The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - While Building Capacity Among Criminal Justice Agencies Likely Is Warranted, Fundamental Details on the PATH Proposal Are Missing. CalAIM ’s new requirements for local criminal justice agencies to enroll inmates in Medi ‑Cal and coordinate and initiate health care services prior to their release represent significant new responsibilities for criminal justice agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - RAND also noted that insufficient crisis care capacity can result in an overreliance on law enforcement in dealing with individuals experiencing behavioral health crisis, potentially leading to excessive justice involvement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - CalAIM PATH is a multiyear initiative that provides funding for capacity building to a number of programs established by the CalAIM waiver, in particular, Enhanced Care Management, Community Supports, and Justice Involved services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - These partnerships are meant to provide comprehensive services to individuals with severe mental illness (with a particular focus on justice ‑involved individuals). DSH could work with counties to try to make individuals at particular risk of being found IST more of a focal point of FSP programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - RAND found that challenges with placing certain populations —those with co-occurring conditions, such as a traumatic brain injury, certain justice-involved individuals, and individuals with unique needs —can result in bottlenecks in the behavioral health system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - Updates include (1)  a delay from January  1,  2023 to July 1, 2023 for the transition of intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled into managed care, (2)  the transition of most remaining fee-for-service populations to managed care in January 2023, (3)  the coverage of medications as part of the 90-day prerelease services for justice-involved populations, and (4)  replacing funding for designated state health programs with General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - Expand homeless system of care and create an effective pre ‑release care for justice ‑involved populations. 100 Increasing Home ‑ and Community ‑Based Clinical Workforce. Increase the number of home ‑ and community ‑based clinical care providers for individuals with disabilities and aging adults. 75 Non ‑IHSS HCBS Care Economy Payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - Yes A multidisciplinary team delivers services and support directly to justice ‑involved beneficiaries in their community. Yes Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis An early intervention approach aimed at treating individuals following an initial psychotic episode.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - (Full ‑Service Partnership clients also demonstrated lower rates of criminal justice involvement than prior to program participation.) However, as we discuss below, these evaluations fall short of conclusively demonstrating improved clinical care and health outcomes as a result of these programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - These components are: (1)  providing services to justice ‑involved people 90 days prior to release from jail or prison and (2)  reimbursing costs for traditional healers and natural helpers for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522