Children & Youth Behavioral Health Budget Advocacy:
In 2024, AAP-CA3, Rady Children’s Hospital, YMCA and San Diego for Every Child jointly advocated to protect and enhance the well-being of our county’s children and youth.
Children, Youth and TAY Behavioral
Health Continuum Framework:
Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer’s September 24, 2024, Board Letter to quantify optimal service levels to inform a comprehensive long-term plan to address identified gaps in services
California Senate Bill 855 (SB 855), effective January 1, 2021, guarantees your right to timely, medically necessary treatment for mental health and substance use disorders.
This law ensures that state-regulated health insurance plans cannot deny access to behavioral health care based on cost-saving policies or outdated criteria.
Our Work
Connecting children and their families to the appropriate level of care is paramount to the ideal system. Learn more about moving into the clinical system of care.
Recommendations
Click here to see the recommendations were developed based on the assessment of challenges and opportunities in our children’s behavioral health system.