DHCS's behavioral health continuum assessments consistently find that roughly one in seven California adults reports a mental illness in a given year, and an even larger share of Medi-Cal members report symptoms of anxiety, depression, or trauma.
Yet only a fraction receive care that actually fits their life — and the gap is widest for low-income communities, immigrant communities, and people who are unhoused or justice-involved.
Our behavioral health services are designed for those exact gaps: same-language clinicians, flexible appointment formats, and integration with the rest of a member's medical and social care so behavioral health does not get treated as a separate silo.