Publications and Resources
We constantly work to stay up-to-date with the most important research, regulations, and initiatives in behavioral health and health economics. We frequently update this page with new publications and resources to help health care organizations navigate their work.
RESOURCES
Acronyms List
New to behavioral health and health economics, or just confused by all of the acronyms? Check out our list of acronyms here.
HELPFUL LINKS
Here are some useful links to key information, tools, and research about behavioral health and health economics.
State of California Requirements and Regulations
Behavioral Health Information Notices:
Organized by date: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/Pages/Behavioral_Health_Information_Notice.aspx
Organized by topic: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/Pages/Behavioral-Health-Information-Notice-(BHIN)-Library.aspx
Managed Care All Plan Letters:
Organized by date: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/Pages/AllPlanLetters.aspx
Organized by topic: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/Pages/MgdCareAPLPLSubjectListing.aspx
Social Services All County Letters: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/letters-regulations/letters-and-notices/all-county-letters
Public Data Sources
Behavioral Health Concepts CalEQRO: https://caleqro.com/
California Health and Human Services Open Data Portal: https://data.chhs.ca.gov/
California Health Interview Survey: https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/our-work/california-health-interview-survey-chis
DHCS Behavioral Health Reporting Dashboards: https://behavioralhealth-data.dhcs.ca.gov/
DHCS CalAIM Dashboards: https://calaim.dhcs.ca.gov/
DHCS Managed Care Performance Dashboard: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/Pages/MngdCarePerformDashboard.aspx
HCAI Health Workforce Data: https://hcai.ca.gov/workforce/health-workforce/workforce-data/
Kids Data: https://www.kidsdata.org/?site=full
MHSOAC Transparency Suite: https://mhsoac.ca.gov/transparency-suite/
Planning Council Data Notebooks: https://www.calbhbc.org/data-notebooks.html
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Data: https://data.cdc.gov/
United States Health and Human Services Open Data Portal: https://healthdata.gov/
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Point-in-Time Count and Housing Inventory Count Data: https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/hdx/pit-hic/#2024-pit-count-and-hic-guidance-and-training
Stay Up To Date
CalAIM: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/CalAIM/Pages/CalAIM.aspx
BH-CONNECT: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/CalAIM/Pages/BH-CONNECT.aspx
DHCS Behavioral Health Transformation: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/BHT/Pages/home.aspx
DHCS Health Equity Roadmap: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Health-Equity-Roadmap/Pages/Home.aspx
HCAI Behavioral Health Programs: https://hcai.ca.gov/workforce/financial-assistance/grants/bhp/
CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation: https://www.cdii.ca.gov/
CalHHS Data Exchange Framework: https://www.cdii.ca.gov/committees-and-advisory-groups/data-exchange-framework/
MHSOAC Events: https://mhsoac.ca.gov/connect/all-events/
Useful Tools, Guidelines, and Trainings
UC Merced and UC Davis Behavioral Economics and Health Economics Training and Decision Support: https://www.behavioralhealtheconph.org/
APA Inclusive Language Guide: https://www.apa.org/about/apa/equity-diversity-inclusion/language-guidelines
Mental Health America 2024 BIPOC Mental Health Toolkit: https://mhanational.org/bipoc/mental-health-month?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=748c6837-f9be-4059-9658-9d87c2bdb41d