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Our Work

Since its inception, Breaking Barriers has focused on 5 core strategies to support our mission. Just as we believe in integrating systems, our strategies are overlapping and interconnected. No single strategy will allow us to achieve our vision; they must work in unison to support one another. In addition, all work is with partner organizations.

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Breaking Barriers California continually expands our community of learning & practice around integration of California’s child and youth systems. We provide an opportunity for those in the field to come together, learn from both the setbacks and successes of others, and work together to advance the work of supporting the whole child.

Community of Learning

Major Projects

  • Breaking Barriers Integrated Care Symposium

  • Collaborative Leadership Working Group,  Transforming Together Initiative

  • System of Care Community of Practice

  • Transforming Together Ecosystem of Care Guide

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Technical Assistance & Training Network

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Breaking Barriers California provides technical assistance to initiate and expand integrated child and youth ecosystems. We develop pilot programs based on best practices, provide counties TA and trainings on integration, lead seminars on technical aspects including HIPAA/FERPA, and serve as a hub for additional technical assistance referrals.

Major Projects

  • Transforming Together

  • HIPAA/FERPA Training Program

  • Capacity Grant Training

  • System of Care Community or Practice

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Advocacy

Breaking Barriers California advocates for a more integrated, accessible, and effective ecosystem for children, youth, and those who support them in California at state, regional, and local levels. This includes the meaningful participation of youth and families in decision-making along with community improvement and control.

Major Projects

  • Integrated Policymaking for California’s Youth: Keeping the Whole Child Central from the Start

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Policy & Research

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Breaking Barriers California highlights current policy and research efforts incentivizing and facilitating improved integration within the child and youth ecosystem. We focus on practical strategies and actionable steps to move the field forward.

Major Projects

  • Practical Guide for Financing Social, Emotional, and Mental Health in Schools

  • Supporting California’s Children Through a Whole Child Approach: A Field Guide for Creating Integrated, School-Based Systems of Care

  • Working Paper on California’s Children & Youth Behavioral Health Ecosystem, 

  • Integrated Policymaking for California’s Youth: Keeping the Whole Child Central from the Start

  • Transforming Together Ecosystem of Care Guide

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  • California Alliance of Child and Family Services
  • Santa Clara County Office of Education
  • San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
  • California Health & Human Services Agency
  • Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
  • Stuart Foundation
  • View the full list of our Strategic Partners​
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Identification and Elevation of Models

Breaking Barriers California identifies, elevates and expands models of child and youth ecosystem integration work. We work to share replicable models and  implementation techniques at both the Symposium as well as through referral to partners who consistently seek such models.

Major Projects

  • Integrated Policymaking for California’s Youth: Keeping the Whole Child Central from the Start

  • Breaking Barriers Integrated Care Symposium

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All strategies graphics created by Alex Davidow.

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