Behavioral Health
Center of Excellence (COE)
Resource Hub
Overview
Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) are central to California’s goal of expanding access to and strengthening the continuum of community-based behavioral health services for individuals living with significant behavioral health needs.
To support California behavioral health practitioners and behavioral health plans (BHPs) in implementing EBPs, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has established Centers of Excellence (COEs). The Behavioral Health COE Resource Hub connects practitioners to trainings, technical assistance, and fidelity monitoring resources for:
- Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Forensic ACT (FACT)
- Clubhouse Services
- Coordinated Specialty Care for First-Episode Psychosis (CSC for FEP)
- Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment
- Multisystemic Therapy
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
- Functional Family Therapy
Implementation of EBPs is a key component of the Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) Initiative and the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA). Learn more about BH-CONNECT and BHSA here.
About the Centers of Excellence
The following organizations will serve as COEs:
| Organization | Evidence-Based Practice |
|---|---|
| The Public Mental Health Partnership at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior | Assertive Community Treatment & Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (ACT/FACT) |
| Clubhouse International | Clubhouse Services |
| Early Psychosis Intervention California | Coordinated Specialty Care for First-Episode Psychosis (CSC for FEP) |
| The IPS Employment Center at RFMH, Inc. | Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of Supported Employment |
| FFT LLC | Functional Family Therapy (FFT) |
| MST Services, LLC | Multisystemic Therapy (MST) |
| PCIT International Association | Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) |
Find more information about the COEs here.
Health Management Associates (HMA) serves as the COE Administrative Entity for DHCS. HMA is a leading independent national research and consulting firm in the health care industry. Learn about HMA here.
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