Welcome to Advance Behavioral Health Prevention California
ABHPC provides no-cost technical assistance and training for behavioral health prevention in California.
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) contracts with the Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS), by providing funding for the Advance Behavioral Health Prevention California (ABHPC) to provide Technical Assistance and Training (TTA) services to primary prevention providers at no-cost.
ABHPC Regional Training Action Lab:
Centering Community Voices
The Advance Behavioral Health Prevention California (ABHPC) team is excited to share our 2024 Regional Training Action Lab series! Our theme this year is Centering Community Voices.
Upcoming Events
April Prevention Pathways Community of Practice: Navigating the California Certified Prevention Professional (CCPS) Process
April 30, 2024, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PT
This Prevention Pathways Community of Practice will help participants navigate the process for the CCPS application including the training requirements and examination.
Brief Intervention (BI) for Substance Using Adolescents: Professional Competency Training
May 1 – 2, 2024, 8:30am – 12:00 p.m. PT
This training* aims to build the skills of counselors working with adolescents. BI is a short-term counseling intervention that consists of two to four sessions aimed at adolescents who use alcohol and/or other drugs.
Centering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) in Primary Prevention Series
May 7, 2024, 1:30pm – 3:00 p.m. PT
Collaborative Prevention Strategies with People with Disabilities is part of ABHPC’s Centering DEIB in Primary Prevention series. This session will cover how having a disability can impact access to social drivers of health, the history of legislation and rights for folks with disabilities, and barriers to equity related to privilege and micro-aggressions.
Announcements
ABHPC Prevention Pathways Monthly Bulletin for April 2024
April’s Bulletin covers National Minority Health Month, Arab American Heritage Month, Alcohol Awareness Month, and National Public Health Week.
ABHPC Prevention Pathways Monthly Bulletin for March 2024
March’s Bulletin covers Women’s History Month, Transgender Day of Visibility, Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) Fundamentals: Equity and Inclusion in Health Care System Access and Quality, and Call for Proposals: 2024 Substance Use Disorder Integrated Care Conference.
ABHPC Prevention Pathways Monthly Bulletin for February 2024
February’s Bulletin covers Black History Month, Co-Occurring Disorders Prevention Education – Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Mental Health (MH) Diagnoses, and Eating Disorder Awareness Week.