In partnership with housing consultants Homebase and Abt, CalMHSA is hosting a series of on-demand webinars designed to assist county behavioral health teams with new requirements from the Behavioral Health Services Act. Sponsored by the Department of Health Care Services, these webinars provide counties with practical strategies, models for partnership, and approaches for best meeting their communities’ needs.
Pathways to Housing: Navigating Access for Client with Behavioral Health Needs
This 90-minute webinar, presented by Homebase, includes concrete examples that can be applied locally; clarifies available housing pathways, both within and outside the homeless system of care; offers insights into cross-sector coordination between behavioral health, housing, and homelessness partners; and provides strategies and resources for improving access to housing for behavioral health clients. Download Webinar Slides
Diving Deeper: Emerging Strategies for Behavioral Health Housing Engagement
View the recording of this 90-minute webinar that provides an in-depth understanding of housing pathways, practical program models, and strategic partnership approaches. Download Webinar Slides
Homeless Outreach: From Street Engagement to Housing Success
This 90-minute webinar equips behavioral health providers and Continuum of Care outreach teams with information to effectively engage unsheltered individuals and guide them through the housing process. Download Webinar Slides
Upcoming Webinars
System Navigation Starts Here: Optimizing Coordinated Entry
- When: Aug. 22, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
- Who should attend: Case managers, outreach workers, and supervisors; CoC front-line housing and shelter staff; Coordinated Entry leads and HMIS/data administrators.
- Register Here
Guiding the Journey to Housing Resources: Strengthening Housing Case Management
- When: Sept. 3, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Who should attend? Case managers and supervisors; CoC housing case managers; front-line staff working with clients experiencing housing instability.
- Register Here
Data Sharing for System Collaboration
- When: Sept. 9, 2-3:30 p.m.
- Who should attend? Behavioral health supervisors, case managers, and data staff; HMIS administrators; CoC system leaders; program supervisors; quality improvement staff.
- Register Here