Home and Community-Based Perinatal Supports for California Families

Brief • Mar 17, 2025

Director of Policy Research & Development

Brief

California has made significant strides to increase access to multigenerational, whole-family supports during the prenatal and postpartum period. However, significant gaps remain in access. This brief overviews the state of maternal and infant health in California, the landscape of home and community-based perinatal/parenting supports, and the new services California should develop to improve outcomes for families and respond to their needs.

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Home and Community-Based Perinatal Supports for California Families

The Role of California’s Community Health Worker, Promotora, and Community Health Representative Workforce in the Central Valley - A Survey of CHW/P/Rs Serving the Prenatal to Age Three Population

Apr 3, 2025

This brief presents the findings from our landscape analysis of the prenatal to three serving community health worker, promotora, and community health representative (CHW/P/R) workforce in California’s Central Valley. Our work around CHW/P/Rs in the Central Valley is done in collaboration with the Whole Child Equity Partnership. The WCEP is a multi-sector coalition of statewide organizations, advocates, and direct service providers working across multiple disciplines to make California the best state to have, raise, and be a child.

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Proposal for New Medi-Cal Benefit: Early Childhood Home and Community Based Services

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This brief is the second in a series about home and community-based perinatal supports for California families.

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The Impact of California's Mental Health Service Provider Shortage: Inequitable Access to Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Services

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Home and Community-Based Perinatal Supports for California Families

The Role of California’s Community Health Worker, Promotora, and Community Health Representative Workforce in the Central Valley - A Survey of CHW/P/Rs Serving the Prenatal to Age Three Population

Proposal for New Medi-Cal Benefit: Early Childhood Home and Community Based Services

The Impact of California's Mental Health Service Provider Shortage: Inequitable Access to Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Services

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