units for homeless people with mental illness, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Wednesday. Jeffrey Najarian, a behavioral health provider at Recovery Innovations, said that secure housing is a priority for people with mental illnesses who are trying to get back on their feet.
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