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Behavioral Health
The burden of untreated behavioral health conditions — encompassing mental health and substance use disorders — is both a major public health problem and a delivery system challenge. CHCF works to improve systems of behavioral health care and to focus on integrating mental health, substance use, and physical health services to achieve the best outcomes for Californians with low incomes.


CHCF Blog

Tech Start-up Dives Into Medi-Cal Enhanced Care Management

March 1, 2023
Brian Rinker
Investing in Innovation, Medi-Cal, Homelessness & Health Care, Behavioral Health
Pair Team, a CHCF investee, supports delivery of services established through the CalAIM initiative.
CHCF Blog

Getting Out of Prison Is ‘Terrifying’

February 13, 2023
Nisi Marie Wilder, J. Duncan Moore, Jr.
Medi-Cal, Behavioral Health, Health Equity
A Californian recounts her experience of being released from incarceration before her Medi-Cal coverage kicked in.
CHCF Blog

Reflections on CalAIM’s First Year

January 9, 2023
Melora Simon
Medi-Cal, Health Equity, Behavioral Health, Data Exchange, Homelessness & Health Care
A review of what CalAIM has already undertaken and a look over the horizon at what is still to come.
CHCF Blog

Street Medicine in California: ‘Go to the People’

December 12, 2022
Avram Goldstein
Homelessness & Health Care, Behavioral Health, Health Equity
California’s persistent homelessness crisis has fueled rapid growth in community street medicine programs dedicated to bringing health care and social services to unsheltered people.
CHCF Blog

Finally, an Effective Treatment for Methamphetamine Addiction

October 25, 2022
Dana G. Smith
Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal
A new Medi-Cal program uses psychology principles to incentivize stimulant users to stay sober.
CHCF Blog

Here Are Key Mental Health Provisions in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

September 28, 2022
Alyssa Llamas, Dawn Joyce
Behavioral Health
While the funding of mental health services in the measure is substantial, it did not address many needed investments and policy changes.
CHCF Blog

California Lawmakers Approved CARE Court. What Comes Next?

September 22, 2022
Manuela Tobias, Jocelyn Wiener
Homelessness & Health Care, Behavioral Health
Now that Governor Gavin Newsom’s court system for people with severe mental illness has been enacted, counties face a series of practical questions critical to turning the fuzzy concept into a reality.
Project

Advancing Behavioral Health Outcomes in Primary Care

August 2022
Behavioral Health
The Advancing Behavioral Health Outcomes in Primary Care project is a learning collaborative of 14 CHCs with the goal of improving behavioral health outcomes, especially among Black, Latino/x, Indigenous, Asian Pacific Islander, LGBTQA, and non-English-speaking patients.
Publication

2022 Edition — Quality of Care: Behavioral Health

July 2022
Jen Joynt
Behavioral Health
This set of quality measures focuses on behavioral health, including mental health and substance use.
Publication

2022 Edition — Mental Health in California

July 2022
Wendy Holt
Behavioral Health
Using the most recent data available, this Almanac provides an overview of mental health statewide: disease prevalence, suicide rates, supply and use of treatment providers, and mental health in the criminal justice system.
Publication

Innovations in Telehealth in Behavioral Health During COVID-19

July 2022
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Behavioral Health, Telehealth
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a swift pivot to telehealth for the delivery of behavioral health services. What works? What isn’t working? And what barriers to quality care remain? This report from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing was developed specifically for mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers.
Project

From Corrections to Community: Reentry Health Care

July 2022
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.
Publication

A Qualitative Study of Expanded Methadone Take-Home Access in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

June 2022
UCSF, UC Davis
Behavioral Health
In March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, federal guidance permitted greater access to methadone "take-home doses" for people in treatment for opioid use disorder. This paper reviews the treatment experiences of patients and providers at an opioid treatment program in San Francisco.
CHCF Blog

New Technology Is Transforming Care in California’s Safety Net

May 31, 2022
Silvina Martinez
Telehealth, Behavioral Health, Health Equity
Federally Qualified Health Centers in California overcame language barriers, uneven digital access, and workflow changes to increase telehealth visits for primary care from 2% of visits to 61% during the pandemic.
Publication

Improving Behavioral Health Systems Through Operational Integration: Efforts in San Mateo County

May 2022
Behavioral Health
In San Mateo County, the Medi-Cal managed care plan and the behavioral health plan are working together to streamline operational functions to better manage resources and improve member care.
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