2024 Challenge Awards

A huge thank you to all of the Counties, staff, and programs that entered the 2024 Challenge Awards! Our judging panel reviewed 419 entries spotlighting the most innovative programs developed by California’s Counties this past year.

In all, CSAC is honoring 16 programs from 11 different counties, including Riverside County, three awards; San Diego County, two awards; Nevada County, two awards; and Fresno, Lake, Orange, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma Counties with one.

Innovation Awards

• Los Angeles County: SUD Treatment Service and Bed Availability Tool
  • Click here to watch the Los Angeles County SUD Treatment Service and Bed Availability Tool video.
• Nevada County: Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) Response Team
  • Click here to watch the Nevada County Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) Response Team video.
• Sonoma County: Transition Youth at Risk
  • Click here to watch the Sonoma County Transition Youth at Risk video.

Challenge Awards

• Fresno County: Rural Mobile Health Program 
• Lake County: Road Map Task Force (RMTF)
• Nevada County: Veterans Outreach and Wellness Program in Rural California
• Orange County: EMS Bi-Directional Data Exchange Project
• Riverside County: Dental Screenings Utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Pilot
• Riverside County: Early Care and Educational Fund
• Riverside County: Executive Office Dashboard: Better Data, Better Discussions, Better Decisions
• San Bernardino County: Asociación de Emprendedor@s
• San Diego County: Equity Impact Grant Program (EIGP)
• San Diego County: Helping Incarcerated Caregivers Read to Kids
• Santa Clara County: Post-Acute Care Transitions (PACT) Program
• Solano County: Behavioral Health Internship Program
• Solano County: Digital Transformation: A Model for Modernization