Rural Resilience Innovation Hub
You don’t have to navigate complex reforms alone
A shared space for rural collaboration and real solutions.
Rural Northern California counties are rich with wisdom, relationships, and local ingenuity. At the same time, counties face complex systems, limited resources, and overlapping initiatives that can make behavioral health work challenging. The Rural Resilience Innovation Hub (RRIH) brings these realities together—connecting people who care deeply about children, youth, and families. Together, we celebrate local strengths, share what’s working, and turn collective learning into practical strategies that address challenges while building on community resilience and creativity.
RRIH is home to focused communities of practice — time-bound learning spaces organized around the issues that matter most to rural communities. Our first community of practice, the Youth Behavioral Health & Justice CoP, ran from November 2025 through June 2026.
Now through May 2027, with support from the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), RRIH is launching its next community of practice, CYBHI Community of Practice: Putting CYBHI Resources to Work in Rural Communities.
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CYBHI Community of Practice: Putting CYBHI Resources to Work in Rural Communities (2026-2027)
California’s Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) has created new, no-cost and low-cost behavioral health resources for children, youth, and families — and rural communities are already putting them to work. This community of practice brings together practitioners from across rural Northern California to share how they are using CYBHI resources in their day-to-day work, learn directly from CYBHI resource partners, and build a shared collection of practical tools and implementation examples.
Join neighbors from behavioral health, education, health care, schools, First 5s, community organizations, and more to learn, share, and build partnerships that make a real difference. This community of practice offers a shared space to:
- Learn how rural communities are implementing CYBHI resources including Cal-MAP, Safe Spaces, Open Doors, Soluna, BrightLife Kids, and Live Beyond, and connect with resource partners to share updates, ask questions, and strengthen local implementation.
- Exchange practical strategies and real-world experiences with peers across Northern California to build meaningful partnerships and improve systems of care for youth and families.
- Access a growing collection of curated tools, resources, and implementation examples that support local efforts and align with statewide initiatives like CYBHI and CalAIM.
Who Should Participate?
Anyone working with children and youth across rural Northern California — including behavioral health, public health, education and schools, pediatric and primary care clinics, First 5s, health plans, community-based organizations, Tribal-serving organizations, and justice-adjacent programs. If you serve children, youth, or families in a rural community, this space is for you.
Stay Connected. Stay Informed.
Upcoming Meetings
SAVE THE DATE! 2027 Northern ACEs Summit
March 17, 2027 | Rolling Hills Casino and Resort
Registration details coming soon!
Resource Library
Explore the full Rural Resilience Hub resource collection, featuring highlighted tools and presentation materials, a curated collection of CYBHI resources and implementation examples, information about Hub partners, and ways to connect with a greater network of community-led innovation.
Past Meetings
October 20 | CYBHI Community of Practice Kickoff – Exploring Cal-MAP
This meeting brought together rural providers and youth-serving partners to connect, learn from one another, and explore resources to support their work with children, youth, and families.
The session spotlighted Cal-MAP and the support it offers rural providers and youth-serving partners, including its monthly Project ECHO series and professional development opportunities for primary care and school-based settings. Participants experienced a modified ECHO format featuring a brief presentation and case-based discussion, explored opportunities for continued participation, and identified next steps for their teams, clinics, schools, or organizations.
September 22 | CYBHI Community of Practice – Rural Resilience Innovation Hub
This meeting brought together participants who had completed the Safe Spaces, Open Doors, and/or Single Session trainings to connect and share how they were putting what they learned into practice. Participants discussed how the trainings were being used in their organizations and communities, shared challenges, successes, and practical lessons, and explored opportunities for continued support, peer networking, and future training opportunities.
The September meeting also included a review of recent survey feedback and breakout discussions tailored to the specific trainings. Participants were introduced to the broader CYBHI Community of Practice, creating opportunities to strengthen connections and continue learning and collaboration beyond the initial trainings.
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Who’s Behind This Work
With support from the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), led by the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Population Health Innovation Lab (PHIL) designs and facilitates the Rural Resilience Innovation Hub — convening practitioners across ten rural Northern California counties through June 2027.
In partnership with the Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR), the Population Health Innovation Lab (PHIL) will design and facilitate this eight-month peer learning and collaboration experience engaging up to ten rural Northern California counties. The Hub will strengthen local and cross-county responses to the behavioral health needs of children, youth, and families by fostering shared learning, innovation, and systems alignment.
PHIL is a program of the Public Health Institute. Contact us at info@pophealthinnovationlab.org
