Working hand-in-hand with partners and communities across the state, California is building a system that helps kids and families find the support they need, when, where, and in the way they need it most.
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California’s reimagined behavioral health system is taking shape. Check out the stories.
Live Beyond, a CYBHI campaign led by the Office of the California Surgeon General, promotes healing from Adverse Childhood Experiences, also known as ACEs, and toxic stress. During the summer of 2024, Live Beyond was proud to partner with the Drew League, a professional-amateur basketball league in South-Central Los Angeles. Learn more about the collaboration and impact.
Read NowCalifornia's Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative created a new profession to help fill in gaps and enhance mental health support for youth. Learn more about Wellness Coaches, managed by the California Department of Health Care Access and Information, in this KPBS story.
Read NowThe California Surgeon General's Live Beyond ACEs and Toxic Stress campaign is bringing individuals closer to healing through education and awareness. Through a partnership with The Drew League, a pro–am basketball league in LA, they are reaching even more youth and caregivers with messages of hope. Watch Big 50 & his son Tyrone Riley IV talk about how they support each other, manage stress, and how basketball and the Drew helped them live beyond ACEs.
Watch NowCalifornia Surgeon General Dr. Diana Ramos teamed up with one of the Live Beyond’s ACEs and Toxic Stress campaigns' youth advisors to talk about her journey with Adverse Childhood Experiences and make sure all Californian’s know healing is possible.
Read NowAmidst the natural beauty we have here in Tehama County, there is a grimmer reality that often gets overlooked. As an active community member doing my part to support children and families – including growing my own in Tehama County – I’ve seen firsthand the unique struggles that impact my home.
Learn MoreCalifornia is celebrating an exciting new chapter with the certification of the first 15 Certified Wellness Coaches. Learn more about Deziana Torres, one of the first to receive her certification, and discover what led her to become a Certified Wellness Coach.
Learn MoreNearly 700 California organizations have been awarded approximately $1.5 billion to conduct more than 1,100 activities that advance behavioral health supports and services across the state.
Organizations representing the community, education, and health sectors are coming together to build a more coordinated, youth-centered, prevention-oriented, and accessible behavioral health system.
