Disaster Response
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OVERVIEW
The Disaster Response Unit (DRU) of the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is pivotal in managing the Crisis Counseling and Assistance Training Program (CCP) grants, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). These grants provide essential mental health support to individuals affected by natural and human-caused disasters, commonly activated in California following presidential disaster declarations due to wildfires and winter storms. The CCP facilitates community outreach, counseling, and mental health services through two funding phases: the Immediate Services Program (ISP), offering up to 60 days of support, and the Regular Services Program (RSP), providing aid for up to nine months. By adhering to federal and state regulations, the DRU ensures effective and transparent use of funds to support disaster survivors. For more information on the CCP, visit the SAMHSA website.
BACKGROUND
The CCP is a supplemental program that provides financial assistance for mental health services and training activities in areas that have received a Presidential major disaster declaration that includes Individual Assistance (IA) and authorizes CCP. FEMA provides CCP funding through a federal grant award. A state, tribe, or territory (STT) may submit to FEMA an application for CCP that identifies a non-federal entity to administer CCP services. The CCP award enables STT and local government agencies to either provide crisis counseling services directly or to contract with local mental health service providers familiar with the affected communities. CCP is authorized under section 416 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as codified at 42 U.S.C. § 5183. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Center for Mental Health Services, within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), works in partnership with FEMA to provide technical assistance, consultation, grant administration, program oversight, and training for STT designated mental health authorities.
Contact Us:
Department of Health Care Services
Disaster Response
P.O Box 997413, MS 2602
Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
Email: DHCSDR@dhcs.ca.gov
(916) 322-2964
Fax: (916) 440-5230
Driving Under the Influence
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Behavioral Health Licensing and Certification Division, Driving-Under-The-Influence (DUI) Section, licenses and performs compliance monitoring on all DUI programs in California. The objectives of the DUI program are to reduce the number of repeat DUI offenses by persons who complete a state-licensed DUI program; and to provide participants an opportunity to address problems related to the use of alcohol and/or other drugs.
DHCS does not license internet DUI programs. DUI classes offered via the internet do not meet California's DUI Program requirements.
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Contact Us:
Department of Health Care Services
Driving-Under-the-Influence
P.O Box 997413, MS 2602
Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
DUIProviders@dhcs.ca.gov
(916) 322-2964