The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is expanding California’s behavioral health workforce, as well as all other behavioral health professions, to improve consumer access to and productive participation in behavioral health services throughout the state. As part of this commitment, DHCS contracted with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP), to implement the Behavioral Health Workforce Development (BHWD) project.
As of December 2021, 59 grantees have been awarded funds that support the expansion of their behavioral health operations. Grantees are also supported in other ways including this customized platform providing learning and development resources.
On the right is a map showing over 100 grantee locations throughout California. Grantees are operating unique mental and behavioral health practices all over the stall. Funds from the grant give providers the power to have greater reach, support more people, and ensure coverage no matter where in California you are.
More than 100 behavioral health grantees are expected to be funded between July 2021 and mid-February 2023. Grantees will receive intensive training and technical assistance (TTA) during this period, before the BHWD funding from SAMHSA closes.