When I first took office, I made a commitment: we were going to stop leaving people on the streets to suffer and start getting them into treatment. Not with speeches or task forces — but with real infrastructure and real results.
Last week, we delivered on that promise.
With the opening of the brand-new Psychiatric Health Facility in Oceanside, North County now has its first-ever County-funded inpatient psychiatric center — a resource this community has needed for far too long.
This is real progress. Not talk. Not plans. Action.
For years, people in crisis have been stuck in emergency rooms or, worse, in jail — not because they were criminals, but because there was nowhere else for them to go. That ends now.
What This New Facility Means for North County
This state-of-the-art building provides:
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16 inpatient beds for short-term psychiatric care
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350–500 patients served each year
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Psychiatrists, therapists, nurses, and peer support to stabilize individuals in crisis
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An average 5–7 day stay to begin healing and treatment
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A safe, dedicated space built to modern LEED standards with natural light, energy-efficient systems, and safety-focused design
This 13,560-square-foot facility fills the critical missing piece in our mental-health continuum.
This Is How We Solve Homelessness
For too long, California has confused compassion with complacency.
Letting people deteriorate on sidewalks is not compassionate — getting them into treatment is.
And over the past few years, we’ve been building the system to do exactly that:
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The first Mobile Crisis Response Team launched in 2021
→ Now more than 26,000 calls handled Countywide -
Crisis Stabilization Units in Vista and Oceanside
→ Already assisting over 15,000 people -
Now, this new inpatient psychiatric facility
→ Providing the beds and care needed to move people from crisis into recovery
Together, these services form a full continuum of care — prevention, stabilization, treatment — right here in North County.
This Is the Model: Treatment Over Punishment
This new facility ensures that when someone is in crisis, they get help, not handcuffs.
We’re rebuilding lives — one person at a time — with a system that prioritizes:
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Treatment over punishment
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Care over chaos
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Solutions over soundbites
This is exactly what I promised we would do when I was elected, and I couldn’t be prouder of the progress we’re making.
The facility will begin accepting patients in December, and it will change lives in our community for decades to come.
Thank you for standing with me and supporting this work. Together, we’re building a safer, healthier, more compassionate North County.
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