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Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative: digital platforms show early reach; schools still onboarding to fee schedule
Summary
Officials described expansion of school‑based services, two statewide digital platforms (Soluna and Brightlife Kids) reporting tens of thousands of users, and continuing onboarding challenges for the CYBHI fee‑for‑service school fee schedule despite investments in district grants and technical assistance.
State and DHCS officials briefed the subcommittee on the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), outlining school investments, digital platforms and evaluation plans.
Sohail Sood of CalHHS framed CYBHI as an effort to expand prevention, resilience and access across schools, communities and health care. Deputy Director Autumn Boylan of DHCS detailed multiple school‑oriented investments, including the Student Behavioral Health Incentive Program, Social and Emotional Learning grants to county offices of education and local educational agencies, and a $400 million investment to support fee‑schedule…
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