CARE Act Working Group
About
The Community Assistance, Recovery & Empowerment (CARE) Act creates a new pathway to deliver mental health and substance use disorder services to the most severely impaired Californians who too often suffer in homelessness or incarceration without treatment. The purpose of the CARE Act Working Group is to provide coordination and on-going engagement with, and support collaboration among, relevant state and local partners and other stakeholders throughout the phases of county implementation to support the successful implementation of the CARE Act.
For additional information:
- CalHHS CARE Act Website
- Department of Health Care Services (DHCS): CARE Act Webpage
- Judicial Council of California (JC) CARE Act Website
- SB 1338
To join the CARE Act listserv, please contact CAREAct@chhs.ca.gov.
Members
- Al Rowlett – Turning Point Community Programs
- Amber Irvine – San Diego County Behavioral Health
- Beau Hennemann – Anthem Blue Cross
- Bill Stewart – San Diego County Behavioral Health Advisory Board
- Dr. Brian Hurley – Substance Abuse Prevention and Control (SAPC), Los Angeles Department of Public Health
- Charlene Depner – Center for Families, Children & the Courts, Judicial Council of California
- Dr. Clayton Chau — National Healthcare & Housing Advisors
- Deb Roth – Disability Rights California
- Dhakshike Wickrema – California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
- Harold Turner – NAMI Urban Los Angeles
- Herb Hatanaka – Special Services for Groups
- Dr. Katherine Warburton – Department of State Hospitals
- Hon. Maria Hernandez – Superior Court of Orange County
- Ivan Bhardwaj – California Department of Health Care Services, Behavioral Health
- Jenny Bayardo – California Behavioral Health Planning Council
- Jerry May – San Jose Fire Department, Local 230
- Jodi Nerell – Sutter Health
- Keris Jän Myrick – Person with Lived Experience of Schizophrenia Diagnosis
- Ketra Carter – Homelessness Strategies and Solutions Department, City of San Diego
- Lauren Rettagliata – Family Member
- Lorin Kline – Legal Aid Association of California
- Mark Salazar – Mental Health Association of San Francisco
- Meagan Subers – California Professional Firefighters
- Monica Morales – Office of Second District Supervisor for Santa Cruz County
- Ruqayya Ahmad – California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
- Sarah Jarman – Homelessness Strategies and Solutions Department, San Diego Housing Commission
- Stephanie Welch – California Health and Human Services Agency
- Susan Holt – Fresno County Behavioral Health
- Tim Lutz – Sacramento County Health Services
- Tracie Riggs – Tuolumne County Administration Office
- Dr. Veronica Kelley – Orange County Mental Health and Recovery Services
- Xóchitl Rodriguez Murillo – California Department of Veterans Affairs
- Zachary Olmstead – California Department of Housing and Community Development
CARE Act Working Group
2025 Meeting Dates
Meeting materials will be shared here and via the CARE e-mail listserv. To join the CARE Act listserv, please contact CAREAct@chhs.ca.gov.
- February 12, 2025: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- May 21, 2025: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- August 27, 2025: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- November 19, 2025: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Updates regarding the CARE Act Working Group will be sent to the CARE Act listserv. To join this listserv, please contact CAREAct@chhs.ca.gov.
November 6, 2024
- Agenda
- Discussion Material
- Meeting Recordings:
August 21, 2024
- Agenda
- Meeting Recordings:
- Recording 1
- Recording 2
- Bethany Yeiser Keynote Presentation*
*Due to significant technical challenges in the meeting room, the first hour of recorded audio is poor. Please reference the secondary recording of Bethany Yeiser’s keynote presentation for a better viewing experience.
- Meeting Minutes
May 1, 2024
- Agenda
- Meeting Recordings:
- Meeting Minutes
February 14, 2024
- Agenda
- Meeting Recordings:
- Meeting Minutes
November 8, 2023
August 9, 2023
- Meeting Notice and Agenda
- DRAFT Materials for Working Group Discussion
- Presentation slides
- Meeting Minutes
May 17, 2023
- Meeting Notice and Agenda
- Presentation slides
- Video Recording (Shared screen with gallery view | Gallery view)
- Meeting Minutes
February 14, 2023
Training, Technical Assistance & Communications Ad Hoc Group
2025 Meeting Dates
The January 15, 2024 meeting was cancelled with participants invited to join the January 16, 2025 Services and Supports Ad Hoc Group meeting
- Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Thursday, June 19, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Training, Technical Assistance & Communications Ad Hoc Group Zoom meeting.
October 16, 2024 meeting was cancelled with participants invited to join the October 17, 2024 Services and Supports Ad Hoc Group meeting
December 18, 2024 meeting was cancelled.
September 18, 2024
July 17, 2024
June 18, 2024
April 17, 2024
March 20, 2024
January 17, 2024
December 1, 2023
October 12, 2023
Data Collection, Reporting & Evaluation Ad Hoc Group
2025 Meeting Dates
Data Collection, Reporting & Evaluation Ad Hoc Group Zoom Meeting.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
December 11, 2024 meeting was cancelled.
October 9, 2024
July 10, 2024
April 10, 2024
March 13, 2024
January 10, 2024
December 19, 2023
October 16, 2023
Services & Supports Ad Hoc Group
2025 Meeting Dates
Services & Supports Ad Hoc Group Zoom Meeting.
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Thursday, March 20, 2025, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Thursday, April 17, 2025 , 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
December 9, 2024 meeting was cancelled.