About me
Autumn Boylan M.P.H. (she/her/hers/they) is a recognized public health and Medicaid expert and Deputy Director of the Office of Strategic Partnerships at the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
Putting equity and access at the center of her leadership, Ms. Boylan leads the development of two of the nation’s largest initiatives supporting systemic improvements in behavioral health: the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), a $4.7B effort to re-imagine behavioral health access and outcomes for children and youth; and the CalAIM Justice-Involved (JI) Initiative, which seeks to improve coverage and continuity of health services to justice-involved individuals. Together, these initiatives represent an historic investment in the well-being of the state’s most vulnerable populations.
With 16+ years of expertise in state health program delivery, Ms. Boylan is recognized for her ability to drive novel innovation and coordinate highly complex statewide partnerships at the intersections of Medicaid, public health, equity, education, justice, and more. In her role, Ms. Boylan is a key driver of both policy and operational activities required to achieve the joint missions of the Department of Health Care Services and the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS).
Ms. Boylan earned a Master of Public Health degree from Drexel University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies from San Francisco State University. In her spare time, she enjoys live music, reading a good novel, and bowling with friends. She lives in Sacramento, California with her partner and two children, who remind her daily that youth voice is essential to redesigning our behavioral health system.