Sun Street Centers is planning to open Monterey County’s first adolescent residential substance use treatment facility in Seaside, located at Fremont Boulevard and Birch Avenue.“We’re going to get youth in here,” said Rob Rapp, development director at Sun Street Centers. “We’re going to teach them a way to live. It’s going to be a benefit for everybody.”The program will accept Medi-Cal, a service currently unavailable at other youth residential treatment programs in the county. Currently, the closest option for such care is in Los Angeles County. “There’s a ton of youth that need this. There’s increases in all kinds of drug use, marijuana, and vaping. Fentanyl is obviously a huge issue right now with overdose cases,” Rapp said. The facility will serve youth ages 12 to 17, offering 90-day residential treatment to address substance use issues beyond the scope of existing outpatient services. “Often substance use requires a detox or more time focused on the substance before you can address the mental health. We do both, but we’re looking forward to having Sun Street really start that treatment. Look at the substance use. How did that start? What can we do?” said Alexandra Keller, administrative director of behavioral health at CHOMP. Sun Street Centers plans to renovate the existing building into an 18-bed facility and construct a second building with 22 additional beds. While in treatment, youth will have access to schooling, mental health support, and physical activities. The project is backed by a $10.1 million state grant and supported by real estate group La’i Communities. It is part of California Proposition 1, which aims to create more than 6,000 residential treatment beds and over 26,000 outpatient slots statewide. “We’re seeing the need, and we know that this will definitely be supported amongst our community,” said Jessica Moon, director of operations at Ohana. The facility is expected to open next spring.
SEASIDE, Calif. —
Sun Street Centers is planning to open Monterey County’s first adolescent residential substance use treatment facility in Seaside, located at Fremont Boulevard and Birch Avenue.
“We’re going to get youth in here,” said Rob Rapp, development director at Sun Street Centers. “We’re going to teach them a way to live. It’s going to be a benefit for everybody.”
The program will accept Medi-Cal, a service currently unavailable at other youth residential treatment programs in the county.
Currently, the closest option for such care is in Los Angeles County.
“There’s a ton of youth that need this. There’s increases in all kinds of drug use, marijuana, and vaping. Fentanyl is obviously a huge issue right now with overdose cases,” Rapp said.
The facility will serve youth ages 12 to 17, offering 90-day residential treatment to address substance use issues beyond the scope of existing outpatient services.
“Often substance use requires a detox or more time focused on the substance before you can address the mental health. We do both, but we’re looking forward to having Sun Street really start that treatment. Look at the substance use. How did that start? What can we do?” said Alexandra Keller, administrative director of behavioral health at CHOMP.
Sun Street Centers plans to renovate the existing building into an 18-bed facility and construct a second building with 22 additional beds.
While in treatment, youth will have access to schooling, mental health support, and physical activities.
The project is backed by a $10.1 million state grant and supported by real estate group La’i Communities.
It is part of California Proposition 1, which aims to create more than 6,000 residential treatment beds and over 26,000 outpatient slots statewide.
“We’re seeing the need, and we know that this will definitely be supported amongst our community,” said Jessica Moon, director of operations at Ohana.
The facility is expected to open next spring.