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SUMMARY:CBHL Member Networking Conversation | Profiles in Leadership - Meet Dr. Tom Insel!
DESCRIPTION:Meet Tom lnsel\, M.D.\, a Psychiatrist\, Neuroscientist and a National Leader in mental health research\, policy\, and technology! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for our monthly networking conversation\, “Profiles in Behavioral Health Leadership.” This series is designed to highlight inspirational leaders who are eager to share their personal leadership journey and the things that make them tick. You’ll gain valuable insight into the lessons they’ve learned\, their proudest achievements\, and how they maintain the passion and drive to cultivate healing\, wellness\, and recovery through their work. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTom lnsel\, M.D.\, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist\, has been a national leader in mental health research\, policy\, and technology. From 2002-2015\, Dr. Insel served as Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). More recently\, he led the Mental Health Team at Verily (2015-2017); co-founded Mindstrong Health (2017-2019)\, a start-up building tools for people with serious mental illness; and served as a special advisor to California Governor Gavin Newsom (2019)\, helping on behavioral health issues. In 2020\, he co-founded Humanest Care\, a therapeutic online community for recovery. In 2022\, he joined Vanna Health as a co-founder and executive chair. Vanna Health is a start-up helping people with serious mental illness engage in psychosocial supportive care.  \n\n\n\nHe has served on the board of the Steinberg Institute\, (Chair\, 2019- 2021) and currently serves on the board of Fountain House as well as being an advisor to several mental health start-ups (including Alto Neuroscience\, Cerebral\, Compass Pathways\, Owl Insights\, Koa Health\, Valera Health\, and Ellipsis Health) and the Future of Healthcare Commission for the state of New York He is the author of Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health (Penguin Random House\, 2022). Dr. Insel is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and has received numerous national and international awards including honorary degrees in the U.S. and Europe. More info at www.thomasinselmd.com. \n\n\n\nMember networking conversations are designed to provide CBHL members with a unique opportunity to connect\, exchange valuable insights\, and collaborate with fellow leaders who are making a difference in their communities.  These sessions offer an informal platform for engaging discussions on leadership topics and challenges that are currently top of mind for our members.   \n\n\n\nThis time is for you!  We encourage you to join the conversation with your camera on if possible.  We look forward to seeing you. \n\n\n\nDr. Tom Insel
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-networking-conversation-profiles-in-leadership-meet-dr-tom-insel/
LOCATION:Online Only\, United States
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Member Roundtable | Supporting the Uptake of Behavioral Health Apps
DESCRIPTION:Register\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave you considered the possibility of integrating behavioral health apps or new technologies into your services? Do you feel stuck by how to choose the right technology\, or how to implement successfully?  \n\n\n\nJoin us for an engaging discussion based on the insights shared in our November 2023 webinar\, Revolutionizing Behavioral Health: The Role of Behavioral Health Apps in Addressing the Workforce Crisis\, which delved into the potential of behavioral health apps as a transformative technology supporting both mental and physical wellbeing. The escalating demand for behavioral health services coupled with challenges in the workforce creates a compelling reason to take a closer look at forward-thinking solutions. \n\n\n\nIn this member roundtable\, panelists will rejoin us to explore how to successfully integrate behavioral health apps and technology into existing practices.   We will discuss challenges faced by organizations in determining how to select the right technology\, considerations for how to implement as a complement to existing services\, and talk about what additional support members might need to feel more informed and better equipped to implement successfully. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: February 27\, 2024 | 10am-11am PT / 11am-12pm MT / 12pm-1pm CT / 1pm-2pm ET \n\n\n\nPresenters:  \n\n\n\nDr. David R. Gastfriend M.D.\, DFASAM | Addiction Psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School \n\n\n\nDr. Garrett E. Moran\, Ph.D. | Principal Investigator for the Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care \n\n\n\nHarris Eyre\, M.D.\, Ph.D. | Kooth Digital Health \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter Information\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Gastfriend is an addiction psychiatrist. At Harvard Medical School\, he directed addiction research at Massachusetts General Hospital and was an investigator in the NIDA Cocaine Collaborative Study\, NIAAA’s COMBINE Study and NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network. As Vice President at Alkermes\, Inc.\, he directed scientific publications on Vivitrol in clinical\, criminal justice and health economics research. \n\n\n\nHis research led most states to endorse the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria. His 150 scientific publications include the books The ASAM Criteria and Addiction Treatment Matching. His ASAM CONTINUUM – The ASAM Criteria Decision Engine ® and ASAM’s CO-Triage ® tools are being adopted nationwide. \n\n\n\nIn 2016\, he co-founded DynamiCare Health\, a nationally-scalable technology for Contingency Management and predictive analytics\, winning awards from Harvard Business School\, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts\, the Governor of Ohio\, and the New York Times. He has consulted to governments in Belgium\, China\, Iceland\, Israel\, Norway\, Russia and the U.S. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nGarrett E. Moran\, Ph.D.\, serves as the the Principal Investigator for the Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care\, a program sponsored by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)\, and served as Project Director of the Academy from 2010 until 2018. He is deeply committed to advancing holistic\, person-centered health care. Dr. Moran retired in 2021 from his role as the Associate Director of Services and Policy Innovation in the Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute\, and Professor in the School of Public Health and the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at West Virginia University (WVU). Before coming to WVU he was a Vice President and Associate Director at Westat where he worked for 29 years.  \n\n\n\nDr. Moran has more than 50 years of experience in public policy\, program evaluation\, research\, and management. His career has included key leadership roles on projects for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)\, as well as consulting roles with states working on health reform and careintegration. His major areas of substantive expertise include integrated healthcare delivery\, health care financing\, health information technology\, and program evaluation. Dr. Moran directed the consultant support and writing contract for the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health in the early 2000s\, and subsequently served as an Advisor and Consultant to the States of Maryland and Ohio as they developed mental health transformation plans.  \n\n\n\n\nFrom 1993 to 1996\, Dr. Moran served as behavioral health commissioner in the Department of Health and Human Resources for the State of West Virginia. In this role\, he guided public policy related to people with mental or substance use disorders\, developmental disabilities\, and older adults. Dr. Moran is also a clinical psychologist\, whose early career included several years of direct clinical work with people with behavioral health disorders. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Eyre is a mental and brain health-focused systems executive. He has trained in clinical psychiatry\, neuroscience\, health administration\, health entrepreneurship\, and public policy. With these experiences\, he’s looking to impact mental and brain health at scale. \n\n\n\nHe was co-founder and chief medical officer of a precision mental health company. In this capacity\, he worked in teams towards many industry firsts. That is\, the first depression pharmacogenetic tool to be used by a large integrated delivery network\, as well as in a large primary care network. Noted by the US VA as the most promising tool for depression\, he co-led the securing of philanthropic funding for the first independently funded multicenter RCT for pharmacogenetics in severe mood disorders. \n\n\n\nHis other key positions are Senior Fellow at Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and Lead at the Brain Capital Alliance. He advises the HEKA Fund\, the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association\, Kooth\, and is a member of the Champion’s Cabinet of the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative and The University of Sydney’s Mental Wealth Initiative. \n\n\n\nHe is an alumnus of the Forbes 30 Under 30 and the Fulbright Scholar program\, and an awardee of the EB1A Green Card\, an honor typically reserved for Nobel and Pulitzer prize winners. He has authored 190+ papers with 1000s of coauthors in journals such as World Psychiatry\, and Lancet Psychiatry\, and was the lead editor of the book ‘Convergence Mental Health’ (Oxford Press). \n\n\n\nDr Eyre maintains adjunct positions with Baylor College of Medicine\, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston (UTHealth)\, Houston Methodist\, and Deakin University’s IMPACT (Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation).
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SUMMARY:CBHL Member Networking Conversation | Profiles in Leadership - Meet Keris Jän Myrick!
DESCRIPTION:Meet Keris Jän Myrick\, Vice President of Partnerships at Inseparable \n\n\n\n\n\nKeris Jän Myrick\n\n\n\nJoin us for our monthly members-only networking conversation\, “Profiles in Behavioral Health Leadership.” This series is designed to highlight inspirational leaders who are eager to share their personal leadership journey and the things that make them tick. You’ll gain valuable insight into the lessons they’ve learned\, their proudest achievements\, and how they maintain the passion and drive to cultivate healing\, wellness\, and recovery through their work. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeris Jän Myrick is the Vice President of Partnerships at Inseparable. She previously served as the Co-Director of The Mental Health Strategic Impact Initiative (S2i) which aims to advance the transformation of mental health by catalyzing cross-sectional reforms\, strengthening collaborations\, and bridging gaps. She currently serves on the Board of and is policy liaison for the National Association of Peer Specialists (N.A.P.S.) and the Board of Directors for Mental Health America. Ms. Myrick previously held positions as the Chief\, Peer and Allied Health Professions for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health\, the Director of the Office of Consumer Affairs for the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) of the United States Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)\, President and CEO of Project Return Peer Support Network\, a Los Angeles-based\, peer-run nonprofit and the Board President of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). \n\n\n\nMs. Myrick is a leading mental health advocate and executive\, known for her innovative and inclusive approach to mental health reform and the public disclosure of her personal story. Ms. Myrick has over 15 years of experience in mental health services innovations\, transformation\, and peer workforce development. In June 2021\, Ms. Myrick was the recipient of Mental Health America’s highest honor the Clifford W. Beers Award.Ms. Myrick’s personal story was featured in the New York Times series: Lives Restored\, which told the personal narratives of several professionals living with mental health issues. Ms. Myrick is an in-demand national trainer and keynote speaker\, and authored several peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She is known for her collaborative style and innovative “whole person” approach to mental health care and is a podcast host of “Unapologetically Black Unicorns” which centers on lived experience\, race equity and mental health change agents. \n\n\n\nMs. Myrick a Certified Personal Medicine Coach and Certified Therapeutic Game Master; has a Master of Science degree in industrial organizational psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology of Alliant International University. Her Master of Business Administration degree is from Case Western University’s Weatherhead School of Management. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember networking conversations are designed to provide CBHL members with a unique opportunity to connect\, exchange valuable insights\, and collaborate with fellow leaders who are making a difference in their communities.  These sessions offer an informal platform for engaging discussions on leadership topics and challenges that are currently top of mind for our members.   \n\n\n\nThis time is for you!  We encourage you to join the conversation with your camera on if possible.  We look forward to seeing you.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-networking-conversation-profiles-in-leadership-meet-keris-jan-myrick/
LOCATION:Online Only\, United States
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Member Roundtable: Exploring the Equity-Grounded Leadership Principles of Change 
DESCRIPTION:Principle 4 – Engages in Co-Production and Community-Driven Practices \n\n\n\n\n\nAs a leader\, how do I co-produce services based on data and experiences? \n\n\n\nHow do I foster community-led\, cross-sector\, equity-grounded systems changes? \n\n\n\nThe equity-grounded leadership concept was co-produced with cross-sector behavioral health leaders from around the country\, who developed the equity-grounded leadership competencies\, or Principles of Change. Each of the five Principles is accompanied by the necessary knowledge\, values\, skills\, and operational practice behaviors associated with each principle. \n\n\n\nJoin us together with Ebony Chambers\, CBHL’s Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership\, at our CBHL Member Roundtable on Monday\, March 18\, to explore these questions. This roundtable is the fifth in a series of six bi-monthly dialogues to deep-dive each of the Principles of Change. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen:  Monday\, March 18\, 2024 at 11:00am PT / 12:00pm MT / 1:00pm CT / 2:00pm ET \n\n\n\nSubject Matter Expert: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers | Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership\, The College for Behavioral Health Leadership \n\n\n\nEbony Chambers is on a mission to ensure that everyone has access and support while navigating the complex mental health\, child welfare and juvenile justice systems. She is passionate about community engagement and empowerment\, equity\, and working with leaders to achieve this mission. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrinciples of Change OverviewDownload
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-roundtable-exploring-the-equity-grounded-leadership-principles-of-change-principle-4/
LOCATION:Online Only\, United States
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SUMMARY:CBHL Member Networking Conversation | Profiles in Leadership - Meet Dr. Michael Carter!
DESCRIPTION:Exploring Local Leadership\, Community Engagement\, and Equity \n\n\n\nMembers-Only \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Dr. Michael Carter! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us for our monthly members-only networking conversation\, “Profiles in Behavioral Health Leadership.” This series is designed to highlight inspirational leaders who are eager to share their personal leadership journey and the things that make them tick. You’ll gain valuable insight into the lessons they’ve learned\, their proudest achievements\, and how they maintain the passion and drive to cultivate healing\, wellness\, and recovery through their work. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Michael E. Carter Jr. D. Min\, is a respected urban intellectual and scholar\, currently leading as the Director of Community Engagement & Health Equity for the Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Lucas County. A passionate advocate for mental health\, Dr. Carter is a dynamic force in promoting community engagement\, health equity\, and diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. \n\n\n\nHis dedication is evident in his role as the host of the LC Mentally Well Podcast\, where he bridges the gap between mental health services and the communities they serve. His efforts have expanded the community wellness grants and increased services for the Latinx community\, demonstrating his commitment to inclusivity and equal access to mental health resources. \n\n\n\nDr. Carter’s faith-based work has strengthened his community ties and enhanced his grassroots mental health advocacy. His leadership was key in the success of the recent levy campaign\, further solidifying his reputation as a strategic thinker and effective community leader. His upcoming book\, set to release in 2024\, is expected to broaden his influence in the field of mental health. \n\n\n\nAs the recipient of Ohio’s MLK 2019 Governor’s Humanitarian Award\, Dr. Carter’s commitment to making a positive difference has been nationally recognized. His contributions to ministry\, advocacy\, and community outreach have earned him a reputation as an urban thought architect. Dr. Carter’s work in community engagement\, social service\, and mental health awareness continues to shape and influence mental health services in Lucas County and beyond. His unique blend of corporate acumen and faith-based grounding positions him as a leading figure in the pursuit of health equity and community wellness. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember networking conversations are designed to provide CBHL members with a unique opportunity to connect\, exchange valuable insights\, and collaborate with fellow leaders who are making a difference in their communities.  These sessions offer an informal platform for engaging discussions on leadership topics and challenges that are currently top of mind for our members.   \n\n\n\nThis time is for you!  We encourage you to join the conversation with your camera on if possible.  We look forward to seeing you.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-networking-conversation-profiles-in-leadership-meet-michael-carter/
LOCATION:Online Only\, United States
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Member Networking Conversation | Profiles in Leadership - Meet Laura Van Tosh!
DESCRIPTION:Members-Only \n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Laura Van Tosh! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for our monthly networking conversation\, “Profiles in Behavioral Health Leadership.” This series is designed to highlight inspirational leaders who are eager to share their personal leadership journey and the things that make them tick. You’ll gain valuable insight into the lessons they’ve learned\, their proudest achievements\, and how they maintain the passion and drive to cultivate healing\, wellness\, and recovery through their work. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaura Van Tosh is a peer who has held policy positions at the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors\, University of Maryland\, and the State of Oregon Health Authority. She is the founder of the Mental Health Policy Roundtable that met in Washington\, D.C. and she started a local version of the policy roundtable in King County\, WA. The roundtable brings newcomers and veterans of policy together in a neutral environment of learning. It celebrated 25 years in 2023.  \n\n\n\nLaura has written extensively about peer operated behavioral health care services and homelessness and has worked inside three state psychiatric hospitals. Her work is born from her experience as a patient turned activist and she has been involved with the peer movement since 1985. In December 2021\, Laura was appointed to the Global Mental Health Peer Network (GMHPN) as a Country Executive Committee Member representing the United States. Laura has been recognized for her work in the behavioral health care field and in 2022\, she was awarded a Lifetime Advocacy Award from the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.  \n\n\n\nIn 2023\, Laura was presented with a Sally Zinman Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) for her leadership in advancing the recovery and rights of people with mental health and trauma-related challenges across the nation. Serves as consultant with Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember networking conversations are designed to provide CBHL members with a unique opportunity to connect\, exchange valuable insights\, and collaborate with fellow leaders who are making a difference in their communities.  These sessions offer an informal platform for engaging discussions on leadership topics and challenges that are currently top of mind for our members.   \n\n\n\nThis time is for you!  We encourage you to join the conversation with your camera on if possible.  We look forward to seeing you.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-networking-conversation-profiles-in-leadership-meet-laura-van-tosh/
LOCATION:Online Only\, United States
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Member Roundtable: Exploring the Equity-Grounded Leadership Principles of Change 
DESCRIPTION:Principle 5 – Demonstrates Transformational Leadership to Improve Communities \n\n\n\n\n\nAs a leader\, how do I use meaningful and culturally relevant community engagement strategies? \n\n\n\nHow do I apply practices and approaches from implementation science\, collective impact\, and design thinking? \n\n\n\nThe equity-grounded leadership concept was co-produced with cross-sector behavioral health leaders from around the country\, who developed the equity-grounded leadership competencies\, or Principles of Change. Each of the five Principles is accompanied by the necessary knowledge\, values\, skills\, and operational practice behaviors associated with each principle. \n\n\n\nJoin us together with Ebony Chambers\, CBHL’s Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership\, at our CBHL Member Roundtable on Wednesday\, May 15\, to explore these questions. This roundtable is the final session in a series of six bi-monthly dialogues to deep-dive each of the Principles of Change. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen:  Wednesday\, May 15\, 2024 at 11:00am PT / 12:00pm MT / 1:00pm CT / 2:00pm ET \n\n\n\nSubject Matter Expert: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers | Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership\, The College for Behavioral Health Leadership \n\n\n\nEbony Chambers is on a mission to ensure that everyone has access and support while navigating the complex mental health\, child welfare and juvenile justice systems. She is passionate about community engagement and empowerment\, equity\, and working with leaders to achieve this mission.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-roundtable-exploring-the-equity-grounded-leadership-principles-of-change-5/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Leadership Community | Supporting the Uptake of Behavioral Health Apps and Technology  
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 6\, 202411:00 am PT / 12:00 pm MT / 1:00 pm CT / 2:00 pm ETEvent length: 75 minutes \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirst Session Theme: Conducting an analysis to assess how technology can support treatment needs\n\n\n\nAre you grappling with how to address unmet or undermet needs among specific population groups in your community or organization?  \n\n\n\nHave you considered the possibility of integrating behavioral health apps or new technologies into services?   \n\n\n\nDo you feel stuck by how to choose the right technology\, or how to implement successfully?    \n\n\n\nThe increasing demand for behavioral health services\, coupled with challenges in the workforce\, creates a compelling reason to take a closer look at forward-thinking solutions.  Behavioral health apps and other technologies have the potential to supplement existing services by increasing access and engagement among specific communities or population groups.    \n\n\n\nThis quarterly CBHL Leadership Community series is designed for any CBHL member interested in the successful integration of behavioral health apps and technology as a complement to existing practices. You are encouraged to register and join the full series.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Subject Matter Expert:  Tim Andrews\, Founding President and Chief Commercial Officer\, ORCHA \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTim is an innovative entrepreneur with an extensive background in technology and outsourcing in both the public and private sectors. Tim has focussed on the health and social care environment for the past 10 years and co-founded ORCHA based on his passionate belief in the opportunity that Digital Health offered this exciting but challenging landscape. \n\n\n\nA lawyer by background\, Tim specialised in technology and commercial law and became an expert in the emerging dot.com and ecommerce environment. He moved from private practice and took on a number of General Counsel and Commercial Director roles in technology and outsourcing businesses\, developing some of the most ground breaking and sophisticated contracts in both the public and private spheres during that time. \n\n\n\nTim moved into Healthcare in the commissioning space\, initially supporting many NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups and fledgling NHS Commissioning Support Units   (CSU’s) before taking on the role of Managing Director of a CSU for a period. He co-founded ORCHA and has been responsible for all aspects of the various ORCHA assessments since its inception.  \n\n\n\nTim has supported the development and delivery of Digital Health assessment and accreditation models and approaches for a wide array of pan-national\, national and regional bodies and is a recognised authority on these approaches.  He also has pioneered much of ORCHA’s work in the UK and internationally that is focused on driving the wider adoption and use of digital health technologies amongst health and care bodies. \n\n\n\nAbout ORCHA: The Organisation for the Review of Health and Care Apps (ORCHA) is the world’s leading digital health quality management and distribution platform\, featuring the core infrastructure needed to deliver digital health safely in healthcare services at scale.        \n\n\n\nAs passionate advocates for digital health\, we recognise that it underpins the future of a more patient-centred and sustainable healthcare service. It enables self-managed care that is personalised\, convenient\, empowering for the user\, and available 24/7.    \n\n\n\nOur ‘assurance solutions’ underpin most of the major digital health assessment schemes globally.  Our ‘activation solutions’ support hundreds of health and care providers and thousands of health and care professionals in the UK and globally to truly unlock the power of digital health. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBackground:  \n\n\n\nSignificant interest in our November 2023 webinar\, Revolutionizing Behavioral Health: The Role of Behavioral Health Apps in Addressing the Workforce Crisis\, sparked a follow up roundtable dialogue where CBHL members delved into the potential of behavioral health apps as a transformative technology supporting both mental and physical wellbeing. Participants explored challenges faced by organizations in determining how to select the right technology\, considerations for how to implement as a complement to existing services\, and additional support members might need to feel more informed and better equipped to successfully integrate behavioral health apps and technology into existing practices.   \n\n\n\n\nWhat is a CBHL Leadership Community?  \n\n\n\nCBHL Leadership Communities connect leaders\, organizations\, and systems eager to learn and work across sectors in pursuit of a shared goal.  \n\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\nCBHL leadership communities are created based on member interest with a focus on a specific topic or leadership population. They are recurring over a specific period of time and open to all CBHL members.  \n\n\n\n\nTo improve knowledge and skills of behavioral health leaders through collaboration\, the exchange of ideas\, and professional dialogue. \n\n\n\nTo facilitate informed and collaborative leadership for improved individual\, organizational\, and community outcomes.\n\n\n\nEncourage organic connections among CBHL members through ongoing collaboration around a shared interest. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeadership Community Hosts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Gastfriend is an addiction psychiatrist. At Harvard Medical School\, he directed addiction research at Massachusetts General Hospital and was an investigator in the NIDA Cocaine Collaborative Study\, NIAAA’s COMBINE Study and NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network. As Vice President at Alkermes\, Inc.\, he directed scientific publications on Vivitrol in clinical\, criminal justice and health economics research. \n\n\n\nHis research led most states to endorse the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria. His 150 scientific publications include the books The ASAM Criteria and Addiction Treatment Matching. His ASAM CONTINUUM – The ASAM Criteria Decision Engine ® and ASAM’s CO-Triage ® tools are being adopted nationwide. \n\n\n\nIn 2016\, he co-founded DynamiCare Health\, a nationally-scalable technology for Contingency Management and predictive analytics\, winning awards from HarvardBusiness School\, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts\, the Governor of Ohio\, and the New York Times. He has consulted to governments in Belgium\, China\, Iceland\, Israel\, Norway\, Russia and the U.S. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGarrett E. Moran\, Ph.D.\, serves as the the Principal Investigator for the Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care\, a program sponsored by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)\, and served as Project Director of the Academy from 2010 until 2018. He is deeply committed to advancing holistic\, person-centered health care. Dr. Moran retired in 2021 from his role as the Associate Director of Services and Policy Innovation in the Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute\, and Professor in the School of Public Health and the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at West Virginia University (WVU). Before coming to WVU he was a Vice President and Associate Director at Westat where he worked for 29 years. \n\n\n\nDr. Moran has more than 50 years of experience in public policy\, program evaluation\, research\, and management. His career has included key leadership roles on projects for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)\, as well as consulting roles with states working on health reform and care integration. His major areas of substantive expertise include integrated healthcare delivery\, health care financing\, health information technology\, and program evaluation. Dr. Moran directed the consultant support and writing contract for the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health in the early 2000s\, and subsequently served as an Advisor and Consultant to the States of Maryland and Ohio as they developed mental health transformation plans. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-leadership-community-supporting-the-uptake-of-behavioral-health-apps-and-technology/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Member Networking Conversation | Profiles in Leadership - Meet Paolo del Vecchio!
DESCRIPTION:Members-Only \n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Paolo del Vecchio\, MSW! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for our members-only monthly networking conversation\, “Profiles in Behavioral Health Leadership.” This series is designed to highlight inspirational leaders who are eager to share their personal leadership journey. You’ll gain valuable insight into the lessons they’ve learned\, their proudest achievements\, and how they maintain the passion and drive to cultivate healing\, wellness\, and recovery through their work. \n\n\n\n10:00 am PT / 11:00 am MT / 12:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMr. del Vecchio is the Director of the Office of Recovery where he provides leadership for SAMHSA’s efforts to advance recovery across the nation. This includes expanding the availability of recovery support services – including peer services\, housing\, employment\, and whole health care – to people with mental health and/or substance use conditions and their families. \n\n\n\nPreviously\, Mr. del Vecchio served as SAMHSA’s Executive Officer and Director of the Office of Management\, Technology and Operations and led improvements in the areas of human resources\, information technology\, ethics\, and more. He also previously served as Director of SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services\, providing executive leadership for Federal efforts to improve the nation’s mental health service systems. This included management of the federal/state mental health block grant program and directing a range of programs and activities that address topics such as suicide prevention\, children’s mental health\, homelessness\, disaster mental health\, HIV/AIDS\, and others. \n\n\n\nPrior to joining SAMHSA\, Mr. del Vecchio worked for the Philadelphia Office of Mental Health in the areas of policy formulation and the planning of a comprehensive system of trauma-informed\, recovery-oriented\, community-based mental health services. \n\n\n\nA person in long-term recovery from mental health conditions and addictions as well as a trauma survivor\, Mr. del Vecchio has over 40 years of behavioral health experience as a consumer\, family member\, provider\, advocate\, and policy maker. He graduated summa cum laude with a master’s degree in social work from Temple University\, has published widely\, and is a highly sought-after national leader and speaker. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember networking conversations are designed to provide CBHL members with a unique opportunity to connect\, exchange valuable insights\, and collaborate with fellow leaders who are making a difference in their communities.  These sessions offer an informal platform for engaging discussions on leadership topics and challenges that are currently top of mind for our members.   \n\n\n\nThis time is for you!  We encourage you to join the conversation with your camera on if possible.  We look forward to seeing you.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-networking-conversation-profiles-in-leadership-meet-paolo-del-vecchio/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Leadership Community | Equity as a Foundation for Leadership 
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 11\, 2024Theme: What is equity-grounded leadership? 12:00 pm PT / 1:00 pm MT / 2:00 pm CT / 3:00 pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a leader\, are you:  \n\n\n\n\nReady to cultivate an understanding of how inequity is perpetuated by and in behavioral health systems? \n\n\n\nInterested in how to practice intersectional allyship? \n\n\n\nCurious about integrating data equity frameworks and culturally responsive approaches? \n\n\n\nAware of the importance of engaging in co-production and community-driven practices\, but need a little support in doing so? \n\n\n\nPrepared to demonstrate transformational leadership to improve communities? \n\n\n\n\nIf the answer is yes to any of the above\, then this leadership community is for you!  \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us together with Ebony Chambers\, CBHL’s Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership\, at our newest leadership community – Equity as a Foundation for Leadership – for a bi-monthly leadership community designed for any CBHL member interested in developing their knowledge\, skills\, and leadership behaviors as an equity-grounded leader.  You are encouraged to register and join the full series.  \n\n\n\nBackground: Equity-grounded leadership shifts the focus of leaders towards intersectionality\, equity\, and anti-racism to drive behavioral health systems transformation. The equity-grounded leadership concept was co-produced with cross-sector behavioral health leaders from around the country\, who developed equity-grounded leadership competencies\, or Principles of Change. Each of the five Principles is accompanied by the necessary knowledge\, values\, skills\, and operational practice behaviors associated with each principle.    \n\n\n\n\nWhat is a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\nCBHL Leadership Communities connect leaders\, organizations\, and systems eager to learn and work across sectors in pursuit of a shared goal.  \n\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\n\nImprove knowledge and skills of behavioral health leaders through collaboration\, the exchange of ideas\, and professional dialogue.  \n\n\n\nFacilitate informed and collaborative leadership for improved individual\, organizational\, and community outcomes. \n\n\n\nEncourage organic connections among CBHL members through ongoing collaboration around a shared interest.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeadership Community Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers is the Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership for The College for Behavioral Health Leadership. In this role\, she oversees the delivery\, facilitation\, content\, and progress of the Equity-Grounded Leadership (EGL) Fellow Program.   \n\n\n\nEbony has over 18 years of experience working with issues of social justice\, equity\, education\, mental health and diversity.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/equity-leadership-community-july/
CATEGORIES:CBHL Leadership Community,Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Leadership Community | Supporting the Uptake of Behavioral Health Apps and Technology  
DESCRIPTION:11:00 am PT / 12:00 pm MT / 1:00 pm CT / 2:00 pm ET \n\n\n\nSession Theme: Research to Practice – Strategies for Implementation of Digital Interventions \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre you grappling with how to address unmet or undermet needs among specific population groups in your community or organization?  \n\n\n\nHave you considered the possibility of integrating behavioral health apps or new technologies into services?   \n\n\n\nDo you feel stuck by how to choose the right technology\, or how to implement successfully?    \n\n\n\nThe increasing demand for behavioral health services\, coupled with challenges in the workforce\, creates a compelling reason to take a closer look at forward-thinking solutions.  Behavioral health apps and other technologies have the potential to supplement existing services by increasing access and engagement among specific communities or population groups.   This quarterly CBHL Leadership Community series is designed for any CBHL member interested in the successful integration of behavioral health apps and technology as a complement to existing practices.  You are encouraged to register and join the full series.  \n\n\n\nGuest Subject Matter Expert\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrea Graham\, PhD (she/her) is Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences (Division of Implementation Science) at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine\, where she is Co-Director of the Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies (CBITs) and core faculty in the Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design. \n\n\n\n\n\nBackground:  \n\n\n\nSignificant interest in our November 2023 webinar\, Revolutionizing Behavioral Health: The Role of Behavioral Health Apps in Addressing the Workforce Crisis\, sparked a follow up roundtable dialogue where CBHL members delved into the potential of behavioral health apps as a transformative technology supporting both mental and physical wellbeing. Participants explored challenges faced by organizations in determining how to select the right technology\, considerations for how to implement as a complement to existing services\, and additional support members might need to feel more informed and better equipped to successfully integrate behavioral health apps and technology into existing practices.   \n\n\n\n\nWhat is a CBHL Leadership Community?  \n\n\n\nCBHL Leadership Communities connect leaders\, organizations\, and systems eager to learn and work across sectors in pursuit of a shared goal.  \n\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\nCBHL leadership communities are created based on member interest with a focus on a specific topic or leadership population. They are recurring over a specific period of time and open to all CBHL members.  \n\n\n\n\nTo improve knowledge and skills of behavioral health leaders through collaboration\, the exchange of ideas\, and professional dialogue. \n\n\n\nTo facilitate informed and collaborative leadership for improved individual\, organizational\, and community outcomes.\n\n\n\nEncourage organic connections among CBHL members through ongoing collaboration around a shared interest. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeadership Community Hosts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Gastfriend is an addiction psychiatrist. At Harvard Medical School\, he directed addiction research at Massachusetts General Hospital and was an investigator in the NIDA Cocaine Collaborative Study\, NIAAA’s COMBINE Study and NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network. As Vice President at Alkermes\, Inc.\, he directed scientific publications on Vivitrol in clinical\, criminal justice and health economics research. \n\n\n\nHis research led most states to endorse the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria. His 150 scientific publications include the books The ASAM Criteria and Addiction Treatment Matching. His ASAM CONTINUUM – The ASAM Criteria Decision Engine ® and ASAM’s CO-Triage ® tools are being adopted nationwide. \n\n\n\nIn 2016\, he co-founded DynamiCare Health\, a nationally-scalable technology for Contingency Management and predictive analytics\, winning awards from HarvardBusiness School\, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts\, the Governor of Ohio\, and the New York Times. He has consulted to governments in Belgium\, China\, Iceland\, Israel\, Norway\, Russia and the U.S. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGarrett E. Moran\, Ph.D.\, serves as the the Principal Investigator for the Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care\, a program sponsored by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)\, and served as Project Director of the Academy from 2010 until 2018. He is deeply committed to advancing holistic\, person-centered health care. Dr. Moran retired in 2021 from his role as the Associate Director of Services and Policy Innovation in the Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute\, and Professor in the School of Public Health and the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at West Virginia University (WVU). Before coming to WVU he was a Vice President and Associate Director at Westat where he worked for 29 years. \n\n\n\nDr. Moran has more than 50 years of experience in public policy\, program evaluation\, research\, and management. His career has included key leadership roles on projects for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)\, as well as consulting roles with states working on health reform and care integration. His major areas of substantive expertise include integrated healthcare delivery\, health care financing\, health information technology\, and program evaluation. Dr. Moran directed the consultant support and writing contract for the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health in the early 2000s\, and subsequently served as an Advisor and Consultant to the States of Maryland and Ohio as they developed mental health transformation plans.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-leadership-community-supporting-the-uptake-of-behavioral-health-apps-and-technology-september/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Leadership Community | Equity as a Foundation for Leadership 
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 11\, 2024Theme: Understanding How Racism and Oppression Show Up in Behavioral Health12:00 pm PT / 1:00 pm MT / 2:00 pm CT / 3:00 pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a leader\, are you:  \n\n\n\n\nReady to cultivate an understanding of how inequity is perpetuated by and in behavioral health systems? \n\n\n\nInterested in how to practice intersectional allyship? \n\n\n\nCurious about integrating data equity frameworks and culturally responsive approaches? \n\n\n\nAware of the importance of engaging in co-production and community-driven practices\, but need a little support in doing so? \n\n\n\nPrepared to demonstrate transformational leadership to improve communities? \n\n\n\n\nIf the answer is yes to any of the above\, then this leadership community is for you!  \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us together with Ebony Chambers\, CBHL’s Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership\, at our newest leadership community – Equity as a Foundation for Leadership – for a bi-monthly leadership community designed for any CBHL member interested in developing their knowledge\, skills\, and leadership behaviors as an equity-grounded leader.  You are encouraged to register and join the full series.  \n\n\n\nBackground: Equity-grounded leadership shifts the focus of leaders towards intersectionality\, equity\, and anti-racism to drive behavioral health systems transformation. The equity-grounded leadership concept was co-produced with cross-sector behavioral health leaders from around the country\, who developed equity-grounded leadership competencies\, or Principles of Change. Each of the five Principles is accompanied by the necessary knowledge\, values\, skills\, and operational practice behaviors associated with each principle.    \n\n\n\n\nWhat is a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\nCBHL Leadership Communities connect leaders\, organizations\, and systems eager to learn and work across sectors in pursuit of a shared goal.  \n\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\n\nImprove knowledge and skills of behavioral health leaders through collaboration\, the exchange of ideas\, and professional dialogue.  \n\n\n\nFacilitate informed and collaborative leadership for improved individual\, organizational\, and community outcomes. \n\n\n\nEncourage organic connections among CBHL members through ongoing collaboration around a shared interest.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeadership Community Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers is the Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership for The College for Behavioral Health Leadership. In this role\, she oversees the delivery\, facilitation\, content\, and progress of the Equity-Grounded Leadership (EGL) Fellow Program.   \n\n\n\nEbony has over 18 years of experience working with issues of social justice\, equity\, education\, mental health and diversity.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-leadership-community-equity-as-a-foundation-for-leadership-september/
CATEGORIES:CBHL Leadership Community,Members Only
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SUMMARY:Candid Conversations with Vic Armstrong | Leadership to Create a Culture of Partnership with Communities
DESCRIPTION:Members-Only \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCBHL Candid Conversations provide an informal platform for connecting and networking with other CBHL members\, fostering an environment where we can learn from one another’s experiences.  Led by a CBHL member or partner\, these sessions are designed to facilitate the exchange of valuable leadership insights\, skills\, and support.  Occurring at least once a month\, Candid Conversations are open to all CBHL members.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVictor Armstrong serves as Vice President for Health Equity and Engagement with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In addition\, he is the National Director of Soul Shop for Black Churches\, a workshop that teaches faith leaders how to minister to congregants that may be dealing with suicidal desperation. Victor previously served as Chief Health Equity Officer for North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services\, with responsibility for leading the overarching strategy and operational goals to promote health equity\, diversity\, and inclusion across all the agency’s health and human services. Victor has also served as ‪Director of the NC Division of Mental Health\, with responsibility and oversight of the public community-based mental health\, intellectual and other developmental disabilities\, substance use\, and traumatic brain injury system in North Carolina. Prior to his NC state government roles\, Victor spent six years as Vice President of Behavioral Health with Atrium Health. \n\n\n\nVictor has over 30 years of experience in human services\, primarily dedicated to building and strengthening community resources to serve individuals who have been historically marginalized. He is a nationally recognized speaker on issues regarding health equity and access to healthcare\, particularly as it relates to individuals living with mental health challenges. \n\n\n\nVictor currently serves on the steering committee of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. He also serves on the Board of Directors for RI International as well as the Board of Directors for I2I Center for integrative health. He is a member of the Board of Advisors for East Carolina University School of Social Work and is the host of the “Strong Talk” podcast. \n\n\n\nVictor’s awards and recognitions include: \n\n\n\n\nLiving Waters Annual Mental Health Summit 2022 “Lifetime Mental Health Champion” Award\n\n\n\nNational Association of Social Workers North Carolina (NASW-NC) 2022 Social Worker of the Year\n\n\n\nAddiction Professionals of NC (APNC) 2021 DEI Leadership & Impact Award\n\n\n\nMental Health America’s 2021 H. Keith Brunnemer\, Jr. Award for “Outstanding Mental Health Leadership”\n\n\n\nBlack Mental Health Symposium 2019 Mental Health Advocate of the Year\n\n\n\nEast Carolina University School of Social Work 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award\n\n\n\nNational Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) NC\, 2012 Mental Health Professional of the Year.\n\n\n\n\nVictor graduated\, Magna Cum Laude\, from North Carolina Central University with a bachelor’s degree in business management and received his MSW from East Carolina University. He is the husband of Dr. Charletta Armstrong and the father of three sons\, Carter\, Alonzo\, and Victor Jr. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\nThe purpose of CBHL Candid Conversations is to:  \n\n\n\n\nNetwork and Collaborate: Meet and engage with fellow CBHL colleagues in an informal\, small group environment that encourages collaboration and the building of meaningful connections \n\n\n\nLearn and Innovate: Acquire new skills and exchange fresh ideas with experienced leaders in a supportive and trusting environment\, fostering personal and professional growth \n\n\n\nShowcase Success: Highlight successful member programs or best and promising practices that demonstrate potential for scaling and broader application. 
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/candid-conversations-with-vic-armstrong-leadership-to-create-a-culture-of-partnership-with-communities/
CATEGORIES:Candid Conversations,Members Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T120000
DTSTAMP:20260523T143442
CREATED:20240920T154055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T233253Z
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SUMMARY:Candid Conversations with Marcy Melvin | Talking About DEI When We Can't Talk About DEI
DESCRIPTION:Members-Only \n\n\n\n\n\nCBHL Candid Conversations provide an informal platform for connecting and networking with other CBHL members\, fostering an environment where we can learn from one another’s experiences.  Led by a CBHL member or partner\, these sessions are designed to facilitate the exchange of valuable leadership insights\, skills\, and support.  Occurring at least once a month\, Candid Conversations are open to all CBHL members.    \n\n\n\nJoin us for a candid conversation with Marcy Melvin\, President-Elect of the CBHL Board of Directors and Senior Vice President of Clinical Policy and Deputy Director of The Hackett Center for Mental Health at Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarcy Melvin is a pivotal executive with over 25 years of experience in behavioral health policy\, training\, and clinical practice. As a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas her experience includes providing direct clinical and supervisory services to children\, youth\, parents\, and young adults in various clinical settings including residential\, in-home\, outpatient\, private practice\, primary\, secondary\, and post-secondary locations. Marcy is extremely passionate about advancing health equity and reducing disparities and disproportionality; this has been a culmination of her life’s work in various clinical\, organizational and systems settings.  \n\n\n\nMarcy has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Xavier University of Louisiana and a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Fisk University.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\nThe purpose of CBHL Candid Conversations is to:  \n\n\n\n\nNetwork and Collaborate: Meet and engage with fellow CBHL colleagues in an informal\, small group environment that encourages collaboration and the building of meaningful connections \n\n\n\nLearn and Innovate: Acquire new skills and exchange fresh ideas with experienced leaders in a supportive and trusting environment\, fostering personal and professional growth \n\n\n\nShowcase Success: Highlight successful member programs or best and promising practices that demonstrate potential for scaling and broader application. 
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/candid-conversations-with-marcy-melvin-talking-about-dei-when-we-cant-talk-about-dei/
CATEGORIES:Candid Conversations,Members Only
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SUMMARY:Candid Conversations with Fran Silvestri | Learning Across the Globe
DESCRIPTION:Members-Only \n\n\n\n\n\nCBHL Candid Conversations provide an informal platform for connecting and networking with other CBHL members\, fostering an environment where we can learn from one another’s experiences.  Led by a CBHL member or partner\, these sessions are designed to facilitate the exchange of valuable leadership insights\, skills\, and support.  Occurring at least once a month\, Candid Conversations are open to all CBHL members.    \n\n\n\nJoin us for a candid conversation with Fran Silvestri\, MBA\, President of the CBHL Board of Directors and former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Leadership Exchange (GLE)! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFran Silvestri\, MBA\, recently left the role as founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Leadership Exchange (GLE)\, formerly the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL) and International Initiative for Disability Leadership (IIDL)\, which he helped organize in 2003. GLE is jointly funded by ten countries\, to build partnerships between mental health leaders in order to rapidly exchange knowledge of best and promising practices internationally.    \n\n\n\nBefore his work with GLE (formerly IIMHL)\, Fran was CEO of Monadnock Family Services (MFS) in Keene\, NH.  In this role he looked internationally to identify\, and then replicate\, innovative services that promote recovery and social inclusion for consumers of mental health services. Such services have included the Wyman Way Cooperative\, an independent\, non-profit corporation managed and operated by consumers of mental health services (based on the Trieste model). He was a founder of a state wide Integrated MH network in New Hampshire owned by six hospitals\, 10 MH centers and the largest physician practice in the state.   \n\n\n\nThrough his work with GLE\, he has assisted in building international collaborations resulting in the rapid transfer of innovations and creative practices from one country to another.  \n\n\n\nThe unique week long GLE Leadership Exchange is held every two years and is a unique global experience for key MH leaders to meet international colleagues\, share knowledge and build partnerships. GLE also has facilitated a series of ongoing collaborations on specific topics and has partnered with the WHO on their Special Initiative working with 10 low and middle income countries to link key national mental health leaders to support developments.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\nThe purpose of CBHL Candid Conversations is to:  \n\n\n\n\nNetwork and Collaborate: Meet and engage with fellow CBHL colleagues in an informal\, small group environment that encourages collaboration and the building of meaningful connections \n\n\n\nLearn and Innovate: Acquire new skills and exchange fresh ideas with experienced leaders in a supportive and trusting environment\, fostering personal and professional growth \n\n\n\nShowcase Success: Highlight successful member programs or best and promising practices that demonstrate potential for scaling and broader application. 
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/candid-conversations-with-fran-silvestri-learning-across-the-globe/
CATEGORIES:Candid Conversations,Members Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T150000
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SUMMARY:CBHL Leadership Community | Equity as a Foundation for Leadership 
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 14\, 2024Theme: Practicing Intersectional Allyship12:00 pm PT / 1:00 pm MT / 2:00 pm CT / 3:00 pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a leader\, are you:  \n\n\n\n\nReady to cultivate an understanding of how inequity is perpetuated by and in behavioral health systems? \n\n\n\nInterested in how to practice intersectional allyship? \n\n\n\nCurious about integrating data equity frameworks and culturally responsive approaches? \n\n\n\nAware of the importance of engaging in co-production and community-driven practices\, but need a little support in doing so? \n\n\n\nPrepared to demonstrate transformational leadership to improve communities? \n\n\n\n\nIf the answer is yes to any of the above\, then this leadership community is for you!  \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us together with Ebony Chambers\, CBHL’s Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership\, at our newest leadership community – Equity as a Foundation for Leadership – for a bi-monthly leadership community designed for any CBHL member interested in developing their knowledge\, skills\, and leadership behaviors as an equity-grounded leader.  You are encouraged to register and join the full series.  \n\n\n\nBackground: Equity-grounded leadership shifts the focus of leaders towards intersectionality\, equity\, and anti-racism to drive behavioral health systems transformation. The equity-grounded leadership concept was co-produced with cross-sector behavioral health leaders from around the country\, who developed equity-grounded leadership competencies\, or Principles of Change. Each of the five Principles is accompanied by the necessary knowledge\, values\, skills\, and operational practice behaviors associated with each principle.    \n\n\n\n\nWhat is a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\nCBHL Leadership Communities connect leaders\, organizations\, and systems eager to learn and work across sectors in pursuit of a shared goal.  \n\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\n\nImprove knowledge and skills of behavioral health leaders through collaboration\, the exchange of ideas\, and professional dialogue.  \n\n\n\nFacilitate informed and collaborative leadership for improved individual\, organizational\, and community outcomes. \n\n\n\nEncourage organic connections among CBHL members through ongoing collaboration around a shared interest.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeadership Community Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers is the Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership for The College for Behavioral Health Leadership. In this role\, she oversees the delivery\, facilitation\, content\, and progress of the Equity-Grounded Leadership (EGL) Fellow Program.   \n\n\n\nEbony has over 18 years of experience working with issues of social justice\, equity\, education\, mental health and diversity.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-leadership-community-equity-as-a-foundation-for-leadership-november/
CATEGORIES:CBHL Leadership Community,Members Only
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T160000
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SUMMARY:CBHL Leadership Community | Equity as a Foundation for Leadership 
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 9\, 2025Theme: Integrating Data Equity Frameworks and Culturally Responsive Behavioral Health Approaches 12:00 pm PT / 1:00 pm MT / 2:00 pm CT / 3:00 pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a leader\, are you:  \n\n\n\n\nReady to cultivate an understanding of how inequity is perpetuated by and in behavioral health systems? \n\n\n\nInterested in how to practice intersectional allyship? \n\n\n\nCurious about integrating data equity frameworks and culturally responsive approaches? \n\n\n\nAware of the importance of engaging in co-production and community-driven practices\, but need a little support in doing so? \n\n\n\nPrepared to demonstrate transformational leadership to improve communities? \n\n\n\n\nIf the answer is yes to any of the above\, then this leadership community is for you!  \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us together with Ebony Chambers\, CBHL’s Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership\, at our newest leadership community – Equity as a Foundation for Leadership – for a bi-monthly leadership community designed for any CBHL member interested in developing their knowledge\, skills\, and leadership behaviors as an equity-grounded leader.  You are encouraged to register and join the full series.  \n\n\n\nBackground: Equity-grounded leadership shifts the focus of leaders towards intersectionality\, equity\, and anti-racism to drive behavioral health systems transformation. The equity-grounded leadership concept was co-produced with cross-sector behavioral health leaders from around the country\, who developed equity-grounded leadership competencies\, or Principles of Change. Each of the five Principles is accompanied by the necessary knowledge\, values\, skills\, and operational practice behaviors associated with each principle.    \n\n\n\n\nWhat is a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\nCBHL Leadership Communities connect leaders\, organizations\, and systems eager to learn and work across sectors in pursuit of a shared goal.  \n\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\n\nImprove knowledge and skills of behavioral health leaders through collaboration\, the exchange of ideas\, and professional dialogue.  \n\n\n\nFacilitate informed and collaborative leadership for improved individual\, organizational\, and community outcomes. \n\n\n\nEncourage organic connections among CBHL members through ongoing collaboration around a shared interest.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeadership Community Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers is the Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership for The College for Behavioral Health Leadership. In this role\, she oversees the delivery\, facilitation\, content\, and progress of the Equity-Grounded Leadership (EGL) Fellow Program.   \n\n\n\nEbony has over 18 years of experience working with issues of social justice\, equity\, education\, mental health and diversity.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-leadership-community-equity-as-a-foundation-for-leadership-january/
CATEGORIES:CBHL Leadership Community,Members Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T140000
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DTSTAMP:20260523T143442
CREATED:20250107T192538Z
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SUMMARY:Candid Conversations with Charly Weldon\, MBA | Meet & Greet with CBHL's New CEO
DESCRIPTION:Members-Only \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCBHL Candid Conversations provide an informal platform for connecting and networking with other CBHL members\, fostering an environment where we can learn from one another’s experiences.  \n\n\n\nLed by a CBHL member or partner\, these sessions are designed to facilitate the exchange of valuable leadership insights\, skills\, and support.  Occurring at least once a month\, Candid Conversations are open to all CBHL members.    \n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, February 6\, 202511:00 am PT / 12:00 pm MT / 1:00 pm CT / 2:00 pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharly Hubenak Weldon\, MBA is the Chief Executive Officer of The College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL). For the last 20 years\, Charly has been an innovative change driver for Houston’s most impactful nonprofits and programs that support homeless and at-risk populations. She is recognized as a leader whose passion to serve empowers and motivates organizational teams\, board members\, and community members alike. Charly holds a Master of Business Administration degree from East Texas A&M University\, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Houston\, Downtown. View Charly’s Full Bio \n\n\n\nWe invite members to come with any questions they may have for Charly! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\nThe purpose of CBHL Candid Conversations is to:  \n\n\n\n\nNetwork and Collaborate: Meet and engage with fellow CBHL colleagues in an informal\, small group environment that encourages collaboration and the building of meaningful connections \n\n\n\nLearn and Innovate: Acquire new skills and exchange fresh ideas with experienced leaders in a supportive and trusting environment\, fostering personal and professional growth \n\n\n\nShowcase Success: Highlight successful member programs or best and promising practices that demonstrate potential for scaling and broader application. 
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/candid-conversations-with-charly-weldon-mba/
CATEGORIES:Candid Conversations,Members Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T130000
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DTSTAMP:20260523T143443
CREATED:20250113T222602Z
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SUMMARY:CBHL Leadership Community | Synergy in Action: Bringing Concepts Beyond DEI into the Mental Health Workplace
DESCRIPTION:Members Only \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us to learn how to integrate DEI with wellbeing into the very fabric of mental health workplaces through the powerful concept of “Synergy”. Synergy is the energy that we feel when we just know that healing is happening. According to Dr. Richard Katz\, “Synergy is out there. The universe is synergistic. We just haven’t learned to open ourselves to it.”Join us for 3 follow up opportunities for CBHL members to practice the skills learned in the Synergy in Action: Bringing Concepts Beyond DEI into the Mental Health Workplace webinar.  These consultation sessions (50 minutes) will be held once per month for the next three months (February\, March\, April). \n\n\n\nFebruary 11\, 202510:00am PT / 11:00am MT / 12:00pm CT / 1:00pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe invite participants to bring conundrums or areas of need to the sessions and be ready to practice these skills in their workplaces and lives. The sessions will be informed by a 2 question participant interest survey and each subsequent session will be co-designed to the unique needs and challenges the participants are facing in their current contexts.   \n\n\n\nWhen registering for the session\, please answer the following questions:  \n\n\n\n\nWhat challenges are you currently facing with regards to diversity\, equity\, inclusion and/or workforce culture?\n\n\n\nWhat would you like to see as a result of participating in these sessions?\n\n\n\n\nParticipants will be able to ask questions\, receive feedback\, and support one another to better apply each of the synergy strands on individual\, interpersonal\, and collective levels in their particular workplace and lives. \n\n\n\n\nRegister via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is a CBHL Leadership Community? \nCBHL Leadership Communities connect leaders\, organizations\, and systems eager to learn and work across sectors in pursuit of a shared goal.  \n\n\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of a CBHL Leadership Community? \nCBHL leadership communities are created based on member interest with a focus on a specific topic or leadership population. They are recurring over a specific period of time and open to all CBHL members.  \n\n\n\n\nEncourage organic connections among CBHL members through ongoing collaboration around a shared interest. \n\n\n\nTo improve knowledge and skills of behavioral health leaders through collaboration\, the exchange of ideas\, and professional dialogue. \n\n\n\nTo facilitate informed and collaborative leadership for improved individual\, organizational\, and community outcomes.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLeadership Community Hosts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Gillian Berry\, Senior Advisor of Culture & Workforce Development \n\n\n\nDr. Gillian Berry is Senior Advisor of Culture & Workforce Development at Stepped Care Solutions. She is a published author and a clinical social worker\, with over 35 years of experience as an educator and practitioner. She has overseen the counseling and psychological services at George Washington University\, leading a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals through the implementation of the Stepped Care 2.0 approach into their service delivery. She has been a faculty member at the University of Botswana’s Department of Social Work Southern Africa and the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Her clinical interests are strongly influenced by her grandfather’s Indigenous philosophy\, and she provides short-term solution-focused services/therapy from this perspective. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Catie Greene\, Faculty of Culture & Workforce Development \n\n\n\nCatie Greene\, PhD\, LPC is a counselor educator and supervisor.  Catie has worked as a clinician in college counseling centers and group practice\, and an educator in Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate programs for over 11 years and joined Stepped Care Solutions as a faculty consultant on synergy\, beyond diversity\, equity\, and inclusion in 2020. Catie’s research and practice is grounded in Relational Cultural Theory.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Stepped Care Solutions \n\n\n\nStepped Care Solutions (SCS) is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization\, and the creators of Stepped Care 2.0 (SC2.0©) – an innovative and transformative model that leverages collaborative efforts and technology to transform mental health and substance use health systems for better access and outcomes. SCS exists to help organizations and communities reframe\, rethink\, and redesign the delivery of mental health care services. \n\n\n\nBolstered by principles and driven by evidence\, SCS collaborates with government\, business\, health care\, and more\, to promote and implement an equitable and visionary approach to mental health care\, and ensure every individual receives care that is uniquely suited to their needs. \n\n\n\nRecommended reading:  \n\n\n\nStepped Care 2.0: The Power of Conundrums 1st ed. 2023 Edition \n\n\n\nIndigenous Healing Psychology: Honoring the Wisdom of the First Peoples 2017 \n\n\n\nSynergy\, Healing\, & Empowerment: Insights from Cultural Diversity \n\n\n\nDefining Synergy | Dr. Gillian Berry (video)
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-leadership-community-synergy-in-action-bringing-concepts-beyond-dei-into-the-mental-health-workplace-february/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Leadership Community | Supporting the Uptake of Behavioral Health Apps and Technology  
DESCRIPTION:Members-Only \n\n\n\n\n\nAre you grappling with how to address unmet or undermet needs among specific population groups in your community or organization? Have you considered the possibility of integrating behavioral health apps or new technologies into services?  Do you feel stuck by how to choose the right technology\, or how to implement successfully?   \n\n\n\nThursday\, March 6\, 202511:00 am PT / 12:00 pm MT / 1:00 pm CT / 2:00 pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe increasing demand for behavioral health services\, coupled with challenges in the workforce\, creates a compelling reason to take a closer look at forward-thinking solutions.  Behavioral health apps and other technologies have the potential to supplement existing services by increasing access and engagement among specific communities or population groups. This quarterly CBHL Leadership Community series is designed for any CBHL member interested in the successful integration of behavioral health apps and technology as a complement to existing practices. You are encouraged to register and join the full series.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaura Galbreath\, MPP\, is the director of behavioral health and workforce at the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP). In her role\, Laura collaborates with state and federal policymakers to design evidence-based initiatives that enhance mental health and addiction prevention\, treatment\, and recovery services. With a focus on bridging policy and practice\, Laura advises state health leaders on integrated care delivery models\, workforce strategies\, and financing solutions for behavioral health initiatives. With years of experience in technical assistance and stakeholder engagement\, Laura is passionate about fostering research-driven policies that can positively impact state health systems across the nation. As a skilled health care executive\, Laura has dedicated her career to improving access to behavioral health services for individuals across the nation. Prior to joining NASHP\, she was a consultant and vice president at the National Council for Community Behavioral Health\, where she led the nation’s first national center providing knowledge and technical assistance to support the integration of primary and behavioral healthcare. Laura holds a Master of Public Policy from George Mason University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida. \n\n\n\n\n\nLeadership Community Hosts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Gastfriend is an addiction psychiatrist. At Harvard Medical School\, he directed addiction research at Massachusetts General Hospital and was an investigator in the NIDA Cocaine Collaborative Study\, NIAAA’s COMBINE Study and NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network. As Vice President at Alkermes\, Inc.\, he directed scientific publications on Vivitrol in clinical\, criminal justice and health economics research. \n\n\n\nHis research led most states to endorse the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria. His 150 scientific publications include the books The ASAM Criteria and Addiction Treatment Matching. His ASAM CONTINUUM – The ASAM Criteria Decision Engine ® and ASAM’s CO-Triage ® tools are being adopted nationwide. \n\n\n\nIn 2016\, he co-founded DynamiCare Health\, a nationally-scalable technology for Contingency Management and predictive analytics\, winning awards from HarvardBusiness School\, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts\, the Governor of Ohio\, and the New York Times. He has consulted to governments in Belgium\, China\, Iceland\, Israel\, Norway\, Russia and the U.S. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGarrett E. Moran\, Ph.D.\, serves as the the Principal Investigator for the Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care\, a program sponsored by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)\, and served as Project Director of the Academy from 2010 until 2018. He is deeply committed to advancing holistic\, person-centered health care. Dr. Moran retired in 2021 from his role as the Associate Director of Services and Policy Innovation in the Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute\, and Professor in the School of Public Health and the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at West Virginia University (WVU). Before coming to WVU he was a Vice President and Associate Director at Westat where he worked for 29 years. \n\n\n\nDr. Moran has more than 50 years of experience in public policy\, program evaluation\, research\, and management. His career has included key leadership roles on projects for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)\, as well as consulting roles with states working on health reform and care integration. His major areas of substantive expertise include integrated healthcare delivery\, health care financing\, health information technology\, and program evaluation. Dr. Moran directed the consultant support and writing contract for the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health in the early 2000s\, and subsequently served as an Advisor and Consultant to the States of Maryland and Ohio as they developed mental health transformation plans. \n\n\n\n\n\nBackground: \n\n\n\nSignificant interest in our November 2023 webinar\, Revolutionizing Behavioral Health: The Role of Behavioral Health Apps in Addressing the Workforce Crisis\, sparked a follow up roundtable dialogue where CBHL members delved into the potential of behavioral health apps as a transformative technology supporting both mental and physical wellbeing. Participants explored challenges faced by organizations in determining how to select the right technology\, considerations for how to implement as a complement to existing services\, and additional support members might need to feel more informed and better equipped to successfully integrate behavioral health apps and technology into existing practices.   \n\n\n\nWhat is a CBHL Leadership Community?  \nCBHL Leadership Communities connect leaders\, organizations\, and systems eager to learn and work across sectors in pursuit of a shared goal.  \n\n\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of a CBHL Leadership Community? \nCBHL leadership communities are created based on member interest with a focus on a specific topic or leadership population. They are recurring over a specific period of time and open to all CBHL members.  \n\n\n\n\nTo improve knowledge and skills of behavioral health leaders through collaboration\, the exchange of ideas\, and professional dialogue. \n\n\n\nTo facilitate informed and collaborative leadership for improved individual\, organizational\, and community outcomes.\n\n\n\nEncourage organic connections among CBHL members through ongoing collaboration around a shared interest. 
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-leadership-community-supporting-the-uptake-of-behavioral-health-apps-and-technology-march/
CATEGORIES:CBHL Leadership Community,Members Only
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CREATED:20250211T165848Z
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SUMMARY:CBHL Leadership Community | Synergy in Action: Bringing Concepts Beyond DEI into the Mental Health Workplace
DESCRIPTION:Members-Only \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us to learn how to integrate DEI with wellbeing into the very fabric of mental health workplaces through the powerful concept of “Synergy”. Synergy is the energy that we feel when we just know that healing is happening. According to Dr. Richard Katz\, “Synergy is out there. The universe is synergistic. We just haven’t learned to open ourselves to it.”Join us for 3 follow up opportunities for CBHL members to practice the skills learned in the Synergy in Action: Bringing Concepts Beyond DEI into the Mental Health Workplace webinar.  These consultation sessions (50 minutes) will be held once per month for the next three months (February\, March\, April). \n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 11\, 202510:00am PT / 11:00am MT / 12:00pm CT / 1:00pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe invite participants to bring conundrums or areas of need to the sessions and be ready to practice these skills in their workplaces and lives. The sessions will be informed by a 2 question participant interest survey and each subsequent session will be co-designed to the unique needs and challenges the participants are facing in their current contexts.   \n\n\n\nWhen registering for the session\, please answer the following questions:  \n\n\n\n\nWhat challenges are you currently facing with regards to diversity\, equity\, inclusion and/or workforce culture?\n\n\n\nWhat would you like to see as a result of participating in these sessions?\n\n\n\n\nParticipants will be able to ask questions\, receive feedback\, and support one another to better apply each of the synergy strands on individual\, interpersonal\, and collective levels in their particular workplace and lives. \n\n\n\n\nRegister via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is a CBHL Leadership Community? \nCBHL Leadership Communities connect leaders\, organizations\, and systems eager to learn and work across sectors in pursuit of a shared goal.  \n\n\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of a CBHL Leadership Community? \nCBHL leadership communities are created based on member interest with a focus on a specific topic or leadership population. They are recurring over a specific period of time and open to all CBHL members.  \n\n\n\n\nEncourage organic connections among CBHL members through ongoing collaboration around a shared interest. \n\n\n\nTo improve knowledge and skills of behavioral health leaders through collaboration\, the exchange of ideas\, and professional dialogue. \n\n\n\nTo facilitate informed and collaborative leadership for improved individual\, organizational\, and community outcomes.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLeadership Community Hosts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Gillian Berry\, Senior Advisor of Culture & Workforce Development \n\n\n\nDr. Gillian Berry is Senior Advisor of Culture & Workforce Development at Stepped Care Solutions. She is a published author and a clinical social worker\, with over 35 years of experience as an educator and practitioner. She has overseen the counseling and psychological services at George Washington University\, leading a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals through the implementation of the Stepped Care 2.0 approach into their service delivery. She has been a faculty member at the University of Botswana’s Department of Social Work Southern Africa and the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Her clinical interests are strongly influenced by her grandfather’s Indigenous philosophy\, and she provides short-term solution-focused services/therapy from this perspective. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Catie Greene\, Faculty of Culture & Workforce Development \n\n\n\nCatie Greene\, PhD\, LPC is a counselor educator and supervisor.  Catie has worked as a clinician in college counseling centers and group practice\, and an educator in Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate programs for over 11 years and joined Stepped Care Solutions as a faculty consultant on synergy\, beyond diversity\, equity\, and inclusion in 2020. Catie’s research and practice is grounded in Relational Cultural Theory.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Stepped Care Solutions \n\n\n\nStepped Care Solutions (SCS) is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization\, and the creators of Stepped Care 2.0 (SC2.0©) – an innovative and transformative model that leverages collaborative efforts and technology to transform mental health and substance use health systems for better access and outcomes. SCS exists to help organizations and communities reframe\, rethink\, and redesign the delivery of mental health care services. \n\n\n\nBolstered by principles and driven by evidence\, SCS collaborates with government\, business\, health care\, and more\, to promote and implement an equitable and visionary approach to mental health care\, and ensure every individual receives care that is uniquely suited to their needs. \n\n\n\nRecommended reading:  \n\n\n\nStepped Care 2.0: The Power of Conundrums 1st ed. 2023 Edition \n\n\n\nIndigenous Healing Psychology: Honoring the Wisdom of the First Peoples 2017 \n\n\n\nSynergy\, Healing\, & Empowerment: Insights from Cultural Diversity \n\n\n\nDefining Synergy | Dr. Gillian Berry (video)
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-leadership-community-synergy-in-action-bringing-concepts-beyond-dei-into-the-mental-health-workplace-march/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:Candid Conversations with Marcy Melvin and Fran Silvestri | Leadership in Motion: Adapting to a Changing Political Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Members-Only \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin CBHL Board members Marcy Melvin and Fran Silvestri for a discussion focused on navigating leadership challenges in today’s dynamic political landscape. This facilitated open dialogue will explore the implications of the new administration and emerging opportunities in our field. This interactive session\, developed in response to member feedback\, provides a unique opportunity to share experiences and insights with peers who understand the complexities of behavioral health leadership. Connect with colleagues and contribute to a meaningful discussion about the future of behavioral health in this changing environment. \n\n\n\nLeadership in Motion: Adapting to a Changing Political LandscapeThursday\, March 20\, 202511:00am PT / 12:00pm MT / 1:00pm CT / 2:00 pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRSVP via Zoom\n\n\n\n\nPlease note: this conversation is open to CBHL members. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCBHL Board Member\, President-Elect \n\n\n\n\n\nMarcy Melvin\, MA is a pivotal executive with over 25 years of experience in behavioral health policy\, training\, and clinical practice. As a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas her experience includes providing direct clinical and supervisory services to children\, youth\, parents\, and young adults in various clinical settings including residential\, in-home\, outpatient\, private practice\, primary\, secondary\, and post-secondary locations. Marcy is extremely passionate about advancing health equity and reducing disparities and disproportionality; this has been a culmination of her life’s work in various clinical\, organizational and systems settings.  \n\n\n\nMarcy has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Xavier University of Louisiana and a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Fisk University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCBHL Board Member\, President \n\n\n\n\n\nFran Silvestri\, MBA\, recently left the role as founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Leadership Exchange (GLE)\, formerly the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL) and International Initiative for Disability Leadership (IIDL)\, which he helped organize in 2003. GLE is jointly funded by ten countries\, to build partnerships between mental health leaders in order to rapidly exchange knowledge of best and promising practices internationally.    \n\n\n\nBefore his work with GLE (formerly IIMHL)\, Fran was CEO of Monadnock Family Services (MFS) in Keene\, NH.  In this role he looked internationally to identify\, and then replicate\, innovative services that promote recovery and social inclusion for consumers of mental health services. Such services have included the Wyman Way Cooperative\, an independent\, non-profit corporation managed and operated by consumers of mental health services (based on the Trieste model). He was a founder of a state wide Integrated MH network in New Hampshire owned by six hospitals\, 10 MH centers and the largest physician practice in the state.   \n\n\n\nThrough his work with GLE\, he has assisted in building international collaborations resulting in the rapid transfer of innovations and creative practices from one country to another.  \n\n\n\nThe unique week long GLE Leadership Exchange is held every two years and is a unique global experience for key MH leaders to meet international colleagues\, share knowledge and build partnerships. GLE also has facilitated a series of ongoing collaborations on specific topics and has partnered with the WHO on their Special Initiative working with 10 low and middle income countries to link key national mental health leaders to support developments.  \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat are CBHL Candid Conversations? \nCBHL Candid Conversations provide an informal platform for connecting and networking with other CBHL members\, fostering an environment where we can learn from one another’s experiences.  Led by a CBHL member or partner\, these sessions are designed to facilitate the exchange of valuable leadership insights\, skills\, and support.  Occurring at least once a month\, Candid Conversations are open to all CBHL members.    \n\n\n\n\n\nThe purpose of CBHL Candid Conversations is to:  \n\n\n\n\nNetwork and Collaborate: Meet and engage with fellow CBHL colleagues in an informal\, small group environment that encourages collaboration and the building of meaningful connections \n\n\n\nLearn and Innovate: Acquire new skills and exchange fresh ideas with experienced leaders in a supportive and trusting environment\, fostering personal and professional growth \n\n\n\nShowcase Success: Highlight successful member programs or best and promising practices that demonstrate potential for scaling and broader application. 
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/candid-conversations-with-marcy-melvin-and-fran-silvestri-leadership-in-motion-adapting-to-a-changing-political-landscape/
CATEGORIES:Candid Conversations,Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Leadership Community | From Burnout to Breakthrough: Hope and Resilience in Behavioral Health Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Members-Only \n\n\n\n\n\nCaring for others during a difficult time can be stressful and overwhelming\, but support can be found through connection and community. This final session of our leadership community series on Synergy in Action will explore burnout\, supporting each other through community\, and finding flexibility and adaptability in ourselves and others. As we wrap up our series\, this will be a conversation (50 minutes) on supporting each other through community and connection.  \n\n\n\nJoin our session\, From Burnout to Breakthrough: Hope and Resilience Behavioral Health Leadership to learn how to integrate hope and resiliency into the very fabric of mental health workplaces through the powerful concept of “Synergy”. Synergy is the energy that we feel when we just know that healing is happening. According to Dr. Richard Katz\, “Synergy is out there. The universe is synergistic. We just haven’t learned to open ourselves to it.”  \n\n\n\nTuesday\, April 8\, 202510:00am PT / 11:00am MT / 12:00pm CT / 1:00pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscussion will include:  \n\n\n\n\nincreasing understanding about the concept of Synergy and integrating this concept with wellbeing \n\n\n\nexemplify taking responsibility for wellness at each level of a mental health system – from clients to the workforce to the system as a whole.  \n\n\n\nlearn how to nurture Synergy in action in our current mental health care systems\,\n\n\n\nand identify ways we can collectively work towards transforming mental health care towards more Synergistic approaches in each of our contexts.   \n\n\n\n\nParticipants will be able to ask questions\, receive feedback\, and support one another to better apply each of the synergy strands on individual\, interpersonal\, and collective levels in their particular workplace and lives. \n\n\n\nBackground: In January\, CBHL and Stepped Care Solutions hosted an experiential webinar to demonstrate creativity and agency to cultivate a more supportive and effective system for both the workforce and those they serve. This leadership community series was developed as a follow up to that discussion. \n\n\n\n\nRegister via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is a CBHL Leadership Community? \nCBHL Leadership Communities connect leaders\, organizations\, and systems eager to learn and work across sectors in pursuit of a shared goal.  \n\n\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of a CBHL Leadership Community? \nCBHL leadership communities are created based on member interest with a focus on a specific topic or leadership population. They are recurring over a specific period of time and open to all CBHL members.  \n\n\n\n\nEncourage organic connections among CBHL members through ongoing collaboration around a shared interest. \n\n\n\nTo improve knowledge and skills of behavioral health leaders through collaboration\, the exchange of ideas\, and professional dialogue. \n\n\n\nTo facilitate informed and collaborative leadership for improved individual\, organizational\, and community outcomes.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLeadership Community Hosts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Gillian Berry\, Senior Advisor of Culture & Workforce Development \n\n\n\nDr. Gillian Berry is Senior Advisor of Culture & Workforce Development at Stepped Care Solutions. She is a published author and a clinical social worker\, with over 35 years of experience as an educator and practitioner. She has overseen the counseling and psychological services at George Washington University\, leading a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals through the implementation of the Stepped Care 2.0 approach into their service delivery. She has been a faculty member at the University of Botswana’s Department of Social Work Southern Africa and the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Her clinical interests are strongly influenced by her grandfather’s Indigenous philosophy\, and she provides short-term solution-focused services/therapy from this perspective. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Catie Greene\, Faculty of Culture & Workforce Development \n\n\n\nCatie Greene\, PhD\, LPC is a counselor educator and supervisor.  Catie has worked as a clinician in college counseling centers and group practice\, and an educator in Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate programs for over 11 years and joined Stepped Care Solutions as a faculty consultant on synergy\, beyond diversity\, equity\, and inclusion in 2020. Catie’s research and practice is grounded in Relational Cultural Theory.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Stepped Care Solutions \n\n\n\nStepped Care Solutions (SCS) is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization\, and the creators of Stepped Care 2.0 (SC2.0©) – an innovative and transformative model that leverages collaborative efforts and technology to transform mental health and substance use health systems for better access and outcomes. SCS exists to help organizations and communities reframe\, rethink\, and redesign the delivery of mental health care services. \n\n\n\nBolstered by principles and driven by evidence\, SCS collaborates with government\, business\, health care\, and more\, to promote and implement an equitable and visionary approach to mental health care\, and ensure every individual receives care that is uniquely suited to their needs. \n\n\n\nRecommended reading:  \n\n\n\nStepped Care 2.0: The Power of Conundrums 1st ed. 2023 Edition \n\n\n\nIndigenous Healing Psychology: Honoring the Wisdom of the First Peoples 2017 \n\n\n\nSynergy\, Healing\, & Empowerment: Insights from Cultural Diversity \n\n\n\nDefining Synergy | Dr. Gillian Berry (video)
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-leadership-community-synergy-in-action-april-2025/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Leadership Community | Equity as a Foundation for Leadership 
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 17\, 2025Theme: Engaging in Co-Production and Community Driven Practices12:00 pm PT / 1:00 pm MT / 2:00 pm CT / 3:00 pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a leader\, are you:  \n\n\n\n\nReady to cultivate an understanding of how inequity is perpetuated by and in behavioral health systems? \n\n\n\nInterested in how to practice intersectional allyship? \n\n\n\nCurious about integrating data equity frameworks and culturally responsive approaches? \n\n\n\nAware of the importance of engaging in co-production and community-driven practices\, but need a little support in doing so? \n\n\n\nPrepared to demonstrate transformational leadership to improve communities? \n\n\n\n\nIf the answer is yes to any of the above\, then this leadership community is for you!  \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us together with Ebony Chambers\, CBHL’s Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership\, at our leadership community – Equity as a Foundation for Leadership – for a bi-monthly leadership community designed for any CBHL member interested in developing their knowledge\, skills\, and leadership behaviors as an equity-grounded leader.  You are encouraged to register and join the full series.  \n\n\n\nBackground: Equity-grounded leadership shifts the focus of leaders towards intersectionality\, equity\, and anti-racism to drive behavioral health systems transformation. The equity-grounded leadership concept was co-produced with cross-sector behavioral health leaders from around the country\, who developed equity-grounded leadership competencies\, or Principles of Change. Each of the five Principles is accompanied by the necessary knowledge\, values\, skills\, and operational practice behaviors associated with each principle.    \n\n\n\n\nWhat is a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\nCBHL Leadership Communities connect leaders\, organizations\, and systems eager to learn and work across sectors in pursuit of a shared goal.  \n\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\n\nImprove knowledge and skills of behavioral health leaders through collaboration\, the exchange of ideas\, and professional dialogue.  \n\n\n\nFacilitate informed and collaborative leadership for improved individual\, organizational\, and community outcomes. \n\n\n\nEncourage organic connections among CBHL members through ongoing collaboration around a shared interest.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeadership Community Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers is the Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership for The College for Behavioral Health Leadership. In this role\, she oversees the delivery\, facilitation\, content\, and progress of the Equity-Grounded Leadership (EGL) Fellow Program.   \n\n\n\nEbony has over 18 years of experience working with issues of social justice\, equity\, education\, mental health and diversity.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-leadership-community-equity-as-a-foundation-for-leadership-march/
CATEGORIES:CBHL Leadership Community,Members Only
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SUMMARY:Candid Conversations with Taina Martinez-Laing\, MSW\, NYCPS | Rising Together: Empowering Peer Leadership and Community Impact
DESCRIPTION:Members-Only \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a one-hour Candid Conversations event exclusively for CBHL members\, focused on advancing peer support\, advocacy\, and leadership. This engaging session is designed to inspire\, empower\, and connect behavioral health leaders who are dedicated to creating meaningful change in their communities. \n\n\n\n\nRegister via Glue Up\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLed by Taina Martinez-Laing\, MSW\, NYCPS\, an accomplished peer leader and CBHL board member\, this conversation will explore essential strategies for thriving in peer leadership roles that require both professional expertise and deep personal resilience. \n\n\n\nParticipants will gain valuable insights into sustainable leadership practices tailored to the unique challenges of behavioral health and peer support. The discussion will also cover strategies for navigating systemic change\, managing complex systems\, and prioritizing self-care as a leader. \n\n\n\nThis intimate gathering offers CBHL members the opportunity to deepen their commitment to peer leadership\, community integration\, and professional growth. Through collaborative dialogue\, participants will explore how community-centered approaches can strengthen organizations and open pathways for ongoing learning and leadership development. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTaina Martinez\, MSW\, NYCPS\, has been employed at Baltic Street Wellness Solutions (formerly Baltic Street AEH\, Inc.) since 2002 and was appointed as the new CEO as of September 2020. Taina brings over 20 years of peer supervision\, advocacy\, and vocational services to individuals with mental health and substance use/misuse diagnoses. Taina is passionate about advocacy that addresses equality and service disparities in low socioeconomic communities. She believes in the power of peer specialists and the integration of peer advocates in all areas of recovery and support. Taina often states\, “Peer advocacy supports are integral to all social determinants of health! We cannot allow social or health policies to be written without the inclusion of the peer perspective and insight.” \n\n\n\nTaina participates on several committees and boards across New York State; she is the Treasurer of the Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS))\, is President of the New York State Peer Certification Board\, is a member of the Institute for the Development of Human Arts (IDHA) board\, a member of WCNY-IPA\, and is a professional participant in developing and overviewing the exam of the MHA National Certified Peer Specialist. Taina graduated from Stony Brook University with her MSW\, is a New York State Certified Peer Specialist and is looking forward to pursuing her Ph.D. in researching transgenerational trauma and the links of systematic oppression within the mental health and justice system. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat are CBHL Candid Conversations? \nCBHL Candid Conversations provide an informal platform for connecting and networking with other CBHL members\, fostering an environment where we can learn from one another’s experiences.  Led by a CBHL member or partner\, these sessions are designed to facilitate the exchange of valuable leadership insights\, skills\, and support.  Occurring at least once a month\, Candid Conversations are open to all CBHL members.    \n\n\n\n\nThe purpose of CBHL Candid Conversations is to:  \n\nNetwork and Collaborate: Meet and engage with fellow CBHL colleagues in an informal\, small group environment that encourages collaboration and the building of meaningful connections \n\n\n\nLearn and Innovate: Acquire new skills and exchange fresh ideas with experienced leaders in a supportive and trusting environment\, fostering personal and professional growth \n\n\n\nShowcase Success: Highlight successful member programs or best and promising practices that demonstrate potential for scaling and broader application. 
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/candid-conversations-with-taina-martinez-laing-msw-nycps-rising-together-empowering-peer-leadership-and-community-impact/
CATEGORIES:Candid Conversations,Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Leadership Community | Equity as a Foundation for Leadership 
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 15\, 2025Theme: Demonstrating Transformational Leadership to Improve Communities 12:00 pm PT / 1:00 pm MT / 2:00 pm CT / 3:00 pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a leader\, are you:  \n\n\n\n\nReady to cultivate an understanding of how inequity is perpetuated by and in behavioral health systems? \n\n\n\nInterested in how to practice intersectional allyship? \n\n\n\nCurious about integrating data equity frameworks and culturally responsive approaches? \n\n\n\nAware of the importance of engaging in co-production and community-driven practices\, but need a little support in doing so? \n\n\n\nPrepared to demonstrate transformational leadership to improve communities? \n\n\n\n\nIf the answer is yes to any of the above\, then this leadership community is for you!  \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us together with Ebony Chambers\, CBHL’s Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership\, at our leadership community – Equity as a Foundation for Leadership – for a bi-monthly leadership community designed for any CBHL member interested in developing their knowledge\, skills\, and leadership behaviors as an equity-grounded leader.  You are encouraged to register and join the full series.  \n\n\n\nBackground: Equity-grounded leadership shifts the focus of leaders towards intersectionality\, equity\, and anti-racism to drive behavioral health systems transformation. The equity-grounded leadership concept was co-produced with cross-sector behavioral health leaders from around the country\, who developed equity-grounded leadership competencies\, or Principles of Change. Each of the five Principles is accompanied by the necessary knowledge\, values\, skills\, and operational practice behaviors associated with each principle.    \n\n\n\n\nWhat is a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\nCBHL Leadership Communities connect leaders\, organizations\, and systems eager to learn and work across sectors in pursuit of a shared goal.  \n\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\n\nImprove knowledge and skills of behavioral health leaders through collaboration\, the exchange of ideas\, and professional dialogue.  \n\n\n\nFacilitate informed and collaborative leadership for improved individual\, organizational\, and community outcomes. \n\n\n\nEncourage organic connections among CBHL members through ongoing collaboration around a shared interest.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeadership Community Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers is the Director of Equity-Grounded Leadership for The College for Behavioral Health Leadership. In this role\, she oversees the delivery\, facilitation\, content\, and progress of the Equity-Grounded Leadership (EGL) Fellow Program.   \n\n\n\nEbony has over 18 years of experience working with issues of social justice\, equity\, education\, mental health and diversity.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-leadership-community-equity-as-a-foundation-for-leadership-may/
CATEGORIES:CBHL Leadership Community,Members Only
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SUMMARY:CBHL Leadership Community | Supporting the Uptake of Behavioral Health Apps and Technology  
DESCRIPTION:11:00 am PT / 12:00 pm MT / 1:00 pm CT / 2:00 pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre you grappling with how to address unmet or undermet needs among specific population groups in your community or organization?  \n\n\n\nHave you considered the possibility of integrating behavioral health apps or new technologies into services?   \n\n\n\nDo you feel stuck by how to choose the right technology\, or how to implement successfully?    \n\n\n\nThe increasing demand for behavioral health services\, coupled with challenges in the workforce\, creates a compelling reason to take a closer look at forward-thinking solutions.  Behavioral health apps and other technologies have the potential to supplement existing services by increasing access and engagement among specific communities or population groups.   This quarterly CBHL Leadership Community series is designed for any CBHL member interested in the successful integration of behavioral health apps and technology as a complement to existing practices.  You are encouraged to register and join the full series.  \n\n\n\nBackground:  \n\n\n\nSignificant interest in our November 2023 webinar\, Revolutionizing Behavioral Health: The Role of Behavioral Health Apps in Addressing the Workforce Crisis\, sparked a follow up roundtable dialogue where CBHL members delved into the potential of behavioral health apps as a transformative technology supporting both mental and physical wellbeing. Participants explored challenges faced by organizations in determining how to select the right technology\, considerations for how to implement as a complement to existing services\, and additional support members might need to feel more informed and better equipped to successfully integrate behavioral health apps and technology into existing practices.   \n\n\n\n\nWhat is a CBHL Leadership Community?  \n\n\n\nCBHL Leadership Communities connect leaders\, organizations\, and systems eager to learn and work across sectors in pursuit of a shared goal.  \n\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of a CBHL Leadership Community? \n\n\n\nCBHL leadership communities are created based on member interest with a focus on a specific topic or leadership population. They are recurring over a specific period of time and open to all CBHL members.  \n\n\n\n\nTo improve knowledge and skills of behavioral health leaders through collaboration\, the exchange of ideas\, and professional dialogue. \n\n\n\nTo facilitate informed and collaborative leadership for improved individual\, organizational\, and community outcomes.\n\n\n\nEncourage organic connections among CBHL members through ongoing collaboration around a shared interest. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Mohr received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona. He was on the faculty at the University of California\, San Francisco from 1994 to 2006\, when he moved to join the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University. He is the founder and director of the Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies (CBITs). Dr. Mohr has been elected as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Society for Behavioral Medicine.  \n\n\n\nDr. Mohr’s work focuses on the design and implementation of digital mental health treatments that fit into the fabric of people’s lives and can be sustainably implemented in real-world settings. His research integrates user centered design processes to incorporate stakeholder input into the creation and evaluation of digital mental health services. He is also examining methods of harnessing sensor data from devices such as smartphones to identify behaviors\, states\, and environmental conditions\, and using these to design digital mental health tools that are more effective and easier for people to use.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Schueller\, PhD is a Professor of Psychological Science and Informatics at the University of California\, Irvine. He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California\, Riverside\, his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California\, San Francisco as part of the Public Health and Minority Cluster at San Francisco General Hospital.  As a clinical psychologist and mental health services researcher\, Dr. Schueller’s work focuses on how technology can improve mental health services by expanding access and improving accessibility. This includes the development\, evaluation\, and implementation of digital mental health treatments in diverse settings and populations.  At UCI\, he directs the Technology and Mental Health (TEAM) Lab\, is the Director of the Dissemination and Implementation Unit for the Institute of Clinical and Translation Science and is a member of UCI’s Connected Learning Lab and the Jacobs CERES Center. \n\n\n\n\n\nLeadership Community Hosts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Gastfriend is an addiction psychiatrist. At Harvard Medical School\, he directed addiction research at Massachusetts General Hospital and was an investigator in the NIDA Cocaine Collaborative Study\, NIAAA’s COMBINE Study and NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network. As Vice President at Alkermes\, Inc.\, he directed scientific publications on Vivitrol in clinical\, criminal justice and health economics research. \n\n\n\nHis research led most states to endorse the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria. His 150 scientific publications include the books The ASAM Criteria and Addiction Treatment Matching. His ASAM CONTINUUM – The ASAM Criteria Decision Engine ® and ASAM’s CO-Triage ® tools are being adopted nationwide. \n\n\n\nIn 2016\, he co-founded DynamiCare Health\, a nationally-scalable technology for Contingency Management and predictive analytics\, winning awards from HarvardBusiness School\, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts\, the Governor of Ohio\, and the New York Times. He has consulted to governments in Belgium\, China\, Iceland\, Israel\, Norway\, Russia and the U.S. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGarrett E. Moran\, Ph.D.\, serves as the the Principal Investigator for the Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care\, a program sponsored by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)\, and served as Project Director of the Academy from 2010 until 2018. He is deeply committed to advancing holistic\, person-centered health care. Dr. Moran retired in 2021 from his role as the Associate Director of Services and Policy Innovation in the Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute\, and Professor in the School of Public Health and the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at West Virginia University (WVU). Before coming to WVU he was a Vice President and Associate Director at Westat where he worked for 29 years. \n\n\n\nDr. Moran has more than 50 years of experience in public policy\, program evaluation\, research\, and management. His career has included key leadership roles on projects for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)\, as well as consulting roles with states working on health reform and care integration. His major areas of substantive expertise include integrated healthcare delivery\, health care financing\, health information technology\, and program evaluation. Dr. Moran directed the consultant support and writing contract for the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health in the early 2000s\, and subsequently served as an Advisor and Consultant to the States of Maryland and Ohio as they developed mental health transformation plans.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-leadership-community-supporting-the-uptake-of-behavioral-health-apps-and-technology-june-2025/
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SUMMARY:Summer Member Networking Chat
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting virtual networking opportunity exclusively for CBHL members on Monday\, August 4\, at 1:30 pm PT / 4:30pm ET! \n\n\n\nConnect with fellow behavioral health leaders in a relaxed online environment where you can expand your network\, share insights\, and discover potential collaborations. \n\n\n\nThis interactive session provides the perfect platform to meet new faces\, reconnect with colleagues\, and exchange ideas that can benefit your CBHL membership journey. We look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\n\nRegister via Glue Up\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCBHL Members: If you have not yet activated your member account in Glue Up\, don’t worry – register for the event using the same email associated with your CBHL membership and it will guide you through the process! Contact Chelsey Gutierrez cgutierrez@leaders4health.org if you have any questions.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/summer-member-networking-chat/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:Candid Conversations with Emily Derecktor | Redefining Recovery
DESCRIPTION:Members-Only \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a special Candid Conversations session featuring Emily Derecktor\, founder of Cereal For Dinner (CFD)—a peer-led\, community-centered organization redefining how we support mental health and recovery. In this session\, Emily will share the origin and evolution of CFD\, explore its unique\, low-barrier model\, and discuss how this approach fosters belonging\, mutuality\, and sustainable care. \n\n\n\n\nRegister via Glue Up\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’ll also explore how models like CFD can complement and challenge traditional behavioral health systems\, offering powerful insights into what it means to build accessible\, inclusive\, and person-driven supports. Come with questions\, curiosity\, and a willingness to think beyond the status quo. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmily Derecktor is the Founder and Director of Cereal for Dinner\, a social enterprise offering peer-informed\, values-centered support for individuals living with chronic mental health challenges. With a background in public health and deep lived experience\, Emily designs programs that meet people where they are—emotionally\, functionally\, and energetically. Through a growing ecosystem of personalized tools\, coaching programs\, and practical support opportunities\, Cereal for Dinner helps individuals re-engage with daily life in ways that are accessible\, sustainable and values-centric. Emily draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)\, community wellness frameworks\, psychiatric rehabilitation and the collective wisdom of peers to inform her approach to this work. \n\n\n\nEmily is dedicated to building a movement rooted in the belief that we can move toward what matters—even while we struggle. Rather than focusing solely on symptom reduction\, her work centers recovery around purpose\, belonging\, inclusion\, hope\, and self-determination. While well-acquainted with the strengths and limitations of the current mental health system\, her mission is to help create a complementary\, community-based infrastructure of mutual support\, connection\, and meaningful activities—one that honors the wisdom of lived experience and makes room for each person’s unique path. \n\n\n\nShe holds a BA in Health & Societies from the University of Pennsylvania and dual master’s degrees in Medical Sciences and Population Medicine from Brown University. Emily is also a certified mental health and wellbeing coach. She lives in Providence\, RI with her cat\, Noodle\, and is an avid singer and artist. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat are CBHL Candid Conversations? \nCBHL Candid Conversations provide an informal platform for connecting and networking with other CBHL members\, fostering an environment where we can learn from one another’s experiences.  Led by a CBHL member or partner\, these sessions are designed to facilitate the exchange of valuable leadership insights\, skills\, and support. Candid Conversations are open to all CBHL members.    \n\n\n\n\nThe purpose of CBHL Candid Conversations is to: \n\nNetwork and Collaborate: Meet and engage with fellow CBHL colleagues in an informal\, small group environment that encourages collaboration and the building of meaningful connections \n\n\n\nLearn and Innovate: Acquire new skills and exchange fresh ideas with experienced leaders in a supportive and trusting environment\, fostering personal and professional growth \n\n\n\nShowcase Success: Highlight successful member programs or best and promising practices that demonstrate potential for scaling and broader application. 
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/candid-conversations-with-emily-derecktor-redefining-recovery/
CATEGORIES:Candid Conversations,Members Only
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SUMMARY:Member Discussion | A Transformational Discussion with Zero Overdose: Overdose Safety Planning
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, August 15\, 2025\n\n\n\n10:00 am PT / 11:00 am MT / 12:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm ET \n\n\n\nThis event is open to CBHL members. \n\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the foundational overview in Part 1\, this members-only session offers a deeper dive into the application of overdose safety planning in real-world settings. Together\, we’ll explore the nuances\, challenges\, and breakthroughs that arise when implementing safety planning strategies across diverse systems and communities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn More & Register\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhether you’re piloting a new initiative\, strengthening an existing program\, or exploring how to bring this work into your organization\, this space is designed to support honest conversation and collective growth. \n\n\n\nNote: attendance at part 1 is not mandatory for members to attend this session. If members would like to view a recording of part 1 prior to attending this session\, you may access it here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVirna Little\, PsyD\, LCSW-R\, MBA\, CCM\, SAPCo-Founder and CEO of Zero Overdose \n\n\n\nDr. Virna Little is a distinguished leader in behavioral health integration. She is the co-founder of Concert Health\, a behavioral health medical group which provides Collaborative Care to organizations across 21 states. Dr. Little is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Zero Overdose\, a national non-profit focused on overdose safety planning to reduce unintentional overdose events and deaths. Dr. Little has served as a member of the national Zero Suicide faculty and a consultant who was fostered the development of integrated delivery systtems nationally in all 50 states and internationally. Dr. Little holds a Doctoral degree in Psychology\, and a Master’s in Social Work. A nationally and internationally recognized speaker\, Dr. Little has presented on suicide prevention strategies at the White House . She has received numerous awards for her work in integrating primary care and behavioral health and serves on multiple boards. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJorge Petit\, MDStrategy and Development Advisor at Zero Overdose \n\n\n\nJorge R. Petit\, MD is a board-certified Adult\, Community\, and Public Psychiatrist and seasoned healthcare executive with over 30 years of experience driving innovation and transformation across behavioral health and human services systems\, with a focus on marginalized and vulnerable populations. \n\n\n\nHe is the Founder and CEO of Quality Healthcare Solutions (QHS)\, a consulting and advisory firm supporting healthcare systems\, community-based organizations\, emerging tech start-ups\, and regulators. QHS specializes in strategic planning\, board and C-suite leadership\, workforce development (including DEIBA)\, data and quality improvement\, and integrated care initiatives such as Crisis Services and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs). Dr. Petit is a nationally recognized thought leader\, speaker\, author\, and bilingual/bicultural advocate for behavioral health equity. \n\n\n\nDr. Petit serves as Strategic and Development Advisor to Zero Overdose\, Chief Clinical Advisor to Cantata Health Solutions\, and Clinical Advisor to Emotivo Health\, Metta Health\, and Verity Health. He also serves on several national boards and advisory groups\, including SAMHSA’s CSAT National Advisory Council\, Cantata Health Solutions\, Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC)\, and Mental Health News Education (MHNE). He is a member of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry’s Committee on Psychiatric Administration & Leadership\, United Hospital Fund’s Health Policy Forum\, and the Medical Director Institute of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. \n\n\n\nHe has held executive leadership roles across government\, managed care\, hospital systems\, and community-based organizations. Dr. Petit is the author of Handbook of Emergency Psychiatry and The Seven Beliefs: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help Latinas Recognize and Overcome Depression. He has been recognized with numerous honors\, including the 2023 Marquis Who’s Who Honoree\, Crain’s 2022 Notable LGBTQ Leader\, City & State NY’s 2022 Nonprofit Power 100\, and Responsible 100.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/member-discussion-a-transformational-discussion-with-zero-overdose-overdose-safety-planning/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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