California Licensed Mental Health Services Provider Education Program

916.326.3700
LMH@hcai.ca.gov

The Licensed Mental Health Service Provider Education Program provides loan repayment assistance for mental healthcare professionals providing direct care in a qualified facility, including but not limited to publicly funded or public mental health facilities, nonprofit mental health facility that contract with a county entity to provide mental health services, or a designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Area in California.

Applicants must agree to a full-time service obligation for a minimum of 12 months.

Applicants must be California residents providing direct care services in qualified facilities in California. Eligible professions include:

• Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
• Associate Clinical Social Worker
• Licensed or Waivered Psychologist
• Postdoctoral Psychological Assistant
• Postdoctoral Psychological Trainee
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
• Associate Professional Clinical Counselor

Eligible geographic areas and approved site designations:

• Children's Hospitals
• Reproductive Health Clinics
• Correctional Facilities
• County-Operated Health Facilities
• Health Professional Shortage Area – Mental Health
• Publicly Funded Mental Health Facilities
• Public Mental Health Facilities
• Nonprofit Mental Health Facility that contracts with a county entity to provide mental health services
• Public School Facilities
• Rural Health Clinics (RHC)
• State-Operated Health Facilities
• Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Facilities
• Veteran's Facilities

Up to $15,000 for a 12 month commitment.

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.

Applicant technical assistance call
(Registration required)
May 14, 2026
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Pacific
Dial: 309.205.3325
Meeting ID: 86860092736
Passcode: 510723