캘리포니아 행동 건강 계획 위원회 위원과 직원은 체계적인 인종 차별과 불평등을 해결하기 위해 필요한 변화를 가져오는 노력, 정책 및 프로그램을 지원하는 데 전념하고 있습니다.  여기에는 정신 질환 및 약물 사용 장애를 경험하는 개인이 지역사회 내에서 치료와 지원이 필요한 개인이 아니라 사회와 공공 안전에 위협이 되는 존재로 낙인찍히는 경우가 많기 때문에 정신 질환 및 약물 사용 장애의 범죄화를 줄이는 것도 포함됩니다. 행동 건강 시스템은 사회적 불공정의 직접적인 영향을 받아 광범위한 건강 격차와 기대 수명 감소로 이어집니다.​​ 

The nation is experiencing a number of crises; crises which have indisputably highlighted the complex issues of race and inequality across our country. The Planning Council’s vision is a behavioral health system that makes it possible for individuals to achieve full and purposeful lives.  We are committed to attaining racial and social equity through action and advocacy for an inclusive society in which all community members can realize their full potential regardless of their race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, diagnosis, ability or economic status. The Planning Council employs a number of Guiding Principles that are foundational to its visionary work.​​ 

It must be recognized that certain communities benefit from systemic racism and inequities while other communities suffer greatly. Leaders must look inward to identify unconscious bias as well as understand historical policies and practices that drive inequities. The Planning Council commits to continuing and improving our policies and practices to support and encourage diversity in membership and staff perspectives, to value individual lived experience, and to promote opportunities for ongoing education and growth.​​ 

The Council believes we can establish public policies that honor and respect differing backgrounds and life experiences by normalizing conversations about racial and other inequities. By building partnerships among Council members, policy makers, and communities served, we can operationalize the true meaning of equity. Through this process, the Council supports California in achieving the goals to reduce disparities, rebuild the trust lost from communities that have been historically under/inappropriately served and eliminate social injustice and racial inequities.​​