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Turning Point Selected for Homeless Assistance Funding Ron Gilbert, Director of Adult Services in Stanislaus and Merced Counties, successfully applied for 2007 McKinney-Vento homeless assistance funds and garnered $292,572 to be used over a three-year period to house mentally ill homeless. Turning Point Video Wins 2008 CAPIO Award Honoring Excellence in Communications The California Association of Public Information Officials chose Turning Point's 30th Anniversary and web video for its Award of Distinction for Video Production. Communications Director Jill Estroff produced the video on a shoestring budget, highlighting the difference caring staff makes for members. Turning Point Awarded New MHSA ACT program in Placer County This Assertive Community Treatment program will work with 35 mentally ill adults who are at risk for or involved with the criminal justice system. It will also serve those at risk of psychiatric hospitalization, residential care or out-of-home placement. ACT programs use multidisciplinary teams including social workers, nurses, counselors, rehabilitation experts and psychiatrists.
Turning Point’s Homeless Intervention Program Closes April 1, 2008 Members Will Move Into Other Mental Health Programs Where Cuts Could Hurt:The Sacramento Bee January 13, 2008 Turning Point member Frank Topping is interviewed about the governor's proposed cuts.
Services for Homeless Mentally Ill Uninterrupted; Additional Prop. 63 Funds Found Office of Senator Darrell Steinberg California 6th Senate District September 12, 2007 $64 Million in MHSA Funds Released California Dept. of Mental Health September 12, 2007 Medi-Cal Budget Awaits Ax:The Sacramento Bee August 24, 2007 If the state cuts and shifts mental-health funds, the governor may be breaking the law Sacramento News & Review May 31, 2007 Double Payoff: By Using Going Once! you can sell items on eBay and help people with psychiatric disabilities The Sacramento Bee March 17, 2007 Pine Tree Gardens to Merge with Turning PointThe Davis Enterprise January 29, 2007 Pine Tree Gardens, a successful mental health facility in Davis, approached Turning Point in 2006 to consider a friendly, supportive merger. Both programs' missions are very similar, based on offering a path to mental health by giving respect, support, hope, and caring to those struggling with mental illness. John Buck, CEO of Turning Point Community Programs said, "We are thrilled to welcome Pine Tree Gardens to the Turning Point family of programs." A Place to Call Home: Prop 63 Funds help mentally ill off the streets The Sacramento Bee January 25, 2007 New strategy to aid the area's homeless: Provide shelter now, look for recovery later The Sacramento Bee September 26, 2006 Hearing Voices: Our writer straps on the schizophrenia machine Sacramento News & Review September 28, 2006 Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D) Rhode Island Visits Turning Point
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National mental health advocate Congressman Patrick Kennedy visited Turning Point's Homeless Intervention Program to talk to members about their recovery and to learn about their successes. Complex Offers Hope, Stability: Renovated apartments will be open to homeless who battle mental illness The Sacramento Bee April 20, 2006 Unique public-private partnership helps mentally ill into housing Sacramento News and Review June 29, 2006 |
