Record overdose deaths and rising substance use disorders highlight the need for more effective, culturally responsive care. Culturally Defined Evidence-Based Practices (CDEPs) integrate community knowledge, culture, and lived experience into treatment, helping improve engagement, reduce stigma, and strengthen outcomes for diverse populations affected by SUD.
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Leading Change Through Implementation Science
CIBHS is the Third-Party Administrator for the CYBHI Scaling Evidence-Based and Community-Defined Practices grant program, we use implementation science within Learning Collaboratives to support nearly 400 grantees. By integrating equity and organizational readiness, the initiative helps expand effective EBP and CDEP adoption to improve behavioral health access and outcomes for children, youth (0–25), and families across California.