A Right to Heal: Mental Health in Diverse Communities
In the early 2000s, mental health consumers, family members, and providers banded together to gather signatures, advocate for, and ultimately…
CPEHN Publications
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…
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,…
Mental Health Toolkit
Check out our most recent Mental Health toolkit for LA County with California Black Women’s Health Project! This project is…
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…
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: 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…
Mental Health Care in California: Inequalities Persist
Medi-Cal mental health benefits for adult consumers are delivered through two separate systems. Counties provide a broad range of specialty…
Accessing Mental Health in the Shadows: How Immigrants in California Struggle to Get Needed Care
CPEHN is excited to release Accessing Mental Health in the Shadows: How Immigrants in California Struggle to Get Needed Care.…
MHSA Innovation Recommendations
Innovations in Mental Health Communities of color and LGBTQ communities have historically been unserved, underserved, or inappropriately served by California’s…