Individual health and well-being are inseparable from individual mental and emotional outlook. Coping with daily life stressors is challenging for many people, especially when other social, familial, and economic challenges occur simultaneously.
Access to mental and behavioral health and substance-use services is an essential resource for a healthy community, and we are taking active steps through partnerships and investment for all communities in the region. Some examples:
Committed to supporting community mental health
On new approaches and treatments, including understanding and addressing social determinants of health
To address provider shortages & support cultural relevance in care
We provide a variety of mental and behavioral health services focused on vulnerable populations, in both community-based settings and through specialized programs at UC Davis Health.
For example, the nationally recognized, community-based Early Psychosis education and outreach program stresses early identification and intervention to reduce impacts on affected individuals, including Medi-Cal and uninsured patients.
UC Davis Health conducts research on behavioral health services, interventions, and substance use treatment options, and also supports pilot programs that can be applied in community settings. Some examples:
UC Davis Health training programs support medical residents, fellows and advanced-practice providers to meet society’s vital need for culturally relevant mental health services. Some examples:
Some recent examples of our ongoing efforts to advance health for all.
UC Davis School of Medicine and UMass Chan Medical School have partnered to create a toolkit on socially conscious admissions to change the landscape of medicine.
Ruthie Eyer was born with Down syndrome and a heart defect. Coming to UC Davis Children’s Hospital helped save her life.
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and UC Davis Health is making it easy for eligible patients to get screened.
UC Davis resident physicians training in OB-GYN and cardiothoracic surgery are caring for patients in Modesto under a new partnership with Doctors Medical Center.
