Community Cultural Liaisons (CCLs) serve as trusted bridges between behavioral health systems and the communities they serve. This article explores how CCLs foster wellness, belonging, and access to care by building trust, reducing barriers, amplifying community voices, and helping transform behavioral health systems into more responsive, culturally meaningful resources.
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Better Care, Lower Costs: Scaling Evidence-Based Practices Across Health Plans
Evidence-based practices improve outcomes, reduce costs, and strengthen system performance. This article explores why inconsistent adoption across health plans persists and what it takes to scale EBPs effectively across behavioral health systems.
Ending Systemic Inequities through the Behavioral Health Racial Equity Collaborative (BHREC) Model
Across Sacramento County, behavioral health providers are navigating a new reality—supporting communities experiencing fear, trauma, and barriers to care shaped by immigration policy, misinformation, and systemic inequities.