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individualized, strength based mental health interventions delivered in a families home school and community to address mental health conditions that interfere with a child or use functioning. IHCBS help the child or youth build skills necessary for successful functioning in the home, community, and school.

Medi-Cal covers specialty mental health services SMHS through a counties mental health plan MHP these services include a wide range of mental health services, which may be provided in the community where one lives or in a hospital or other institution. Many of these services are designed to keep children adolescents and adults out of the hospital. Some examples of SMHSR individual and group therapy, medication support, case management, day programs, in home support, crisis support, and other services.

The county mental health plan MHP is part of the county's mental health or behavioral health department. Services may be provided by mental health department staff or by a community based agency contracted by the county mental health department.

Integrated behavioral health is a model of care that combines mental health, substance use, and primary care services to treat the whole person. It involves collaboration between healthcare providers—such as doctors, therapists, and care coordinators—to address both physical and behavioral health needs in a coordinated way. This approach improves access to care, enhances health outcomes, and reduces stigma by treating behavioral health as a routine part of overall healthcare.