California Association of Local
Behavioral Health ​Boards & Commissions​
CALBHB/C supports the work of California's 59 ​local
behavioral health boards and commissions.

Meetings / Trainings

Meetings
Trainings

Resources

  1. ​​​ACRONYMS
  2. ​ADVOCACY
  3. ANNUAL REPORTS
  4. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTINUUM
  5. ​BEST PRACTICES HANDBOOK
  6. ​BHSA (Behavioral Health Services Act)
  7. BHSA STAKEHOLDER REQUIREMENTS
  8. BROWN ACT (Open Meeting Rules)
  9. BYLAWS (Sample)
  10. ​COMMUNITY PROGRAM PLANNING
  11. ​CONDUCT​
  12. ​CULTURAL RELEVANCE
  13. DATA NOTEBOOKS
  14. DUTIES (CA WIC 5604.2 and 5963.03) 
  15. ​​EVALUATION FORM for board/commission
  16. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES
  17. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS "FAQs"
  18. GRANTS
  19. HISTORY
  20. HYBRID MEETINGS  Zoom Translation
  21. LEGISLATION - 2 (MHSA, Laura's Law, 5150+)
  22. LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
  23. ​LISTENING SESSIONS
  24. MEMBERSHIP GUIDE  (Sample)​
  25. ​MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT
  26. PERFORMANCE OUTCOME DATA
  27. PERSON FIRST LANGUAGE
  28. RECOMMENDATIONS
  29. ​RECRUITMENT
  30. REPORTS (Local Annual Reports | State & National Reports)
  31. REVIEW
  32. TEMPLATES/SAMPLE DOCS 
  33. TRAINING (Online Modules, Materials & Recordings)
  34. WEBSITES for Local Boards & Commissions​
  35. ​WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE  for Local Boards & Commissions and Mental Health Divisions
  36. RELATED LINKS (Other mental health resources/websites)​

News/Issues

  1. ​​Board/Commission News
  2. Children & Youth
    1. Children's Issues
    2. Foster Children
    3. Transitional Age Youth​
  3. Co-Occurring
    1. Dementia
    2. Developmental Disabilities
    3. Substance Use Disorder
    4. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  4. Coordinated Care
  5. Courts
  6. Crisis Care Continuum
  7. ​Cultural Issues​
  8. Disaster Recovery
  9. Employment
  10. Homeless/Housing
  11. Jails/Prisons
  12. Laura's Law
  13. Law Enforcement
  14. Legislation
  15. LGBTQ
  16. Lanterman Petris Short (LPS) Act
  17. Navigator Programs
  18. Parity
  19. Patients' Rights
  20. Peer Supports
  21. Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs)
  22. Seniors
  23. Stigma
  24. Substance Use Disorder​
  25. ​Suicide
  26. ​Veterans
  27. Whole Person Care
  28. Workforce​
  29. Youth Issues (ages 16-25)

Newsletter

Link to Newsletter

Issue Briefs

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"BOARD & CARE" (ARF/RCFE)  CHILDREN & YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRISIS CARE CONTINUUM DISASTER PREP/RECOVERY  EMPLOYMENT ISSUE LANTERMAN PETRIS SHORT (LPS Act) ​LGBTQ+ OLDER ADULTS ​​PERFORMANCE OUTCOME DATA SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) SUICIDE PREVENTION WORKFORCE, EDUCATION & TRAINING ​
​Issue Brief Compilation PDF


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The california association of local behavioral* health boards & commissions (cALBHB/C) supports the work of california's 59 local behavioral health boards and commissions by providing resources, training, Technical Assistance. 

Local boards are responsible** for reviewing public behavioral health needs, services, facilities and special problems, and serve in an advisory capacity to local governing bodies and local behavioral health directors. ​

​*"Behavioral" Refers to Mental Health as well as Alcohol and Drugs.
**CA Welfare & Institutions Code (WIC) 5604
Donations are welcome. CALBHB/C is a nonprofit organization.
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