Also see: Cultural and Linguistic Requirements

Cultural Issues & ResourcesAlso see: Cultural and Linguistic Requirements — calbhbc.org/calr.html

Topics

1. Reports & Articles by Race/Ethnicity/Culture
2. Community-Defined Evidence Practices (CDEPs)
3. General Reports & Resources
4. CRDP CDEPs 2024 (added separately below)
5. 2021 CDEP Presentations/Reports (added separately below)

1Reports & Articles by Race/Ethnicity/Culture

Topics

1. African American / Black Identified
2. Asian & Pacific Islanders
3. Hispanic/Latino American
4. LGBTQ
5. Muslim American
6. Native American / Alaska Native

African American / Black Identified

Addressing OUD in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Communities – Part 1: Treatment and Recovery for African American Communities

In Their Own Words: Black Californians on Racism and Health Care, CHCF 2022

Report Detailing Harms of Slavery and Systemic Discrimination on African Americans, Page 23 Recommendations, CA Reparations Task Force Recommendations

Webinar: I Am Because We Are: Reclaiming African Culture As A Source Of Strength In Black Communities, Mental Health America

Brother be Well – A Promising Practice for Wellness for Boys and Men of Color, Mental Health CA

The Opioid Crisis and the Black/African American Population, 2020 SAMHSA

Congressional Forum Addresses Black Youth Suicide, The National Council 2019 – Report

MH Support Guide for African American Communities, Each Mind Matters (2015)

African American Mental Health, NAMI

Depression and African Americans, Mental Health America (MHA)

Asian & Pacific Islanders

AANHPA Youth Mental Health Policy Brief, 2024

Guides & Toolkits, American Psychiatric Association

More Asian Americans Are Seeking Mental Health Treatment, William James College, 2021

Here’s Why Many Asian Americans Don’t Get Mental Health Care—And How to Help, CA Health Report, 2022

Hmong Stories of Hope, Each Mind Matters

Hmong Elders & Community: Zoosiab Program, Butte County 20/21 MHSA Update, page 164+

How I Learned To Talk To My Filipino Mom About My Mental Health, NPR, November 2018

New CA law will more finely parse health data on Asians, LA Daily News (2016)

Asian American/Pacific Islander Communities & Mental Health, MHA

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, SAMHSA

Hispanic/Latino American

Promotores de Salud and Latino Engagement in Amador County, CIBHS DHCS MHSA Showcase, 9/20

The Opioid Crisis and the Hispanic/Latino Population: An Urgent Issue, SAMHSA, July 2020

Latino/Hispanic Communities and Mental Health, Mental Health America

Hispanic/Latinex Mental Health, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Community-Defined Solutions for Latino Mental Health Care Disparities, UC Davis Medical Center for Reducing Health Care Disparities (2012)

LGBTQ

Pride Series Webinar (September) 2024

Related links: Issue Brief, Definitions & Acronyms, Web Page

Muslim American

Young Adult American-Born Muslims and Mental Health: An Exploration of Attitudes, Challenges, and Needs, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, 2014

Peer Counseling, Muslim American Society Social Services Foundation

Mental Health Stigma in the Muslim Community, Purdue University: Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 2013

Native American / Alaska Native

Toolkit: Indigenous Mental Wellness

Native American Youth Mental Health ECHO aims to strengthen community-defined mental health care for Native youth through knowledge sharing and mentorship. Stanford Speaker Series

2024 Children’s Health Snapshot | American Indian, Alaska Native and Indigenous

What Prevents Indigenous People From Seeking Mental Health Treatment? American Psychiatric Association, November 2022

TAY Action Team from Two Feathers Native American Family Services Town Hall (Recording), May 2021

Showcase of American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Programs – NCRTM Recorded Webinar, 2020

Historical Trauma: The Confluence of Mental Health and History in Native American Communities, Brady Hummel 2016

Good Medicine Short Video, Each Mind Matters

Healing Historical Trauma (podcast) (YouTube)
Dr. Tami DeCoteau’s Keynote speech from the Warrior Spirit Conference & Ceremony – www.ignitingthewarriorspirit.com

Behavioral Health Equity: American Indian and Alaska Native, SAMHSA

Behavioral Health Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives, SAMHSA

Native American Communities and Mental Health, MHA

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Research, Volume 26, Number 1, 2019, Pages 79–105

2Community-Defined Evidence Practices (CDEPs)

Topics

1. Children and Youth Mental Health
2. Family-Centered Mental Health
3. Adults and Older Adults Mental Health
4. General Mental Health

The following is from DHCS’s Behavioral Health Services Act Biennial Early Intervention list (Posted in 2026). Links go to each program’s own site or to the California Reducing Disparities Project evaluation report describing it.

1. Children and Youth Mental Health

• A.C.O.R.N. Youth Wellness Program
• Aunties and Uncles Program
• Cultivating Acceptance Program (CAP) for LGBTQ+ Youth
• Experience Hope for Teens
• GroundWork Program
• San Francisco Community Health Center’s Let’s Connect
• Safe Passages Law and Social Justice Career Program
• Substance Use Disorder
  • Brief Risk Reduction Interview and Intervention Model (BRRIIM)
  • Co-occurring
    • The Oasis Model
    • Sunnyside Mindfulness Club
• The Sweet Potato Project
• T.R.I.B.E. (Turning Resilience Into Brilliance for Eternity)
• Youth Promotor Internship Program

2. Family-Centered Mental Health

• Centro de Apoyo Latino Program
• Cultura de Salud
• Indian Health Centers Strengthening Youth and Families
• NAMI Family-to-Family
• Parent-Practitioner Partnership Model
• Positive Indian Parenting

3. Adults and Older Adults Mental Health

• Convivencia
• The Essence of MANA Pacific Islander Project
• NAMI Homefront
• Openhouse
• The Zoosiab Program

4. General Mental Health

• Culture as Treatment
• The Community Wellness Program
• Cultura y Bienestar Program
• Gender Health Center
• Living With Love
• Mending Broken Hearts
• Mente Sana, Vida Sana Project
• Native Talking Circles
• Traditional Healer Services and Natural Helper Services
• Substance Use Disorder
  • Drum-Assisted Recovery Therapy for Native Americans (DARTNA)
  • Co-occurring
    • The American Indian Traditional Treatment and Recovery Healing Model (Friendship House Model)
    • Gathering of Native Americans (GONA)

CRDP Statewide Evaluation Report – 2023

3General Reports & Resources

Creating an Antiracist Framework in the Rehabilitation and Recovery Movement – Chacku Mathai, 10.22.20, CASRA Conference

Improving Mental Health for CA’s Immigrants & Refugees (One Page) – Full Report (19 MB)

Right to Heal – Behavioral Health Care by the Numbers: Report 2024, Podcast 2023, Report 2022

How Discrimination in Health Care Affects Older Americans, and What Health Systems and Providers Can Do, The Commonwealth Fund 2022

CA Communities Mental Health Services Survey, 2020–21

LA County Mental Health Multicultural Speakers Bureau Listing, 2022

A Right to Heal, Mental Health in Diverse Communities, CA Pan-Ethnic Health Network, 2022

Access for Everyone: A Toolkit for Addressing Health Equity and Racial Justice within Integrated Care Settings, The National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Advancing CA’s Community Healthworker Promotor Workforce – Medi-Cal Data Collection and Program Measurement, Implementation, Approaches and Evaluation, CA Health Care Foundation, 2021

Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Mental Health Services: An Unfulfilled Promise for Communities of Color, CPEHN, September 2021

A Right to Heal, Mental Health in Diverse Communities, September 2021

CDEP Concept Paper, April 2021

Centering Equity in Health Care Delivery and Payment Reform: A Guide for California Policymakers, CA Pan-Ethnic Health Network, CPEHN 2020

Making the Invisible Visible: Identifying & Articulating Culture in Practice-Based Evidence, Psychology Applied Research Center at Loyola Marymount, 2018

Medi-Cal: Mental Health Disparities by Race & Ethnicity–Medi-Cal, CPEHN (data through 2018)

MHSA: Highlighting Differences to Understand Disparities, MHSOAC (through 2018)

Eliminating Inequities in Behavioral Health Care Webinar Series, CA Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions, 2020

Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity, CA Health Care Foundation, October 2019

Community-Defined Evidence: A Culturally-Appropriate Approach to Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Diverse Populations, SAMHSA 2018

California Reducing Disparities Project Strategic Plan to Reduce Mental Health Disparities, CA Pan-Ethnic Health Network, 2015

National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services

2016 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Framework for Eliminating Cultural, Linguistic, Racial and Ethnic Behavioral Health Disparities, CA Behavioral Health Directors Association, 2015 – Community-Defined Evidence Practices (CDEPs)

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​CRDP Statewide Evaluation Report - 2023

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CA Reducing Disparities Project "CRDP" Community Defined Evidence Practices
"CDEPs" 2024

African American
​Black Identified

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Asian Pacific Islander

Latino Latinx

LGBTQ+

Native American

2021 CDEP Presentations/Reports

African American
​Black Identified
Implementation Project Outcomes

Asian Pacific Islander
​Implementation Project Outcomes

Latino Latinx
​Implementation Project Outcomes
​Project Outcomes - Spanish
CRDP Presentation - Spanish

LGBTQ+
​Implementation Project Outcomes

Native American
Implementation Project Outcomes

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