Creating a Statewide Medical Advisory Committee for the California Children’s Services Program

In California, the launch of enhanced care management (ECM) as a Medi-Cal benefit for children and youth with complex needs has been slow and challenging....

The current health care system perpetuates inequities for many diverse children and families. With this grant, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford will create a Diversity,...

Access to food is a persistent issue for many of the children and families served at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, and COVID-19 has exacerbated the...

Recently the state Department of Health Care Services has turned over responsibility for California Children’s Services activities to Medi-Cal managed care organizations in 21 counties...

Parents of children with chronic / complex medical conditions feel overwhelmed by their circumstances and in addition to the need for emotional support may require...

To monitor transition of children with special health care needs into managed care plans in California, share best practices among CCS agencies and health plans,...

To increase the capacity of child-serving hospitals in California to provide family-centered care; and to begin the formation of a formal family-centered care network among...

To establish the organizational structure and an agenda of common goals for a statewide organization of physicians working for county CCS programs.

To facilitate recruitment, screening, training and accountability of parent mentor programs in 10 child health institutions in California and test the efficacy of using parent...