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Brendan McCarthy

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BMcCarthy@counties.org
Biography

Brendan McCarthy is the CSAC Senior Legislative Advocate for Health and Human Services, focusing primarily on behavioral health.

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CSAC Statement on Wildfire Liability

CSAC Staff
August 6, 2026
Sacramento, CA - CSAC CEO Graham Knaus issued the following statement in response to reports
The Legislature enters its final stretch this month, and the decisions made over the next
The California Rural Health Transformation (CalRHT) program has opened a set of grant funding opportunities, aligned to its

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CalRHT Grant Programs Now Open, Applications Due This Month

Brendan McCarthy, Danielle Bradley
August 6, 2026
The California Rural Health Transformation (CalRHT) program has opened a set of grant funding opportunities, aligned to its
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About CalRHT   The California Rural Health Transformation (CalRHT) program is California’s approach to the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a $50
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Resources to Assist County Boards with  BHSA Implementation

Brendan McCarthy, Danielle Bradley
June 11, 2026
In order to help counties implement the changes required by the BHSA, the California Behavioral Health Transformation County Performance Accelerator was established by the
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