Sacramento County staff reported improvements in outreach intensity and behavioral‑health linkages during a semiannual homelessness workshop presented to the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 21.

Department director Emily Halkin told the board that, from January through June 2025, county‑contracted outreach teams enrolled 771 unique individuals and delivered roughly 31,000 services (an average of about 40 services per enrolled person). With that level of case carrying and engagement, staff reported 203 people moved out of unsheltered homelessness during the period, including entries to shelter, treatment and permanent housing.

Tim Lutz described behavioral health referrals and linkages: behavioral health teams received approximately 1,569 referrals and successfully linked about 70% of those referrals to services; the county also reported HEART team outreach produced 320 referrals to behavioral health. Staff highlighted bridge housing, full‑service partnership capacity and a pipeline of new permanent supportive housing units expected through 2027.

Board members asked for clearer, more frequently updated metrics and for better public‑facing dashboards. Staff said they would provide additional breakdowns and noted that county budget figures for homelessness are assembled annually and include many departments and funding sources, not all of which are discretionary.