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Appendix B

This table highlights examples of key prevention strategies that have surfaced through the planning process. Implementation of the statewide program with an emphasis on these strategies reflect opportunities for prevention work to contribute to the population goals and address the BHSA statutory requirements.

Statewide Program
Statewide policy initiatives Focused statewide prevention strategies Statewide awareness campaigns Training and technical assistance Community engagement and coalition building Data and evaluation

Prevention Strategies*
Social connection and belonging Opportunities for social connection and belonging for all priority populations, with a focus on youth and families Restorative justice and harm reduction Community-driven, intergenerational, and culturally based healing Relationship-promoting infrastructure within key institutions Promoting positive childhood experiences (PCEs) by creating protective environments and strengthening support for families Quality of Life: Mental health and well-being awareness and development Universal and selective school-based prevention and wellness education Peer-to-peer support programming Training on behavioral health awareness for schools, families, communities, etc. Public education and awareness campaigns *All of these components will be based on the foundations already established by the Office of Suicide Prevention (OSP); the Overdose Prevention Initiative; the Office of School Health; the California Reducing Disparities Project and other existing work.

Prevention Strategies*

Social connection and belonging

Opportunities for social connection and belonging for all priority populations, with a focus on youth and families
Restorative justice and harm reduction
Community-driven, intergenerational, and culturally based healing
Relationship-promoting infrastructure within key institutions
Promoting positive childhood experiences (PCEs) by creating protective environments and strengthening support for families

Quality of Life: Mental health and well-being awareness and development

Universal and selective school-based prevention and wellness education
Peer-to-peer support programming
Training on behavioral health awareness for schools, families, communities, etc.
Public education and awareness campaigns

*All of these components will be based on the foundations already established by the Office of Suicide Prevention (OSP); the Overdose Prevention Initiative; the Office of School Health; the California Reducing Disparities Project and other existing work.

BHT Population Goals
Goals for Improvement Care experience Access to care Prevention and treatment of co-occurring physical health conditions Quality of life Social connection Engagement in schools Engagement in work Goals for Reduction Suicides Overdoses Untreated behavioral health conditions Institutionalization Homelessness Justice-involvement Removal of children from home

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