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 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

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.

988 Suicide Crisis Lifeline

We can all help prevent suicide. The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.

DataShare Santa Cruz County - Data for Action

The central hub of information for Santa Cruz County with the most up-to-date data, dashboards, promising practices, reports and over 475 community wellbeing indicators.

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

 

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