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Discussion on Bridge to Home program and respite care initiatives
1:38:32
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Council Member Restler and Dr. Katz discuss the Bridge to Home program and related respite care initiatives aimed at addressing homelessness and mental health issues.
- The Bridge to Home program aims to serve 100 people
- An additional respite program was announced recently
- Restler expresses support for these initiatives but questions their scale in relation to the overall homeless population
- Dr. Katz is unable to provide specific data on the number of unhoused individuals discharged annually from H+H facilities
Lincoln Restler
1:38:32
I'm very excited about Bridge to Home.
1:38:36
I'm really pleased.
1:38:36
This I know this has been a priority of yours, doctor Katz, for many years.
1:38:41
I know that there was an announcement earlier this week to expand the number of beds by, I believe, 100, if I got that right.
1:38:45
Or there was an expansion announced earlier this week.
1:38:48
So still two fifty people, is that the idea that we're going serve at any time?
Dr. Mitch Katz
1:38:52
The bridge to home is 100, but then there was announcements about a respite program.
Lincoln Restler
1:38:56
Respite program that you're that you're gonna be helping with as well?
1:38:58
Yes.
1:38:59
Yes.
1:38:59
Okay.
1:38:59
All good stuff.
1:39:00
But could you just for scale, if you have this, approximately how many people are discharged annually from H and H facilities who are unhoused?
1:39:10
Or how many discharges?
1:39:12
Do you have that data?
Dr. Mitch Katz
1:39:12
I don't.