There is national consensus on the youth mental health crisis. In October the American Academy of Pediatrics, AACP and CHA d eclared a national youth mental crisis followed by the US Surgeon General issuing a n advisory to respond to this public health emergency. Partnering with schools is key to any scalable solution to address the youth mental health crisis. Authors of th e recently rel eased guide, School Mental Health 101: A Primer for Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans and school mental health...

The California Children’s Trust, in partnership with the National Center for Youth Law , and with guidance and funding from the California Health Care Foundation and Hopelab , is excited to release School Mental Health 101: A Primer for Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans. The goal of the primer is to facilitate effective partnerships between Managed Care Plans (MCPs) and schools to better address the well-documented and growing mental health crisis among school-age youth. California’s $4 billion...

The state’s unprecedented investment in children and youth , which will roll out over the next few years , represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine our mental health system centered on equity and justice. California's bold action acknowledges a growing national consensus that the mental health crisis among children has become a national emergency. Key to achieving the state's vision is creating a workforce that engages people with lived experience as peer providers,...