ARCH COLLABORATIVE REAFFIRMS REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND COMMITMENT AMID COUNTY OPPOSITION
Redding, Calif. — Arch Collaborative stands undeterred following the Shasta County Board of Supervisors’ 3–2 vote to oppose the True North Behavioral Health Campus — a transformative $200 million state and private entity-funded project that would bring over 200 local healthcare jobs and critical mental-health and addiction treatment capacity to the North State.
“This vote doesn’t end the story, it reveals the difference between politics and purpose,” said Kimberly Johnson, CEO of Arch Collaborative. “For the past year, hundreds of partners and families have worked together with one shared belief: the North State deserves better. We remain steadfast in completing the application and continuing this vital work.”
Over the past ten months, Arch Collaborative has worked alongside hospitals, schools, law enforcement, behavioral health providers, and families across Northern California to design the True North Behavioral Health Campus — a first-of-its-kind regional facility created to meet the rising demand for crisis stabilization, psychiatric care, and recovery services.
“We remain deeply grateful for the individuals, organizations, and counties who have lent their voices, their data, and their courage to this effort,” said Mary Williams, Director of Regional Initiatives for Arch Collaborative. “Today’s decision changes nothing about our commitment. It only strengthens our resolve.”
Signature Healthcare, the project’s lead applicant and proposed operator, attended the Board meeting to reaffirm their dedication to Shasta County and the region. It will ultimately be Signature’s decision whether to move forward with submitting the proposal to the State of California. That determination will be shared publicly on Tuesday, October 28.
To date, more than 49 letters of support have been received from counties, hospitals, and statewide organizations — a resounding statement that the North State is united in seeking solutions to its behavioral-health crisis.
“We’re already back to work,” Johnson added. “We will not allow fear, politics, or falsehoods to stand in the way of progress. Comfort never saved a child. Caution never built a bed. And complacency never changed a life.”
The need is undeniable. The partnerships are strong. The truth is in the open. And this story is far from over.
*Editorial Note- for more context, please read THIS ARTICLE.
