Hollywood 2.0: Cultivating Community Care
Hollywood 2.0 (H20) is changing how Hollywood approaches mental health care. It offers community-based services for people facing mental illness and homelessness.
What You Need to Know
The program has made big progress in its second year, thanks to Hollywood 4WRD. It is moving from planning to putting ideas into action. Read the full report here.
- New housing options are available. The Mark Twain Hotel, Walk of Fame Hotel, and Anew Dawn adult living center are all providing temporary housing and/or services for people.
- Client Engagement and Navigation Services (CENS) was integrated into the H20 program to provide support for substance abuse users.
- “Highly Enriched Residential Care” services were created to provide 24/7 support.
- The Hollywood Mental Health Cooperative (HMHC) made 54 new jobs. This improved how quickly they could respond and help people get treatment. By June 2024, H20 served 1,259 clients.
- H4WRD connects to the community with events aimed at teaching the community what H20 provides.
- RAND Corp. will evaluate this program and report it’s feedback so the program can improve.
- The Hollywood Mental Health Clinic plans to move to a bigger location to provide more service to the community.
How It Impacts You
The rise of Hollywood 2.0 has important effects on commercial real estate professionals.
By focusing on mental health and homelessness, H20 is helping to create a more stable and attractive neighborhood. This may lead to higher property values and more commercial interest in the area.
Increased foot traffic could come as more people get care. This may help local businesses and commercial properties. The area could then see more economic activity.
H20 focuses on housing and support services. This could inspire more commercial development and redevelopment in the community. This may help spark broader community revitalization.
There may be possibilities to work with H20 on housing or mixed-use projects that have mental health services.
Stay Connected
Hollywood 2.0's work to help those in need can make the community healthier. This can have a positive effect on the local real estate market and economy in Hollywood.
Learn more about Hollywood’s plans to cut homelessness numbers. Hollywood 4WRD and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce's is hosting a joint program "Off the Sidewalk: Pre-Olympic Sprint to Halve Homelessness in LA" on September 18th. Register here.
Stay connected with BOMA on the Frontline for more updates on homelessness programs.
