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California Assembly committee advances bill to create Black mental health navigator certification
Summary
The Assembly Health Committee advanced AB 73, which would require the Department of Health Care Access and Information to develop a Black mental health navigator certification within the community health worker certificate program, with training, data collection, and culturally specific practices.
The California State Assembly Health Committee on March 25, 2025 advanced AB 73, a bill that would require the Department of Health Care Access and Information to create a Black mental health navigator certification within the community health worker certificate program.
The bill’s author, Dr. Jackson, said AB 73 would “require the department to develop specific training and mental health resources, including crisis intervention, training for nonemergency case cases, entry level assessments, navigation support, and culturally specific practices” to help connect individuals with licensed mental health…
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