As of July 1, 2026, counties are operating under their BHSA Integrated Plans. Here’s your guide to what they are, how they differ from prior plans, and how to read one yourself.
BHCIP funding has reached a wide geographic footprint across California, with dozens of counties represented in each round and near-statewide coverage for mobile crisis investments.
The Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) represents a large portion of the state’s funding for mental health and substance use programs. The May Revision leverages BHSA funding in an attempt to balance the budget that directly impacts California’s behavioral health systems—both in terms of funding and access. Here’s exactly how the May Revision proposes redistributing BHSA funding and what this could mean for California’s behavioral health landscape.
States are making difficult decisions about how to preserve behavioral health care amid federal funding and budget challenges—and the consequences of these actions are becoming clear. For Idaho, it was ACT programs. For California, it’s mobile crisis systems that are at risk.
A new national report from Inseparable underscores the urgency and the opportunity for California to strengthen its behavioral health workforce. Here’s everything you need to know.
Assembly Bill 988, the law that established and funded California’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, has been selected for a formal legislative Outcomes Review as part of a new initiative to evaluate how effectively recently enacted policies are working in practice. The review will focus on implementation: what’s working, where gaps remain, and what it will take to ensure Californians in crisis can access the right care at the right place and time.
Placer County new behavioral health level of care, Mid-Service Partnerships (MSPs), offer an option for people whose needs fall in between low-intensity clinic services and highly intensive Full Service Partnerships (FSPs). Learn more about what MSPs are and how they work.
By adding a behavioral health option to 911 calls, Phoenix is evolving emergency response to better match people in crisis with the care they need. Source: Center for American Progress Behavioral health crises make up a growing […]
A new San Francisco clinic is an early case study on how cities can strengthen behavioral health crisis response systems centered on compassion and respect.
In this past legislative year, Governor Newsom signed over 20 bills pertaining to behavioral health into law. Below outlines each bill—who wrote it, what it does, and the populations it impacts. We defined “behavioral health-related” as bills […]