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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.

Cultural Care in Behavioral Health Systems

Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) are essential to behavioral health care, yet research guiding these models has often underrepresented BIPOC communities. Community Defined Evidence Practices (CDEPs) help bridge this gap by integrating cultural wisdom, lived experience, and community-driven approaches—ensuring care is more trusted, relevant, and effective for the diverse populations served across California.