The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously last week to move forward with plans for a new youth mental health hospital that would start serving patients in about six years.

The inpatient facility would be the first of its kind in Santa Clara County and cost an estimated $222 million. County staff will now begin working with consultants to solidify the plan and secure funding.

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