The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.
CHCF publishes reports, articles, issue briefs, explainers, data snapshots, infographics, fact sheets, and other resources to help make meaningful change in California’s health care system.
The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.
A conversation with San Francisco Chronicle reporter Trisha Thadani and photojournalist Stephen Lam about how they approached a project that dug deep below the surface of the city’s overdose crisis.
After five years leading CHCF’s High-Value Care Team and its opioid safety portfolio, Kelly Pfeifer, MD, will become deputy director of mental health and substance use disorder services for California state government.
An innovative program in Washington connects peer support counselors whose personal experience of recovery from mental illness or addiction helps them deliver behavioral health services to patients — at pivotal moments in their lives.
The California legislature is considering dozens of bills related to behavioral health and the mental health care system. CHCF’s associate director for High-Value Care gave lawmakers an overview of mental health in the state.
The governor wants to dedicate more resources to housing and treatment for Californians experiencing homelessness and to those with serious behavioral health conditions.
After spending most of her career at the Los Angeles Times and Kaiser Health News, award-winning reporter Anna Gorman is now a public servant helping Los Angeles County residents who don’t have health insurance.
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law four bills intended to improve Californians’ access to mental health and substance use disorder services.
These individuals and organizations are available to offer coaching in a variety of areas related to successful opioid use disorder treatment and MAT integration in a range of settings.
It’s no easy task to find people who lack shelter, have substance use disorders, and mistrust authorities — and then persuade them to move into a quarantine site.
Recognizing that the dentist’s office is an underused gateway to mental health treatment, dozens of community health centers in such places as California, Idaho, and Virginia are incorporating depression screenings into their dental practices.
Thirty-two fellows were chosen for the 24th cohort of the program, which helps clinicians improve the operation of safety-net institutions in California.