Foster Youth: Resources for Advocates

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April 22, 2026
FAQs on Medi-Cal Housing Supports for Transition-Age Youth and Former Foster Youth
Carly Myers Q&A
Medi-Cal managed care plans cover several housing supports for transition-age youth (TAY) and former foster youth (FFY) who are…
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April 3, 2026
Medi-Cal Transitional Rent
Carly Myers Issue Brief
As of January 1, 2026, all Medi-Cal managed care plans are required to provide Transitional Rent to certain populations,…
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March 3, 2026
Medi-Cal Housing Supports
Jasmine Young, Carly Myers, and Abigail Coursolle Fact Sheet
Medi-Cal covers four housing-related Community Supports for eligible individuals who are enrolled in a managed care plan. This fact…
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February 12, 2026
Advocates’ Guide to the BH-CONNECT Initiative
Héctor Hernández-Delgado, Carly Myers, and Alexis Robles-Fradet Issue Brief
California’s Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) demonstration seeks to help low-income individuals navigate…
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December 23, 2025
Foster Youth Access to Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services: A Review of Data in California and Los Angeles County
Abigail Coursolle, Alexis Robles-Fradet, and Carly Myers Issue Brief
Children and youth involved in child welfare often have complex mental health needs, due in part to their compounding…
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November 13, 2025
Upcoming Medi-Cal Cuts Don’t Apply to Immigrant Foster Youth, Nonminor Dependents, and Former Foster Youth
Carly Myers Fact Sheet
Over the next two years, Medi-Cal eligibility and services will be substantially cut back for immigrant communities. This Factsheet…
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February 6, 2025
Protect Medi-Cal Funding 2025 series
Kimberly Lewis, Skyler Rosellini, Abigail Coursolle, Jules Lutaba, Jasmine Young, Fabiola De Liban, Amy Chen, Alicia Emanuel, Carly Myers, Alexis Robles-Fradet, and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue Brief
California’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) provides a critical investment in the health of Californians. Medi-Cal coverage and services are tailored…
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November 7, 2024
Medi-Cal Services & Supports for Californians Transitioning Out of Incarceration
Jasmine Young and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue Brief
In California, roughly one million adults and youth involuntarily enter or are released from a California public carceral system…
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October 16, 2024
Upcoming Changes to Medi-Cal for Foster Youth in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Imperial Counties
Carly Myers
On January 1, 2025, current and former foster youth who live in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Imperial counties and…
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August 14, 2024
Medi-Cal Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) & Intensive Home Based Services (IHBS): Access Standards and Beneficiary Rights
Carly Myers and Kim Lewis Fact Sheet
Some county mental health plans (MHPs) have policies and practices on ICC and IHBS that do not comply with…
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