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Mental Health
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the community ; people often flag us down to report someone needing help , or call to thank us .”
On average , Be Well receives seven calls a day , normally four proactive calls from the community , and three from Dispatch . The majority of those calls focus on Newport ’ s unhoused population , often transient , which averages between 40 and 60 individuals . Summer counts increase to around 90 .
In terms of the unhoused , both Guerrero and Basmaciyan explained that there is no one reason why people fall into homelessness : it could be medical issues , mental health challenges , substance use disorders , substance abuse , or financial bad luck .
As far as substance abuse , they confirm that hard-core drugs such as fentanyl , cocaine and crystal meth are now common throughout the community , along with alcohol and prescription drugs .
“ Prescription drugs play a large roll ,” shared Guerrero , “ and that often translates to the streets .”
People often self-medicate , while diabetics who have uncontrolled blood sugar management often present like drug addicts . Identifying both behavioral and causal issues remain a challenge to both Be Well and City Net personnel .
In terms of service calls , Be Well most often can respond to a scene within seven minutes of a call , at which time Crisis Intervention Specialists will spend 45-50 minutes attending to a client .
“ Up to 85 percent of our business is handled on scene ,” attests Guerrero . “ Only 15 percent require a higher level of care ,” either transported to the full-care Be Well center in Orange , or to Hoag Hospital in the Be Well van or via ambulance . Some of those clients may also include those just-released from jail , who may be in need of some immediate mental attention .”
Receiving care is purely voluntary ; and most are connected to human services nearby . “ Everybody does have the ability to choose to receive those services ,” Basmaciyan underscored .
Both Be Well and City Net are success stories unto themselves :
In one instance , two Be Well staffers kept a resident engaged on the phone so that he wouldn ’ t kill himself . Aid arrived in time .
An elderly man suffering early onset dementia called for assistance when his wife , also afflicted with a more advanced stage of dementia , went missing … again . Be Well staff helped the husband to develop a care plan and both seniors underwent couples counseling . Be Well connected to the couple ’ s out-of-town adult children , then “ looped ” one son into the parents ’ care regimen .
Basmaciyan focused on one heartwarming case of a homeless woman in her early 30s ( a victim of domestic violence ) who arrived in Newport Beach seeking to enroll in the wellknown literacy program at the Newport Library . City Net connected her to Be Well due to the woman ’ s “ stress , anxiety and uncertainty .” City Net then lined her up to stay temporarily at the 20-bed Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter , where she remained through January , 2023 . While sheltering there , the woman recognized her need for psychological care , at which time Be Well was there .
Today , she is in her own apartment , albeit receiving General Relief assistance and Disability income , while pursuing an education at Orange Coast College .
“ This person is at the library door first thing every morning ,” Basmaciyan reported . She is well on her way to a new life — and off the street .
Though nearly 85,000 citizens populate Newport Beach , these are just three of many stories that unfold daily for City Net and Be Well .
For information on City Net , go online to www . Newportbeachca . gov . For Be Well , go online to https :// wwwbewell . org .

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