Children and Youth EBP/CDEP Resource Guide

The Children and Youth EBP/CDEP Resource Guide, published by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), serves as a centralized resource to help EBP/CDEP providers navigate funding pathways for EBPs and CDEPs through Medi-Cal. The guide is especially valuable for community-based organizations, schools, counties, and other entities interested in seeking Medi-Cal reimbursement for their behavioral health services. It outlines Medi-Cal billing options for EBPs and CDEPs supported through the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), and Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) initiative. Additionally, the guide consolidates information on 43 EBPs (including all ten EBPs names in California’s Five-Year State Prevention Plan), provides reimbursement considerations for CDEPs, and offers strategies for leveraging existing Medi-Cal authorities.