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