Housing Advisory Board: Housing Needs Matters I 2020-2026

Contents

List of Housing Needs
Requirements
List Similar Programs - Call Center Services – Contact Information
Abstract
Mission – SLEEP
List Bank - Housing Programs (General and Brief) – Review
The most efficient way for consumers of MH services to find a bed in the OC
Need for a Housing Help Line
Unmet needs for a dedicated housing help line
Housing Crisis Intervention Management
Housing Solutions Bundle (HSB)
Suggested Name OC Beds a Housing Solutions Bundle
Feature Photograph(s) – Optimism
Promoting a Housing Solutions Bundle - Meeting with the Senator Lou Correa
Promotion in front of OC Board of Supervisors (2023)
Dedicated To
In Memory of [Also see MSG Cemetery @ the End]
Work Done
Not a Referral Service
Table - Needs Themes (Sample)
Is Sleep Needed?
Lived Experience – Performance Driven Sleep Deprivation
Figure – Embryology Grade and Sleep
Problems Sleeping - Extreme Consequences
Table – Needs Housing Specific
Tables - General Themes – Parts I, II and III
Stop the Incarceration Cycle
Rapid Re-housing
Supportive Services – Guarded Transparency Movement (GTM)
Content - Diathesis–stress model
Content Topic – Aspects of Research
Resource that Refers – OC LINKS
Referral V Placement
Doctor Clayton Chau’s Position
Promises about a Rapid Re-housing Model
Homeless Circa 2022 – Photos by Author
Needs - Earliest Incidence
SLEEP – Resistant to Solution (R2S)
Distraction – What’s Up Newsletter – For Us a Trade Journal
Stabilizing in the Community after Conservatorship
A New Hope
Opportunity
Table – Chronic Fatigue Factors
Factors
The “Bed” and the “Med”
Link - Formal HSB Proposal
OCHCA Needs Report - Search Clues - Reference
Final Ranking of Health Needs
Images @ The End
Promotions @ the End

List of Housing Needs

1/3 of Income Rule Enforced
Affordable Assisted Living
Affordable in General
BHSA Support
BOS on Board
Housing Advisory
Housing Help Line – Transfers in House
Housing Resource Guide
Housing Work Group
Limit 2 persons per room
OC Beds
OC LINKS track Housing Related Calls
OC Navigator Creates Housing Materials
OCHCA on Board
Pilot Project

Abstract

This report addresses a product designed to help deliver a goal. The goal is that any peoples in need of a great night’s sleep be provided with what it takes to get their sleep. The product we release here in this study is Mentalation Solution Group’s (MSG) Housing Help Line (HHL). A few years back a County of Orange Health Care Agency (OCHCA) executive stated that: “Housing is a complex issue”. She was referring particularly to housing the homeless of Orange County. In this report we champion those that died too young in our: MSG Cemetery “Columbarium”. We feel that they had experiences that should not be forgotten. In one “needs study” the researchers indicate two health needs should take precedence for resolve. The priorities are: Economic Insecurity and Housing. We introduce our “Bed” and the “Med” notion. With the Bed comes delivering on the promise of SLEEP. With the Med indicates that those that require medication to sleep must be provided an effective medication or are in the process of discovering a medication (Sleeper) that works. A consequence of poor sleep is Fatigue. We address and assess for Chronic Fatigue.

Mission – SLEEP

Quality of sleep and other stressors go hand-in-hand with illness. The illnesses we are most concerned with are in the behavioral health cluster such as depression and psychosis. Just as “housing is a complex issue (M. Hale)”, we find SLEEP is “Resistant to Solution (MSG-R2S)”. In Orange County there are several solutions about housing the disadvantaged in the works such as applying a Rapid Re-housing Model (RRM). We include some Rapid Re-housing promises. The programs in Orange County have a tendency towards all-or-nothing thinking when they make promises about solutions that end things. An example would “end homelessness in ten years”. It is now near ten years after and “The OC” reports more homeless. The need we are concentrating on is that of high quality rejuvenating sleep. It takes Good Bed to sleep. Our Housing Help Line is the means to deliver a Good Bed.

List Bank - Housing Programs (General and Brief) – Review

The most efficient way for consumers of MH services to find a bed in the OC

The most efficient way for consumers to navigate acute psychiatric bed shortages and find an available mental health bed in Orange County is through centralized county coordination networks. Consumers cannot check real-time bed tracking systems directly; instead, they must route requests through specialized navigators and mobile crisis teams who possess direct access to county-wide bed registries.

The primary pathways to efficiently secure a placement based on the urgency of the situation include:

1. The Centralized County Hotlines (Best for Fast Assessment & Referral)

OC Links Behavioral Health Line:

Call (855) 625-4657. Available 24/7, this is the official "first responder" line for Orange County behavioral health. Trained navigators screen individuals and directly facilitate entry into county-contracted psychiatric health facilities and stabilization beds.

Be Well Orange County Navigation:

Call (949) 749-2500 (M–F, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM).

Their specialized navigation team manages direct transfers and coordinates drop-offs to the extensive mental health and detox stabilization beds at the Be Well Orange Campus.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline:

Call or text 988 for immediate, 24/7 localized dispatch of crisis resources.

2. Specialized Placement Channels

The type of bed required changes the most efficient route of entry:

Bed Type	Target Need	Most Efficient Entry Point
Acute Inpatient Psychiatric	Immediate safety threat / severe stabilization	Call OC Links to dispatch the Mobile Crisis Assessment Team (CAT) for a field evaluation, or report directly to a designated psychiatric emergency room.
Crisis Residential (Sub acute)	Short-term voluntary stabilization (typically up to 14 days)	Contact county-approved referrers like Coastal Star Crisis Residential. Note: Crisis residential facilities do not accept walk-ins.
Medi-Cal / CalOptima Managed Care	Insured under California's state plan	Call the CalOptima Health Behavioral Health Line at (800) 364-2668 to bypass standard delays and map authorized open network beds.
Unsheltered / Homeless Bed	Behavioral medical crisis alongside homelessness	Utilize the county's Coordinated Entry System (CES) Bed Reservation System. Access via specialized unhoused outreach teams by dialing OC Links

3. Dedicated Psychiatric Emergency Screenings

If an individual is in immediate danger and a mobile dispatch team is delayed, bypassing standard emergency rooms (which experience severe psychiatric "boarding" backlogs) and heading to specialized county screening hubs is the fastest route to an inpatient bed: [1]

ETS (Evaluation and Treatment Services):

(714) 834-6900 — 24-hour centralized county intake.

UCI Psychiatric Emergency Services:

(714) 456-5801 — 24-hour dedicated emergency screening in Orange.

FYI – AI - If you are trying to coordinate care right now, please let me know: Is the individual currently safe, or is this an active emergency? What type of insurance do they have (Medi-Cal, private, or uninsured)? Are you looking for a voluntary short-term stay or an involuntary hold? I can provide the exact contact steps or mobile team options tailored to these details.

Need for a Housing Help Line

For immediate housing and shelter help in your area, dial 211 or visit 2-1-1 Orange County to connect with free, confidential local resources 24/7.

General and Emergency Help Lines

211 Orange County:

Dial 211 to find emergency housing, food, and social services. It is free and available in over 200 languages.

HUD Housing Counseling:

Call (800) 569-4287 to speak with a housing counselor for advice on rental or ownership needs through HUD.gov.

Specialized Support Numbers

Fair Housing Foundation:

Call (800) 446-3247 for tenant rights, landlord disputes, and housing discrimination help.

Orange County Office of Care Coordination:

Call (714) 834-5000 on weekdays from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM for homeless services coordination.

Human Options Hotline:

Call (877) 854-3594 for 24/7 confidential crisis and emergency shelter support related to domestic abuse.

FYI – AI - If you tell me what specific type of housing help you need (such as emergency shelter, paying rent, or tenant rights), I can give you more exact contact details.

Unmet needs for a dedicated housing help line

An unmet need for a dedicated housing helpline exists when individuals face barriers to accessing housing information, resources, and support through current services.

Current System Gaps

Fragmented information.

People must call multiple numbers.

Long wait times.

Existing general lines (like 211) experience high call volumes.

Limited operating hours.

Housing crises happen outside standard business hours.

Language barriers.

Translation services are often unavailable or limited.

Inadequate staff training.

General operators lack deep knowledge of complex housing laws.

Unmet Caller Needs

Immediate crisis intervention.

Callers need urgent help to prevent eviction or utility shut-offs.

Navigating legal complexity.

Tenants do not understand their rights during disputes.

Centralized resource matching.

People need a single point of contact for affordable housing lists.

Follow-up support.

Callers require case management rather than a single referral.

Mental health support.

Housing insecurity causes severe emotional distress requiring empathetic listening.

Institutional Barriers

Underfunding.

Existing lines lack the budget to scale operations.

Poor data collection.

Current systems fail to track demographic trends and systemic issues.

Lack of awareness.

Vulnerable populations often do not know these resources exist.

FYI – AI - To help tailor this information, please tell me more about your goals: Are you writing a grant proposal, a policy brief, or designing a new service? What geographic location or city are you focusing on? Who is the target population (e.g., low-income tenants, unhoused individuals, seniors)?

Torkelson on Statistics

Parent Document > Metadata >

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Housing Crisis Intervention Management

Housing crisis intervention management uses rapid problem-solving, legal defense, and targeted case management to help people keep their homes or quickly exit homelessness.

Core Components

Prevention and Diversion:

Stops housing loss before it starts using short-term rental aid, conflict mediation with landlords, and financial problem-solving.

Coordinated Entry:

Assesses a person's immediate vulnerabilities and matches them with the right level of shelter, transitional housing, or permanent support.

Intensive Case Management:

Partners clients with a worker to set goals, gather vital documents, secure stable housing, and connect with behavioral health or employment resources.

Standard Intervention Steps

Assess Risk:

Evaluate immediate safety, housing status, and financial needs.

Establish Safety:

Use trauma-informed conversations to build trust and lower panic.

Explore Support:

Identify personal strengths, family networks, and community resources.

Action Plan:

Execute a direct plan for rental arrears, legal help, or emergency shelter placement.

Work done > Link & Metadata >

20200309_Housing Advisory – Needs Report-I – By MSG and Keith E Torkelson, MS – Pre-sales for Housing Help Line Fix – Addresses SLEEP and SleepAbility

https://ktork46.blogspot.com/2020/03/20200309housing-advisory-needs-report-i.html

Keith E Torkelson MS 3/9/20

Housing Solutions Bundle (HSB)

Housing solutions bundles refer to comprehensive packages of financial aid, rental assistance, and support services designed to prevent homelessness and stabilize individuals or families in permanent housing.

Key Components of Housing Solutions Programs

Financial Assistance:

Covers security deposits, utility payments, moving costs, and short- or medium-term rental subsidies.

Wraparound Services:

Provides case management, housing navigation, legal referrals, and credit repair.

Targeted Support:

Focuses on distinct vulnerable groups, such as families in programs like CalWORKs, veterans via HUD-VASH, or individuals transitioning out of behavioral health crises.

Accessing Local Resources

California Programs:

Statewide initiatives like the CalWORKs Housing Support Program operate through local county welfare departments to assist eligible families.

Emergency Guidance:

Individuals facing immediate displacement can review the USAGov Emergency Housing Guide to locate nearby shelters and temporary community programs.

FYI – AI - If you can share your specific county or city and what kind of assistance you need (rental help, temporary shelter, or utility aid), I can find the exact local agency and contact details for you.

Suggested Name OC Beds a Housing Solutions Bundle

Here we concentration on the Housing Help Line element.

OC BHSA Pilots and Innovations

Orange County (OC) has transitioned its local mental health programming to align with the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA). This change follows California's Proposition 1 framework, expanding the county's focus to encompass integrated substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, workforce growth, and robust housing support. The county’s structural approach to pilots and innovations operates through specific frameworks:

Key Pilot & System Redesign Initiatives

The PIVOT Project (Program Improvements for Valued Outpatient Treatment):

Originally developed by the Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) and supported by technical advisors at Third Sector Capital Partners, PIVOT is a landmark multi-county system redesign project. It helps counties adapt to BHSA mandates by redesigning Full Service Partnerships (FSPs), standardizing Medi-Cal billing capabilities, integrating mental health with SUD services, and establishing data-driven equity outcomes.

Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) Multi-County Collaborative:

Orange County operates a specialized pilot to test and implement PADs. This program enables individuals to document their legal preferences for behavioral health treatment before a crisis occurs. The pilot explicitly targets individuals enrolled in intensive programs, such as Intensive Care Management (ICM), Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) Full-Service Partnerships, and localized Wellness Centers.

Be Well OC Mobile Crisis Response:

While scaling up infrastructure, OC leverages the Be Well OC Model. This program deploys mobile crisis stabilization teams alongside community first responders. The blueprint is widely utilized across the state to divert individuals experiencing acute mental health or addiction issues away from jails and emergency rooms.

The Shifting Innovation Landscape

Under previous Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) guidelines, individual counties independently allocated 5% of their budgets to locally planned, 5-year maximum "Innovation Projects". The implementation of the BHSA transforms how innovation is overseen and funded:

Centralized Innovation Funding:

Localized county innovation set-asides have been restructured. State oversight of standalone county innovation funds shifts into a centralized Innovation Partnership Fund (IPF) overseen by the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (BHSOAC).

Funding Scale:

The IPF aims to distribute $100 million in grants over a five-year period ($20 million annually) to spearhead public-private, equity-centered innovations across California’s system.

The 35% Allocation Multiplier: Under local BHSA guidelines, counties utilize a structured 35% pot of local revenue for Behavioral Health Services and Supports (BHSS). Localized "innovative pilots and projects" can still be initiated via this funding bucket, provided they strictly help build the broader statewide evidence base for early intervention or integrated SUD care.

FYI – AI - If you are looking for specific operational details, please let me know: Are you looking for contracting opportunities to pitch an innovative solution? Do you need data on how to enroll or access a pilot program like PADs or PIVOT? Would you like information on upcoming public stakeholder feedback forums?

Title – 20200309_Housing Advisory – Needs Report-I – By MSG and Keith E Torkelson, MS – Pre-sales for Housing Help Line Fix – Addresses SLEEP and SleepAbility

https://ktork46.blogspot.com/2020/03/20200309housing-advisory-needs-report-i.html

[This report is built off of the report above]

Feature Photograph(s) – Optimism

1930 Manhattan Tiny House

Orange County Housing Fix - Tiny House

Promoting a Housing Solutions Bundle - Meeting with the Senator Lou Correa

September 13, 2019 (F)

Promotion in front of OC Board of Supervisors (2023)

Dedicated To:

This report is dedicated to peoples in the Rent a Shared Room (RASR) business such as Gloria Shanks, Lyn J. and Julie Paulino. Gloria operates in Santa Ana California while Julie operates in Anaheim California. Both have helped people avoid homelessness and incarceration. Update (2026): Due to the fact that Julie’s husband Romer passed away, Julie has closed her operations.

Are we gaining affordable beds in Orange County or losing beds?

Orange County is gaining both temporary shelter beds and permanent supportive housing beds. However, the county is still losing ground on overall affordable housing stock, failing to build enough units to meet the actual demand of low-income renter households. The balance of affordable beds in the region is defined by distinct trends:

Gaining:

Homeless Shelter & Supportive Beds

Data from the biennial Orange County Point in Time Count shows a notable increase in dedicated beds for the un-housed population:

Emergency Shelter Beds:

Emergency shelter and interim housing beds have tripled over recent years, scaling up to roughly 3,100 active beds.

Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH):

Long-term supportive beds have seen modest but steady gains, increasing to roughly 3,200 units. Since 2024, the county has successfully added 898 new supportive and affordable units to its pipeline.

Shelter Deadlock:

Because the overall housing market remains highly unaffordable, local officials note that people are staying in shelter beds significantly longer. It is difficult to transition individuals out of emergency spaces into permanent beds.

Losing: Broad Low-Income Affordable Housing

While emergency beds are increasing, broad market-rate affordable housing for lower-income families is struggling to keep pace:

Construction Lags:

According to state regulators, local cities are thousands of units behind their state-mandated targets. Over recent years, only about 17% of the 25,000 homes built in Orange County qualified as affordable.

Supply Shortfall:

The Kennedy Commission (2026) reports that nearly 120,000 low-income renter households in Orange County lack access to an affordable home. State and federal production funding for the region dropped by 2% recently.

Widening Deficit:

Because new development heavily prioritizes higher-income luxury properties, the relative supply of affordable residential beds for working-class families continues to shrink.

FYI – AI - If you want to look into how local cities are handling this, let me know if you want to look at specific cities (like Santa Ana vs. coastal cities) or if you want information on the state funding bonds aimed at resolving the construction backlog.

In Memory of [Also see MSG Cemetery @ the End]

In general we would like to remember those that we knew who are now dead. Many died too young (DTY). We include some photos of those at the end of this document.

A Reminder - Preamble to the United States Constitution

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

Links Early Method (LEM)

Work Done

Publications – HOUSING Centered Statistics

Part I

https://housingadvisoryboard.blogspot.com/2020/02/20200219-w-housing-advisory-hab.html

Part IB

https://housingadvisoryboard.blogspot.com/2020/02/20200219-w-ib-hab-part-ii-of-ii.html

Partners & Partnerships

20191023-W: Housing Advisory – by Keith Torkelson MS, Avey C Asus and MSG – Initializing Housing Partnerships I – HAB

https://housingadvisoryboard.blogspot.com/2019/10/20191023-w-housing-advisory-by-keith.html

20200302-M Views = 27: Chartered: 10/22/19

20260829-SA Views = 474

A Housing Advisory – Assessing Partnerships – Applying a Resource Development Associates (RDA) Tool – Mentalation Solutions Group & Keith Torkelson MS

https://housingadvisoryboard.blogspot.com/2019/09/a-housing-advisory-assessing.html

Keith E Torkelson MS

20200302-M Views = 5: Chartered: 9/18/19

20260829-SA Views = 87

Not a Referral Service

A Housing Help Line (HHL) doesn’t refer. It will screen for issues requiring “911” yet will not refer a housing call away. It will do the work required to place a person in need in a Good Bed. It will also take care of transportation and labor. At one point we hope for some cost re-imbursement via Move Insurance for the Disadvantaged (MI4TD). Our Housing Help Line is part call center. We address some similar and existing call center programs in “The OC”. We classify our HHL under Tele-health and Technology for Recovery. We honor and continue to honor the fallen first. The lessons we learned from them should not be forgotten. We hope to curb the number of disadvantaged persons away from Dying Too Young (DTY).

Intervention & Savings

Back to SLEEP: Sleep saves money! Our Fix at this stage is pushing through our Housing Help Line (HHL) product in the communities at large and locally with the OCHCA as an Innovation Project/Program/Pilot. We are asking for one-million dollars ($1,000,000) per year over the course of three (3) years. We believe that SLEEP is needed for Healing and Optimal Health including Mental Health. Our Housing Help Line (HHL) is a key component for improving Health Outcomes in any circumstance they are desired. It is best applied for regions such as counties that exceed 2.5 million people. This report more or less concentrates on the nature, value, and potential for SLEEP. Sleep is a currency for success or Good Outcomes. We hope to carry the consumer from sleep crises to sleep that intervenes early enough that it prevents in particular that prevents hospitalization or incarceration.

Table - Needs Themes (Sample)

Is Sleep Needed?

This paper is centered about Mentalation Solutions Group’s (MSG) work to house disadvantaged people. We include much of the Lived Experiences of our Principal Keith “Buster” Torkelson. Buster has an aunt that was born on May 29, 1925. She is still alive at age 94 (2020) and independent. She has the belief that a sleep requirement of more than four hours per night is unnecessary. “While sleep requirements vary slightly from person to person, most healthy adults need between 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night to function at their best. Children and teens need even more. And despite the notion that our sleep needs decrease with age most older people still need at least 7 hours of sleep. Feb 17, 2020.” Buster believes sleep is not only needed, sleep is as has been for centuries necessary for maintaining health, integrity, Learn Ability, and welfare. Sleep and sleep disorders are big business from: Mattresses to room temperature, pillows to noise control, medications to nutrition, etc. We posit sleep is necessary and an ongoing need (Requirement) whether met or unmet for human beings.

Lived Experience – Performance Driven Sleep Deprivation

On and off through most of Buster’s life he has suffered from sleep problems. When Buster was accepted for undergraduate work at the University of California @ Davis in 1982 he adopted some detrimental sleep behaviors. His sleep came after performance. During finals week he even pulled the heralded “all-nighters” as many are all too familiar. Soon Buster determined that he must get some sleep each night. During winter quarter 1985 while studying for his commutative Embryology final he noticed the multiplicative stress had become too much as indicated by a headache and uncertainty. Buster graduated in 1986 with honors earning a BS Degree in Avian Sciences (Biology). During his graduate work Buster continued to put sleep after performance. This helped make him vulnerable to complications such as disease. It has taken till 2012 for Buster beyond any reasonably doubt that: For him and many others SLEEP is one of the biggest elements for health and healing. We use uppercase (Yelling) because that is how we denote Things That Are Greater Than Us (TGTU) such as SLEEP.

Figure – Embryology Grade and Sleep

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SleepAbility - Extreme Fatigue

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1087079205000183

Problems Sleeping - Extreme Consequences

Years ago while watching a documentary Buster learned a bit about a human condition called Fatal Familial Insomnia. “Fatal insomnia (FFI) is a rare disorder that results in trouble sleeping. The problems sleeping typically start out gradually and worsen over time. Other symptoms may include speech problems, coordination problems, and dementia. It results in death within a few months to a few years. Fatal insomnia has no known cure and involves progressively worsening insomnia, which leads to hallucinations, delirium, confusional states like that of dementia, and eventually [DEATH]. The average survival time from onset of symptoms is 18 months. The first recorded case was an Italian man, who died in Venice in 1765”.

SLEEP Associated Mental Illness

Currently there are not many cases of FFI globally yet there is at least one or two of interest. Science may finally be in position to intervene and save a few lives. Severe lack of sleep has been associated with DEATH. Progression of signs and symptoms on the way to succumbing are miserable. If you remove the sleep factor in causation the problems describe traditional mental illness. We here at Mentalation Solutions Group (MSG) propose that sleep must come under control with people if they need move past healing to thrive. In addition, we propose that it takes a Great Bed for consumers to sleep. A dedicated Housing Help Line will facilitate those in need with securing a Great Bed.

Inverted Organization

We here at MSG hope a Housing Help Line will be funded as a Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) Innovative Pilot Project. When it comes to HOUSING in Human Services a step down refers to less restrictive and less cost. In reality a step up is usually an improvement. Homelessness from the consumers’ angle is a step down because as long as they stay in their bubble and out of trouble they save money (costs) and have the freedom of the wide open-spaces.

Table – Needs Housing Specific

Stop the Cycle

OCHCA "Stop the Cycle" initiative is a specialized program funded under the Orange County Health Care Agency's Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). It provides early intervention and outreach services to break recurring cycles of mental health crises, substance abuse, and homelessness.

Stop the Incarceration Cycle

Orange County works to stop the cycle of incarceration through OC Cares, a coordinated county network that links justice-involved individuals with health care, mental health support, and housing.

Key Programs and Services

Behavioral Health Support:

The Orange County Health Care Agency runs programs like the Jail to Community Re-Entry Program (JCRP) to treat mental illness and substance use.

Early Reentry Planning:

Support and resource connections begin at the booking stage and continue during the transition back into the community.

Housing and Stability:

Coordinated teams help secure safe housing, job training, financial education, and peer mentorship to prevent repeat arrests.

FYI – AI - I hope this overview of local justice-reform efforts is helpful! Would you like to know more about specific mental health resources or contact numbers for reentry support in Orange County?

OC Navigator

https://ocnavigator.org/m/ocn

Last Reviewed: 20200303-TU:

[Buster with a homeless person in Santa Ana – Search 20190302 (A Saturday)]

Rapid Re-housing

Rapid Re-housing (RRH) is a program that quickly moves people out of homelessness and into permanent housing by offering short- or medium-term rental help and support services.

Core Components

Housing Identification:

Staff help people find affordable rental units and talk to landlords.

Financial Assistance:

Programs pay for move-in costs, security deposits, and temporary rent (usually lasting from a few months up to 24 months).

Case Management:

Case managers offer voluntary support to help people connect with jobs, healthcare, and community resources to stay housed.

Key Benefits

No Preconditions:

People can join the program without proving sobriety, income, or a clean criminal record.

Long-Term Stability:

Recent studies show that short-term rental help leads to lasting reductions in future homelessness, better health, and higher income.

Supportive Services – Guarded Transparency Movement (GTM)

The Supportive Services element in Housing is a matter for a separate report. Here at Mentalation Solutions Group (MSG) we feel that: Assessment, measurement, outcome measures, proof of concept, and cost/benefit evaluations are the most important elements about Supportive Services to concentrate. Our Housing Help Line Project Idea (HHL-PI) will be subject to thorough and comprehensive quantitative evaluation not limited to only of the areas listed above. As the principles of accountability and transparency in Health & Human Service evolve into routine practice important information fogged by confidentiality will finally get leveraged for the common good. At the same time more and more consumers will find a voice as well as encouragement to share their personal records including Personal Health Records (PHRs) in global efforts that chronicle their individual life stories with housing. Buster has been practicing guarded transparency within our publications since 20120918.

Content - Diathesis–stress model

In medicine a Diathesis in defined as “a tendency to suffer from a particular medical condition”. A Diathesis is also associated with “genetic, psychological, biological, or situational factors”. “The diathesis–stress model is a psychological theory that attempts to explain a disorder, or its trajectory, as the result of an interaction between a pre-dispositional vulnerability and a stress caused by life experiences. The term diathesis derives from the Greek term for a predisposition, or sensibility.” The life experiences and situations we are concerned with are forces that impinge on SLEEP. Disclaimer: If deterioration of health goes too far and medication is likely to help sleep alone cannot replace medication. Sleep alone cannot resolve conditions requiring medication. On Wednesday February 26, 2019 Buster was prescribed an antibiotic for what was diagnosed as Pneumonia. Up to that point sleep and bed rest alone were not resolving the situation. At this juncture Buster used his health insurance Teladoc benefit for the second time. Teladoc is a good example of a call center that works and is performing well. At this point Teladoc and its’ doctors are rather limited in what it can intervene with. Tele-health such as Teladoc and our Housing Help Line idea have set sail and are making headway. Both Teladoc and our Housing Help Line (HHL) are tightly targeted services as compared to let us say Mental Health Service Act funded “Full Services”.

Promotion - FYI – Introducing the Teladoc Concept – Call Center

https://www.teladoc.com/how-it-works/

“Fill out a brief medical history like you would at a doctor's office…Our doctors, therapists, and specialists can help you with the flu, infections, anxiety, stress, skin conditions, and provide advice on serious medical conditions. How Teladoc Health works: Get care in minutes, not weeks. Talk to doctors, therapists and specialists anytime, anywhere. Many health insurance plans cover Teladoc Health, so check with your benefits provider. No insurance? Our upfront pricing lets you pay as you go.”

Content Topic – Aspects of Research

Table - Research – Information & Data Search Sampling – Community Housing Needs

Source MSG-Lived Experience (LE)

Resource that Refers – OC LINKS

OC Links is a free, 24/7 telephone and online chat service that connects Orange County residents to mental health and substance use services.

Contact Information

Phone:

Call (855) 625-4657 or (855) OC-LINKS

TDD Number:

(714) 834-2332

Online Chat:

Available through the Orange County Health Care Agency

Services Provided

Information and Referrals:

Connects you to local behavioral health programs and treatment options.

Crisis Support:

Staffed around the clock by licensed clinicians and trained navigators.

Mobile Crisis Teams:

Can dispatch an in-person response team when needed.

If you need specific resources outside of Orange County or for a different type of support, please let me know what county or service you are looking for.

FYI - Helpline - NAMI HelpLine – NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness

https://www.nami.org/find-support/nami-helpline

Good source for other Help Line Numbers

“The NAMI HelpLine is not a hot line, crisis line or suicide prevention line. If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis, please see the resources below.”

FYI - Common Hotline Phone Numbers - Psych Central

https://psychcentral.com/lib/common-hotline-phone-numbers/

If you're suicidal, we recommend contacting the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline toll-free at 800-273-8255

Good source for a full spectrum of phone numbers

Referral V Placement

One of the features with our Housing Help Line Idea (HHL-I) for helping the down and out is that it does not refer away horizontally. In the cases of suicide and homicide it will refer vertically up to “911”. In most if not all the cases the purpose of the line is to “Place” and move those in need to a proven Great Bed.

Doctor Clayton Chau’s Position

Around ten (10) years ago Buster ran into Clayton Lon Chau MD. We believe he is a double doctor holding both Medical and PhD degrees. Vitals dot com declares Dr. Chau is a psychiatrist and a neurologist. Another site says Dr. Chau holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Ten years ago doctor Chau declared himself a depression survivor. That distinction usual means one is managing their condition without medication and that they are a normal producer/contributor. At some point Dr. Chau shared in a community setting that once a patient ends up in the hospital for behavioral issues they generally will not do well back in the housing situation that drove them to seek hospital attention in the first place. We watch people very carefully after the hospital in order to record how they may beat the Clayton Chau Housing Odds Challenge (CCHOC). The last time doctor Chau and Buster paths crossed was during the annual Mental Health Association (MHA) Meeting Of the Minds (MOMs) Conference (2019). It was the last workshop of the day and Doctor Chau was on the panel. Near the end they asked for public comment. Buster raised his hand to get put in the queue. Buster was so excited to share on our Housing Advisory ideas that for him he was overly animated. In hindsight Buster failed our sell our ideas to Dr. Chau.

For Satisfying the Media Research Element

Rapper Dizzy Wright Discusses Homelessness with Dr. Clayton Chau (13:20 Minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc4zEnaRyoo

Published on Apr 30, 2019

“Recently Dizzy Wright joined Clayton Chau, M.D., Ph.D., Regional Executive Medical Director for mental health and wellness at Providence St. Joseph Health, to talk about the time he spent homeless, how he coped with it, and how he incorporates that into his perspective.”

Table (10) – Promises about A Rapid Re-housing Model

Rapid Re-Housing in OC | Orange County United Way‎

United Way - How we do more - Housing

https://unitedwayoc.org/our-work/united-to-end-homelessness/

Needs - Earliest Incidence

The first time per our records and databases that Buster formally addressed the concept of “Needs” was September 8, 2001. At the time Buster was pre-training with experience required for admission to the California State University @ Fullerton (CSUF) Secondary Education Teaching Program. He was investigating Needs in terms of adolescents. March 6, 2020: We just did a “need” query in our database. We pinged or yielded 134 hits. This “needs data” is stored in our archive Tork Reconstruction Company Base and our MSG AveyBase.

SLEEP – Resistant to Solution (R2S)

Buster graduated away from partnering with Andrew Inglis MD as his patient in early 2008. This graduation encouraged Buster out to venture into intensive immersion about life after Conservatorship. He found it to be a semi-resource deprived lifestyle. Incidentally, Dr. Inglis has risen through the ranks: His current 2019 position is the one and only at a time Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) Behavioral Health Services (BHS) Division Medical Director. MSG and Buster are trying to figure out how we can get a consult with Dr. Inglis to discuss the progress Buster is demonstrating (progress note). Last time Buster saw doctor Inglis was around 2011 while on a site visit for Buster’s Technology Advisory Gig (TAG). The graduation as measured by (AMB) no hospitalizations appeared to be working. In response to Buster’s complaints his new doctor, Alan Vu, would tell Buster that his problems with sleep were situational. And yes they were yet Buster needed some seriously effective and situational informed help. Buster was exhausting his coping options while believing things would work out as doctor Vu implied. Without laboring much more: This was just another example in Buster’s recovery where Sleep was a huge and defining issue. In 2012 while under Dr. Vu’s care Buster had to be readmitted to the hospital, which as we all know is “a failure” with the Doctor-Consumer Partnership (DCP).

Distraction – What’s Up Newsletter – For Us a Trade Journal

For now just an FYI

Found It! A Work Related Photo of Dr. Andrew Inglis

December 2019 Issue (PDF) – No guarantee on link working

https://www.ochealthinfo.com/page/archived-newsletters#docaccess-e214baeaff993f068aee85ff8e7330fb

“Behavioral Health Services Select New Medical Director”

Stabilizing in the Community after Conservatorship

Buster met up with Dr. Andrew Inglis MD circa March 2007. Circa November (2006) doctor Ravinder Singh began her experiment with Buster by taking steps to bring CloZAPine on board (CloZAPine Experiment #1). From November 2006 till the end of February 2007 Buster was in partial lockdown at an Institute for Mental Disease (IMD) and on full LPS Conservatorship. The onsite psychiatrist (Belman, MD) told Buster that he kept the clients inside for an average two (2) years. With the approval of the IMD’s Service Chief Buster was permitted time each day to work a program of his own design. His three-prong approach combined performance goals, anxiety management, and behavior modification. Late in February 2007 Buster took a risk with the help of Forensic Psychologist Sue Beck (PhD). Sue interviewed Buster in the IMD in which he was living. Sue determined Buster was patched up enough to venture back into the real world. She represented him in probate court. The court agreed with “Sue” and began the process of releasing Buster from LPS Conservatorship. As soon as the IMD received a fax with the verdict the IMD referred Buster to the Orange County Health Care Agency’s (OCHCA) Costa Mesa Clinic. Dr. Inglis snapped up Buster’s case. Dr. Inglis’ had a partner in crime: Heather Rink. Finding a bed in the community was left up to Buster. Stabilizing in the community was met with perfect attendance for Buster to meet the Complete Blood Count (CBC) requirement about CloZAPine.

Due Diligence

A New Hope

Circa 2009 Buster was enrolled in the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funded program called the Consumer Training Program (CTP) Mental Health Workers Paraprofessional. One of the assignments was to create an assessment driven treatment plan. In order to get the assignment right Buster wanted some objective information. He went to the Hall of Records and requested his medical records from his stay at the IMD as well as his work with OCHCA’s Dr. Andrew Inglis. He discovered all kinds of things and how they talked behind his back in the records. He also discovered Dr. Inglis’, a psychiatrist, level of due diligence. For the better part of 2007 Dr. Inglis was generating Mental Status Exams (MSEs) about Buster. Buster was better off for meeting Dr. Andrew Inglis since he helped Buster gain stability in a community niche about which Buster knew little.

Opportunity

We here at Mentalation Solutions Group (MSG) are more often than not eager to present. Since hooking up with the OCHCA in a formal volunteer capacity circa 2010 Buster has presented more than twenty-five (25) times. Most of the presentations were about Recovery Technology since Buster participated for about eight (8) years on the OCHCA MHSA Technology Advisory Committee (TAC). He occupied the “Consumer & Family Member” chair. There is a chance that “Buster” is the best-educated consumer about the MHSA Technological Needs Component. He is well versed in: Electronic Health Records, Personal Health Records, Hardware Solutions, Policy and Tele-psychiatry. While reviewing the OCHCA Newsletter (What’s Up!) he found that the county has a new facility: A Behavioral Health Training Center (BHTC). We might secure a window for presenting on our Housing Help Line Needs material. Actually we presented several times for our OCHCA Behavioral Health Advisory Board. Actually we skipped presenting at the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Meeting of the Minds due to health concerns.

FYI Whats Up! - March 2020 Issue (PDF)

[Link subject to breaking at any time (LSBAT)]

https://www.ochealthinfo.com/page/archived-newsletters#docaccess-ddb812a5ffb86b211995959c9d3306c3

Back @ It!

Table – Chronic Fatigue Factors

Table – CSF with COPD and Sleep Complications – Risk and Protections

Fatigue Risk Factors Score (FRFS) & Fatigue Protective Factors Score (FPFS)

Stress Diathesis Revisited – Continuing Educations Units (CEUs)

At some point both the consumer and providers need to decide which conditions to track. On our assessment list we have Measuring for Fatigue. On our strengths assessment list we have the Measurement for Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL). We find for Buster there is an association with quality of “Bed”, quality of SLEEP and Fatigue. During the fall semester of 2011 Buster earned an “A” in his college course: Crisis Intervention Management (CIM). His instructor Mr. Gary Zager at Cypress College told the class that situations such as the crisis Buster faces (copes) with sleep present both “Danger and Opportunity”. We agree, yet that Danger part is for the birds!

Factors

Over time we here at Mentalation Solutions Group (MSG), Tork Reconstruction Company (TRC) before us, have discovered that it is very hard to control the risk factors of hardship. This is most evident when it comes to Substance Use Disorder (SUD). In other areas such as fatigue management people have better control over risk factors. Yet on the other side of the scale one can strategically accrue protections and protective factors. Two of Buster’s greatest risks are not getting the sleep he needs and facing a gap in his medication. In 2012 Buster had to endure (suffer) a doctor prescribed gap in his medication. One of the measurements that we here at MSG track for Buster are his fatigue scores: Fatigue Risk Factors Score (FRFS) & Fatigue Protective Factors Score (FPFS). Currently in 2026 (September), we posit that Buster is basically breaking even.

From:

Metadata > Chronic Fatigue >

BMBBS_Symptoms_14050204_MSG-CFS-Exam V2020

The “Bed” and the “Med”

For those that need and are dependent on it, medication is a very important element in day-to-day life. For some, medication is essential for sleep. Yet there are no medications at this time that control the environment or the “Bed”. Intoxicants can in effect alter the environment by making the user numb to it. We here at MSG propose what we call: The “Sleep” and the “Reap”. If people, especially those facing hardship such as homelessness or recovery from substance use, are just permitted to actualize their “Right to Sleep” the consequences could be astronomically favorable. This is part of MSG taking action for those that cannot fully protect themselves and their rights in a community setting. The fruits, rewards, and benefits generated by our Housing Help Line are just waiting to be picked. After more than 5 years we have yet to get the county (Orange County) to buy our Housing Solutions Bundle BHSA Innovative Pilot Project.

Link - Formal HSB Proposal

https://housingadvisoryboard.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-housing-solutions-bundle-hsb-published_5.html

Lost Reference

OCHCA Needs Report - Search Clues - Reference

Table - 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment - Orange County (Kaiser 167 pages)

[PDF] - Hospital Reports

Sep 21, 2016 - Needs Assessment…The Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) was a key partner

Lost Reference

Table 15a: Final Ranking of Health Needs With Score Breakdown KFH-Anaheim Medical Center Area (N = 55) Page 30 (24) [Circa 2020]

Total Score 20.0 maximum: Each area 5.0 maximum

Last Reviewed: 20200228-F:

Key Takeaways from the Data

Upstream Factors Top the Matrix: Social determinants of health—specifically Economic Insecurity and Housing—achieved the highest total scores, beating out specific disease pathologies as the primary drivers of community concern and health disparities.

Disparities Driver:

Economic Insecurity recorded a glaringly high 4.23 disparity marker, pointing to localized hyper-concentrations of vulnerable or underserved populations inside the Anaheim Medical Center area footprint.

Housing and Mental Health Anchors:

Community feedback engines flagged Housing Insecurity (4.36) and Mental Health (4.14) as issues with the highest acute community outcry.

Images @ The End

MSG Cemetery – Feature 7 – “Columbarium”

Promotions @ the End

Promote - World Wafers

https://ktork46.blogspot.com/2015/03/keith-torkelsons-one-health-and-world.html

https://designaftercapitalism.org/chloe-rutzerveld

Promote - One Health Initiative

https://onehealthinitiative.com/

The One Health Initiative is a global movement that connects human, animal, and environmental health to achieve the best health for all living things. It breaks down traditional barriers between different scientific fields so experts can solve complex health problems together.

Core Goals

Prevent Outbreaks:

Stop animal-borne diseases, known as zoonotic diseases, before they spread to people.

Fight Drug Resistance:

Reduce antimicrobial resistance, which happens when bacteria and germs stop responding to standard medicines.

Improve Food Safety:

Make global food supplies safer and more secure for everyone.

Protect the Planet:

Safeguard ecosystems, wildlife, and natural habitats.

Major Organizations Involved

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

Coordinates U.S. public health strategies across species lines.