Indian Health Clinic Program

The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Indian Health Clinic (IHC) Program provides traditional and mainstream mental health and substance abuse treatment and other support services to eligible Native Americans and their immediate family members in a culturally relevant manner.  The goal of the program is to assist adult program participants to secure or retain employment or successfully complete employment and training programs.  Specific IHC activities and services include, but are not limited to:  outreach to Native American communities about IHC Program services; completion of needs assessments; development of treatment plans; referrals to appropriate treatment programs; referrals to employment, education, and skills training programs; assistance to obtain needed benefits/services; assistance with issues related to the legal and law enforcement systems; counseling services for family issues such as suicide prevention, domestic abuse, and anger/stress management; and transportation services.

Program Update

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the California Department of Social Services and each of the 36 IHCs  has been renewed for the next five-year MOU cycle from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2027.

The next CDSS and Indian Health Clinics quarterly meeting will be held virtually on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, from 1:05pm to 2:00pm. 

NOTE:  The recordings and presentation materials of all the CDSS/IHC quarterly meetings online are available. If you have not received the meeting recording and any presentation materials, please send your email request to: IHC@dss.ca.gov