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SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), under the direction of Governor Gavin Newsom, this month applied to the Center for Medicaid and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in the groundbreaking Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model. If approved, this multi-year initiative will expand Medi-Cal members’ access to lifesaving gene therapies for sickle cell disease (SCD), a severe genetic blood disorder that disproportionately affects people of African descent.
“California’s application to participate in this federal model reflects our commitment to expanding access to groundbreaking treatments for Medi-Cal members with sickle cell disease,” said State Medicaid Director Tyler Sadwith. “These therapies have the potential to transform lives, and this initiative helps ensure that cost is not a barrier for Californians who need them most.”
WHY THIS MATTERS: More than 50 percent of individuals with SCD are covered by Medicaid in the United States. By participating in the CGT Access Model, California will:
“By expanding access to these transformative therapies, California is leading the way in addressing health inequities, improving life expectancy, and ensuring that Medi-Cal members with sickle cell disease receive the best possible care,” said Sadwith.
ABOUT THE CGT ACCESS MODEL: Gene therapy represents a groundbreaking approach to SCD. It modifies a patient’s own hematopoietic stem cells to help the body produce healthy red blood cells. This one-time treatment has been shown to reduce severe pain episodes and has the potential to prevent complications and improve the quality of life for individuals with SCD.
However, these therapies come with extraordinary costs, making access difficult for patients and Medicaid programs, including Medi-Cal. The CGT Access Model addresses this challenge by using a negotiated rebate system that ties payments for these treatments to patient outcomes. If the therapy does not meet expected health improvements, drug manufacturers will provide rebates to Medicaid programs, helping ensure financial sustainability while expanding access to care.
Initially, the model will focus on gene therapies for SCD, a condition affecting more than 100,000 individuals nationwide, including more than 8,000 Medi-Cal/Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) members in California.
If California is approved, eligible Medi-Cal members will have access to gene therapy treatment, case management, travel assistance, behavioral health support, and fertility preservation services, as the treatment process involves chemotherapy, which can impact fertility. CMS anticipates testing the model over an 11-year performance period, beginning on January 1, 2025.
BIGGER PICTURE: In addition to applying for the CGT Access Model, California was selected earlier this year for the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model, which aims to improve maternal health outcomes and reduce costs, and is transforming Medi-Cal through its California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) waiver, which focuses on whole-person care, care management, and addressing social drivers of health—strengthening efforts to create a more inclusive and effective health system.
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پروژه هایی که انتظار می رود سالانه به نزدیک به 2000 نفر خدمت کنند
SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Mentis are expanding outpatient services for people with mental health needs in Napa County. Just eight months ago, DHCS and Mentis broke ground on the Napa Valley Youth Wellness Campus, supported by Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program funding totaling more than $4.7 million.
On March 5, DHCS and Mentis celebrated the ribbon cutting of the new outpatient community mental health clinic and community wellness/youth prevention center, which opened for services and includes 121 new treatment slots and will serve nearly 2,000 people annually.
“DHCS is committed to working with partners like Mentis to rapidly expand mental health and substance use disorder treatment services for California youth,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “BHCIP continues to address historic gaps in the behavioral health care system to meet the growing demand for services and supports throughout the lifespan of people in need.”
برش روبان برای پروژه پردیس سلامتی جوانان دره ناپا
NAPA VALLEY YOUTH WELLNESS CAMPUS: This project will serve the behavioral, mental, and emotional needs of children and youth in Napa Valley and their families. The project involves rehabilitating an existing private middle school campus building to incorporate a supportive art studio, community space, and therapy rooms. Services include children and youth wellness prevention activities, mental health treatment, group therapy and/or family activities, and individual therapy sessions. Programs are offered in English and Spanish and are free and accessible for all. Located within walking distance of three high schools, the campus’ continuum of care is intended to attract a diverse youth population, including youth of color and LGBTQIA+ and justice-involved youth.
“Our community clinic and youth wellness campus will provide much-needed support to youth who continue to struggle with life’s stresses,” said Mentis Executive Director Rob Weiss. “We are eager to expand our continuum of care to serve children and youth with a wide spectrum of needs, and we are grateful to DHCS for making this vision possible.”
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT: BHCIP is part of California’s ongoing commitment to expand behavioral health services for all Californians. With the passage of Proposition 1, even more behavioral health treatment facilities will be funded and built in 2025 and 2026. Through BHCIP, DHCS awards eligible entities funding to construct, acquire, and expand properties and invest in mobile crisis infrastructure to further expand the range of community-based behavioral health treatment options for people with co-occurring mental health treatment needs and substance use disorders.
DHCS has awarded $1.7 billion in BHCIP competitive grants. In addition, DHCS will distribute up to $4.4 billion in competitive Bond BHCIP funding, including $3.3 billion for Round 1: Launch Ready grants as part of Behavioral Health Transformation, DHCS’ work to implement Proposition 1. DHCS holds regular public listening sessions on this effort. Updates and recordings of the sessions are available on the online.
ABOUT BHCIP ROUND 4: CHILDREN AND YOUTH:BHCIP Round 4 focused on Californians ages 25 and younger, including pregnant and postpartum women and their children and youth ages 16-25, along with their families. Through funding made possible by California’s Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, the 52 awards totaling $480.5 million allowed for new construction and expansion of multiple outpatient and residential facility types, including children’s crisis residential programs, perinatal residential substance use disorder facilities, community wellness/youth prevention centers, and outpatient treatment for substance use disorders. Please see the BHCIP website for more information about grant recipients and additional details about all BHCIP funding rounds.
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این پروژه شامل 37 تخت بستری جدید در بیمارستان روانپزشکی حاد خواهد بود
SACRAMENTO — On February 19, 2025, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center broke ground on Gateways’ youth expansion project in Los Angeles County. The project, funded by Round 4 of DHCS’ Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP), will focus on youth with serious emotional or behavioral problems experiencing an acute psychiatric emergency.
DHCS awarded Gateways more than $19 million through BHCIP, which is part of California’s ongoing commitment to expand behavioral health services for all Californians. With the passage of Proposition 1, even more behavioral health treatment facilities will be funded and built in 2025 and 2026.
“This groundbreaking is a significant step forward in our commitment to provide specialized care to youth facing acute mental health challenges,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “By expanding access to comprehensive care, we are fostering an environment where all young people can receive the care and support they deserve to thrive.”
GATEWAYS YOUTH EXPANSION PROJECT: Most of the youth to be served by the project have experienced traumatic events or adverse childhood experiences or are involved with child welfare services. Gateways is adding 37 inpatient beds for adolescents to the acute psychiatric hospital’s existing 55 inpatient beds serving adults and adolescents.
“There is an urgent need to provide support for youth facing mental health crises,” said Gateways Hospital CEO Dr. Phil Wong. “We commend California for prioritizing these funds to focus on youth mental health by expanding infrastructure capacity to help shift the tide. Our team is pleased to break ground on our expansion so we can start serving youth in need of these vital services.”
In addition to traditional health care, the expanded facility will allow youth to receive multiple therapeutic services and participate in activities designed to build autonomy and help them transition to outpatient services. These services will include individual and group therapies, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychoanalytic therapy, mentalization-based therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, and biofeedback. Youth housed in the unit will receive multiple therapeutic services, including family therapy and medical counseling.
Finally, youth presenting with eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia, and youth with co-occurring alcohol and drug disorders will receive nutritional counseling, have their physical health closely monitored, and receive medication management.
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT: Through BHCIP, DHCS awards eligible entities funding to construct, acquire, and expand properties and invest in mobile crisis infrastructure to further expand the range of community-based behavioral health treatment options for people with co-occurring mental health treatment needs and substance use disorders. BHCIP is addressing historic gaps in the behavioral health care system to meet the growing demand for services and supports throughout the lifespan of people in need.
DHCS awarded $1.7 billion in BHCIP competitive grants. In addition, DHCS will distribute up to $4.4 billion in competitive Bond BHCIP funding, including $3.3 billion for Round 1: Launch Ready grants as part of Behavioral Health Transformation, DHCS’ work to implement Proposition 1. DHCS holds regular public listening sessions on this effort. Updates and recordings of the sessions are available on the Behavioral Health Transformation webpage.
ABOUT BHCIP ROUND 4: CHILDREN AND YOUTH: BHCIP Round 4, through funding made possible by California’s Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, focuses on Californians ages 25 and younger, including pregnant and postpartum women and their children and transition-age youth ages 18-25, along with their families. The 52 awards totaling $480.5 million allow for new construction and expansion of multiple outpatient and residential facility types, including children’s crisis residential programs, perinatal residential substance use disorder facilities, community wellness/youth prevention centers, and outpatient treatment for substance use disorder. For more information, please visit the BHCIP website.
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مرکز مدیریت بحران جدید پیش بینی می شود سالانه به بیش از 2500 نفر خدمات رسانی کند
SACRAMENTO — On February 7, 2025, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and CRI-Help announced the grand opening of the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Crisis Management Hub: A Fully Integrated Behavioral Health Campus project in Los Angeles County. The site includes an adult residential SUD treatment facility, an intensive outpatient treatment SUD facility, and a sobering center. These combined facilities are projected to serve more than 2,500 individuals annually.
The SUD Crisis Management Hub project was funded by Round 5 of DHCS’ Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP). DHCS awarded CRI-Help more than $21 million through BHCIP, which is part of California’s ongoing commitment to expand behavioral health services for all Californians. With the passage of Proposition 1, even more behavioral health treatment facilities will be funded and built in 2025 and 2026.
“Facilities like these that are part of the SUD Crisis Management Hub treat not only the crises, but also the core concerns of people seeking help with their SUDs, so they can pursue continuous recovery,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “DHCS is pleased to partner with CRI-Help to make this facility a reality and to bring high-quality behavioral health care to this community.”
CRI-HELP: CRI-Help’s SUD Crisis Management Hub project immediately increases the availability of outpatient and residential crisis services for low-income adults in the downtown and east Los Angeles areas. This project includes three programs:
Together, these facilities will provide screenings, group counseling, patient education, family therapy group sessions, motivational interviewing, recovery efforts, and warm handoffs to other levels of care.
“With the addition of a sobering center funded by BHCIP that provides comprehensive recovery services, we are redefining what accessible, compassionate care looks like in the Los Angeles area,” said CRI-Help President and CEO Brandon Fernandez. “This campus stands as a beacon of innovation and inclusivity for people seeking a second chance in life.”
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT: Through BHCIP, DHCS awards eligible entities funding to construct, acquire, and expand properties and invest in mobile crisis infrastructure to further expand the range of community-based behavioral health treatment options for people with co-occurring mental health treatment needs and SUDs. BHCIP is addressing historic gaps in the behavioral health care system to meet the growing demand for services and supports throughout the lifespan of people in need.
DHCS has awarded $1.7 billion in BHCIP competitive grants. In addition, DHCS will distribute up to $4.4 billion in competitive Bond BHCIP funding, including $3.3 billion for Round 1: Launch Ready grants as part of Behavioral Health Transformation, DHCS’ work to implement Proposition 1. DHCS holds regular public listening sessions on this effort. Updates and recordings of the sessions are available on the Behavioral Health Transformation webpage.
ABOUT BHCIP ROUND 5: CRISIS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTINUUM: BHCIP Round 5 was developed, in part, through a statewide needs assessment that identified significant gaps in available crisis services. This assessment showed the need for a better crisis care system to reduce emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and incarceration. The 33 awards, totaling $430 million, are being used to build and expand crisis care and behavioral health facilities statewide and will serve vulnerable Californians of all ages, including Medi-Cal members.
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پروژه هایی که انتظار می رود سالانه به بیش از 900 نفر خدمت کنند
SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is expanding residential services for individuals with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health needs at two locations in Los Angeles County.
The Whole Child—Mental Health and Housing Services celebrated the grand opening of a new community wellness center (below). On February 1, the center began providing trauma-informed, culturally sensitive mental health, family housing, parent enrichment, and nutrition education services. The center supports families in southeast Los Angeles who face barriers to accessing care, including youth and families experiencing homelessness.
Also, St. Anne’s Family Services hosted a groundbreaking (below) for a new short-term residential therapeutic program (STRTP) called STRTP FOR ONE, which annually provides high-quality supportive housing programs, early childhood education, mental health, and family-based services to thousands of young women, children, and families in Los Angeles County.
Both projects were funded by Round 5 of DHCS’ Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP). DHCS awarded The Whole Child—Mental Health and Housing Services more than $6 million and St. Anne’s Family Services more than $2 million through BHCIP, which is part of California’s ongoing commitment to expand behavioral health services for all Californians. With the passage of Proposition 1, even more behavioral health treatment facilities will be funded and built in 2025 and 2026.
“Expanding community-based behavioral health care services is a top priority for DHCS,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “Residential facilities like these are a vital component of California’s efforts to bring high-quality, trauma-informed care to individuals and families who need it most.”
THE WHOLE CHILD—MENTAL HEALTH AND HOUSING SERVICES: The Trauma Healing and Wellness Center for Homeless Families and the Community project provides trauma-informed, culturally sensitive services to children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness in the Los Angeles area. In addition to outpatient counseling services, the center supports vocational, mental health, housing navigation, parent, and nutrition education. The center’s comprehensive suite of mental health services includes individual, family, and group psychotherapy, medication management, psychological testing, psychiatric services, case management, crisis intervention services, school-linked services to provide assessment and therapy to students onsite in schools, multidisciplinary assessment teams, and specialized foster care. Evidence-based practices include trauma focused-cognitive behavioral therapy, individual cognitive behavioral therapy, a Triple P-Positive Parenting Program, managing and adopting practice, child parent psychotherapy, Incredible Years, aggression replacement therapy, and interpersonal psychotherapy.
“As a regional leader in children’s mental health and wellness, we know firsthand how childhood trauma and pain can follow children into adulthood,” said The Whole Child CEO Constanza Pachon. “However, we also know that treatment at an early age can have an enormously positive effect, providing children and teens with the tools and coping skills they need to begin their healing journey. This center, built with BHCIP funding, will be a beacon of hope for our community.”
STRTP FOR ONE: St Anne’s Family Services designed STRTP FOR ONE with one bed that offers highly individualized, comprehensive care to young mothers ages 13-17 who are at risk of multiple placements, homelessness, and incarceration due to their complex mental or behavioral health needs. The program is staffed by a team of highly coordinated and trauma-informed clinical professionals to provide strength-based, client-centered interventions within a home-like environment. The program aims to equip these youth with tools to address their complex trauma, foster independent living skills, and develop real-time parenting skills with natural support.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with DHCS to address the critical mental health needs of young families in our community,” said Lorna Little, MSW, President and CEO of St. Anne’s Family Services. “We are uniquely positioned to provide specialized services to young women in crisis—women who are pregnant or parenting, seeking to reunite with family members, and learning to stabilize within our programs to make a successful transition.”
WHY BHCIP IS IMPORTANT: Through BHCIP, DHCS awards eligible entities funding to construct, acquire, and expand properties and invest in mobile crisis infrastructure to further expand the range of community-based behavioral health treatment options for people with co-occurring mental health treatment needs and substance use disorders. BHCIP is addressing historic gaps in the behavioral health care system to meet the growing demand for services and supports throughout the lifespan of people in need.
DHCS has awarded $1.7 billion in BHCIP competitive grants. In addition, DHCS will distribute up to $4.4 billion in competitive Bond BHCIP funding, including $3.3 billion for Round 1: Launch Ready grants as part of Behavioral Health Transformation, DHCS’ work to implement Proposition 1. DHCS holds regular public listening sessions on this effort. Updates and recordings of the sessions are available on the Behavioral Health Transformation webpage.
درباره BHCIP راند 5: بحران و تداوم سلامت رفتاری: BHCIP Round 5 was developed, in part, through a statewide needs assessment that identified significant gaps in available crisis services. This assessment showed the need for a better crisis care system to reduce emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and incarceration. The 33 awards, totaling $430 million, are being used to build and expand crisis care and behavioral health facilities statewide and will serve vulnerable Californians of all ages, including Medi-Cal members.
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نقشه راه جدید راهبردهایی را برای ایجاد یک سیستم عادلانه تر و بیمار محور برای اعضای Medi-Cal باردار و پس از زایمان ترسیم می کند.
SACRAMENTO – The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) today released the Birthing Care Pathway report, a comprehensive plan to improve maternity care for Medi-Cal members. This roadmap covers the journey of all pregnant and postpartum Medi-Cal members from conception through 12 months postpartum, aiming to make care accessible, equitable, and patient-centered.
“The Birthing Care Pathway represents a critical step forward in California’s commitment to improving maternal health,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “By centering member experiences, aligning policies with actionable recommendations, and strengthening partnerships across sectors, we aim to ensure every Medi-Cal member has access to safe, equitable, and comprehensive maternity care.”
KEY OBJECTIVES: The Birthing Care Pathway report details policies DHCS has implemented or is in the process of implementing to support all pregnant and postpartum members enrolled in Medi-Cal. Additionally, the report identifies opportunities for future exploration.
The Birthing Care Pathway prioritizes:
The Birthing Care Pathway will work to achieve these objectives by transforming Medi-Cal’s maternity policy to create a member-centered approach to prenatal and postpartum care that meets members where they are and provides whole-person care that addresses behavioral health and social needs in addition to medical needs. DHCS will revise and modernize existing Medi-Cal policies to provide members with increased choice of types of maternity providers and supports, like doulas, community health workers, and others, and creating critical linkages between health care and other programs across the state to make it easier for members to get the full range of needed services.
Additionally, DHCS will address the needs of special populations who are pregnant/postpartum, including people involved with the justice system, individuals with severe mental health and substance use needs, LGBTQI+ individuals, and Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander individuals.
DHCS will continue working with state departments, including the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Office of the California Surgeon General (OSG), maternity care and social services providers, state and local leaders, Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCP), birth equity advocates, and other partners to implement the Birthing Care Pathway policies outlined in the report. Continuing to engage a diverse set of partners to implement and further develop the Birthing Care Pathway will be vital to align the numerous maternity initiatives occurring so they are not siloed.
“Through a comprehensive, whole-person approach, California is not just enhancing perinatal health, but we are setting a bold new standard for care that delivers better outcomes for families statewide,” said California Surgeon General Dr. Diana Ramos. “The Birthing Care Pathway is a vital addition to the state’s efforts that advance perinatal health, building on the innovative, collaborative work already underway.”
“Having served rural communities throughout my career, I know that providing access to services from conception through one year postpartum has always been a challenge,” said Dr. Robert Moore, Chief Medical Officer at Partnership HealthPlan of California. “Collaborations like the DHCS Birthing Care Pathway are vital in bringing together multiple partners and stakeholders to find solutions. The entire community must engage on this issue to make lasting progress.”
WHY THIS MATTERS: Nearly one in eight U.S. births occur in California, and 40 percent of those births are covered by Medi-Cal. While California currently has the lowest maternal mortality rate in the nation, Medi-Cal members have a higher rate of maternal mortality than individuals with commercial insurance.
While the Birthing Care Pathway lays out a long-term strategy for transforming maternity care in Medi-Cal, many services and supports are already available to pregnant and postpartum members. Medi-Cal members can access comprehensive maternity care, including prenatal and postpartum visits, doula services, behavioral health care, and lactation support, through their health plan and provider network. DHCS remains committed to improving and expanding these services as part of the ongoing work to implement the Birthing Care Pathway.
ABOUT THE BIRTHING CARE PATHWAY: The Birthing Care Pathway includes policy recommendations that address the physical, behavioral, and health-related social needs of pregnant and postpartum members. Opportunities include improving access to providers, strengthening clinical care and care coordination, providing whole-person care, and modernizing how Medi-Cal pays for maternity care.
The Birthing Care Pathway is part of a multi-year commitment to transforming maternal health in California, and maternal health reform is already underway. DHCS is implementing the federal ten-year Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model in five Central Valley counties: Kern, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Madera. TMaH is a delivery and payment model designed to test whether effective implementation of evidence-informed interventions, sustained by a value-based payment model, can improve maternal outcomes and reduce Medi-Cal program expenditures.
COLLABORATIVE PROCESS: The Birthing Care Pathway reflects a collaborative effort of pregnant and postpartum Medi-Cal members, state partners and a range of health care and social services providers, community-based organizations (CBO), and advocates, ensuring a community-informed policy approach to the future of birthing and maternal health care in California. Additionally, the California Health Care Foundation and the David & Lucile Packard Foundation provided funding to support engagement and report development. Key insights from Medi-Cal members highlighted critical needs, such as respect for birth preferences, access to racially concordant and culturally centered care, improved behavioral health support, and better care coordination. Member experiences directly shaped the pathway’s policy recommendations. For more information, please visit the Birthing Care Pathway webpage.
“Learning about the Birthing Care Pathway gave me a sense of relief and hope because it meant I could take care of my and my baby’s health without adding additional stress,” said M. Thao, mother of an 11-month-old baby. “Every time I called for help to navigate resources and to sign up for the program, I received clear guidance from Medi-Cal. That feeling of knowing you’ll be OK is one I hope every birthing parent in California can count on.”
A BROADER VISION FOR MATERNAL HEALTH: DHCS will work with MCPs, providers, CBOs, and other stakeholders to implement TMaH Model elements, which are aligned with and complementary to the Birthing Care Pathway. Additionally, DHCS is working with the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, CDPH, and OSG to develop a Maternal Health Strategic Plan by September 2025 to improve maternal health throughout California.
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خدمات بهداشت رفتاری به 4800 نفر در سال افزایش می یابد
SACRAMENTO — On January 23, 2025, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Sierra Vista Child & Family Services celebrated the opening of a new facility in Stanislaus County to close gaps in mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. The Community Wellness and Youth Prevention Center will provide vital behavioral health services, including restorative justice practices for youth, mental health counseling, pregnant and postpartum services, family and parent support services, and other integrated services.
DHCS awarded Sierra Vista Child & Family Services more than $4.6 million through the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP), which works to ensure comprehensive behavioral health care for California’s most vulnerable individuals. The facility is expected to serve 4,800 individuals annually. With approved Proposition 1 bonds, in 2025 and 2026, even more behavioral health treatment facilities will be funded and built.
“The Community Wellness and Youth Prevention Center is an important part of California’s efforts to bring high-quality, holistic health care to rural and underserved communities,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “The opening of this center is a game-changer for people seeking dignified and holistic behavioral health services in Stanislaus County.”
“It is our mission to strengthen families and communities,” said Andrew Timbie, Chief Executive Officer for Sierra Vista Child & Family Services. “We believe our strategic initiatives to embody that mission are played out effectively in investment and further development of our Community Wellness and Youth Prevention Center in the heart of Stanislaus County, a vulnerable and struggling neighborhood.”
SIERRA VISTA CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES: Sierra Vista Child & Family Services offers a diverse array of services, including Enhanced Care Management, mentoring, short-term residential therapeutic programs for foster youth, and perinatal substance use disorder treatment programs.
The new Community Wellness and Youth Prevention Center was built using BHCIP funds to create lasting change in the lives of children, families, and the entire Stanislaus community. The center serves children and youth under age 25 from underserved, at-risk populations, including people who are involved in the juvenile justice system with low criminal offenses, as well as their family members. Services include strength-based assessments, comprehensive case management services, links to local community resources, family and caregiver education and well-being support, mental health screenings, and pregnant and postpartum services.
WHY BHCIP IS IMPORTANT: Through BHCIP, DHCS awards eligible entities funding to construct, acquire, and expand properties and invest in mobile crisis infrastructure to further expand the range of community-based behavioral health treatment options for people with mental health and substance use disorders. BHCIP is addressing historic gaps in the behavioral health care system to meet the growing demand for services and support throughout the lifespan of people in need. Sierra Vista Child & Family Services received BHCIP Round 4: Children and Youth grant funding.
DHCS has awarded $1.7 billion in BHCIP competitive grants. In addition, DHCS will distribute up to $4.4 billion in competitive Bond BHCIP funding, including $3.3 billion for Round 1: Launch Ready grants as part of Behavioral Health Transformation, DHCS’ work to implement Proposition 1. DHCS holds regular public listening sessions on this effort. Updates and recordings of the sessions are available on the Behavioral Health Transformation webpage.
درباره BHCIP راند 4: کودکان و جوانان: BHCIP Round 4 focused on Californians ages 25 and younger, including pregnant and postpartum women and their children and transitional-age youth ages 18-25, along with their families. Through funding made possible by California’s Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, the 52 awards totaling $480.5 million allowed for new construction and expansion of multiple outpatient and residential facility types, including children’s crisis residential programs, perinatal residential substance use disorder facilities, community wellness/youth prevention centers, and outpatient treatment for substance use disorders. Please see the BHCIP website for more information about grant recipients and additional details about all BHCIP funding rounds.
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ساکرامنتو - وزارت خدمات مراقبتهای بهداشتی (DHCS) از طریق شبکه پیشگیری از مصرف بیش از حد کالیفرنیا (COPN )، یک شبکه آموزشی معتبر در سطح ایالت که به مبارزه با اپیدمی مصرف بیش از حد مواد مخدر اختصاص دارد، مبلغ 2.7 میلیون دلار به 15 ائتلاف محلی اعطا کرد. این بودجه، پشتیبانی پایداری را برای ائتلافهایی که از مأموریت COPN برای تقویت ارتباطات درون جوامع و دسترسی به دانش، آموزش و منابع برای بهبود شیوهها و ایجاد تغییرات پایدار حمایت میکنند، فراهم خواهد کرد.
میشل باس، مدیر DHCS، گفت: «به طور سنتی، درمان اختلال مصرف مواد افیونی با ارتباطات محدود بین ارائه دهندگان خدمات و سایر سازمانها، به بخشهای جداگانهای تقسیم شده است که منجر به شکاف در مراقبت میشود.» «این بودجه از تلاشهای COPN برای کمک به هماهنگی ائتلافها، سازمانها و افرادی که در خط مقدم اپیدمی مصرف بیش از حد مواد در کالیفرنیا کار میکنند، برای اولویتبندی نیازهای منحصر به فرد و محلی و اجرای راهحلهای اثباتشدهای که جان انسانها را نجات میدهند، پشتیبانی خواهد کرد.»
ایجاد تغییر: پانزده ائتلاف برنده جایزه، از این بودجه بین ژانویه 1 ، 2025 و آگوست 30 ، 2027 برای اجرای استراتژیهایی که به پیشگیری، درمان و بهبودی از مصرف بیش از حد مواد مخدر میپردازند، استفاده خواهند کرد. این تلاشها شامل توزیع نالوکسان، گسترش دسترسی به منابع نجاتبخش و آموزش جامعه است که همگی با هدف کاهش مرگ و میر ناشی از مصرف بیش از حد مواد مخدر و تقویت بهبودی طولانی مدت در سراسر ایالت انجام میشود.
چرا این مهم است: بیش از ۷۰۰۰ کالیفرنیایی در سال ۲۰۲۲ بر اثر مصرف بیش از حد مواد افیونی جان خود را از دست دادند . سالانه بیش از ۸۳۰۰۰ مرگ ناشی از مصرف بیش از حد مواد افیونی در سراسر کشور رخ میدهد که ۹۰ درصد آنها مربوط به فنتانیل است.
تأثیر کمکهای مالی: جن رودز، هماهنگکننده ائتلاف ایمنی مواد افیونی سن لوئیس اوبیسپو ، گفت: «در نتیجه این بودجه، ائتلاف ما به ارائه آموزش و آگاهیبخشی به جامعه برای کاهش مصرف مواد افیونی و افزایش فرصتها برای پیشگیری از مصرف بیش از حد ادامه خواهد داد.» «ما همچنین دسترسی به ارائه دهندگان خدمات را بهبود خواهیم بخشید تا دسترسی به خدمات درمانی و کاهش آسیب در سراسر شهرستان افزایش یابد.»
آرتور کامارگو، هماهنگکننده ائتلاف برای مبارزه با مواد مخدر در سولانو ، گفت: «این بودجه، ابتکارات فعلی ائتلاف ما را تقویت کرده و تلاشهای ما را برای دسترسی به جمعیتهای بیشتر گسترش میدهد.» «به طور خاص، این بودجه به ما امکان میدهد خدمات کاهش آسیب، آموزش و توزیع نالوکسان و رویدادها و آموزشهای اجتماعی را گسترش دهیم.» این بودجه همچنین از تلاشهای ائتلاف ما برای بهروزرسانی و انتشار منابعی که به تجویزکنندگان برای تجویز ایمنتر مواد افیونی و بوپرنورفین اختصاص داده شده است، پشتیبانی میکند و از منابع داده ما برای حمایت از استفاده بهینه از بودجههای محلی تسویه حساب مواد افیونی استفاده خواهد کرد.
By strengthening connections and providing vital resources, COPN’s network and training give coalitions the tools and support they need to tackle the overdose epidemic effectively.
تصویر بزرگتر: این پروژه توسط کمک هزینه ایالتی واکنش به مواد افیونی IV که توسط اداره سوء مصرف مواد و خدمات سلامت روان اعطا میشود، تأمین مالی میشود. این پروژه بخشی از تلاشهای گستردهتر DHCS برای رسیدگی به اختلالات مصرف مواد، که در مجموع با عنوان پروژه واکنش به مواد افیونی کالیفرنیا شناخته میشود، است تا از طریق ارائه فعالیتهای پیشگیری، درمان و بهبودی، دسترسی به MOUD را افزایش دهد، نیازهای درمانی برآورده نشده را کاهش دهد و مرگ و میر ناشی از مصرف بیش از حد مواد افیونی را کاهش دهد. برای اطلاعات بیشتر، لطفاً به وبسایت DHCS مراجعه کنید.
ایالت، وبسایت opioids.ca.gov را راهاندازی کرد، ابزاری جامع برای کالیفرنیاییهایی که به دنبال منابعی برای پیشگیری و درمان و همچنین اطلاعاتی در مورد چگونگی تلاش کالیفرنیا برای پاسخگو نگه داشتن شرکتهای بزرگ داروسازی و قاچاقچیان مواد مخدر در این بحران هستند.
نهادهای واجد شرایط ممکن است بتوانند اسپری بینی نالوکسان ۴ میلیگرمی با نام تجاری CalRxرا بدون نسخه (OTC) به صورت رایگان از طریق پروژه توزیع نالوکسان DHCS دریافت کنند. CalRx در حال کار بر روی گزینهای است که افراد بتوانند اسپری بینی نالوکسان بدون نسخه CalRx را مستقیماً خریداری کنند.
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ساکرامنتو - وزارت خدمات مراقبتهای بهداشتی (DHCS) نزدیک به 65.4 میلیون دلار به 91 سازمان برای تقویت سیستم مرکز و اسپوک کالیفرنیا اعطا کرد، یک مدل اثبات شده که برای افزایش دسترسی به داروها برای خدمات اختلال مصرف مواد افیونی (MOUD) در سراسر ایالت طراحی شده است. این بودجه، خدمات پیشگیری، درمان و بهبودی را در سراسر ایالت بهبود میبخشد و مبارزه با بحران مواد افیونی را پیش میبرد و جان انسانها را نجات میدهد.
میشل باس، مدیر DHCS، گفت: «غلبه بر اپیدمی مواد افیونی مستلزم همکاری همه بخشهای سیستم بهداشت عمومی ما برای بهبود است.» «سیستم هاب اند اسپوک با بهبود خدمات و منابع در جوامع سراسر ایالت، شبکه ارائه دهندگان پیشگیری، کاهش آسیب، درمان و بهبودی کالیفرنیا را تقویت میکند.»
The Hub and Spoke System consists of a network of Narcotic Treatment Programs (known as Hubs) licensed to dispense methadone and other MOUDs. These Hubs are connected to other MOUD prescribers (known as Spokes), which primarily provide various formulations of buprenorphine—a medication that reduces opioid cravings and withdrawal symptoms—and ongoing opioid use disorder (OUD) and substance use disorder (SUD) care and treatment.
چرا این مهم است: بیش از ۷۰۰۰ کالیفرنیایی در سال ۲۰۲۲ بر اثر مصرف بیش از حد مواد افیونی جان خود را از دست دادند . سالانه بیش از ۸۳۰۰۰ مرگ ناشی از مصرف بیش از حد مواد افیونی در سراسر کشور رخ میدهد که بیش از ۹۰ درصد آنها مربوط به فنتانیل است. سیستم Hub and Spoke دسترسی به خدمات درمان با کمک دارو (MAT) را در سراسر ایالت، به ویژه در شهرستانهایی که بالاترین میزان مصرف بیش از حد مواد مخدر را دارند، افزایش میدهد. این برنامه از سیستم Vermont Hub and Spoke الگوبرداری شده بود که با موفقیت دسترسی به MAT را در یک ایالت روستایی با زیرساختهای درمانی کم افزایش داد. این پروژه با افزایش تعداد کل پزشکان، دستیاران پزشک و پرستارانی که بوپرنورفین تجویز میکردند، دسترسی به MAT را برای بیماران مبتلا به OUD افزایش داد.
سیستم Hub and Spoke همچنان به بهبود آموزش، اطلاعرسانی و درمان بیماران مبتلا به SUD و OUD ادامه میدهد و تمرکز ویژهای بر خدمترسانی به جمعیتهای آسیبپذیر و افزایش خدمات MOUD دارد. این سیستم به گونهای طراحی شده است که:
این به چه معناست: نود و یک سازمان از ژانویه 1 ، 2025 تا سپتامبر 29 ، 2027 ، جوایزی را برای ارائه خدمات MOUD جهت پیادهسازی سیستم Hub and Spoke دریافت خواهند کرد. دریافتکنندگان کمکهای مالی شامل برنامههای درمان اعتیاد، مراکز بهداشتی دارای مجوز فدرال، کلینیکهای بهداشت روستایی، کلینیکهای اجتماعی، سازمانهای غیرانتفاعی و نهادهای قبیلهای میشوند.
تأثیر کمک هزینه: آریل پترسون، مدیر مدیریت برنامه کلینیک خانواده ونیز ، گفت: «این بودجه به کلینیک خانواده ونیز اجازه میدهد تا صرف نظر از وضعیت بیمه افراد مبتلا به اختلال مصرف مواد، حمایتهای حیاتی را برای آنها ارائه دهد.» «این شامل داروهای اختلال مصرف مواد افیونی، مشاوره، مدیریت پرونده و انتقال به مراکز سمزدایی یا مراقبتهای شبانهروزی میشود.»
جودیت سوربر، مدیر برنامه MAT مرکز پزشکی کیما:و ، گفت: «ما مفتخریم که این بودجه کمکی را برای حمایت از برنامه MAT خود برای OUD دریافت میکنیم و این امر ما را قادر میسازد تا به ارائه خدمات حیاتی و پزشکی به بیماران بومی آمریکایی پرخطر ادامه دهیم.» «برنامه MAT همچنان بخش جداییناپذیر مرکز پزشکی ما و جامعه وسیعتری است که به آن خدمت میکنیم.» این بودجه به رشد برنامه ما، کاهش انگ اجتماعی و کاهش مرگ و میر ناشی از مصرف بیش از حد مواد افیونی در جامعه روستایی و قبیلهای ما کمک خواهد کرد. با ایجاد یک محیط کلینیکی ساختارمند، هدف ما توانمندسازی بیماران برای بازسازی زندگی خود و مشارکت به عنوان اعضای مؤثر جامعه و حمایت از خانوادهها و جوامعشان است.
آندریانی، مدیر ارزیابی کلر|ماتریکس، گفت: «با حمایت مالی سیستم هاب اند اسپوک، برنامههای درمانی سرپایی، اقامتی و درمان مواد افیونی ما قادر به ارائه خدمات گستردهتر به جامعه در مورد MOUD نجاتبخش هستند و دسترسی برابر به MAT را برای بیماران بدون بیمه و با بیمه ناکافی فراهم میکنند.» «بودجه سیستم هاب اند اسپوک برای حمایت از مدیران پزشکی، مشاوره و کادر پرستاری ما بسیار مهم است تا بتوانیم درمان با بالاترین کیفیت را به تعداد بیشتری از بیماران مبتلا به اختلالات مصرف مواد محرک و اختلالات مصرف مواد ارائه دهیم.» ما قادر خواهیم بود دانش و آگاهی از مزایا و تأثیر MAT را بهبود بخشیم و از طریق خدمات جامع آموزش و مشارکت بیمار، انگ اجتماعی را بیشتر کاهش دهیم.
تصویر بزرگتر: ایالت، opioids.ca.gov را راهاندازی کرد، ابزاری جامع برای کالیفرنیاییهایی که به دنبال منابعی برای پیشگیری و درمان و همچنین اطلاعاتی در مورد چگونگی تلاش کالیفرنیا برای پاسخگو نگه داشتن شرکتهای بزرگ داروسازی و قاچاقچیان مواد مخدر در این بحران هستند.
سیستم Hub and Spoke توسط کمک هزینه State Opioid Response IV که توسط اداره خدمات سوء مصرف مواد و سلامت روان اعطا میشود، تأمین مالی میشود. این پروژه بخشی از تلاشهای گستردهتر DHCS برای رسیدگی به اختلالات مصرف بیش از حد مواد افیونی، که در مجموع با عنوان « واکنش به مواد افیونی کالیفرنیا» شناخته میشود، است تا از طریق اقدامات پیشگیری، درمان و بهبودی، دسترسی به داروهای مسکن را افزایش دهد، نیازهای درمانی برآورده نشده را کاهش دهد و مرگ و میر ناشی از مصرف بیش از حد مواد افیونی را کاهش دهد. برای اطلاعات بیشتر، لطفاً از وبسایت «مروری بر واکنش به مواد افیونی DHCS کالیفرنیا» دیدن کنید.
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SACRAMENTO — In response to the Southern California wildfires, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) requested and received federal approval from the Biden-Harris administration of several dozen flexibilities to prevent disruptions in health care delivery so Medi-Cal members can continue to receive needed care. 1135 waivers allow the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to waive various administrative requirements to increase access to medical services during a time of national emergency. 1135 waiver approvals remain in effect throughout the duration of the public health emergency declared by former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, which is 90 days.
تایلر سادویت، مدیر مدیکید ایالت ، گفت: «DHCS متعهد است به کالیفرنیاییها کمک کند تا در طول این بحران ویرانگر و همزمان با شروع ظهور و بهبودی جوامع، به مراقبتهای مورد نیاز خود دسترسی پیدا کنند.» «معافیتهای اعطا شده توسط شرکای فدرال ما، انعطافپذیری لازم را برای ارائه دهندگان مراقبتهای بهداشتی فراهم میکند تا به نیازهای فوری اعضای Medi-Cal رسیدگی کنند.» چه تضمین دسترسی مداوم به خدمات کلینیکی در محیطهای جایگزین، چه ارائه انعطافپذیریهای هدفمند برای خدمات خانگی و مبتنی بر جامعه، و چه سادهسازی ثبتنام ارائهدهندگان خدمات، این اقدامات به گونهای طراحی شدهاند که موانع مراقبت و پشتیبانی از بیماران و ارائهدهندگان خدمات خط مقدم را در طول این شرایط اضطراری و در طول فرآیند بهبودی از بین ببرند.
Key flexibilities include:
درباره انعطافپذیریها: طبق معافیتهای ۱۱۳۵، مراکز خدمات مدیکر و مدیکید (CMS) به طور موقت برخی از الزامات مدیکر، مدیکید و برنامه بیمه سلامت کودکان را کاهش میدهد تا به ارائه دهندگان مراقبتهای بهداشتی و مراکز درمانی در مواقع اضطراری یا فاجعه کمک کند. مصوبات پیوست K انعطافپذیریهای بیشتری را مختص برنامههای خدمات خانگی و اجتماعی ارائه میدهند. این اقدامات به منظور کاهش بار اداری و ایجاد انعطافپذیری در ارائه مراقبتهای بهداشتی در دوران بحرانی طراحی شدهاند
همین امروز کمک بگیرید: کالیفرنیاییها میتوانند از CA.gov/LAfires ، مرکزی برای کسب اطلاعات و منابع از دولتهای ایالتی، محلی و فدرال، بازدید کنند.
شرکت Covered California اخیراً یک دوره ثبت نام ویژه برای ساکنان شهرستانهای لسآنجلس و ونتورا اعلام کرده است. این دوره ثبت نام ویژه تا 8 مارس 2025 ادامه خواهد داشت. منابع از طریق شهرستان لسآنجلس و ایالت کالیفرنیا در دسترس هستند. از ۱.۳ میلیون کالیفرنیایی فاقد بیمه که واجد شرایط دریافت یارانه از طریق Covered California هستند یا واجد شرایط پوشش Medi-Cal میباشند، ۳۵۶۰۰۰ نفر در جنوب کالیفرنیا ساکن هستند.
California developed resources to help guide people through disasters and provide information about the different types of federal, state, and local services available in California:
Through the BenefitsCal portal, Californians can get and manage benefits online. This includes food assistance (CalFresh, formerly food stamps), cash aid (CalWORKs, General Assistance, Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants), and affordable health insurance (Medi-Cal).
Individuals and business owners who sustained losses from the Southern California wildfires can apply for disaster assistance:
اگر از خدمات رله، مانند خدمات رله ویدیویی، خدمات تلفن زیرنویسدار یا موارد دیگر استفاده میکنید، شماره آن سرویس را به FEMA بدهید.
پیشینه: در واکنش به آتشسوزیهای جنگلی و اعلام وضعیت اضطراری و دستور اجرایی فرماندار گوین نیوسام که در تاریخ 7 ژانویه 2025 صادر شد، DHCS به سرعت انعطافپذیریهای اداری کلیدی را برای محافظت از اعضای Medi-Cal در مناطق آسیبدیده ایالت اعمال کرد .
DHCS نسخه Medi-Cal کالیفرنیا از Medicaid را اداره میکند و پوشش درمانی را برای نزدیک به ۱۵ میلیون نفر، از جمله نزدیک به ۴ میلیون عضو در شهرستان لسآنجلس و بیش از ۲۵۰،۰۰۰ عضو در شهرستان ونتورا، فراهم میکند. اگر اعضای Medi-Cal به کمک نیاز دارند، باید با ارائه دهنده خدمات درمانی یا طرح خود تماس بگیرند.
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