2026
May 2026, Partnership Health Plan / Foster Care Awareness Month
A new PWA case study examines how Partnership HealthPlan of California built dedicated infrastructure to serve foster youth across 24 northern California counties, offering lessons for other managed care plans, counties, and policymakers.
March 2026, PAVE Enrollment
PWA launched a new public PAVE Navigation website to help community-based organizations navigate California's Medi-Cal provider enrollment portal, accompanied by a case study documenting the real-world barriers one LA-based nonprofit encountered in the process.
February 2026, Doula Toxic Stress + Organizing White Papers
PWA released two companion papers from the California Doula Labor Table exploring how community doulas can build collective power within Medi-Cal systems and serve as buffers against the toxic stress that shapes perinatal outcomes for marginalized families.
2025
December 2025, Introducing the JSN Learning Series
PWA launched the first three briefs in a six-part Justice Serving Network Learning Series, sharing what youth, community organizations, and first-year JSN participants revealed about what it takes to build behavioral health infrastructure rooted in dignity and community power.
November 2025, Doula Intermediaries Guide + JSN Partner Profile
PWA released a white paper on how financial intermediaries can help California doulas navigate Medi-Cal's administrative demands without compromising their healing work, alongside a JSN partner spotlight featuring Kindful Restoration co-executive director Ernesto Rodriguez.
October 2025, Information Sharing & Consent Toolkit
PWA and UCSF's TONIC collaborative released a practical toolkit to help counties, managed care plans, and community providers share data lawfully and ethically with families involved in the child welfare system under CalAIM.
October 2025, Navigating Provider Classes
PWA released a suite of resources — including issue briefs and slide decks — to help community-based organizations evaluate whether and how to pursue new Medi-Cal provider pathways like Community Health Workers, Certified Peers, and doulas.
April 2025, Introducing JSN + EMS Corps
PWA's inaugural newsletter introduced two signature initiatives: the Justice Serving Network, which partners with community-based organizations to bring CalAIM-funded care to justice-impacted youth, and EMS Corps, a national workforce development model creating EMT career pathways for young people facing barriers to employment.
