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 & Access
  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)

Newsletters

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CALBHB/C Newsletter
​​​Archive

CALBHB/C Issue Briefs

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Adult Residential Facilities (ARF/RCFE)  Children & Youth Criminal Justice Crisis Care Continuum Disaster Prep/Recovery  Employment Lanterman Petris Short (LPS Act) ​LGBTQ+ Older Adults ​​​Performance Outcome Data Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Suicide Prevention Workforce, Education & Training ​
​Issue Brief Compilation PDF
​CA counties map by behavioral health region, showing 58 counties plus Berkeley and Tri-Cities. (Sutter and Yuba Counties are one jurisdiction). View map.
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 and 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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