Ang mga miyembro at kawani ng California Behavioral Health Planning Council ay nakatuon sa pagsuporta sa mga pagsisikap, patakaran at Programa na nagdudulot ng kinakailangang pagbabago upang matugunan ang sistematikong rasismo at hindi pagkakapantay-pantay.  Kabilang dito ang pagbabawas ng kriminalisasyon ng sakit sa isip at mga karamdaman sa paggamit ng sangkap, dahil ang mga indibidwal na nakakaranas ng mga kundisyong ito ay kadalasang binibigyang-diin bilang banta sa lipunan at kaligtasan ng publiko kaysa sa mga indibidwal na nangangailangan ng paggamot at suporta sa loob ng kanilang komunidad. Ang sistema ng kalusugan ng pag-uugali ay direktang naaapektuhan ng kawalan ng katarungang panlipunan na humahantong sa malalayong pagkakaiba sa kalusugan at pagbaba ng pag-asa sa buhay.​​ 

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.​​