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Future of Medi-Cal Commission
The Future of Medi-Cal Commission will work to develop a state plan for strengthening and protecting Medi-Cal.
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Delta Center California: Fostering Collaboration and Collective Action for Better Care
Delta Center California brings together five teams of behavioral health and primary care leaders across California to advance behavioral health integration.
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Improving Maternal Mental Health Care
CHCF is working with partners to develop innovative, practical solutions for delivering mental health care to California’s mothers and expectant mothers in need.
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Promotor Program for Education in Drugs and Alcohol for Latinx
Twenty promotors working with the Latinx community in San Francisco received specialized drug and alcohol education training in Spanish. The goal is that they will work with community members who have substance use disorder.
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Models of Care
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Evaluation of Lay Counselor Academy
CHCF is supporting an evaluation of The Lay Counselor Academy, which trains people in community settings with interest and relationship-based skills to offer mental health counseling even if they are not formally licensed to practice therapy.
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Expansion of Transitions Clinic Network in California
Up to 25 additional California community clinics have implemented Transitions Clinic programs to better meet the health needs of people recently released from incarceration.
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From Corrections to Community: Reentry Health Care
People in jail or prison experience high rates of physical and mental health problems within complex social contexts. CHCF is working with partners to improve the coordination and delivery of care for those leaving correctional settings and returning to the…
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Video Series: Street Medicine Teams Deliver Care
These “video site visits” may be particularly helpful to clinicians or organizations interested in launching or expanding street medicine programs. Viewers will learn about different models, engagement strategies, and street-based health care interventions. The series captures the common philosophy guiding…
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Street Medicine in California: Delivering Care to People Who Are Unhoused
People experiencing homelessness often have serious physical and behavioral health needs but little access to traditional health care facilities and providers. CHCF supports projects that expand proven models of street medicine programs that are responsive and equitably focused on people’s…
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Community Health Worker & Promotor Workforce Capacity Building Collaborative
The Community Health Worker & Promotor Workforce Capacity Building Collaborative (CBC) supports four regional teams across the state, which have committed to develop financially sustainable models to grow the CHW/P workforce in their region as a means to advance health…
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The Health and Reentry Project
This national effort seeks to promote continuity of health care between correctional and community settings. The project has published three papers about potential federal Medicaid policy changes that would permit covering people leaving incarceration in the period shortly before they…
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Reducing Unnecessary C-Sections in California
CHCF worked with partners statewide to promote higher-value maternity care by reducing the rate of unnecessary c-sections in five years to under 23.9% for low-risk deliveries.
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Cultivating Outcomes Through Equity in Behavioral Telehealth
In this 18-month initiative, participants worked to improve their behavioral telehealth practices so that patients would have equitable access to high-quality services that promote resilience and emotional well-being.
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Supporting Statewide Expansion of Medical Respite in California
Medical respite care is offered in a variety of settings, with service models, staffing, funding, and length of stay tailored to local needs and assets. This two-year project provides funding for the National Institute for Medical Respite Care to promote…
