California Institute
for Behavioral Health Solutions
Providing integrated behavioral health solutions for California and beyond.
Featured Resources
CIBHS offers a wide array of clinical and non-clinical trainings, conferences, workshops, and on demand courses, as well as behavioral health resources in our Learning Center.
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Witnessing Injustice: Understanding Moral Injury and the Path to Repair
NEW OFFERINGThe American Psychiatric Association (APA) added a Z-code for “Moral Problems” in the September 2025 update to the DSM-5-TR. As a result, Moral Injury or Moral Distress is now recognized as a mental health condition.
: Witnessing Injustice: Understanding Moral Injury and the Path to Repair -
Beyond Fixing: Reclaiming the Child Therapist’s Role in Family Healing
NEW OFFERINGThis workshop is designed to help therapists recognize the subtle ways the “fixer role” shows up in clinical work and offers strategies to shift toward collaboration, curiosity, and shared responsibility for change.
: Beyond Fixing: Reclaiming the Child Therapist’s Role in Family Healing -
Addressing Trauma in Latiné Communities
This training equips providers to enhance engagement and outcomes among Latiné children and families through culturally informed, evidence-based, and evidence-supported trauma care. Participants gain practical tools to bridge care gaps, integrate cultural values into trauma interventions, and strengthen trauma-informed practices across Latiné communities.
: Addressing Trauma in Latiné Communities
See Our Work
As a trusted leader in behavioral health, CIBHS provides innovative solutions, training, and strategic guidance to organizations across California and beyond, driving equitable, evidence-based practices that enhance health outcomes and build healthier communities.
Who we serve
Bringing experience, expertise, and cutting-edge solutions to guide Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder entities toward their mission-driven goals in California and across the nation.
Health Care Providers and Health Plans
We offer decision-making strategies that improve leadership’s capability to implement policies and improve clinical practice.
Philanthropy
We help foundations achieve the greatest social and economic impact by improving grantee performance, building collaboration across sectors, and advancing knowledge and practice in the field.
Behavioral Health Provider and Community Based Organizations
We equip nonprofit leaders and community-based organizations to build the capacity and capability needed to lead policy implementation efforts.
Government Behavioral Health Organizations
We provide training and technical assistance to enhance the clinical, administrative, and operational capacity of large government entities across various projects.
Partner Testimonials
Do you have a story of your own that you would like to share? Use the Contact Form and let us know how CIBHS has shown impact.
The African American/Black/of African Descent Behavioral Health Racial Equity Collaborative (BHREC) was a turning point for our agency.
At first I thought it was a big commitment of staff hours and energy. As it turned out, it was an opportunity that opened our minds and hearts to fully embrace and integrate our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We made dynamic connections with others that have enriched our agency. We created our IDEA Collaborative volunteer staff who meet monthly to focus our vision and steer our efforts in DEI. We highlight diverse communities and cultures in our Voices of Color Panels. We now offer paid internships with our HeartLand Heroes. Besides offering staff cultural engagement trainings, we have boosted our workforce by revamping our job descriptions and hiring procedures. It was a wonderful benefit and we look forward to the new BHREC planned for 2025 for the Latino/Latinx/Latine/Hispanic communities.
Deborah Hicks,
Director of Employee and Community Development
Heartland Child & Family Services
The California Youth Opioid Response (YOR CA) project has provided the opportunity for
Another Choice Another Chance (ACAC) to develop new partnerships to implement prevention activities in the community that focus on physical and mental wellness through sports and dance. Participation in sports has been shown to reduce the risk of overall illicit drug use, but particularly during high school; suggesting that this may be a critical period to reduce or prevent the use of drugs through sport. Additionally, dance and movement can help reduce feelings of anxiety and depression and improve mood. Physical movement can also help boost energy and promote better sleep. ACAC has also been able to host mobile drop-in centers that provide a safe space for youth to engage in positive social activities that promote the importance of mental and physical wellness while building healthy connections.
Okeema Polite, MA, LMFT (She/Her)
CEO / Executive Director
Another Choice Another Chance