California Behavioral Health Planning Council
The California Behavioral Health Planning Council (CBHPC) is a majority Consumer and Family member advisory body to state and local government, the Legislature, and residents of California on mental health services in California. CBHPC consists of thirty-two members appointed by the DHCS including consumers, family members, providers, and eight state department representatives, as outlined in
Public Law 103-321.
CBHPC's vision and mission guide its evaluation of California's system of behavioral health care through targeted committee studies, community site visits, and General Session forums and presentations.
The CBHPC informs the Administration and the Legislature on priority issues. We also provide feedback on behavioral health policy and regulations, and on legislative actions based on our
Policy Platform as part of our
federal mandates and
state mandates.
What's New
- The Systems and Medicaid Committee's response to the Draft 2025 Statewide Needs Assessment and Planning (SNAP) Report for the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant Federal Reporting Requirement can be found on the committee's page.
- The next Quarterly meeting will be held October 14-17, 2025 at the Embassy Suites San Francisco Airport Waterfront in Burlingame, CA.
- The Council's Behavioral Health Transformation recommendations can be found on our Behavioral Health Transformation page and information on the three-year Integrated Plans can be found on our Integrated Plans page.
