Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Mental Health Services
An Unfulfilled Promise for Communities of Color In 2014, California’s Medi-Cal program significantly strengthened access to mental health services. As…
California (Statewide)
How California’s Community-Based Organizations Filled the Gaps for Underserved Communities
Meeting the needs of racially & ethnically diverse communities during the pandemic Across California, community-based organizations (CBOs) have stepped up…
Concept Paper: Policy Options for Community-Defined Evidence Practices (CDEPS)
There has been extensive research on behavioral health disparities in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and Lesbian, Gay,…
Equity in the Age of Telehealth: Considerations for California Policymakers
Telehealth has proliferated due to the stay home mandates associated with COVID-19 and the desire to keep health care facilities…
Centering Equity in Health Care Delivery and Payment Reform: A Guide for California Policymakers
Although California has a national reputation for advancing progressive health care policies, California’s communities of color, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals and persons with disabilities, continue to experience discrimination and have poorer outcomes on key health indicators including asthma, diabetes and mental health than other Californians.
At What Cost? How Local Governments Shortchange the Health of Communities of Color
CPEHN analyzed California county and city expenditures and found a disturbing pattern: county and local governments have chosen again and…
Mental Health Disparities
Community advocates have long highlighted the need for a mental health system that better serves California’s cultural and linguistic diversity. They…
Advancing Health Equity through Systems Transformation and Payment Reform: Strengthening Primary Care
We are pleased to share several new mini-briefs highlighting CPEHN’s recommendations for ways to advance health equity as part of…
Advancing Health Equity through Systems Transformation and Payment Reform: Integrating Oral and Physical Health
We are pleased to share several new mini-briefs highlighting CPEHN’s recommendations for ways to advance health equity as part of…
Advancing Health Equity through Systems Transformation and Payment Reform: Integrating Mental Health Services Based on Community-Defined Evidence
We are pleased to share several new mini-briefs highlighting CPEHN’s recommendations for ways to advance health equity as part of…