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OC Cares is a countywide initiative focused on improving access to services, support, and opportunity for residents. Through a coordinated approach across the County’s five Systems of Care (see below), OC Cares helps connect individuals and families to the resources they need to achieve greater stability, well-being, independence, and quality of life at every stage of life.
The report highlights a decade of strategic development and implementation of coordinated care management across the County of Orange’s systems of care, known as OC Cares to better support justice-involved individuals and their families.
Links in this section relate to BodyPeople often need support at important moments in life - whether they're returning to the community after justice involvement, caring for an aging family member, or navigating other complex behavioral health challenges.
These needs rarely fit within a single County department or service. OC Cares helps connect County programs and community partners so residents can more easily access coordinated support that promotes stability, well-being, and self-sufficiency.
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Supports services for substance use or mental health over the continuum from early intervention, assessments, treatments, and ongoing supportive services to work towards stability in health and wellness.
Supports public health by providing immunizations, clinical services, and nutrition programs. The OC Health Care Agency and CalOptima Health support personal healthcare needs.
Provides specific resources for those individuals that are justice-involved to help them address contributing underlying issues and assist them by removing barriers to service enabling them to work towards becoming self-sufficient.
The continuum of housing needs spans from emergency shelter to transitional to permanent (with or without supportive services). There are many programs based on what is needed and specialized programs for those receiving services in multiple systems of care.
Facilitates enrollments in available assistance programs for health coverage, food, and cash assistance such as enrollment in Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, CalFresh, and general relief programs.
