Community Health Center Network (CHCN) partnered with two of its standing health centers, LifeLong Medical Care and Axis Community Health, to participate in the Delta Center California Learning Laboratory. Over the course of two years, this team of behavioral health leadership, providers, and program management staff worked to assess and better understand racial, ethnic and language disparities in behavioral health screening, referral, and engagement at Axis and LifeLong; create more effective services across racial and ethnic groups; and enhance their behavioral health registry that includes a data dashboard. This brief outlines their approach, process, and key takeaways from this work.
Peer support specialists (PSS) play vital roles in mental health support and recovery. This brief presents the results of a survey examining the experiences, career pathways, and organizational challenges and supports encountered by PSS in California and provides recommendations for how legislators and organizational leaders can enhance their support to PSS. Further research is needed to explore solutions to the needs elevated in this brief
This workbook has been developed to assist organizations with recruiting, supporting, engaging and promoting individuals with lived experience. This workbook is a result of the knowledge, experiences, vulnerability and thoughtful perspectives of a small group of leaders with lived experience including Khatera Aslami-Tamplen, Keris Jän Myrick, and Rayshell Chambers.
The 6th Virtual Learning Event, titled “Circle of Influence Exercise: Workforce Burnout and Collective / Individual Self Care” took place between June and August, 2022. Learning Lab Team coaches led each team through a 60 minute ‘circle of influence’ discussion, culminating in a tailored slide deck with individual and team commitments towards building workforce alignment and designing just and equitable integrated systems.
The 3rd Virtual Learning Event, titled "Antiracism Data Equity Framework," took place on Tuesday December 14th. Participants heard from two guest speakers, Artrese Morrison from Health Leads and Tanissha "Tee" Harrell from 2-1-1 San Diego.
Many hospital systems grapple with their role in combating the history of racism to promote equity. This new informational brief begins with a background on the impact of structural racism on patients, providers, and the community and a description of a workstream to combat structural racism for America’s Essential Hospitals and its members. It concludes with a description of twelve activities hospitals already perform to combat racism and three actions similar associations are undertaking.