CalWORKs HVP Collaborative Partners
Welcome to CalWORKs HVP Collaborative Partners page. This page is intended to share information, resources, and updates for CalWORKs HVP partners.
Highlighting Collaborative Practices
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), and the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) have issued the Home Visiting Best Practices Joint Agency Letter to strengthen referrals to and utilization of local home visiting programs for pregnant and postpartum Medi-Cal members. This guidance clarifies statewide requirements and program expectations for identifying eligible members, coordinating referrals, and connecting families to appropriate home visiting agencies. The Joint Agency Letter supports improved care coordination and collaboration across agencies.
CalWORKs HVP CQI Workgroup
CalWORKs HVP is committed to collaborating with home visiting partners. One key method of collaboration is by convening the mandated (Welfare & Institutions Code 11330.8(a)), CalWORKs HVP Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Workgroup.
The CalWORKs HVP CQI Workgroup will review, analyze, and interpret qualitative and quantitative data to inform CalWORKs HVP practices, policies, and home visiting programs. The role of the Workgroup is to draw on their area of expertise and invaluable knowledge to advise the CalWORKs HVP team in identifying opportunities and recommendations for CalWORKs HVP quality improvement.
The CalWORKs HVP CQI Workgroup includes representatives from the following roles: legislative staff, representatives of counties and county human services agencies, CalWORKs eligibility workers, home visitors with experience serving CalWORKs recipients, current or former CalWORKs clients, advocates for clients, local and state First 5 representatives, the State Department of Health Care Services, the State Department of Public Health, home visiting program administrators, home visiting program experts and advocates.
Workgroup Recommendations
Strategy Snapshot: Communication and Outreach
Outreach One-Pager
Strategy Snapshot: Professional Development and Communities of Practice
Strategy Snapshot: Building Trust and Enhancing Equity
Strategy Snapshot: Tools to Facilitate Coordination
CalWORKs HVP Promising, Emerging, and Best Practices