Student Eligibility and Requirements

Behavioral Health Expansion Program (BHEP) is open to those who:     

• Are incoming MSW students for the 2024-2025 school year
• Represent historically underserved communities in one of the 18 Northern California Superior Region (PDF) counties: Del Norte, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, and Yuba
• Are committed to providing behavioral health services to children, youth through the age of 25, and their families/caregivers, and/or are students who have utilized behavioral health services in under-resourced and underserved communities in Northern California

Student Requirements

• Must complete their 2024-2025 field placement at an agency or organization that provides behavioral health services to children, youth, families, and young adults through the age of 25 in under-resourced and underserved communities in one of the 18 Northern California Superior Region (PDF) counties
• Must participate in all BHEP orientation, meetings, events, training, and other academic and field placement activities during the awarded period
• Must participate in ongoing MSW BHEP program evaluation as required by the Principal Investigator
• Must be committed to providing behavioral health services in the service region (PDF) post-graduation

*NOTE: Paid employment or agency stipends/financial awards do not preclude your participation in this program. The exception is current Title IV-E participants.

If you would like further information about the MSW BHP, please contact Judy Vang, Program Coordinator at tvang@csuchico.edu