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Children & youth behavioral health initiative program:as part of the children and youth behavioral health initiative (cybhi), dhcs is administering grants to scale evidence-based and community-defined evidence practices (ebp/cdep) and will utilize funds to support multiple statewide efforts for eligible entities, including behavioral health providers, community-based organizations, tribal organizations, health plans, counties and others, as specified. these grants will support the implementation and scaling of ebp/cdeps to improve outcomes for children and youth with emerging and existing behavioral health (mental health and substance use) needs for children and youth ages 0-25, as well as their parents and caregivers. heluna health is partnering with cibhs to administer the cybhi ebp/cdep grant program and assist dhcs with reviewing, scoring, and awarding applicants across five rounds of funding. cibhs is serving as the prime with heluna health serving as subs. heluna will provide support with a series of project management, fiscal intermediary, subcontracting, and program monitoring activities.

Women, infant and children program:wic, the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, is a usda-funded food and nutrition education program for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants and children under the age of five who are lower income (up to 185% of poverty) and at nutritional risk. established in 1974, the goal of the wic program is to improve the health and nutritional status of participants during critical times of growth and development. core wic services include nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support, referrals to community services and nutritious foods (i.e. lower fat milk, fruits and vegetables, whole grain cereals, eggs). approximately 20% of the individuals served are women, 25% are infants, and the remaining 55% are children age one to five. phfe wic has been providing high-quality wic services in southern california for nearly 50 years. phfe wic staff serve a current caseload of over 190,000 participants each month through a hybrid service delivery model that allows for both virtual services and in-person visits at 28 wic centers strategically located in high-density areas of need throughout los angeles, orange, and san bernardino counties. phfe wic has approximately 540 employees, which include over 225 nutrition professionals, over 60 breastfeeding staff such as lactation consultants and breastfeeding peer counselors, and over 250 paraprofessional staff providing culturally appropriate services to eligible families. the phfe wic program is the largest local agency wic program in the country serving approximately 3% of the nation's total and 19% of california's total wic participants. eighty-four percent of the clients served by phfe wic are latino, 6% are african-american, 6% are asian, 3% are caucasian and 1% are native american. phfe wic provides services and written information in english, spanish, chinese, vietnamese, korean, arabic and armenian. phfe wic maintains a very robust online and social media presence: www.phfewic.org.

All other programsbridge hiv:bridge hiv is a global leader in hiv prevention research, working with bay area and international communities to discover effective hiv prevention strategies. operating as a clinical trials unit within the san francisco department of public health and affiliated with the university of california, san francisco (ucsf), we conduct innovative research that guides global approaches in hiv prevention. as we search for innovative solutions to guide hiv prevention, we continue to conduct clinical trials of promising strategies to understand their effectiveness and safety across different populations at risk for hiv infection. these strategies include the search for an effective hiv vaccine, prep (preexposure prophylaxis), hiv self-testing, mhealth and interventions to help achieve health equity.angels c