INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH ACTION COALITION
The Integrated Behavioral Health Action Coalition (IBHAC) is made up of primary care, mental health, and substance use providers, as well as local hospitals, county agencies, health plans, mental health advocacy organizations, and individual community members. Together, IBHAC members plan to improve system-level integration of primary care and behavioral health services for all persons and to create a collaborative, integrative, and inclusive system of whole-person care in Santa Cruz County.
HIP also convenes a monthly IBHAC Workforce sub-committee to discuss behavioral health and health social workers workforce. To learn more, please visit the Workforce Development
webpage.
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
Central California Alliance for Health
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
Dignity Health – Dominican Hospital
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust - Diabetes Health Center
Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance
Palo Alto Medical Foundation – Santa Cruz Division
Santa Cruz City Fire Department
Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health and Parole Reentry Court
Santa Cruz Community Health Centers
Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency - County Clinics
Santa Cruz County Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services
Santa Cruz County Probation Department
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
Telecare Acute Care Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz - Counseling and Psychological Services
United Way of Santa Cruz County
IBHAC Meetings
July 2022 Meeting Slides
November 2022 Meeting Slides
March 2023 Meeting Slides
June 2023 Meeting Slides
September 2023 Meeting Slides
March 2024 Meeting Slides
July 2024 Meeting Slides
United Way of Santa Cruz 2-1-1
Text your zip code to 898211 to get started.
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Resources
IBHAC’s Vision: All people in Santa Cruz County experience optimal physical and emotional well-being, dignity, and prosperity.
Our Values: Compassion, equity and thriving
Our Operating Principles: Collaborative, integrated, inclusive, no wrong door approach, seamless care, payer blind, and culturally & linguistically appropriate
The health outcomes we are working towards are as follows:
1. People experience increased mental health and physical wellness
2. People experience decreased substance use disorder
3. People obtain and retain increased social determinants of health