SAN
DIEGO, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alter
Behavioral Health, a leading behavioral healthcare company in
California, is set to provide
expert mental health support at no cost to individuals affected by
the flooding in San Diego County
through its AlterCareLine program. This initiative is made possible
by the grant awarded to Alter Behavioral Health through the Crisis
Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) administered by
California HOPE (CalHOPE).
CalHOPE is an organization that provides support to communities
impacted by natural disasters. It administers the Crisis Counseling
Assistance and Training Program (CCP) which is a short-term grant
designed to support disaster-stricken communities by providing free
and accessible mental health services, counseling, and community
outreach.
With the recent flooding in San Diego
County, the grant awarded to Alter Behavioral Health will
allow the AlterCareLine program to provide immediate mental health
support to individuals needing to heal from the trauma, anxiety,
and other mental health challenges brought about by the natural
disaster. The program will have round-the-clock support specialists
available to people affected by the floods.
Michael Castanon, Founder &
CEO of Alter Behavioral Health, shared that the CCP grant is a
remarkable initiative for communities dealing with natural
disasters so they can start to heal and recover.
"Mental health is often an overlooked aspect when it comes to
disaster recovery, but the reality is that many individuals
affected by the San Diego flooding
may be in a vulnerable state not only financially and physically
but also mentally. The destructive consequences brought about by
the flooding can wreak havoc in their daily lives, therefore they
need valuable support to make sure they can mentally cope with what
happened. The grant opens up an incredible opportunity for Alter
Behavioral Health to provide accessible and timely mental health
services to those who need it the most," Castanon said.
This grant is the fourth one awarded to the Alter Behavioral
Health, enabling them to deliver no-cost mental health assistance
to disaster-impacted communities. The previous grants allowed Alter
to offer free mental health support to communities in Santa Clara and Santa Barbara which have been affected by
disasters in the past.
Alter Behavioral Health's past experience in delivering disaster
relief in the form of mental health care has proven to be a
successful and necessary resource in aiding individuals to recover
from these natural disasters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Alter
was awarded a broader grant from the CA-DHCS and FEMA, and provided
approximately 200,000 encounters of care at no cost to the public.
With this new grant, Alter's team is already mobilizing its
resources in San Diego to ensure
that direct and meaningful resources will be accessible to people
in the affected areas.
In addition to short-term mental health support, the CCP grant
also took into consideration the importance of long-term recovery.
This means that the AlterCareLine program will be available free of
charge to the affected San Diego
communities for up to nine months following the disaster
declaration.
"Recovering from a mental health challenge like anxiety or
trauma is not instant. It's a process and for recovery to be
sustainable, it needs to be supported in the long term. We are
truly grateful that we were given this opportunity to do our part
and lend our expertise to make a difference in the affected
communities. This grant does not only represent financial support
from CalHOPE but more importantly, it also reflects our commitment
to bringing a positive impact to people who have experienced these
devastating crises," said Castanon.
Alter Behavioral Health
34270 Pacific Coast Hwy 3rd Floor,
Dana Point, CA 92629
(949) 356-7952
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