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    Maternity Workforce Insights

    This series of conversations takes a look at the critical roles of doulas, lactation professionals, mental health professionals, and midwives.

    •Tool
  • Kimberly Seals Allers
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    Shifting the Narrative About Black Birthing Experiences

    A conversation with birth equity advocate Kimberly Seals Allers about improving maternity care for Black women and birthing people.

    •Expert Perspective
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    Topics

  • Mother holds baby and looks off into the distance, while sitting in car
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    Improving Maternal Mental Health Care

    CHCF is working with partners to develop innovative, practical solutions for delivering mental health care to California’s mothers and expectant mothers in need.

    •Project
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    Goals & Strategy

  • Doula and client
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    What Is a Doula? — Policy at a Glance

    Doulas improve birth outcomes and advance health equity, especially for families of color. California covers doula care for Medi-Cal enrollees, but opportunities remain to further expand access to doulas.

    •Report
  • Network

    Innovation Landscape

  • Kathryn Phillips
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    Kathryn Phillips

  • Stephanie Teleki
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    Stephanie Teleki

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    Media Inquiries

  • Meeting of initial cohort of Pulse of Change Partners
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    CHCF Launches Initiative to Enhance Black Health Equity in California

    Eight visionary organizations are partnering with the California Health Care Foundation to create a safer, stronger health system for Black Californians.

    •Inside CHCF
  • Michelle Schneidermann
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    Michelle Schneidermann

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    Maternal Mental Health

    Our work in maternal mental health aims to close critical gaps in perinatal behavioral health services across California. We are working to integrate screening into routine care, expand provider capacity, promote culturally responsive approaches, and reform payment systems to sustain…

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    Quality of Care: Behavioral Health Almanac — 2024 Edition

    This set of quality measures focuses on behavioral health, including mental health and substance use.

    •Report
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    Behavioral Health

    Our work in behavioral health addresses the fragmentation and inequities in California’s mental health and substance use disorder systems. We support delivery system improvements and policy reforms that enhance access to effective behavioral health care.