According to a 2016 study of our local homeless population in Shasta County, the “High Utilizers of Crisis Response Services” unhoused person costs an estimated $66,188 for medical services, mental health services, and law enforcement calls for service per year. That same individual, housed, would cost just over $11,500 per year.
In Part 3 we talk with Redding Vice Mayor Kristen Schreder, the force behind the Homelessness Study, and talk about what the City is doing to address the homeless population from the City Government perspective. Currently the Redding City Council is deciding on “Emergency Sleeping Cabin” (Microshelter) ordinances that could help provide temporary housing for some of our chronic homeless population
If you know someone experiencing a mental health crisis Hill Country Community Clinic's Mobile Response Team may be able to help. For general information call 530.238.7134. For urgent response call 530.238.7133.
If you have any reason to suspect that a person experiencing a mental health crisis is a danger to themselves or others, please dial 9-1-1.
For more information visit the resources below:
Hill Country Community Clinic
Mobile Crisis Response Team
Good News Rescue Mission
Crisis Intervention & Response Team (CIRT)
Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team
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