66% of adolescents diagnosed with depression did not receive any treatment in California.
This gap in care highlights a critical need for early intervention and accessible mental health services. Without timely support, many young people struggle silently, affecting their academic performance, social development, and overall well-being.
CYBHI
The Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) is designed to bridge the gap for young people who go without mental health support. Backed by $4.7 billion in funding, the CYBHI’s programs address young people’s mental health and substance use needs.
By creating a coordinated system that connects schools, community agencies, and healthcare providers, CYBHI ensures that students are identified early, referred to appropriate services, and supported throughout their treatment journey.
Through standardized protocols, data sharing, and cross-sector collaboration, CYBHI helps make mental health care more accessible and consistent, reducing the number of adolescents who struggle without the help they need. Meeting CYBHI compliance directly improves the lives of students.
The CYBHI takes a person-centered approach, placing each young person’s unique needs, strengths, and goals at the heart of care. Rather than a one-size-fits-all model, CYBHI emphasizes individualized planning, collaboration with families and caregivers, and coordination across schools, healthcare providers, and community services.
Below are some of the primary objectives of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative:
- Virtual platform to increase accessibility
- Intervene early
- Increase number of school counselors
- Expand clinic and treatment slots
- Suicide prevention and crisis response
- Service for those with severe needs
A robust case management system is essential in meeting CYBHI compliance. They track student needs accurately, coordinate services across schools and community providers, and deliver timely, effective interventions. Without an efficient case management platform, it becomes difficult to maintain continuity of care, measure outcomes, and meet CYBHI compliance requirements, limiting the initiative’s impact on youth mental health.
How ECINS Helps
ECINS is a secure, collaborative case management platform fully aligned with CYBHI’s mission: helping professionals deliver coordinated, equitable, whole-child care.
From case management and outcome tracking to cross-agency communication and compliance reporting, ECINS helps you meet your CYBHI goals while improving the quality and reach of youth mental health support. ECINS is committed to meeting CYBHI compliance, delivering this through its core modules.
RMM
Our Referral Management Module allows peers, professionals and parents to submit referrals. Staff can flag vulnerable students and provide the necessary support. It collects consent forms and e-signatures, as well as automating processes and notification, which streamlines the support process and makes meeting CYBHI compliance straight forward. Mobile access via web browser also makes the RMM and wellbeing services more available.
CMM
The Case Management Module equips users with a variety of tools that make meeting CYBHI compliance simple and efficient:
- Shared case notes centralize information, allowing real-time access to facilitate cross-sector collaboration.
- The CMM’s screeners/assessments can be pre-loaded (and customized!), simplifying the screening process and ensuring timely intervention.
- Built-in audit trails support cross-sector collaboration, but also evidence CYBHI grant eligibility.
- Dashboards can be customized to users’ needs and ensure easy system navigation.
- Alerts for missed follow-ups support CYBHI’s data-driven accountability mission, alongside promoting more screening.
- Our data visualization tools (including wheel assessments) highlights vulnerable students, service gaps and also promote data-driven accountability.
SEM
ECINS’ Student Engagement module gives young people wraparound support from their mobile device (or via any web browser). Many features in the SEM further CYBHI’s cause, such as:
- Attendance Tracker – prompts early intervention and identification of vulnerable students who can benefit from CYBHI.
- Mood Tracker – allows students to write journal entries as a form of self-therapy.
- Calendar – reminds students of important meetings e.g., see school councillor at 10am to complete screener.
- Help & Advice Documents – offers students resources to learn more about mental health and who to contact if they need help.
The SEM also has a secure messaging feature which can be a channel communication between students and school professionals. Alternatively, the SEM can also be adapted into a PEM (Parent Engagement Module), whereby caregivers can use the messaging functionality, alongside its other tools.
Final Thoughts
Meeting CYBHI compliance isn’t just about satisfying state requirements, it’s about creating a stronger, more connected system of care for young people. With ECINS, schools and agencies have a single, secure platform that brings together case management, collaboration, cultural responsiveness, and data-driven reporting.
The result is more than compliance; it’s measurable impact, better access to services, and a shared commitment to helping every child thrive. By aligning your operations with CYBHI through ECINS, you’re not only meeting the standard: you’re setting it.