County of Humboldt Psychiatric Health Facility and Crisis Stabilization Unit (GPC-26-1)
Description
A General Plan conformance review for the County's new psychiatric health facility and crisis stabilization unit downtown, which would replace the aging Sempervirens facility. Staff recommended a finding of conformance; no record of the decision was provided.
Impact summary
Would bring a modern mental health facility downtown, replacing the structurally ailing 16-bed Sempervirens facility and preserving psychiatric beds in the region.
Applicant
- Name
- County of Humboldt
- Address
- Southwest corner of 5th and J Streets
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 12, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (2)
Care Court program update
The city manager and a mental health clinician briefed the council on how Care Court — a state program connecting people with untreated mental illness to court-ordered care — is working locally.
New psychiatric health facility and crisis stabilization unit downtown
Humboldt County plans to replace the aging Sempervirens facility with a new 21,728-square-foot psychiatric health facility and crisis stabilization unit at 5th and J Streets, serving adults and adolescents. The city's conformance finding is advisory but clears a required step; construction is targeted for 2027 with completion by 2029.
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