At our June 21 Advocacy Workgroup meeting, workgroup members recommended focusing on specific areas of interest, forming subgroups self-organized by CBHL members.  The first objective of the subgroups will be to meet during the month of July to develop a summary of key messages for each interest area that apply to the three components of the National Behavioral Health Strategy .

This meeting will focus on developing key advocacy messages related to t integrated care and integration of services.

A more detailed agenda will be shared with registrants prior to the meeting.

Over the past couple of months, we’ve hosted a few member leadership conversations organized around - and/or leading to - discussions around the formation of an advocacy workgroup.

Given President Biden’s Strategy announced this year to address the national behavioral health crisis, we have an important opportunity - and obligation - to not only advocate for the passage of the budget, but to advocate for a wise strategy behind the funding.

At a conversation held last month, a set of strategic directions - or guiding principles - were reviewed along with a process to apply these strategic directions to components of the strategy.

Numerous members requested and/or offered their participation in an advocacy workgroup. In this first meeting of the advocacy workgroup, we will co-develop a process, objectives, and proposed outcomes for working together.

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