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California Applies to Join Groundbreaking Initiative to Expand Access to Lifesaving Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease​​ 

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California Applies to Join Groundbreaking Initiative to Expand Access to Lifesaving Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease​​ 

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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California Expands Vital Behavioral Health Care Services in Napa County​​ 

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California Expands Vital Behavioral Health Care Services in Napa County​​ 

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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.”​​ 

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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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Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center to Expand in Los Angeles County​​ 

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Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center to Expand in Los Angeles County​​ 

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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.​​ 

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Groundbreaking for Gateways Youth Expansion Project​​ 

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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Substance Use Disorder Care Capacity Expands in Los Angeles County​​ 

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Substance Use Disorder Care Capacity Expands in Los Angeles County​​ 

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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.​​ 

Ribbon Cutting for Crisis Management Hub​​ 
ປະທານ CRI-Help ແລະ CEO Brandon Fernandez ເປັນຜູ້ນໍາພາການຕັດໂບສໍາລັບສູນການຄຸ້ມຄອງວິກິດການ SUD ໃຫມ່.​​ 

“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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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.​​ 

Whole Child Mental Health Housing Services​​ 

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.​​ 

STRTP for One Groundbreaking Ceremony​​ 

“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.​​ 

ກ່ຽວກັບ BHCIP ຮອບ 5: ວິກິດການແລະສຸຂະພາບດ້ານພຶດຕິກໍາຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງ:​​  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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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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(916) 440-7660
DHCSPress@dhcs.ca.gov​​ 

ຄາລິຟໍເນຍ ແລະ Sierra Vista ບໍລິການເດັກ ແລະຄອບຄົວເປີດສູນຊັບພະຍາກອນຄອບຄົວສຸຂະພາບຊຸມຊົນໃໝ່ໃນເມືອງ Stanislaus​​ 

ບ້ານ ຂ່າວປະກາດ ໜ້າ 4​​ 

ຄາລິຟໍເນຍ ແລະ Sierra Vista ບໍລິການເດັກ ແລະຄອບຄົວເປີດສູນຊັບພະຍາກອນຄອບຄົວສຸຂະພາບຊຸມຊົນໃໝ່ໃນເມືອງ Stanislaus​​ 

ການ​ບໍ​ລິ​ການ​ສຸ​ຂະ​ພາບ​ພຶດ​ຕິ​ກໍາ​ຂະ​ຫຍາຍ​ຕົວ​ເປັນ 4,800 ປະ​ຊາ​ຊົນ​ຕໍ່​ປີ​​   

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.​​ 

Grand Opening Community Wellness Youth Prevention Center​​ 
(LR: Karina Franco, Sierra Vista ຜູ້ອໍານວຍການສູນຊັບພະຍາກອນຄອບຄົວ; Adriana Sanchez, ສະມາຊິກຄະນະກໍາມະການ Sierra Vista; Andrew Timbie, Sierra Vista CEO; Channce Condit, ຜູ້ຄຸມ, Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors-District Five; ແລະ Ruben Imperial, Stanislaus County Assistant CEO, ເປີດສູນສຸຂະພາບຊຸມຊົນແລະການປ້ອງກັນຊາວຫນຸ່ມໃຫມ່)​​ 

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.​​ 

ກ່ຽວກັບ BHCIP ຮອບ 4: ເດັກນ້ອຍແລະໄວຫນຸ່ມ:​​ 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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ລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍມອບເງິນ 2.7 ລ້ານໂດລາໃຫ້ແກ່ກຸ່ມປ້ອງກັນການໃຊ້ຢາເກີນຂະໜາດໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນທົ່ວລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍ​​ 

ບ້ານ ຂ່າວປະກາດ ໜ້າ 4​​ 

ລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍມອບເງິນ 2.7 ລ້ານໂດລາໃຫ້ແກ່ກຸ່ມປ້ອງກັນການໃຊ້ຢາເກີນຂະໜາດໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນທົ່ວລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍ​​ 

SACRAMENTO — ກະຊວງບໍລິການດ້ານສຸຂະພາບ (DHCS) ໄດ້ມອບເງິນ 2.7 ລ້ານໂດລາໃຫ້ແກ່ 15 ກຸ່ມພັນທະມິດທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ຜ່ານເຄືອຂ່າຍປ້ອງກັນການໃຊ້ຢາເກີນຂະໜາດຂອງລັດ California (COPN), ເຊິ່ງເປັນເຄືອຂ່າຍການຮຽນຮູ້ທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມນັບຖືທົ່ວລັດທີ່ອຸທິດຕົນເພື່ອຕ້ານການລະບາດຂອງການໃຊ້ຢາເກີນຂະໜາດ. ທຶນນີ້ຈະໃຫ້ການສະໜັບສະໜູນຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງສຳລັບກຸ່ມພັນທະມິດທີ່ສະໜັບສະໜູນພາລະກິດຂອງ COPN ເພື່ອເສີມສ້າງການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ພາຍໃນຊຸມຊົນ ແລະ ໃຫ້ການເຂົ້າເຖິງຄວາມຮູ້, ການຝຶກອົບຮົມ ແລະ ຊັບພະຍາກອນເພື່ອປັບປຸງການປະຕິບັດ ແລະ ສ້າງການປ່ຽນແປງທີ່ຍືນຍົງ.​​ 

“ຕາມປະເພນີແລ້ວ, ການປິ່ນປົວຄວາມຜິດປົກກະຕິໃນການໃຊ້ຢາ opioid ໄດ້ຖືກແຍກອອກຈາກກັນດ້ວຍການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ທີ່ຈຳກັດລະຫວ່າງຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການ ແລະ ອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງອື່ນໆ, ເຊິ່ງນຳໄປສູ່ຊ່ອງຫວ່າງໃນການດູແລ,” ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການ DHCS Michelle Baass ກ່າວ. "ທຶນນີ້ຈະສະໜັບສະໜູນຄວາມພະຍາຍາມຂອງ COPN ເພື່ອຊ່ວຍປະສານງານກຸ່ມພັນທະມິດ, ອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງ ແລະ ບຸກຄົນທີ່ເຮັດວຽກຢູ່ແຖວໜ້າຂອງການລະບາດຂອງການໃຊ້ຢາເກີນຂະໜາດຂອງລັດ California ເພື່ອໃຫ້ຄວາມສຳຄັນກັບຄວາມຕ້ອງການທີ່ເປັນເອກະລັກ ແລະ ທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ແລະ ຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດວິທີແກ້ໄຂທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການພິສູດແລ້ວວ່າຊ່ວຍຊີວິດຄົນໄດ້."​​ 

ສ້າງຄວາມແຕກຕ່າງ: ກຸ່ມພັນທະມິດສິບຫ້າກຸ່ມທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບລາງວັນຈະນຳໃຊ້ທຶນນີ້ລະຫວ່າງເດືອນມັງກອນ 1, 2025, ແລະເດືອນສິງຫາ 30, 2027, ເພື່ອຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດຍຸດທະສາດທີ່ແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາການປ້ອງກັນ, ການປິ່ນປົວ ແລະ ການຟື້ນຟູຈາກການໃຊ້ຢາເກີນຂະໜາດ. ຄວາມພະຍາຍາມເຫຼົ່ານີ້ລວມມີການແຈກຢາຍຢາ naloxone, ການຂະຫຍາຍການເຂົ້າເຖິງຊັບພະຍາກອນຊ່ວຍຊີວິດ, ແລະ ການສຶກສາຊຸມຊົນ, ທັງໝົດນີ້ມີຈຸດປະສົງເພື່ອຫຼຸດຜ່ອນການເສຍຊີວິດຈາກການໃຊ້ຢາເກີນขนาด ແລະ ສົ່ງເສີມການຟື້ນຟູໄລຍະຍາວທົ່ວລັດ.​​ 

ເປັນຫຍັງສິ່ງນີ້ຈຶ່ງສຳຄັນ: ຊາວຄາລິຟໍເນຍຫຼາຍກວ່າ 7,000 ຄົນ ໄດ້ເສຍຊີວິດ ຈາກການໃຊ້ຢາ opioid ເກີນຂະໜາດໃນປີ 2022. ມີການເສຍຊີວິດຫຼາຍກວ່າ 83,000 ຄົນທີ່ຕິດພັນກັບການໃຊ້ຢາ opioid ເກີນຂະໜາດໃນແຕ່ລະປີໃນທົ່ວປະເທດ, ໃນນັ້ນ 90 ເປີເຊັນແມ່ນກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບ fentanyl.​​ 

ຜົນກະທົບຂອງການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອລ້າ: “ດ້ວຍຜົນຂອງການສະໜອງທຶນນີ້, ກຸ່ມພັນທະມິດຂອງພວກເຮົາຈະສືບຕໍ່ໃຫ້ການສຶກສາ ແລະ ການສ້າງຈິດສຳນຶກໃນຊຸມຊົນເພື່ອຫຼຸດຜ່ອນການໃຊ້ opioid ແລະ ເພີ່ມໂອກາດໃນການປ້ອງກັນການໃຊ້ຢາເກີນຂະໜາດ,” Jenn Rhoads, ຜູ້ປະສານງານກຸ່ມພັນທະມິດສຳລັບກຸ່ມພັນທະມິດຄວາມປອດໄພ opioid San Luis Obispo ກ່າວ. “ພວກເຮົາຍັງຈະປັບປຸງການເຂົ້າເຖິງຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການເພື່ອເພີ່ມຄວາມພ້ອມຂອງການປິ່ນປົວ ແລະ ການບໍລິການຫຼຸດຜ່ອນອັນຕະລາຍໃນທົ່ວເຂດປົກຄອງ.”

“ທຶນສະໜັບສະໜູນນີ້ຈະເສີມສ້າງການລິເລີ່ມໃນປະຈຸບັນຂອງພັນທະມິດຂອງພວກເຮົາ ແລະ ຂະຫຍາຍຄວາມພະຍາຍາມຂອງພວກເຮົາໃຫ້ເຂົ້າເຖິງປະຊາກອນຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ,” ທ່ານ Arthur Camargo, ຜູ້ປະສານງານພັນທະມິດເພື່ອຄວາມປອດໄພດ້ານຢາເສບຕິດ Solano ກ່າວ. "ໂດຍສະເພາະ, ເງິນທຶນເຫຼົ່ານີ້ຈະຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາສາມາດຂະຫຍາຍການບໍລິການຫຼຸດຜ່ອນອັນຕະລາຍ, ການຝຶກອົບຮົມ ແລະ ການແຈກຢາຍຢາ naloxone, ແລະ ກິດຈະກໍາ ແລະ ການຝຶກອົບຮົມດ້ານການສຶກສາຊຸມຊົນ." ທຶນດັ່ງກ່າວຍັງຈະສະໜັບສະໜູນຄວາມພະຍາຍາມຂອງພັນທະມິດຂອງພວກເຮົາໃນການອັບເດດ ແລະ ເຜີຍແຜ່ຊັບພະຍາກອນທີ່ມຸ້ງໄປຫາຜູ້ສັ່ງຢາເພື່ອການສັ່ງຢາ opioid ແລະ buprenorphine ທີ່ປອດໄພກວ່າ ແລະ ນຳໃຊ້ຊັບພະຍາກອນຂໍ້ມູນຂອງພວກເຮົາເພື່ອສະໜັບສະໜູນການນຳໃຊ້ເງິນທຶນການຊຳລະ opioid ໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນໃຫ້ດີທີ່ສຸດ.”​​ 

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.​​ 

ຮູບພາບໃຫຍ່ກວ່າ: ໂຄງການນີ້ໄດ້ຮັບທຶນຈາກທຶນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອລ້າການຕອບສະໜອງຕໍ່ຢາ Opioid IV ຂອງລັດ ທີ່ມອບໂດຍອົງການບໍລິການສຸຂະພາບຈິດ ແລະ ການໃຊ້ສານເສບຕິດ. ໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວແມ່ນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງຂອງຄວາມພະຍາຍາມທີ່ກວ້າງຂວາງຂອງ DHCS ເພື່ອແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາການໃຊ້ສານເສບຕິດ, ເຊິ່ງເອີ້ນກັນວ່າ ໂຄງການຕອບໂຕ້ຢາ opioid ຂອງຄາລິຟໍເນຍ, ເພື່ອເພີ່ມການເຂົ້າເຖິງ MOUD, ຫຼຸດຜ່ອນຄວາມຕ້ອງການການປິ່ນປົວທີ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຕອບສະໜອງ, ແລະຫຼຸດຜ່ອນການເສຍຊີວິດທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບການໃຊ້ຢາ opioid ເກີນຂະໜາດໂດຍຜ່ານການສະໜອງກິດຈະກຳປ້ອງກັນ, ການປິ່ນປົວ, ແລະການຟື້ນຟູ. ສຳລັບຂໍ້ມູນເພີ່ມເຕີມ, ກະລຸນາເຂົ້າເບິ່ງ ເວັບໄຊທ໌ DHCS.

ລັດໄດ້ເປີດຕົວ opioids.ca.gov, ເຊິ່ງເປັນເຄື່ອງມືປະຕູດຽວສຳລັບຊາວຄາລິຟໍເນຍທີ່ຊອກຫາຊັບພະຍາກອນສຳລັບການປ້ອງກັນ ແລະ ການປິ່ນປົວ, ພ້ອມທັງຂໍ້ມູນກ່ຽວກັບວິທີທີ່ລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍກຳລັງເຮັດວຽກເພື່ອຮັບຜິດຊອບຕໍ່ບໍລິສັດຢາຂະໜາດໃຫຍ່ ແລະ ຜູ້ຄ້າຢາເສບຕິດໃນວິກິດການນີ້.​​ 

ໜ່ວຍງານທີ່ມີສິດໄດ້ຮັບອາດຈະສາມາດໄດ້ຮັບຢາສີດພົ່ນດັງ naloxone 4 ມກ ທີ່ຂາຍໂດຍບໍ່ຕ້ອງມີໃບສັ່ງແພດ (OTC) ຍີ່ຫໍ້ CalRxໂດຍບໍ່ເສຍຄ່າຜ່ານ ໂຄງການແຈກຢາຍ Naloxone ຂອງ DHCS. CalRx ກຳລັງເຮັດວຽກກ່ຽວກັບທາງເລືອກສຳລັບບຸກຄົນທີ່ຈະຊື້ຢາສີດພົ່ນດັງ CalRx OTC naloxone ໂດຍກົງ.​​ 

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ຫ້ອງການສື່ສານ​​ 
(916) 440-7660
DHCSPress@dhcs.ca.gov​​ 

ລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍມອບເງິນຫຼາຍກວ່າ 65 ລ້ານໂດລາໃຫ້ແກ່ 91 ອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງສຳລັບການປິ່ນປົວ ແລະ ການຟື້ນຟູຈາກຢາໂອປີອອຍ​​ 

ບ້ານ ຂ່າວປະກາດ ໜ້າ 4​​ 

ລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍມອບເງິນຫຼາຍກວ່າ 65 ລ້ານໂດລາໃຫ້ແກ່ 91 ອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງສຳລັບການປິ່ນປົວ ແລະ ການຟື້ນຟູຈາກຢາໂອປີອອຍ​​ 

SACRAMENTO — ກະຊວງບໍລິການດ້ານສຸຂະພາບ (DHCS) ໄດ້ມອບເງິນເກືອບ 65.4 ລ້ານໂດລາໃຫ້ແກ່ 91 ອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງເພື່ອເສີມສ້າງລະບົບສູນກາງ ແລະ ປາກກາຂອງລັດ California, ເຊິ່ງເປັນຮູບແບບທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການພິສູດແລ້ວວ່າຖືກອອກແບບມາເພື່ອເພີ່ມການເຂົ້າເຖິງຢາສຳລັບການບໍລິການຄວາມຜິດປົກກະຕິໃນການໃຊ້ opioid (MOUD) ໃນທົ່ວລັດ. ທຶນນີ້ຈະເສີມຂະຫຍາຍການບໍລິການປ້ອງກັນ, ການປິ່ນປົວ ແລະ ການຟື້ນຟູທົ່ວລັດ, ກ້າວໄປສູ່ການຕໍ່ສູ້ກັບວິກິດການ opioid ແລະ ຊ່ວຍຊີວິດຄົນ.​​ 

“ການເອົາຊະນະການລະບາດຂອງຢາ opioid ຮຽກຮ້ອງໃຫ້ທຸກພາກສ່ວນຂອງລະບົບສາທາລະນະສຸກຂອງພວກເຮົາເຮັດວຽກຮ່ວມກັນເພື່ອການປິ່ນປົວ,” ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການ DHCS Michelle Baass ກ່າວ. “ລະບົບ Hub and Spoke ເສີມສ້າງເຄືອຂ່າຍຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການປ້ອງກັນ, ຫຼຸດຜ່ອນອັນຕະລາຍ, ການປິ່ນປົວ ແລະ ການຟື້ນຟູຂອງລັດ California ໂດຍການປັບປຸງການບໍລິການ ແລະ ຊັບພະຍາກອນໃນຊຸມຊົນຕ່າງໆທົ່ວລັດ.”​​ 

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.​​ 

ເປັນຫຍັງສິ່ງນີ້ຈຶ່ງສຳຄັນ: ຊາວຄາລິຟໍເນຍຫຼາຍກວ່າ 7,000 ຄົນ ໄດ້ເສຍຊີວິດ ຈາກການໃຊ້ຢາ opioid ເກີນຂະໜາດໃນປີ 2022. ມີການເສຍຊີວິດຫຼາຍກວ່າ 83,000 ຄົນທີ່ຕິດພັນກັບການໃຊ້ຢາ opioid ເກີນຂະໜາດໃນແຕ່ລະປີໃນທົ່ວປະເທດ, ໃນນັ້ນຫຼາຍກວ່າ 90 ເປີເຊັນແມ່ນກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບຢາ fentanyl. ລະບົບ Hub and Spoke ເພີ່ມການເຂົ້າເຖິງການບໍລິການປິ່ນປົວດ້ວຍຢາ (MAT) ທົ່ວລັດ, ໂດຍສະເພາະໃນເຂດທີ່ມີອັດຕາການໃຊ້ຢາເກີນຂະໜາດສູງສຸດ. ໂຄງການນີ້ໄດ້ຖືກສ້າງແບບຢ່າງຕາມ ລະບົບ Vermont Hub and Spoke, ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ເພີ່ມການເຂົ້າເຖິງ MAT ໃນລັດຊົນນະບົດທີ່ມີພື້ນຖານໂຄງລ່າງການປິ່ນປົວໜ້ອຍ. ໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວໄດ້ເພີ່ມຄວາມພ້ອມຂອງ MAT ສຳລັບຄົນເຈັບທີ່ມີ OUD ໂດຍການເພີ່ມຈຳນວນແພດ, ຜູ້ຊ່ວຍແພດ ແລະ ພະຍາບານຜູ້ປະຕິບັດໜ້າທີ່ສັ່ງຢາ buprenorphine.

ລະບົບ Hub and Spoke ສືບຕໍ່ປັບປຸງການສຶກສາ, ການເຜີຍແຜ່ຂໍ້ມູນ ແລະ ການປິ່ນປົວສຳລັບຄົນເຈັບທີ່ມີ SUDs ແລະ OUDs, ໂດຍສຸມໃສ່ການຮັບໃຊ້ປະຊາກອນທີ່ມີຄວາມສ່ຽງ ແລະ ການເພີ່ມການບໍລິການ MOUD. ລະບົບດັ່ງກ່າວຖືກອອກແບບມາເພື່ອ:​​ 

ນີ້ໝາຍຄວາມວ່າ: ອົງກອນ 91 ແຫ່ງຈະໄດ້ຮັບລາງວັນເພື່ອໃຫ້ບໍລິການ MOUD ເພື່ອຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດລະບົບ Hub and Spoke ແຕ່ເດືອນມັງກອນ 1, 2025, ຈົນຮອດເດືອນກັນຍາ 29, 2027. ຜູ້ໄດ້ຮັບທຶນລວມມີໂຄງການປິ່ນປົວຢາເສບຕິດ, ສູນສຸຂະພາບທີ່ມີຄຸນວຸດທິຈາກລັດຖະບານກາງ, ຄລີນິກສຸຂະພາບຊົນນະບົດ, ຄລີນິກຊຸມຊົນ, ອົງການບໍ່ຫວັງຜົນກຳໄລ, ແລະ ໜ່ວຍງານຊົນເຜົ່າ.​​  

ຜົນກະທົບຂອງການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອລ້າ: “ທຶນນີ້ຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ Venice Family Clinic ສາມາດສະເໜີການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອດ້ານການຊ່ວຍຊີວິດສຳລັບຜູ້ທີ່ເປັນ SUDs, ໂດຍບໍ່ຄຳນຶງເຖິງສະຖານະພາບການປະກັນໄພຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ,” Ariel Peterson, ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການຄຸ້ມຄອງໂຄງການສຳລັບ Venice Family Clinic ກ່າວ. "ອັນນີ້ລວມມີຢາສຳລັບຄວາມຜິດປົກກະຕິໃນການໃຊ້ຢາຝິ່ນ, ການໃຫ້ຄຳປຶກສາ, ການຄຸ້ມຄອງກໍລະນີ, ແລະ ການຂົນສົ່ງໄປຫາການຖອນສານພິດ ຫຼື ການດູແລທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສ."​​ 

“ພວກເຮົາຮູ້ສຶກເປັນກຽດທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບທຶນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອນີ້ເພື່ອສະໜັບສະໜູນໂຄງການ MAT ຂອງພວກເຮົາສຳລັບ OUD, ເຊິ່ງຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສືບຕໍ່ໃຫ້ບໍລິການດ້ານການເຜີຍແຜ່ ແລະ ການບໍລິການທາງການແພດທີ່ສຳຄັນແກ່ຄົນເຈັບພື້ນເມືອງອາເມລິກາທີ່ມີຄວາມສ່ຽງສູງ,” Judith Surber, ຜູ້ຈັດການໂຄງການ MAT ສຳລັບສູນການແພດ K'ima:w ກ່າວ. "ໂຄງການ MAT ຍັງຄົງເປັນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງທີ່ສຳຄັນຂອງສູນການແພດຂອງພວກເຮົາ ແລະ ຊຸມຊົນທີ່ກວ້າງຂວາງທີ່ພວກເຮົາຮັບໃຊ້." ທຶນນີ້ຈະຊ່ວຍຂະຫຍາຍໂຄງການຂອງພວກເຮົາ, ຫຼຸດຜ່ອນຄວາມອັບອາຍ, ແລະ ຫຼຸດຜ່ອນອັດຕາການຕາຍຈາກການໃຊ້ຢາ opioid ເກີນຂະໜາດພາຍໃນຊຸມຊົນຊົນເຜົ່າຊົນນະບົດຂອງພວກເຮົາ. ໂດຍການສົ່ງເສີມສະພາບແວດລ້ອມຂອງຄລີນິກທີ່ມີໂຄງສ້າງ, ພວກເຮົາມີຈຸດປະສົງເພື່ອໃຫ້ຄົນເຈັບສາມາດສ້າງຊີວິດຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າຄືນໃໝ່ ແລະ ປະກອບສ່ວນເປັນສະມາຊິກທີ່ມີປະສິດທິພາບຂອງສັງຄົມ, ສະໜັບສະໜູນຄອບຄົວ ແລະ ຊຸມຊົນຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ.”​​ 

“ດ້ວຍການສະໜັບສະໜູນທຶນຂອງລະບົບ Hub and Spoke, ໂຄງການປິ່ນປົວຄົນເຈັບນອກ, ຄົນເຈັບທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສ ແລະ ການປິ່ນປົວ opioid ຂອງພວກເຮົາສາມາດໃຫ້ການເຜີຍແຜ່ຢ່າງກວ້າງຂວາງຕໍ່ຊຸມຊົນກ່ຽວກັບ MOUD ທີ່ຊ່ວຍຊີວິດ ແລະ ໃຫ້ຄົນເຈັບທີ່ບໍ່ມີປະກັນໄພ ແລະ ຄົນເຈັບທີ່ມີປະກັນໄພບໍ່ພຽງພໍສາມາດເຂົ້າເຖິງ MAT ໄດ້ຢ່າງເທົ່າທຽມກັນ,” ທ່ານນາງ Andrea Nee, ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການປະເມີນຜົນຂອງ Clare|Matrix ກ່າວ. "ການສະໜອງທຶນຈາກລະບົບ Hub and Spoke ແມ່ນເຄື່ອງມືສຳຄັນໃນການສະໜັບສະໜູນຜູ້ອຳນວຍການດ້ານການແພດ, ພະນັກງານໃຫ້ຄຳປຶກສາ ແລະ ພະຍາບານຂອງພວກເຮົາ ໃຫ້ສາມາດສະເໜີການປິ່ນປົວທີ່ມີຄຸນນະພາບສູງສຸດໃຫ້ແກ່ຄົນເຈັບທີ່ມີ OUDs ແລະ ຄວາມຜິດປົກກະຕິໃນການໃຊ້ສານກະຕຸ້ນຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ." ພວກເຮົາຈະສາມາດປັບປຸງຄວາມຮູ້ ແລະ ຄວາມຮັບຮູ້ກ່ຽວກັບຜົນປະໂຫຍດ ແລະ ຜົນກະທົບຂອງ MAT ແລະ ຫຼຸດຜ່ອນຄວາມອັບອາຍຕື່ມອີກໂດຍຜ່ານການສຶກສາອົບຮົມຄົນເຈັບ ແລະ ການບໍລິການມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມຢ່າງຄົບຖ້ວນ.”​​ 

ຮູບພາບທີ່ໃຫຍ່ກວ່າ: ລັດໄດ້ເປີດຕົວ opioids.ca.gov, ເຊິ່ງເປັນເຄື່ອງມືປະຕູດຽວສຳລັບຊາວຄາລິຟໍເນຍທີ່ຊອກຫາຊັບພະຍາກອນສຳລັບການປ້ອງກັນ ແລະ ການປິ່ນປົວ ພ້ອມທັງຂໍ້ມູນກ່ຽວກັບວິທີທີ່ລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍກຳລັງເຮັດວຽກເພື່ອຮັບຜິດຊອບຕໍ່ບໍລິສັດຢາຂະໜາດໃຫຍ່ ແລະ ຜູ້ຄ້າຢາເສບຕິດໃນວິກິດການນີ້.​​ 

ລະບົບ Hub and Spoke ໄດ້ຮັບທຶນຈາກທຶນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອລ້າ Opioid Response IV ຂອງລັດ, ເຊິ່ງມອບໂດຍອົງການບໍລິການສຸຂະພາບຈິດ ແລະ ການໃຊ້ສານເສບຕິດ. ໂຄງການນີ້ແມ່ນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງຂອງຄວາມພະຍາຍາມທີ່ກວ້າງຂວາງຂອງ DHCS ເພື່ອແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາ SUDs, ເຊິ່ງເອີ້ນກັນວ່າ California Opioid Response, ເພື່ອເພີ່ມການເຂົ້າເຖິງ MOUDs, ຫຼຸດຜ່ອນຄວາມຕ້ອງການການປິ່ນປົວທີ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຕອບສະໜອງ, ແລະຫຼຸດຜ່ອນການເສຍຊີວິດທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບການໃຊ້ຢາ opioid ເກີນຂະໜາດຜ່ານຄວາມພະຍາຍາມປ້ອງກັນ, ການປິ່ນປົວ, ແລະການຟື້ນຟູ. ສຳລັບຂໍ້ມູນເພີ່ມເຕີມ, ກະລຸນາເຂົ້າເບິ່ງ ເວັບໄຊທ໌ພາບລວມການຕອບສະໜອງຕໍ່ຢາ Opioid ຂອງ DHCS ລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍ.​​ 

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ຫ້ອງການສື່ສານ​​ 
(916) 440-7660
DHCSPress@dhcs.ca.gov​​ 

ຄາລິຟໍເນຍຮັບປະກັນການອະນຸມັດຂອງລັດຖະບານກາງກ່ຽວກັບຄວາມຍືດຫຍຸ່ນເພື່ອຊ່ວຍສະມາຊິກ Medi-Cal ແລະຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຜົນກະທົບຈາກໄຟໄຫມ້ປ່າໃນພາກໃຕ້ຂອງຄາລິຟໍເນຍ​​ 

ບ້ານ ຂ່າວປະກາດ ໜ້າ 4​​ 

ຄາລິຟໍເນຍຮັບປະກັນການອະນຸມັດຂອງລັດຖະບານກາງກ່ຽວກັບຄວາມຍືດຫຍຸ່ນເພື່ອຊ່ວຍສະມາຊິກ Medi-Cal ແລະຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຜົນກະທົບຈາກໄຟໄຫມ້ປ່າໃນພາກໃຕ້ຂອງຄາລິຟໍເນຍ​​ 

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.​​ 

“DHCS ມຸ່ງໝັ້ນທີ່ຈະຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຊາວຄາລິຟໍເນຍໃຫ້ເຂົ້າເຖິງການດູແລທີ່ເຂົາເຈົ້າຕ້ອງການໃນຊ່ວງວິກິດການທີ່ຮ້າຍແຮງນີ້ ແລະ ໃນຂະນະທີ່ຊຸມຊົນເລີ່ມເກີດຂຶ້ນ ແລະ ຟື້ນຕົວ,” ທ່ານ Tyler Sadwith ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການ Medicaid ຂອງລັດ ກ່າວ. "ການຍົກເວັ້ນທີ່ອອກໂດຍຄູ່ຮ່ວມງານລັດຖະບານກາງຂອງພວກເຮົາຈະສະໜອງຄວາມຍືດຫຍຸ່ນທີ່ຈຳເປັນສຳລັບຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການດ້ານສຸຂະພາບເພື່ອແກ້ໄຂຄວາມຕ້ອງການອັນຮີບດ່ວນຂອງສະມາຊິກ Medi-Cal." ບໍ່ວ່າຈະເປັນການຮັບປະກັນການເຂົ້າເຖິງການບໍລິການທາງດ້ານຄລີນິກຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງໃນສະຖານທີ່ທາງເລືອກອື່ນ, ການສະໜອງຄວາມຍືດຫຍຸ່ນເປົ້າໝາຍສຳລັບການບໍລິການຢູ່ເຮືອນ ແລະ ການບໍລິການໃນຊຸມຊົນ, ຫຼື ການປັບປຸງການລົງທະບຽນຂອງຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການ, ມາດຕະການເຫຼົ່ານີ້ແມ່ນຖືກອອກແບບມາເພື່ອລົບລ້າງອຸປະສັກຕໍ່ການດູແລ ແລະ ສະໜັບສະໜູນທັງຄົນເຈັບ ແລະ ຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການແຖວໜ້າໃນລະຫວ່າງເຫດສຸກເສີນນີ້ ແລະ ຕະຫຼອດຂະບວນການຟື້ນຟູ.”​​ 

Key flexibilities include:​​ 

ກ່ຽວກັບຄວາມຍືດຫຍຸ່ນ: ພາຍໃຕ້ການຍົກເວັ້ນ 1135, ສູນບໍລິການ Medicare ແລະ Medicaid (CMS) ກຳລັງຜ່ອນຄາຍຂໍ້ກຳນົດບາງຢ່າງຂອງໂຄງການປະກັນສຸຂະພາບ Medicare, Medicaid ແລະ ເດັກຊົ່ວຄາວເພື່ອຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການດ້ານສຸຂະພາບ ແລະ ສະຖານທີ່ຕ່າງໆຕອບສະໜອງຕໍ່ເຫດສຸກເສີນ ຫຼື ໄພພິບັດ. ການອະນຸມັດຂອງພາກຜະນວກ K ໃຫ້ຄວາມຍືດຫຍຸ່ນເພີ່ມເຕີມສະເພາະສຳລັບໂຄງການບໍລິການທີ່ອີງໃສ່ເຮືອນ ແລະ ຊຸມຊົນ. ການກະທຳເຫຼົ່ານີ້ແມ່ນຖືກອອກແບບມາເພື່ອຫຼຸດຜ່ອນພາລະດ້ານການບໍລິຫານ ແລະ ໃຫ້ຄວາມຍືດຫຍຸ່ນໃນການໃຫ້ບໍລິການດ້ານສຸຂະພາບໃນຊ່ວງເວລາທີ່ສຳຄັນ

ຮັບຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອມື້ນີ້: ຊາວຄາລິຟໍເນຍສາມາດເຂົ້າເບິ່ງ ເວັບໄຊທ໌ CA.gov/LAfires, ເຊິ່ງເປັນສູນກາງສຳລັບຂໍ້ມູນ ແລະ ຊັບພະຍາກອນຈາກລັດຖະບານຂັ້ນລັດ, ທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ແລະ ລັດຖະບານກາງ.​​   

ບໍ່ດົນມານີ້ Covered California ໄດ້ປະກາດໄລຍະເວລາລົງທະບຽນພິເສດສຳລັບຜູ້ຢູ່ອາໄສໃນເຂດ Los Angeles ແລະ Ventura. ໄລຍະເວລາລົງທະບຽນພິເສດນີ້ຈະແກ່ຍາວໄປຈົນຮອດວັນ 8 ມີນາ, 2025. ຊັບພະຍາກອນແມ່ນມີໃຫ້ຜ່ານເຂດ Los Angeles ແລະ ລັດ California. ໃນຈຳນວນຊາວຄາລິຟໍເນຍທີ່ບໍ່ມີປະກັນໄພ 1.3 ລ້ານຄົນທີ່ມີສິດໄດ້ຮັບເງິນອຸດໜູນຜ່ານ Covered California ຫຼືມີສິດໄດ້ຮັບການຄຸ້ມຄອງ Medi-Cal, ມີ 356,000 ຄົນທີ່ອາໄສຢູ່ໃນພາກໃຕ້ຂອງລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍ.​​ 

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:​​ 

ຖ້າທ່ານໃຊ້ບໍລິການຖ່າຍທອດສັນຍານ, ເຊັ່ນ: ການບໍລິການຖ່າຍທອດວິດີໂອ, ການບໍລິການໂທລະສັບທີ່ມີຄຳບັນຍາຍ, ຫຼື ອື່ນໆ, ໃຫ້ບອກເບີໂທລະສັບສຳລັບການບໍລິການນັ້ນແກ່ FEMA.

ຄວາມເປັນມາ: ເພື່ອຕອບສະໜອງຕໍ່ໄຟໄໝ້ປ່າ ແລະ ຄຳສັ່ງ ສຸກເສີນ ແລະ ຄຳສັ່ງບໍລິຫານ ຂອງຜູ້ວ່າການລັດ Gavin Newsom ທີ່ອອກໃນວັນທີ 7 ມັງກອນ, 2025, DHCS ໄດ້ຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດຄວາມຍືດຫຍຸ່ນດ້ານການບໍລິຫານທີ່ສຳຄັນຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວ ເພື່ອປົກປ້ອງສະມາຊິກ Medi-Cal ໃນພາກພື້ນທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຜົນກະທົບຂອງລັດ.​​ 

DHCS ຄຸ້ມຄອງ Medi-Cal, ເຊິ່ງເປັນ Medicaid ສະບັບຂອງລັດ California, ໂດຍໃຫ້ການຄຸ້ມຄອງສຸຂະພາບແກ່ປະຊາຊົນເກືອບ 15 ລ້ານຄົນ, ລວມທັງສະມາຊິກເກືອບ 4 ລ້ານຄົນໃນເຂດ Los Angeles ແລະ ສະມາຊິກຫຼາຍກວ່າ 250,000 ຄົນໃນເຂດ Ventura. ຖ້າສະມາຊິກ Medi-Cal ຕ້ອງການຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ, ເຂົາເຈົ້າຄວນຕິດຕໍ່ຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການດ້ານສຸຂະພາບ ຫຼື ແຜນການ ຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ.​​ 

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ຫ້ອງການສື່ສານ​​ 
(916) 440-7660
DHCSPress@dhcs.ca.gov​​