California awards $2 Million to the Community Health Trust to open a mental health drop-in center for Pajaro Valley youth

Watsonville, California The Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley has been awarded $2 million in start-up funds from the State of California to open an allcove™ youth drop-in center in Watsonville. The new center will be an integrated, holistic mental health drop-in center for young people ages 12-25, following the allcove™ model developed by Stanford University’s Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing.

In addition to the Community Health Trust, the organizational partners for the new allcove™ Pajaro Valley include the City of Watsonville Parks and Community Services, Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance, and the United Way of Santa Cruz County.