Q3 updates: 

• A youth specific Point in Time (PIT) was conducted for 2022.
• The Continuum of Care (CoC) currently has youth set-aside funding for homeless youth prevention and additional youth set-aside funding will be available with the award of Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) 3 and 4 funds. A project and a provider need to be identified through the Youth Committee for interim housing and shelter, and permanent supportive housing.
• The Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) Program with UC Davis has officially launched. Referrals to UC Davis from current clients have been made. Referrals will continue to ramp up in the next few months. 
• The Rapid Response Team (RRT) meets daily with the Review Evaluate Determine Team consisting of the Child Welfare Services (CWS) Emergency Response team to decide the pathway of CWS referrals. RRT has had success engaging families and preliminary data suggests that cases successfully closed with RRT result in fewer repeat investigations, substantiations, and inconclusive findings. 
• Increased number of children aged 0-5 receiving behavioral health services by 23% between FY 20/21 and 21/22. 

Priorities for next quarter: 

• Work with youth providers and the CoC Youth Committee and advocate at the CoC for use of youth set-aside funds with a focus on interim or permanent supportive housing. 
• Identify a project and provider for youth interim housing, shelter, and permanent supportive housing. 
• Explore options for leveraging youth set-aside funding to apply for state and federal funding.