Behavioral Health

August 15, 2020

What Californians Need to Know About the 2024 Mental Health Ballot Measure

September 21, 2023

Behavioral Health, Homelessness & Health Care

California collects a special tax on high incomes to fund mental health services. Governor Gavin Newsom wants to change how the money is spent so a share of it can be used to fund housing for homeless people with mental illnesses.

Early Lessons from CalAIM Initiatives to Address Behavioral Health Needs

Hadley Fitzgerald, Logan Kelly

Behavioral Health

Learn about concrete opportunities to improve delivery of Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports for people with serious mental illness and substance use disorder. This issue brief draws from interviews with behavioral health stakeholders across five counties.

The Intersection of Trauma and Homelessness

September 15, 2023

Michelle Schneidermann

Homelessness & Health Care, Behavioral Health

What health care providers can learn if they listen closely to people experiencing homelessness.

Providers Want to Lower Families’ High Hopes for CARE Courts

September 13, 2023

Behavioral Health, Homelessness & Health Care

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s big new experiment to push people with mental illness off the streets and into treatment starts this fall. Counties responsible for the rollout say it may end up being more modest than advertised.

Improving Behavioral Health Through Data-Driven Collaboration: A Santa Cruz County Case Study

Jennifer Bresnick, Samuel Taylor

Behavioral Health

Data exchange in Santa Cruz County’s health care settings provides a guide for how to implement health information exchange successfully. This case study examines the county’s implementation of Behavioral Health and Quality Improvement Program and how it has led to health system reform.

CHCF Testifies to Lawmakers About Newsom’s Behavioral Health Modernization Proposal

August 28, 2023

Behavioral Health, Homelessness & Health Care

The governor wants to dedicate more resources to housing and treatment for Californians experiencing homelessness and to those with serious behavioral health conditions.

BeMe: A Digital Lifeline for Teens with Mental Health Struggles

August 25, 2023

Behavioral Health, Health Equity, Investing in Innovation

Teens can scroll through BeMe educational content about mental health presented in the form of videos, photos, and text.

Start-Up Removes Barriers for New Mental Health Providers

August 23, 2023

Heather Stringer

Behavioral Health, Investing in Innovation, Workforce

Motivo, a CHCF investee, aims to increase the therapist workforce in California by connecting pre-licensed providers to virtual supervisors.

LA County Goes Big on Integration of Health, Social Care

August 17, 2023

J. Duncan Moore, Jr.

Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal

Massive health system addresses food security, employment, housing, violence, immigration status, legal problems, and financial needs.

Pioneering Clinic in Oakland’s Chinatown Brings Mental Health Care to Dental Patients

August 15, 2023

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

Behavioral Health, Workforce

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.

Listening to Black Californians with Mental Health Conditions

Linda Cummings, PhD

Behavioral Health, Health Equity

This publication offers key findings from the Listening to Black Californians study on the experiences of Black Californians with mental health conditions, who are one of the groups most likely to report being treated poorly by a health care provider because of their race or ethnicity.

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in California Explained

Behavioral Health

CCBHCs have emerged as an approach for improving access and quality of care for people with behavioral health needs. This brief summarizes the CCBHC model and its history, and outlines opportunities in California.

Making CalAIM Services Work for People Leaving Jails and Prisons

Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal, Health Equity

CHCF senior program officer Mariana Torres talks about reentry opportunities and challenges.

Expansion of Transitions Clinic Network in California

Behavioral Health

Up to 25 additional California community clinics have implemented Transitions Clinic programs to better meet the health needs of people recently released from incarceration.

From Corrections to Community: Reentry Health Care

Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal

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 community.