New BHIN Issued on Requirements for Medi-Cal Peer Support Benefit
May 12, 2025Key staff: Lucero Robles, LCSW, Senior Director of Quality Assurance & Compliance A Behavioral Health Information Notice (BHIN) issued April 4 — BHIN 25. ... Read more
Newsletter Archive
Mental Health as a Continuum: Focus for Mental Health Awareness Month
May 12, 2025Key staff: Jessica Watts, Senior Program Manager May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this year’s theme acknowledges that mental health isn’t a fixed s. ... Read more
Register Today: CalMHSA Screening and Transition Tool Webinars
May 12, 2025Key staff: Courtney Vallejo, LMFT, Director of Managed Care Operations CalMHSA, in partnership with the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), invites cou. ... Read more
CalMHSA Receives Information Security Certification
April 14, 2025Key staff: Andrew Wagner, Chief Technology Officer CalMHSA has achieved HITRUST e1 certification, an important data and information security milestone that va. ... Read more
Coming Soon: Streamlined Clinical Documentation Guides
April 21, 2025Key staff: Courtney Vallejo, LMFT, Director of Managed Care Operations CalMHSA will soon be releasing two updated clinical documentation guides — one for Sp. ... Read more
Two Days of Workshops Focus on the Value of Peers in Behavioral Health
April 21, 2025Key staff: Lucero Robles, LCSW, Senior Director, Quality Assurance CalMHSA hosted two separate full-day workshops last month focused on uplifting Peers in the. ... Read more
Counties Receive Toolkits, SWAG for Mental Health Month
April 14, 2025Key staff: Jessica Watts, Senior Program Manager Participating counties recently have received comprehensive Take Action digital campaign toolkits and SWAG. ... Read more
Take Action Toolkits Raise Local Awareness
March 07, 2025Key staff: Jessica Watts, Senior Program Manager Since December, counties have received several sets of campaign materials as part of the Statewide PEI progra. ... Read more
Counties See Faster Credentialing Process With CalMHSA Program
March 07, 2025Key staff: Courtney Vallejo, LMFT, Director of Managed Care Operations Counties of diverse types and locations are getting help from CalMHSA with the time-con. ... Read more
Final Evaluation of Help@Hand Shows Promising Outcomes, Learnings
March 03, 2025Key staff: Brittany Ganguly, Senior Program Manager A final evaluation report of the Help@Hand initiative of cities and counties, produced by evaluators at UC I. ... Read more