The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has established Centers of Excellence (COE) to offer training and technical assistance and fidelity monitoring to behavioral health delivery systems and behavioral health practitioners implementing Evidence-Based Practices (EBP). Specific activities conducted by COEs will include:

• Training.
• Certification and Medi-Cal Designation for specific EBPs.
• Technical assistance.
• Fidelity monitoring.
• Other supports to deliver EBPs through a culturally sensitive lens.