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CalAIM Guide for Justice-involved

The California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Program is the state’s new plan for re-envisioning and reforming the Medi-Cal program that provides health and behavioral health services for nearly one in three Californians. CalAIM offers a unique and unprecedented opportunity to improve the quality of medical and behavioral health care for the most medically vulnerable and complex populations through a broad array of policy changes intended to align and improve services.

n January 1, 2023, justice-involved individuals who are released from custody and who experience homelessness, serious mental illness (SMI), substance use disorders (SUD), or medical co-morbidities will be for these services. Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs) will receive funding through DHCS and will be
responsible for administering key elements of the CalAIM program.

This policy implementation guide provides an overview of CalAIM’s key program elements relevant to justice involved individuals and an initial implementation framework. The guide is intended as a resource for justice system agencies, MCPs, providers, advocates, and other stakeholders who are key to designing and
implementing this new program in their county and community to serve justice-involved individuals

The GUIDE

Guides / Reports/ Toolkits:

Office of National Drug Control Policy: Performance Measures for Medication-assisted Treatment in Correctional Settings: A Framework for Implementation https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/briefing-room/2023/01/09/ondcp-releases-report-on-substance-use-treatment-in-correctional-settings-to-save-lives-reduce-costs/
NASEM: Reducing Racial Inequality in Crime and Justice https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26705/reducing-racial-inequality-in-crime-and-justice-science-practice-and
AMERSA “Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Toolkit for Peer Recovery Specialists” amersa-moud-toolkit.pdf
Hollywood 4wd's Guide to Ending Homelessness in Hollywood: https://mcusercontent.com/34a00a14caee9c4b80b205b2d/files/f3108748-3edb-0db3-0f72-1a1389d81a96/Hollywood4WRD_FAQ_PDF_1.13.23.pdf
PHI: Advancing Equity in LA County: Clinic Findings on Structural Racism https://phinstitute.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Advancing-Birth-Equity.pdf
SAMHSA) has issued a new guide, “Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for People at Risk for or Experiencing Homelessness.” https://link.edgepilot.com/s/16027882/XYNKvYVR40CvTSU7K_Y9lg?u=https://www.samhsa.gov/resource/ebp/expanding-access-behavioral-health-services-people-experiencing-homelessness.
CHCF Health Care Almanac: Substance Use Prevalence & Treatment, 2022: https://www.chcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SubstanceUseDisorderAlmanac2022.pdf

CHCF Medi- cal & Leaving Incarceration: https://link.edgepilot.com/s/2f01ce56/aRiGbx6w_E_dBEYeBpL-Ug?u=https://www.chcf.org/blog/new-rules-let-inmates-enroll-medi-cal-before-they-leave-prison-jail

ARTICLES

Inmate Medication Information Form

My Family Member Has Been Arrested - What Do I Do?

These tools are also available in Spanish. They are used in 15 county jails throughout California and the Form was designated a Best Practice by COMIO, the forerunner to CCJBH.

California Mental Health and Substance Abuse Hotlines

Mental health disorders are among the most common medical conditions faced by Californians. An astonishing one in six residents suffer from some type of mental disorder. Furthermore, just last year California Behavioral Health (CBH) announced that around 8% of state residents suffer from substance abuse disorder. These are some scary statistics. We want to help. The following hotlines are available to all residents of the Golden State, and the last two are available nationally. If you or someone you love needs help, please call whichever hotline is most suitable, and please call today.

California 2-1-1
As a Californian resident, simply dialing 211 leads to an entire network of free and confidential assistance. California 2-1-1 offers free counseling, treatment programs, free information on mental health and substance abuse, as well as legal services and much more.

Overdose Prevention Training Video - 4 min (ENGLISH)

Overdose Prevention Training Video - 15 min (with SPANISH subtitles)