The Berkeley City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to use $8 million in state funding to launch the Berkeley CareBridge Program, a reentry plan for unhoused residents with behavioral health needs. According to the Sept. 30 meeting agenda, CareBridge is intended to address long-standing service “gaps in housing, treatment and reentry support for justice-involved unhoused individuals.” If approved, the proposed program “would provide a post-arrest diversion pathway for unhoused individuals with mental health and/or substance use disorders,” said District 4 Councilmember Igor Tregub in an email. Read more through the link in bio. ✍️: Asiya Siddiqui 📸: Long Hei Ma . . . #ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #carebridge #berkeleycitycouncil