BERNALILLO COUNTY IS EXPANDING ITS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM. KATRINA HOTRUM, DIRECTOR OF THE COUNTY’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SAYS HOMES ARE BEING FOUND FOR 55 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
SHE SAYS THEY ASSIST THE HOMELESS IN FINDING A HOME OR APARTMENT, THEN ASSIST IN CONNECTING THEM WITH SERVICES AND CASE MANAGEMENT SO THEY CAN LIVE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE COMMUNITY.
HOTRUM SAYS THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF A JAIL DIVERSION RE-ENTRY PROGRAM THAT LAUNCHED TWO YEARS AGO…AND HAS HOUSED 72 PEOPLE TO DATE.
