Seniors & Mental/Behavioral Health

CALBHB/C Issue Briefs
Older Adult Issue Brief -September, 2019   ADA Version
ARF (Board & Care) Issue Brief - January 2020  ADA Version

Programs

Older Veteran Behavioral Health Resource Inventory,
US Department of Veterans Affairs
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Senior Peer Counseling (Placer County)    5-minute Video 

Webinars

Preparing for the Mental Health Needs of Older Adults, SAMSHA 
Webinar    Slides (PDF)

Reports

Older Adults Experiencing First Episode Psychosis & Late Onset of Serious Mental Illness, CA Behavioral Health Planning Council, June 2019

Aging and Addicted:  The Opioid Epidemic Affects Older Adults Too,
Kaiser Health News, 2016

CA Mental Health Older Adult System of Care Project: Proposed Outcomes & Indicators for Older Adult Public Mental Health Services,
​UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
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Mental Health and Older Adults, World Health Organization, 2016

OFFICE

717 K STREET, SUITE 427
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814

mission

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

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