$26.4 million awarded to Yurok Tribe for wellness center

The Yurok Tribe will receive $26.4 million from the California Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program to build the Yurok Tribal Health and Wellness Center, according to a Yurok Tribe press release. The 24,000-square-foot facility will offer inpatient and outpatient services, including primary care, behavioral health and mental health treatment, to tribal members and nearby communities.

The funding is part of a larger $3.3 billion investment in 124 projects statewide. “By improving the health of the most vulnerable members of our community, the Yurok Tribal Health and Wellness Center will help us prevent future MMIP cases,” said Yurok Chairman Joseph L. James. The center will be built near Martin’s Ferry Bridge on the Yurok Reservation and is expected to open in three to five years.