A presentation from Interfaith's Executive Director Greg Anglea during AHF's iEngageU Forum on Mental Health & Recovery.

1. This. . . or Jails & Hospitals
Whole-person care for low income
& homeless overcoming addiction,
mental & physical health crises.

2. Whole-personcare for the poor
(andthemostexpensive)
• Innovative whole-person care
for very low-income, often
homeless people with severe
addiction, physical and mental
health problems
• Model 75-bed “Super Center” is
a unique and innovative
combination of:
• Detox (10 beds)
• Sobering (10 beds)
• In-patient (30 beds) & Out-patient
alcohol & other drug treatment
program
• Recuperative Care (25 beds)
• This comprehensive center does
not exist anywhere else in the
country – costly alternatives:
jails & hospitals
• Benefits of ONE PLACE & ONE
TEAM will be both highly cost-
effective and whole person-
effective
• Model can be replicated in many
communities
• Interfaith’s whole-person care
“Super Center” ready to launch
with Alliance Healthcare
Foundation $1MM

3. Mental health? Addiction? Homeless?
The Status Quo: County Jails
• Average cost to jail an individual for one
year: $48,000
• Average cost to jail an individual with
mental illness: $125,000
The Other Status Quo: Hospital Emergency Departments
• Average homeless person incurs $18,500 in hospital expenses each year
• 8,000+ homeless in San Diego County
Since insurance and MediCal do not cover healthcare
in jails, taxpayers through the County of San Diego pay
100% of the expenses
Annual Hospital Expenses: $148 million

4. A complexjourneyfor anyone
Good News
There is a strong system of care for privately
insured or wealthy persons
Bad News
For the poor who are uninsured or utilize
MediCal, it’s overly complicated, often
inaccessible, ineffective, and extremely
expensive for tax payers
Challenging current state of “whole person care” for the poor:
Detox & sobering: Nearly inaccessible… two to three month wait!!
Alcohol and other drug treatment programs: Require detox & sobriety
Recuperative care: Interfaith’s current 32-bed program is at max capacity
Social & employment services: Critical to long-term self-sufficiency, usually located
separate and apart from detox, sobering and treatment programs

5. Missedopportunities
Mark’s Story
• Homeless off and on for 20 years
• Long history of substance abuse & mental health
• Hospitalized at VA for a mental health crisis
• Discharged into Interfaith’s Recuperative Care Program
• After 75 days in the program, he was clean & sober
• Was about to move into his own home...
• …received a serious medical diagnosis which sent him
into a tailspin & he relapsed
• Unable to stay in the program, he ended up back in the
hospital, and then the streets
Sad example of our currently fragmented system of care
Veronica’s Story
• Heroin user, gave birth to a baby girl at Palomar
• Baby girl was taken by Child Protective Services
• Discharged to Interfaith’s Recuperative Care program
• Was in the program for two weeks, before relapsing
• Had to be exited from the program and was picked up
by her husband, who was also using
• Unfortunately, this was not the first child taken from
Veronica and place into protective care

6. Smart,innovative,effectivemodel
Proposed 75-bed “Super Center” is a unique and
innovation combination of:
• Detox (10 beds)
• Sobering (10 beds)
• In-patient (30 beds) & out-patient alcohol and
other drug treatment program
• Recuperative care (25 beds)
• Wrap-around social and employment services
Partnership with:
• Law enforcement
• VA & Hospitals
• County of San Diego (Health & Human Services,
Behavioral Health Services, County Jails)
• Alcohol & other drug treatment providers
• Community clinics (federally qualified healthcare
centers)

7. Nowrongdoor

8. Scale…thenReplicate
125 people served per year in current Recuperative Care and Treatment programs
1,250
Innovative “one team, one place” model of whole-person care will
begin in North San Diego County, and can then be replicated in other
communities
will be served under new
“one team, one place”
model

9. One Place One Team
Whole-person care for low income
& homeless overcoming addiction,
mental & physical health crises
Innovative
Will Save $ Millions
Proven Effective
Ready to Launch…
…with Your Support