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From MHSA to BHSA: How California’s Behavioral Health Policy Priorities Are Changing
California’s new Behavioral Health Services Act changes how counties allocate mental health funding. These publications highlight the key differences from the previous Mental Health Services Act.
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What Is a Clubhouse for People with Serious Mental Illness?
This fact sheet explains how Clubhouses are an evidence-based model of community care designed to support the recovery of people living with serious mental illness.
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What Are Home and Community-Based Services?
This fact sheet series breaks down the essential components of Medi-Cal Home and Community-Based Services, which are critical for helping older adults and people with disabilities live independently and thrive.
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CalAIM Implementers Convening
More than 90 CalAIM implementers shared insights on promising practices and recommendations to strengthen California’s Medi-Cal transformation initiative. This brief summarizes their experiences and recommendations.
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Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: People Who Use a Language Other Than English
Learn about the health care and social services needs directly from people with complex needs who speak a language other than English.
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Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: Rural Californians
People living in rural Northern California face unique health and social needs. Hear from residents, including Native Americans, about their challenges and what they say could help.
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Who Receives Medi-Cal Home and Community-Based Services?
Learn about the demographics of Medi-Cal enrollees receiving HCBS across five programs. The analysis reveals that HCBS recipients are diverse across age, race, ethnicity, and primary language.
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How Los Angeles Community Clinics Use the Collaborative Care Model to Improve Maternal Mental Health
This explainer provides an overview of the Los Angeles County Maternal Mental Health Access initiative’s goals, strategic components, and lessons to date.
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Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: Transitioning from Incarceration
People leaving jail or prison often experience multiple health and social needs all at once. This fact sheet draws on interviews with people leaving incarceration to better understand their needs.
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Medical Respite – Policy at a Glance
Learn how medical respite improves health outcomes for people experiencing homelessness while saving money across the health care system.
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Federal Funds Expand and Support California’s Health Workforce: An Explainer
In 2022, California received $2.1 billion in federal funds to strengthen its health workforce. This explainer outlines funding sources, program types, and supported professions across medicine, nursing, and behavioral health.
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Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: Behavioral Health
This fact sheet draws from a major research project and examines the experiences of Californians with behavioral health conditions. Participants shared the need for integrated care with fewer eligibility requirements and the importance of care managers with lived experience, especially.
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Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: Homelessness
This fact sheet draws from a major research project and examines the experiences of Californians experiencing homelessness. They found that access to empathic care managers is crucial for navigating complex systems and that safe, stable housing helps achieve lasting recovery.
