A new residential treatment facility in Santa Clara County will provide people with a safe place to heal and recover.
County officials announced the opening of 1072-1082 Vermont St. in San Jose, known as Vermont House, at a Thursday news conference. The two houses can hold up to 15 people who have a mental illness or dual diagnosis that includes a substance use disorder. A typical stay will last six months to a year, with leeway for extensions. Residents will have their own room.
An on-site coordinator will help with cooking meals, shopping, coordinating Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous meetings and other daily activities. In addition, each individual will have a treatment plan tailored to their needs, including psychiatric service and case management to help place residents into permanent housing or facilitate reunification with family. Nonprofit Community Solutions will oversee the program…