SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) today launched the Behavioral Health Virtual Services Platform – two free behavioral health services applications for all families with kids, teens, and young adults ages 0-25. The platform is a cornerstone of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Master Plan for Kids’ Mental Health and the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI)..

加利福尼亚州萨克拉门托——（商业新闻短讯）——卫生保健服务部（DHCS）今天推出了行为健康虚拟服务平台——两个免费的行为健康服务应用程序，适用于所有有儿童、青少年和0-25岁年轻人的家庭。该平台是加文·纽森州长儿童心理健康总体规划和儿童与青少年行为健康倡议（CYBHI）的基石。。

“Kids, teens, and young adults are facing a mental health crisis. To make sure our youth have another path to access needed behavioral health services, the state is launching two new apps to give young Californians and their caregivers access to the professional help they need,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass.

DHCS主管米歇尔·巴斯（MichelleBaass）表示：“儿童、青少年和年轻人正面临心理健康危机。为了确保我们的年轻人有另一条途径获得所需的行为健康服务，该州正在推出两款新应用程序，为加州年轻人及其护理人员提供他们所需的专业帮助。”。

“The tools are flexible and free for all California families, regardless of income, health insurance, or immigration status. I urge every young person and parent in California to visit the Soluna and Brightlife Kids apps to see if they are right for them.”.

“无论收入、医疗保险或移民身份如何，这些工具对所有加州家庭都是灵活和免费的。我敦促加州的每一位年轻人和父母访问Soluna和Brightlife Kids应用程序，看看它们是否适合他们。”。

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT: Nationwide, rates of anxiety, depression, and self-harm are climbing. Between 2019 and 2021, about one-third of California adolescents experienced serious psychological distress, with a 20 percent increase in adolescent suicides. Meanwhile, the nationwide mental health provider shortage is causing longer wait times for appointments to community-based mental health providers.

为什么这很重要：在全国范围内，焦虑、抑郁和自我伤害的发生率正在上升。2019年至2021年间，大约三分之一的加利福尼亚青少年经历了严重的心理困扰，青少年自杀率增加了20%。与此同时，全国范围内精神卫生服务提供者的短缺导致社区精神卫生服务提供者的预约等待时间延长。

Availability is particularly limited among the uninsured, people of color, people with low incomes, and people with disabilities..

无保险、有色人种、低收入人群和残疾人的可用性尤其有限。。

“About two-thirds of California kids with depression do not receive treatment. This platform will help meet the needs of California’s diverse children, youth, and families by expanding access to critical behavioral health supports. Our young people will have an accessible option to get the help they need,” said Dr.

“大约三分之二的加州抑郁症儿童没有接受治疗。这个平台将通过扩大获得关键行为健康支持的渠道，帮助满足加州多样化儿童、青少年和家庭的需求。我们的年轻人将有一个可获得的选项来获得他们所需的帮助，”Dr。

Mark Ghaly, Secretary of the California Health & Human Services Agency. “The Behavioral Health Virtual Services Platform will give children, adolescents, and young adults a new point of access to high quality services to help them address behavioral health challenges early on, reducing the likelihood of escalation to more serious conditions and alleviating pressure on existing mental health care providers.”.

加州卫生与公众服务局局长马克·盖利（Mark Ghaly）。“行为健康虚拟服务平台将为儿童、青少年和年轻人提供获得高质量服务的新途径，帮助他们尽早应对行为健康挑战，减少升级为更严重疾病的可能性，减轻现有心理健康护理提供者的压力。”。

ABOUT THE NEW APPS: Because kids and young adults have dramatically different needs by age group, the Behavioral Health Virtual Services Platform is a combination of two different web and app-based applications that support two distinct groups: BrightLife Kids, developed by Brightline, is for parents or caregivers and kids 0-12 years old.

关于新应用程序：由于儿童和年轻人在不同年龄段有着截然不同的需求，行为健康虚拟服务平台是两种不同的基于web和应用程序的应用程序的组合，支持两个不同的群体：Brightline开发的BrightLife kids，面向父母或看护者以及0-12岁的孩子。

Soluna, developed by Kooth, is for teens and young adults ages 13-25. Families with multiple children whose ages span 0-25 can use both platforms to meet their unique needs. Each app will also offer coaching services in English and Spanish, as well as telephone-based coaching in all Medi-Cal threshold languages..

Soluna由Kooth开发，适用于13-25岁的青少年和年轻人。有多个0-25岁孩子的家庭可以使用这两个平台来满足他们的独特需求。每个应用程序还将提供英语和西班牙语的辅导服务，以及所有Medi-Cal门槛语言的电话辅导。。

Free Coaching: Live one-on-one coaching sessions with a trained and qualified behavioral health wellness coach delivered through in-app chat or video appointments. Telephone coaching will also be available in all Medi-Cal threshold languages.

免费辅导：通过应用程序聊天或视频预约，与经过培训且合格的行为健康健康教练进行现场一对一辅导。电话辅导也将以所有Medi-Cal门槛语言提供。

Educational Content: Age-tailored educational articles, videos, podcasts, and stories.

教育内容：适合年龄的教育文章、视频、播客和故事。

Assessments and Tools: Stress-management tools and clinically validated assessments to understand and monitor behavioral health over time.

评估和工具：压力管理工具和经过临床验证的评估，以了解和监测行为健康。

Care Navigation Services: A searchable directory and live care navigation support to connect users to their local behavioral health resources, including connecting users with their health plan, school-based services, or community-based organizations that can provide clinical care options and care coordination services..

护理导航服务：一个可搜索的目录和实时护理导航支持，用于将用户连接到他们当地的行为健康资源，包括将用户与他们的健康计划、学校服务或可以提供临床护理选择和护理协调服务的社区组织联系起来。。

Peer Communities: Moderated forums and programs to connect users with other youth or caregivers.

同龄人社区：主持论坛和计划，将用户与其他年轻人或照顾者联系起来。

Crisis and Safety Protocols: Crisis and emergency safety resources for platform users experiencing a mental health crisis or who require immediate assistance (e.g., 988).

危机和安全协议：为经历心理健康危机或需要立即援助的平台用户提供危机和紧急安全资源（例如988）。

These new CalHOPE applications will complement existing services offered by health plans, counties, and schools by providing additional care options and resources for parents and caregivers, children, youth and young adults in California.

这些新的CalHOPE应用程序将通过为加利福尼亚州的父母和照顾者、儿童、青年和年轻人提供额外的护理选择和资源，补充健康计划、县和学校提供的现有服务。

Both apps must meet accessibility requirements and have strict privacy and confidentiality requirements and must adhere to all applicable state laws and regulations pertaining to privacy and security. Each app will also follow robust safety and risk escalation protocols to ensure the safety of children, youth, and young adults using the apps.

这两个应用程序都必须满足可访问性要求，并具有严格的隐私和保密要求，并且必须遵守所有适用的有关隐私和安全的州法律法规。每个应用程序还将遵循强大的安全和风险升级协议，以确保使用这些应用程序的儿童、青少年和年轻人的安全。

Trained behavioral health professionals will monitor app usage to identify potential risks, and licensed behavioral health professionals will be on standby to intervene, if clinically appropriate. Further, each app will connect users to crisis or emergency services, when needed..

训练有素的行为健康专业人员将监测应用程序的使用情况，以确定潜在的风险，如果临床上合适，持照的行为健康专业人员将随时进行干预。此外，每个应用程序都会在需要时将用户连接到危机或紧急服务。。

WHERE TO FIND THE APPS: BrightLife Kids is available for download on IOS devices in the Apple App Store and will be available for Android devices in mid-2024; it is also available online at CalHOPE.org. Soluna is available for both IOS and Android devices in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

在哪里可以找到应用程序：BrightLife Kids可以在苹果应用程序商店的IOS设备上下载，并将于2024年年中在Android设备上提供；它也可以在CalHOPE.org上在线获得。Soluna可用于苹果应用程序商店和谷歌Play商店中的IOS和Android设备。

To find out more, visit CalHOPE.org..

要了解更多信息，请访问CalHOPE.org。。

BIGGER PICTURE: CYBHI is an important component of the Governor’s transformation of California’s mental health system. The strategies that the CYBHI is implementing, including the launch of the Behavioral Health Virtual Services Platform, are laying the foundation and developing the infrastructure to support a more coordinated, youth-centered, equitable, prevention-oriented, and accessible system, one in which young people can find the support they need when, where, and in the way they need it most.

更大的图景：CYBHI是州长改造加利福尼亚州心理健康系统的重要组成部分。CYBHI正在实施的战略，包括启动行为健康虚拟服务平台，正在奠定基础和发展基础设施，以支持一个更加协调、以青年为中心、公平、面向预防和可访问的系统，在这个系统中，年轻人可以在何时何地以他们最需要的方式找到他们需要的支持。

Learn more about Governor Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s “Mental Health Movement” for California..

了解更多有关州长纽森和第一合伙人詹妮弗·西贝尔·纽森为加利福尼亚州开展的“心理健康运动”的信息。。