California Health & Human Services
The California Health and Human Services Agency and its Departments are reviewing the federal government’s final Public Charge Rule and assessing the potential impacts on California families and communities. As indicated in the federal government’s notice, the final Public Charge Rule will take effect 60 days after formal publication on the Federal Register. In other …
What you need to know: State, county and local partners are coming together to strengthen implementation of the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act, one component of a larger effort to transform California’s behavioral health system. Through training, outreach and close collaboration, partners are connecting Californians in need with critical behavioral health services and …
Sacramento, CA – The California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine (CIAPM) at the California Health and Human Services Agency announced the launch of its inaugural Next-Gen Representative Research Program, which has awarded $1.8 million to support a cohort of early career researchers in the state. This program will fund a dozen California PhD or MD-PhD student researchers who are advancing innovative precision medicine projects, with a focus on whole person-centered care for underrepresented …
Updates on HR 1 Impacts on Medi-Cal and CalFresh Last year, the Republican majority in Congress and President Trump enacted H.R. 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or OBBBA). CalHHS leadership provide an update on the latest efforts to address the bill’s impacts on safety-net programs in California and highlight recent guidance. Separately, CalHHS …
CalHHS Connect: How Federal Policy Changes are Impacting a Healthy California for ALL Read More »
Families Facing Homelessness The lives of families living in poverty and experiencing homelessness are often complex. They are constantly navigating difficult and unpredictable circumstances while seeking or keeping a job and caring for children. According to the statewide Homeless Data Integration System (HDIS), families with children represented a third of people accessing homelessness services — and …
Successfully Tackling Family Homelessness: California’s Integrated Approach Read More »
What you need to know: Governor Newsom today announced that all California counties have reached a major milestone in modernizing behavioral healthcare by advancing a stronger behavioral health workforce, expanding statewide prevention strategies, and making investments grounded in outcomes and accountability. SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California is now shifting to the Behavioral …
New findings show California’s children and youth behavioral health investments are making a difference What you need to know: New findings across multiple reports highlight the impact of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) — a more than $4 billion investment designed to expand access to care, strengthen the behavioral health workforce, support schools and communities, and …