State of Public Health Report Resource Hub

The State of Public Health Resource Hub is a companion to the State of Public Health Report featuring links to public health data dashboards, tools, and reports for more information about the health conditions and data trends described in the report. The following links focus on behavioral health and connectedness.

Note: The Resource Hub is not intended to be an exhaustive list of data and reports on the selected health topics. It primarily features CDPH Program resources, particularly those that share public health data.

Behavioral Health and Connectedness

• California’s Master Plan for Kid’s Mental Health (PDF 3.6 MB) aims to increase access to mental health and substance use services for all California kids, parents, and communities. The Master Plan for Kid’s Mental Health outlines key actions for improving mental health in children.
• The Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative uses a youth-centered approach to support children, youth, and families’ emotional, mental, and behavioral health needs. The CYBHI focuses on education, prevention, early intervention, increased access to critical interventions, and community resiliency.
• The Office of Health Equity created the California Reducing Disparities Project, a statewide policy initiative to identify and reduce mental health disparities for unserved, underserved, and inappropriately served communities.
• The American Psychological Association and ecoAmerica released the 2023 Mental Health and Our Changing Climate Children and Youth Report (PDF 2.3 MB) showing the lasting impacts of extreme weather events and climate change on youth mental health and provides resources and upstream solutions for preventing and addressing the mental health impacts of climate change.​