January, 2024
Launched the first cohort of school districts to participate in the new statewide, multi-payer fee schedule which will expand access to behavioral health services at or near schools.
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January, 2024
Launched two Behavioral Health Virtual Services Platforms that provide free, safe, and confidential mental health support to young people and families: BrightLife Kids for children ages 0-12 and their parents or caregivers, and Soluna for young people ages 13-25.
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December, 2023
In 2023, HCAI awarded more than $264.6 million to expand the behavioral health workforce through education and training.
December, 2023
DHCS awarded $150 million to 262 organizations to support trauma-informed practices designed to address the impact of trauma and support the resilience of children and youth.
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December, 2023
Launched a statewide marketing and outreach campaign to promote the new Certified Wellness Coach profession, which provides care to young people through prevention and early intervention services.
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September, 2023
CDPH awarded $16 million in grants to 34 CBOs and tribal organizations to implement local youth suicide prevention efforts as part of the Focused Youth Suicide Prevention Media and Outreach Campaign.
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July, 2023
Launched Safe Spaces: Trauma-Informed Training for Education and Early Care Settings, a free, online training designed to help early care providers, TK-12 educators and other school personnel recognize and respond to trauma and stress in children.
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July 2023
DHCS awarded $30.5M for parent and caregiver support programs to scale evidence-based and/or community-defined evidence practices (EBPs/CDEPs) that improve youth behavioral health and access to critical interventions, including those focused on prevention, early intervention and resiliency/recovery for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and the LGBTQIA+ community children and youth.
April 2023
CA-OSG awarded a communications contract to launch a $24 million healing-centered campaign aimed at increasing awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and providing support and healing strategies for individuals and communities across the state.
April 2023
DHCS formed an expert working group to advise and inform the development of an e-consult platform that will offer providers access to remote and real-time consultation support with behavioral health clinical experts, as well as behavioral health resources, supports and trainings.
April 2023
CA-OSG completed beta testing with 200+ practitioners from the field for its Safe Spaces: Foundations of Trauma-Informed Practice for Educational and Care Settings training.
March 2023
The CYBHI’s Equity Working Group adopted a Working Definition of Equity and Equity Framework—outlining what equity is and key areas of focus needed to advance it—along with a toolkit to support implementation of the definition and framework into CYBH efforts.
March 2023
DHCS awarded the primary vendor contract for the Behavioral Health Virtual Services Platform.
March 2023
HCAI awarded $117.7 million in grants to support recruitment and retention of behavioral health providers at 134 nonprofit Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) across California through the CBO Behavioral Health Workforce Grant program.
February 2023
CDPH Selected a media vendor to develop and disseminate campaign messages and tools for the Targeted Youth Suicide Prevention Grants and Outreach Campaign.
February 2023
CDPH selected 10 counties for the Youth Suicide Reporting and Crisis Response Pilots: Alameda, El Dorado, Humboldt, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Joaquin, and Solano.