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

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

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

Newsletter

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CALBHB/C Newsletter

Issue Briefs

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


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SACRAMENTO, CA 95814

mission

cALBHB/C supports the work of california's 59 local  behavioral health boards and commissions by providing resources, training, and opportunities for communication and statewide advocacy.

Local boards are responsible for reviewing public behavioral health and needs, services, facilities and special problems, and serve in an advisory capacity to local governing bodies and local behavioral health directors per CA Welfare and Institutions Code 5604.2.
Donations are welcome. CALBHB/C is a nonprofit organization.
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