The California Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Equity has rolled out the California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP), Phase II. The Mental Health Services Act of 2004 funded CRDP to reduce or eliminate mental health disparities and improve mental health for five populations in California: African American; Asian Pacific Islander (API); Latino/a; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ) and Native Americans (Native Californians and other American Indians and Alaska Natives). In 2021-2022, the California State Legislature authorized a four-year extension of the Phase II work, which was signed into law by the Governor.
As Native American Technical Assistance Provider (NATAP), The PIRE team primarily works with the seven implementation pilot projects with community-defined effective practices (CDEPs) that support California American Indian and Alaska Native communities. We work intensively with these projects as well as with those of other population hubs to promote strategic planning, effective implementation, rigorous evaluation, successful scaling-up, and ongoing sustainability.
