Resources

An approach to healthcare that looks at your whole well-being – not just your medical needs. Connects healthcare, mental health, housing, and social services to make sure all your needs are met.

CHWs are trusted members of your community who connect you and your family to the healthcare system by offering health education, navigation, and referrals to promote well-being and prevent disease.

If you or your family are experiencing housing insecurity, you may qualify for free Medi-Cal Community Supports through CalAIM to help you find, move into, and stay in stable housing.

Free Medi-Cal Community Supports available through CalAIM for members with asthma, helping reduce attacks, improve day-to-day management, and address triggers inside the home at no extra cost.

DHCS's official policy guide for Medi-Cal managed care plans implementing Community Supports, laying out service definitions and operational guidance across housing and non-housing benefit categories.

DHCS's comprehensive policy guide for Medi-Cal managed care plans on implementing Enhanced Care Management, covering populations of focus, core service components, and program overlaps.

An overview of the seven core services ECM providers deliver, from outreach and care coordination to health promotion, transitional care, and referrals to social support services for clients and families.

Free, in-person support for Medi-Cal members with complex health needs or basic needs like food, housing, and transportation, including one dedicated person to help coordinate care and connect you to community programs.

As someone who was in foster care, you qualify for Medi-Cal until age 26 – no matter your income, job status, or living situation.

You don't need to become an insurance expert to provide excellent support. Focus on what you do best – understanding her needs and connecting her with appropriate resources.

Hypothetical but real-world scenarios to show how ECM, CHW and CS can be leveraged to support youth and families in child welfare.

By addressing social determinants of health like food, housing and safety and making connections to services that mitigate the impacts of trauma, ECM, CHW and Community Supports are important new tools to propel system-involved children and families toward stability and healing.

California's CalAIM initiative represents an ambitious transformation of Medi-Cal, aiming to deliver whole-person care that addresses both medical and social needs. Central to this transformation is the participation of community-based organizations (CBOs).

Enhanced Care Management (ECM) is a relatively new benefit available through California’s Medi-Cal managed care plans that presents an opportunity to fill an important gap in the Medi-Cal delivery system — a coordinated care model specifically designed for vulnerable children and youth.

FCHN Theory of Change: ECM For Children and Youth, ECM For Child Welfare & Justice Involved Youth

Victor is a nonprofit community-based organization (CBO) operating across multiple counties in California, providing Enhanced Care Management (ECM) services for Medi-Cal members with complex health, behavioral health, and social needs

Vista Del Mar supports children and families across Los Angeles through mental health, residential treatment, foster care, adoption, special education, autism services, and family support.