A new statewide coalition formed to address behavioral health and substance use disorder.
California is at a critical juncture in the way it manages behavioral health and substance use disorder and the impact they can have on other social services. That’s one of the reasons CSAC is joining Behavioral Health Action (BHA). The new coalition is dedicated to raising behavioral health challenges and substance use disorder higher on the public policy priority list.
The coalition plans to raise the issue with candidates and educate the Legislature on the need for more engagement on behavioral health issues. For counties, behavioral health issues and funding continue to be a top priority......
..... “We know that behavioral health is a critical component for the most vexing policy issues facing us today,” CSAC Executive Director Graham Knaus said at a Capitol press conference this week. “From homelessness to foster care to the criminal justice system, behavioral health prevention and treatment efforts are paramount to progress. But those efforts are wasted when done in a silo.....
To read the full article, written by Farrah McDaid Ting, the CSAC Legislative Representative in the area of Health and Human Services, click here: CA Counties Play Key Role in New Coalition on Behavioral Health
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