Behavioral Health Task Force
About
The California Health & Human Services Agency has convened the Behavioral Health Task Force (BHTF) to inform its work on behavioral health issues across the state. The diverse BHTF membership is positioned well to elucidate connections among wide ranging perspectives and interests related to behavioral health needs and care, ground truth the framing of behavioral health issues in the State, and advance innovative and coordinated work to drive progress.
The Key Goals of the BHTF are:
Goal 1. Ground truth the State’s behavioral health agenda
Goal 2. Uplift constituency voices
Goal 3. Promote learning to expand collective understanding of behavioral health issues facing the State
Goal 4. Advance approaches that are creative, responsive, and coordinated
For questions, inquiries, or to join the task force listserv, contact BehavioralHealthTaskForce@chhs.ca.gov.
Members
- Chair
- State Representatives
- Task Force Members
- Mark Ghaly, MD, MPH. Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency
- Sonya Aadam, California Black Women's Health Project
- Lenore Anderson, Californians for Safety and Justice
- Seciah Aquino, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
- Sarah Arnquist, SJA Health Solutions
- Charles Bacchi, California Association of Health Plans
- Kirsten Barlow, California Hospital Association
- Ken Berrick, Seneca Family of Agencies
- Michelle Cabrera, County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California
- Jessica Cruz, NAMI California
- Matthew Diep, Mental Health America of California
- Vitka Eisen, HealthRIGHT 360
- Toby Ewing, Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
- Laila Fahimuddin, California Board of Education
- Lishaun Francis, Children Now
- Le Ondra Clark Harvey, California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies
- Virginia Hedrick, California Consortium for Urban Indian Health
- Emma Hoo, Pacific Business Group on Health
- Andrew Imparato, Disability Rights California
- Linnea Koopmans, Local Health Plans of California
- Karen Larsen, Steinberg Institute
- Kim Lewis, National Health Law Program
- Christine Olmstead, Orange County Department of Education
- Elizabeth Oseguera, California Primary Care Association
- Hector Ramirez, Disability Rights California
- Rebecca Ruan-O'Shaughnessy, California Community Colleges
- Cathy Senderling-McDonald, County Welfare Directors Association (CWDA)
- Albert Senella, Tarzana Treatment Centers
- Christine Stoner-Mertz, California Alliance of Child and Family Services
- Toni Trigueiro, California Teachers Association
- Carolina Valle, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
- Marie Webber, University of California - San Diego Health (UCSD Health)
- Jackie Wong, First 5 California
- Jose Zavala, Fresno Unified School District
- Ashley Zucker, Kaiser Permanente
2023 Meeting Dates
BHTF 2023 meetings will be held via Zoom meeting, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you registered prior to 2/18/23, please re-register using the link below.
- March 14th
- June 13th
- September 12th
- December 12th
Meeting Materials
March 14, 2023, 10AM – 1PM
December 13, 2022, 10pm – 3pm
December 2, 2022, 12:00 pm – 12:55 pm
September 13, 2022, 10am-3pm
- Agenda –Â August 31, 2022
- Video Recording
- Presentation
- Agenda – June 14, 2022
- Presentation
- Video recordings
December 7, 2021
- Agenda – December 7, 2021
- Behavioral Health Task Force 12/7 – Presentation
- Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Brief
- U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Youth Mental Health Crisis Further Exposed by COVID-19 Pandemic
- Meeting Summary
- Video Recording
October 5, 2021
- Agenda – October 5, 2021
- Behavioral Health Task Force 10/5 – Presentation
- Meeting Summary – June 8, 2021
- Zoom Chat
To view a recording of the meeting, visit Zoom and manually enter the following passcode: t19VehZ%Â
June 8, 2021
- Agenda – June 8, 2021
- Behavioral Health Task Force 6/8 – Presentation
- CHHS May Revision Budget Summary
- CHHS California Comeback Plan Fact Sheet – English
- CHHS California Comeback Plan Fact Sheet – Spanish
- CHHS Behavioral Health Task Force Activity Summary
Information Regarding the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative
Additional Meeting Materials
March 9, 2021
- Agenda – March 9, 2021
- BHTF Presentation – March 9, 2021
- Meeting the Moment for Behavioral Health Questionnaire
- Final Meeting the Moment for Behavioral Health Activity Summary
- Behavioral Health Task Force Questionnaire – Worksheet
- Meeting Summary – January 28, 2021
January 28, 2021
- Agenda – January 28, 2021
- Behavioral Health Task Force – Presentation
- Meeting Summary – August 25, 2020
An audio replay of the meeting is available:
- Number: 866-207-1041
- Access code: 5789033
August 25, 2020
- Agenda – August 25, 2020
- Behavioral Health Task Force – Presentation
- Mission and Objectives
- Work Plan – DRAFT
- Organizing Future Work on the Behavioral Health Plan: Committee Structure
March 4, 2020
April 21, 2023, 11:30 pM – 1PM
March 14, 2023, 10AM – 1PM
December 13, 2022, 10pm – 3pm
December 2, 2022, 12:00 pm – 12:55 pm
September 13, 2022, 10am-3pm
- Agenda –Â August 31, 2022
- Video Recording
- Presentation
- Agenda – June 14, 2022
- Presentation
- Video recordings
December 7, 2021
- Agenda – December 7, 2021
- Behavioral Health Task Force 12/7 – Presentation
- Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Brief
- U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Youth Mental Health Crisis Further Exposed by COVID-19 Pandemic
- Meeting Summary
- Video Recording
October 5, 2021
- Agenda – October 5, 2021
- Behavioral Health Task Force 10/5 – Presentation
- Meeting Summary – June 8, 2021
- Zoom Chat
To view a recording of the meeting, visit Zoom and manually enter the following passcode: t19VehZ%Â
June 8, 2021
- Agenda – June 8, 2021
- Behavioral Health Task Force 6/8 – Presentation
- CHHS May Revision Budget Summary
- CHHS California Comeback Plan Fact Sheet – English
- CHHS California Comeback Plan Fact Sheet – Spanish
- CHHS Behavioral Health Task Force Activity Summary
Information Regarding the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative
Additional Meeting Materials
March 9, 2021
- Agenda – March 9, 2021
- BHTF Presentation – March 9, 2021
- Meeting the Moment for Behavioral Health Questionnaire
- Final Meeting the Moment for Behavioral Health Activity Summary
- Behavioral Health Task Force Questionnaire – Worksheet
- Meeting Summary – January 28, 2021
January 28, 2021
- Agenda – January 28, 2021
- Behavioral Health Task Force – Presentation
- Meeting Summary – August 25, 2020
An audio replay of the meeting is available:
- Number: 866-207-1041
- Access code: 5789033
August 25, 2020
- Agenda – August 25, 2020
- Behavioral Health Task Force – Presentation
- Mission and Objectives
- Work Plan – DRAFT
- Organizing Future Work on the Behavioral Health Plan: Committee Structure