The California Street Medicine Collaborative hosted a webinar to explore how street medicine can strengthen behavioral health care for Californians living unsheltered. The event convened leaders from street medicine, county behavioral health, and Medi-Cal managed care to discuss findings from a new CHCF report and what they mean for practice, partnerships, and policy across California.
Watch the recording to hear directly from frontline providers about the realities of street medicine — including key successes and challenges — and learn from county and managed care plan (MCP) leaders how to strengthen partnerships and scale reimbursement statewide.
You’ll learn:
- Practical opportunities to strengthen behavioral health access for people living unsheltered
- What providing behavioral health care on the street looks like in practice
- How MCPs can contract with and reimburse street medicine providers for substance abuse disorder and mental health services
- Emerging county-street medicine partnership models
Speakers:
- Kelly Bruno-Nelson, DSW, Executive Director, Medi-Cal/CalAIM, CalOptima Health
- Brett Feldman, MSPAS, PA-C, Director, USC Street Medicine; Associate Professor of Family Medicine, USC
- Timothy Ibrahim, MD, MPH, Lead Physician, Inland Empire, Healthcare in Action
- Shayan Rab, MD, Chief of Psychiatry, Countywide Engagement & Field-Based Services, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
- Kaitlin Schwan, PhD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, USC; Director, California Street Medicine Collaborative
- Lisa Wong, Director, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
