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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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SUMMARY:Workforce Solutions Jam | Reducing Barriers to Licensure to Expand and Diversify the Behavioral Health Workforce
DESCRIPTION:Workforce Solutions Jam | Reducing Barriers to Licensure to Expand and Diversify the Behavioral Health Workforce\n\n\n\nCreating a More Inclusive and Effective Workforce  \n\n\n\nTuesday\, December 17\, 2024 | 10:00 am PT / 11:00 am MT / 12:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm ETEvent Length: One Hour \n\n\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, December 17 for our next Workforce Solutions Jam! The Workforce Solutions Jam is a monthly webinar to build national momentum and encourage collaboration through the Center for Workforce Solutions. \n\n\n\nThe Workforce Solutions Jam will provide an opportunity to: \n\n\n\n\nLearn innovative new practices\n\n\n\nStay informed about ongoing efforts\n\n\n\nEngage with subject matter experts\n\n\n\nHear about new legislation and/or federal workforce efforts\n\n\n\nTake action!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs the demand for mental health and substance use treatment continues to grow\, it is critical to develop a workforce that reflects the diverse populations it serves. Barriers to obtaining licensure remain a pressing challenge for many entering the field\, as 57% of people who earn master’s degrees in mental health disciplines do not obtain clinical licensure due to financial\, time\, and regulatory constraints. This session will explore creative solutions\, with insight into the Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact and spotlighting the work of the National Mental Health Workforce Acceleration Collaborative (NMHWAC)\, a program that aims to increase the number of qualified licensed mental health and substance use treatment clinicians\, while increasing diversity in client-facing positions.   \n\n\n\nKey highlights of this webinar include:  \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand barriers to obtaining licensure in mental health disciplines \n\n\n\n\n\nGain insight into the Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact\, including recent updates \n\n\n\n\n\nExplore actionable models and strategies to expand and diversify the behavioral health workforce \n\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\nAmy Conway\, MPH is Director of Community Health for Kaiser Permanente. She oversees the management and execution of programs including Housing for Health\, Economic Opportunity\, and Food & Nutrition Security. Amy has worked at Kaiser Permanente (KP) for two decades in several different roles. After receiving her Master’s in Public Health from Tulane University in the nineties\, she began her career as a health educator at the KP clinic in Hayward\, California. She then led regionwide tobacco dependence prevention and cessation initiatives and smoking cessation counselor trainings throughout Northern California. Mid-career she left KP to become the executive director of a nonprofit organization whose mission was to teach people mindfulness meditation. She then returned to KP as a senior managerial consultant working closely with Primary Care Chiefs and Managers to lead performance improvement and strategic projects. Amy served as Regional Director of KP’s perinatal substance abuse program for eight years. Outside of work\, Amy enjoys playing tennis\, hiking\, and snowboarding in Colorado where she lives with her partner Michael\, her dog Eddie\, and two quirky cats.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Karen E. Goodenough\, PhD\, MSW\, LGSW\, is Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers – Minnesota Chapter. Dr. KG has worked in direct practice\, non-profit program management\, has been a consultant in evaluation\, data utilization\, and strategic planning\, and has served as adjunct faculty in numerous BSW and MSW programs throughout Minnesota. Her dissertation research focused on exemptions from licensure\, and she is a member of the MN Board of Social Work Advisory Committee and Legislation and Rules Committee. Dr. KG chairs the NASW Licensure Task Force\, was on the document writing team for the Social Work Interstate Compact\, and is the NASW representative to the Compact Commission.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrea S. Meyer Stinson\, Ph.D.\, LMFT is the Director of Workforce Strategy & Initiatives for Resilient Georgia. \n\n\n\nAs Director of Workforce Strategy & Initiatives\, Dr. Andrea Meyer Stinson leads the National Mental Health Workforce Acceleration Collaborative Program. She is dedicated to growing and strengthening Georgia’s workforce of trauma informed professionals\, while simultaneously identifying barriers\, facilitators and solutions related to Georgia’s mental health workforce shortages. She was co-founder of Resilient Middle Georgia where she helped to build awareness about positive and adverse childhood experiences (PACEs)\, resilience\, and trauma informed care across an 11-county area. \n\n\n\nDr. Meyer Stinson has worked therapeutically with children\, couples\, families\, and communities since 2001. She has trained extensively in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)\, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs)\, and Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor. With more than two decades of experience working in academia\, she has taught undergraduate\, graduate\, and medical students as a professor in Mercer University’s School of Medicine in the Master of Family Therapy program. She is past president for the Georgia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (GAMFT) and a former board member for Resilient Georgia. She earned her doctoral degree from The Florida State University\, master’s degree from Purdue University\, and two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Georgia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulia Pavon Rojas M.S\, NCC\, is a pre-licensed\, bilingual mental health counselor whose primary focus is providing individual and group counseling to adults\, adolescents and children. Julia works for Ser Familia\, a non-profit organization with offices all across the metro-atlanta area. Ser Familia provides mental health and prevention services for Latino families in Spanish. Julia graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.S in Psychology and criminal justice studies\, and completed her M.S in mental health counseling at Oklahoma State University.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmmaly Perks\, MA\, CCRP\, is an experienced leader in mental health and education\, with over a decade of expertise leading workforce and leadership programs. She holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology and a master’s degree in curriculum\, instruction\, and assessment. As the current Director of the National Mental Health Workforce Acceleration Collaborative for the National Council for Mental Wellbeing\, she oversees a $15MM national program aimed at addressing the mental health workforce crisis through recruitment\, training\, and retention of mental health clinicians from diverse backgrounds. Previously\, Ms. Perks was Director of the Office of Education and Training for the University of Colorado’s Department of Psychiatry\, where she led programs in workforce and organizational development.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmy René\, LCSW has over 30 years of social work experience in the Metro Atlanta area. She graduated from The University of Georgia in 1993 with a Bachelor of Social Work degree and began her career in child welfare with DFCS. She has worked at DFCS until 2004 when she went to work for Hillside\, Inc.\, one of the oldest non-profits in Atlanta. Amy obtained her MSW in 2004 from the University of Georgia. \n\n\n\nAmy has worked at Hillside for 20 years and has served in multiple roles including the Vice President of Community Operations and Clinical Services. She was intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy by Dr. Tom Lynch and Dr. Adam Payne in 2006 with the original cohort of therapists and staff at Hillside. She has also participated in advanced DBT trainings with Dr. Shari Manning and Dr. Marsha Linehan. She has participated in intensive continuing education training in the areas of Family Preservation\, Foster Care\, Kinship\, Wraparound\, Family Finding\, Trauma\, and Child Welfare. \n\n\n\nAmy lives in North Atlanta with her husband of 15 years and 13 year old daughter. \n\n\n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe National Council for Mental Wellbeing launched the Center for Workforce Solutions in 2023 in partnership with The College for Behavioral Health Leadership and Health Management Associates. The partnership is leveraging Collective Impact to address the workforce crisis\, and using a cross-sector approach to address the long-standing challenges for expanding and solidifying the behavioral health workforce.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/workforce-solutions-jam-december/
CATEGORIES:Public,Workforce Solutions Jam
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SUMMARY:Workforce Solutions Jam | Addressing the Workforce Shortage Through Policy Change
DESCRIPTION:Workforce Solutions Jam | Addressing the Workforce Shortage Through Policy Change \n\n\n\nTranslating Innovative Policy Solutions Into Action\n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 19\, 2024 | 10:00 am PT / 11:00 am MT / 12:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm ETEvent Length: One Hour \n\n\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, November 19 for our next Workforce Solutions Jam! The Workforce Solutions Jam is a monthly webinar to build national momentum and encourage collaboration through the Center for Workforce Solutions. \n\n\n\nThe Workforce Solutions Jam will provide an opportunity to: \n\n\n\n\nLearn innovative new practices\n\n\n\nStay informed about ongoing efforts\n\n\n\nEngage with subject matter experts\n\n\n\nHear about new legislation and/or federal workforce efforts\n\n\n\nTake action!\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe focus of this session will be on innovative policy solutions at the federal and state level aimed at addressing the workforce crisis. In September\, The Kennedy Forum released a report titled\, Building the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Workforce We Need\, which examines the extent of the shortage and provides guidance for policymakers on payment and reimbursement\, licensure and standardization\, education and training\, and data and technology. Representatives from The Kennedy Forum’s workforce committee will share highlights of the report\, followed by a dialogue with state leaders implementing promising strategies aligned with the report.  \n\n\n\nKey highlights of this webinar include:  \n\n\n\n\nReview the policy recommendations set forth in The Kennedy Forum report and how and why they were developed \n\n\n\nExplore innovative\, promising strategies implemented by state leaders aligned with these policy recommendations \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrea Carlstrom has spent her entire career dedicated to health and wellness in a wide variety of environments and has served the community as Chaffee County Public Health’s (CCPH) Director for almost a decade.  CCPH provides the county with over 30 programs and services\, including chronic disease prevention and early intervention\, communicable disease surveillance and investigation\, emergency preparedness and response\, maternal and family health\, environmental health\, aging well\, immunizations\, and so much more.  In 2019\, she and her colleagues were inspired to ignite a storytelling and advocacy movement to empower and unite the people of Chaffee County and to drive systems and policy change from the tales of lived experience from our own backyard which has become We Are Chaffee.  We Are Chaffee is a catalyst for community conversations\, and it is not uncommon for Andrea to be meeting with community partners and members of the public to hear about their experiences and to strategize on solutions to make living in Chaffee County a better place for all.  As chief health strategists in the communities they serve\, local public health directors have an opportunity to connect people and programming\, leverage resources and expertise\, and improve the health landscape with an equitable lens.  Andrea is honored that she has such a unique role in such a special place that she calls home. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNathaniel Z Counts\, JD\, is the Chief Policy Officer for The Kennedy Forum\, where he advances a public policy agenda which aims to ensure that all individuals have access to the treatment\, services\, and insurance coverage that meets their needs and the supports necessary to promote prevention\, recovery\, and mental well-being. In previous roles\, Nathaniel served as Senior Policy Advisor for Mental Health to the Commissioner of Health for the City of New York and the Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health Innovation for Mental Health America (MHA). His thought leadership and research have been published in journals such as JAMA Pediatrics\, Lancet Psychiatry\, and Nature Mental Health. He received his JD cum laude from Harvard Law School\, where he was a Student Fellow at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy\, and his BA in biology from Johns Hopkins. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Erin Parks is a clinical psychologist\, researcher\, and co-founder of Equip\, a virtual eating disorder program that delivers evidence-based treatment for lasting recovery. She has over 15 years of experience with adolescents and adults in inpatient\, partial hospitalization\, and intensive outpatient settings\, where she has seen firsthand the disparity in who gets diagnosed and who has access to quality treatment. Erin is passionate about quality mental health treatment and helping families differentiate between treatment that feels good and treatment that works.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Helen Egger is a child psychiatrist\, mental health epidemiologist\, and digital health innovator. She is a highly sought world expert in the field of child psychiatry working with countries and global organizations on early interventions and measurement-based care. With over 19k citations to her name\, 100+ peer-reviewed research articles\, and dozens of NIH research grants\, she deeply understands what works in mental health and what is just conjecture. She was recognized by Forbes 50 over 50  for co-founding Little Otter with her daughter\, Rebecca Egger. Little Otter is a virtual child and whole family mental health company providing measurement-based and evidence-based care to children from birth to age 14 and their families.  \n\n\n\nPrior to Little Otter\, Dr. Egger was Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health (NYULH)\, Director of the NYU Child Study Center\, and before that Vice-Chair and Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Duke Medicine. She founded the WonderLab and Digital Design Lab at NYULH and the Early Childhood Mental Health Lab and Information and Information & Child Mental Health Initative at Duke.  \n\n\n\nAs the creator of the PAPA\, the gold standard and first diagnostic assessment for preschool children\, Dr. Egger has shaped the science and practice of early childhood mental health. The PAPA is translated into more than 15 languages. Her work has proved that the rate of mental health disorders in children under the age of 6 are the same as the rates in older children and that early treatment is highly effective.   \n\n\n\nDr. Egger attended Yale College and Yale School of Medicine\, is a mother of four children\, and lives in Durham\, NC\, right up the road from her daughter and co-founder\, Rebecca Egger\, and her first grandchild.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Anita Everett is the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Serving in this role since 2018\, she provides executive leadership for federal efforts to improve the nation’s mental health service systems. \n\n\n\nPrior to SAMHSA\, Dr. Everett served as the Section Chief of The Johns Hopkins Bayview Community and General Psychiatry in Baltimore\, Maryland. She was on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. At Hopkins\, she directed 22 community psychiatry programs that provided a range of services to individuals from preschool age to older adults\, that included intensive acute services as well as recovery support services for persons with serious mental illnesses. More recently at Hopkins\, she was involved with the leadership of health system behavioral health integration into accountable care structures. \n\n\n\nEarlier in her career\, Dr. Everett also served as the Senior Medical Advisor to SAMHSA where she worked on the promotion of access to quality services and access to medications in the Medicare prescription drug benefit. From 1999 to 2003\, she served as the Inspector General to the Office of the Governor in the Department of Mental Health in Virginia. During this time\, she completed over 80 inspections of Institutions operated and licensed to provide mental health services in Virginia. She received the Patrick Henry Award for outspoken advocacy. \n\n\n\nDr. Everett is a past president of the American Psychiatric Association\, Maryland Psychiatric Society and the American Association of Community Psychiatry and has received commendation for her work in national healthcare reform and advocacy. She has served on the National Institute on Drug Abuse National Advisory Council\, is currently an ex-officio member of the National Institute of Mental Health National Advisory Council and is also active in several professional organizations. She has been engaged in a number of international projects\, including with the Global Leadership Exchange\, and has provided consultation to the Ministries of Health\, Department of Mental Health in Iraq and Afghanistan on the implementation of mental health services in these countries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLauren Moyer\, LCSW\, is the Executive VP of Clinical Innovation for Compass Health Network. She is a visionary servant leader with over 20+ years’ experience in the behavior health field\, especially around shaping patient-centered approaches and filling gaps within our system of care. She is the current chair of Missouri’s 988 Taskforce and former chair of Missouri’s Suicide Prevention Network. Ms. Moyer’s multi-faceted experience has equipped her with a comprehensive understanding of the intricate complexities surrounding behavioral health and the transformative potential for change.   \n\n\n\nCompass Health Network (CHN) has been a long-standing Community Mental Health Center for 50 years\, and now serves as one of the largest CCBHC’s in the nation. As a comprehensive health care provider in 47-counties throughout Missouri\, spanning the I-70 corridor from St. Louis to Kansas City\, our clinics are in diverse communities and counties\, serving a multitude of Missouri with diverse backgrounds\, socioeconomic status\, and specifically targeting the marginalized and medically indigent who have historically lacked proper access to affordable and clinically effective treatment services. CHN is also an FQHC\, a free-standing psychiatric in-patient hospital and a 988-crisis lifeline provider that includes the full continuum of crisis on-demand services such as Behavioral Health Crisis Centers (BHCC)\, providing 24-7 access to crisis services and support and assisting with hospital and detention center diversion. CHN has made investment in mobile crisis services\, emergency room enhancement projects (placing staff members at local emergency room departments to support referral into after care\, and most recently the addition of a youth behavioral health urgent care.  \n\n\n\n\n\nModerators\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnthony Carter\, LCSW is a Director\, Practice Improvement and Consulting\, for the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. He leads initiatives for advancing the mental health and substance use treatment workforce. Prior to joining the National Council\, he served as the data and quality assurance manager for Montgomery County\, Md.\, Child Welfare Services\, where he was responsible for agency data collection\, analysis and reporting of key performance indicators. He started with Montgomery County as a child protective services social worker investigating child abuse and neglect allegations and is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW-C) in Maryland. Prior to his career in social work\, Carter was a program manager at Public Allies\, a national workforce development and social justice nonprofit that advances new leadership to strengthen communities\, nonprofits and civic participation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Delia is a Federal Policy Manager for the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Peter manages a number of federal policy portfolios for the National Council\, including issues related to workforce\, telehealth\, equity\, 988/crisis\, and social determinants of health. Prior to coming to the National Council\, Peter worked as a senior attorney for the Florida Senate\, where he drafted and analyzed legislation related to behavioral health\, Medicaid\, child welfare\, and elder care issues. Peter has also worked as a senior attorney for the Florida Department of Health\, where he practiced administrative litigation and prosecuted disciplinary matters concerning physicians\, optometrists\, chiropractors\, psychologists\, and dentists. Peter is a South Florida native and currently lives in Tallahassee\, FL with his wife\, Eliza.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe National Council for Mental Wellbeing launched the Center for Workforce Solutions in 2023 in partnership with The College for Behavioral Health Leadership and Health Management Associates. The partnership is leveraging Collective Impact to address the workforce crisis\, and using a cross-sector approach to address the long-standing challenges for expanding and solidifying the behavioral health workforce.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/workforce-solutions-jam-november/
CATEGORIES:Public,Workforce Solutions Jam
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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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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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SUMMARY:Workforce Solutions Jam | Leveraging AI to Streamline Administrative Tasks in Behavioral Health
DESCRIPTION:Workforce Solutions Jam | Leveraging AI to Streamline Administrative Tasks in Behavioral Health\n\n\n\nEnhancing Provider Efficiency and Care Delivery \n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 15\, 2024 | 10:00 am PT / 11:00 am MT / 12:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm ETEvent Length: One Hour \n\n\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, October 15 for our next Workforce Solutions Jam! The Workforce Solutions Jam is a monthly webinar to build national momentum and encourage collaboration through the Center for Workforce Solutions. \n\n\n\nThe Workforce Solutions Jam will provide an opportunity to: \n\n\n\n\nLearn innovative new practices\n\n\n\nStay informed about ongoing efforts\n\n\n\nEngage with subject matter experts\n\n\n\nHear about new legislation and/or federal workforce efforts\n\n\n\nTake action!\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) technology offers the potential to free up valuable time by reducing the administrative burden on clinicians and other staff through automation and/or streamlining of tasks like documentation\, billing\, patient management\, and scheduling.  By integrating AI into daily workflows\, the goal is for clinicians to focus more on patient care\, improving efficiency\, and to feel less burnout.  However\, it isn’t always easy. In this month’s Workforce Solutions Jam\, hear directly from providers who will share their firsthand experiences with implementing – or attempting to implement – AI technology to reduce administrative burdens in their clinics.  Join us for a candid conversation about the real-world impact\, practical challenges\, and successes of AI on provider efficiency\, patient care\, and clinician well-being.  \n\n\n\nKey highlights of this webinar include:  \n\n\n\n\nFinding the right AI tools and vendors to meet your organizational needs and goals \n\n\n\nUtilization of AI to improve client outcomes and documentation compliance \n\n\n\nUsing AI as a recruitment and retention tool \n\n\n\nIdentifying practical challenges and barriers to AI implementation \n\n\n\nConsiderations for whether AI is the right tool for you \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAshley Kjos\, PsyD\, L.P. is a Minnesota licensed psychologist (#LP5534) and the Chief Executive Officer of Woodland Centers\, a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) in west central Minnesota. Dr. Kjos earned her Master’s (2009) and PsyD (2011) in Clinical Psychology at Pacific University in Forest Grove\, Oregon. After being a staff psychologist at Woodland Centers from 2011 to 2014 then the Clinical Director from 2014 to 2016\, she became its CEO in 2016. As CEO\, Dr. Kjos is responsible for the overall coordination of the internal operations of Woodland Centers. The agency has a seven county catchment area and a robust continuum of outpatient\, rehabilitative\, and residential behavioral healthcare programs serving the entire age range.  \n\n\n\nDr. Kjos is very active in behavioral health services across the state through participation in various associations and serving on non-profit boards. She has served on the board of directors of West Central Industries (WCI)\, a vocational rehabilitation service provider based out of Willmar\, Minnesota from October 2019 to present including being the Vice Chair of this board from 2022 to 2023 and Chair from 2023 to present. She has served as a board member on the Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health (MARRCH) from November 2019 to present. Dr. Kjos has been actively involved in the Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs (MACMHP) association since 2014 including advocacy for public policy changes\, training\, collaboration with providers and associations across the state\, and innovation of the mental health and substance use system of care in MN. She has served on the MACMHP board of directors from 2019 to present serving as the Treasurer from 2021-2022 and the board chair from 2022 through 2024. Dr. Kjos is committed to transformation of the healthcare system in the state of Minnesota.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Garima Singh\, MD is a Chief Medical Officer at Burrell Behavioral Health and its parent company\, Brightli. She is triple board certified in American Board of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\, General Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine. She also serves as an adjunct faculty in the Department of Psychiatry\, University of Missouri and participates as an expert panel for ECHO Child and adolescent psychiatry. Prior to her current position at Burrell Behavioral Health\, she was the medical director at the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment. Dr. Singh has been actively involved in teaching\, multiple committees and research projects related to mental illness and autism. In her current role she also focuses on novel methods of healthcare delivery including telehealth\, integrated and collaborative care models especially for rural and underserved areas. She has several publications and has presented in state\, national and international level. She specializes in child psychiatry and especially cares of those with special needs\, autism\, and developmental delays. She is passionate about bullying prevention and expansion of mental health services.  \n\n\n\nDr. Singh grew up in India\, earning her medical degree there before completing a fellowship in child psychiatry at Southern Illinois University (SIU) and her general psychiatry residency at the University of Missouri School of Medicine.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJim McEvoy is a Principal with Health Management Associates and is accomplished in architecting robust technology solutions for state agencies\, health plans and service providers. Jim understands the substantial role data will play in the future of healthcare delivery and works to inform clients around data-driven decisions. He is an experienced project manager and business strategist who has successfully led all phases of diverse Medicaid technology projects. With deep knowledge of CMS reporting\, waiver management and pharmacy data\, Jim aligns business goals to deliver groundbreaking healthcare IT solutions. \n\n\n\nAs a vendor for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services\, Jim managed projects to develop web-based enrollment tools\, federal reporting tools and data warehousing strategies for the department’s 1915(c) waivers\, health home projects\, autism state plan amendment\, and home and community-based services projects. He mitigated risk factors through careful analysis of data and a flexible technical solution set. He anticipated and managed change effectively in rapidly evolving business environments and the transfer of knowledge among different departmental units. Jim defined processes and tools best suited to each project and moved between agile and waterfall approaches depending on project specifics and client goals. He created detailed project road maps\, plans\, schedules and work breakdown structures. \n\n\n\nJim has been the subject matter expert for Michigan’s pharmacy data warehousing strategy. He oversaw inbound data loads\, pharmacy encounter processing\, and extracts to health plans and Michigan’s fee-for-service pharmacy benefits manager. With significant experience in systems engineering\, Jim led the design\, development and rollout of approximately 40 extract\, transformation and load (ETL) processes and a dozen web applications for clients with the state of Michigan. \n\n\n\nJim had the privilege of serving as the project manager for the CareConnect360 web application. This tool is responsible for delivering Medicaid claims and encounters information to a diverse user audience\, including health plans\, community mental health agencies\, health home providers and foster care workers. It currently serves seven different business units inside of Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services. \n\n\n\nJim received his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University. Jim lives in the Lansing area with his wife and three children. They can often be found camping or at an MSU football game. When not doing those things\, Jim is a rehabilitating runner and co-hosts MSU’s least topical sports podcast. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZach Boyd\, PhD is the Director of the Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy at the Utah Department of Commerce. Dr. Boyd is a faculty member at Brigham Young University’s (BYU) mathematics department\, where he teaches applied and computational mathematics. Dr. Boyd’s research lab focuses on artificial intelligence\, machine learning\, and mathematical modeling in social science applications\, such as psychology\, economics\, and social networks. Before working at BYU\, Dr. Boyd was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, an NDSEG Fellow at UCLA\, a research associate at Los Alamos National Laboratory\, and a Presidential Scholar at BYU.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe National Council for Mental Wellbeing launched the Center for Workforce Solutions in 2023 in partnership with The College for Behavioral Health Leadership and Health Management Associates. The partnership is leveraging Collective Impact to address the workforce crisis\, and using a cross-sector approach to address the long-standing challenges for expanding and solidifying the behavioral health workforce.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/workforce-solutions-jam-october/
CATEGORIES:Public,Workforce Solutions Jam
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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 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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SUMMARY:Workforce Solutions Jam | Transforming Organizational Culture
DESCRIPTION:Workforce Solutions Jam | Transforming Organizational Culture\n\n\n\nElevating Quality of Life at Work \n\n\n\nTuesday\, September 17\, 2024 | 10:00 am PT / 11:00 am MT / 12:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm ETEvent Length: One Hour \n\n\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, September 17 for our next Workforce Solutions Jam! The Workforce Solutions Jam is a monthly webinar to build national momentum and encourage collaboration through the Center for Workforce Solutions. \n\n\n\nThe Workforce Solutions Jam will provide an opportunity to: \n\n\n\n\nLearn innovative new practices\n\n\n\nStay informed about ongoing efforts\n\n\n\nEngage with subject matter experts\n\n\n\nHear about new legislation and/or federal workforce efforts\n\n\n\nTake action!\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHigh turnover undermines an organization’s stability\, effectiveness\, and long-term success\, leading to increased costs\, loss of expertise\, decreased productivity\, and lower morale\, especially in challenging roles.  Prioritizing organizational culture is key to supporting employee retention.  When employees feel valued\, connected to their colleagues\, and aligned with the organization’s mission\, job satisfaction improves\, making them less likely to leave. Organizations that emphasize a healthy work-life balance and employee wellbeing through things like flexible work arrangements and social and mental health support tend to achieve higher retention rates. Join us for the next Workforce Solutions Jam to learn strategies for fostering long-term retention by creating an environment where employees feel valued\, fulfilled\, and motivated to stay.  \n\n\n\nKey highlights of this webinar include:  \n\n\n\n\nLearn how a large provider transitioned more than 90% of their 400+ staff to a 4-day work week where individuals work 32 hours but are paid for 40 hours. \n\n\n\nHear about the impact of a 4-day work week from the perspective of staff\, and how other organizations can start this journey. \n\n\n\nExplore the multi-faceted approach taken by a social services organization to create a culture of respect and belonging that significantly reduces turnover.\n\n\n\nUnderstand why staff are choosing quality of life at work over higher salaries.\n\n\n\nLearn about a model from the United Kingdom for developing organizational wide approaches that support creating psychologically safe workplaces.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nANEW is a social services organization that offers a range of comprehensive services to women and their families including Residential and Outpatient Substance Use Disorders Treatment\, Sober Housing for Women and Women WITH Children\, Family/Partner Apartments\, a Non-profit Mental Health Clinic\, and a Licensed Childcare Facility. ANEW is aware of the gaps and barriers that women face in the process of receiving the help they need to begin their lives anew and we aim to reduce and remove those obstacles.  \n\n\n\n4C Health is a certified Community Mental Health Center and Inpatient Psychiatric Facility in the State of Indiana. 4C Health serves over 9\,000 consumers annually across 14 rural counties in North Central Indiana with over 430 employees. 4C Health is known for its innovation in care and operations and was an early implementer of an expanded crisis continuum implementing Mobile Crisis Teams in 2020 and opening a Crisis Stabilization Unit is 2021. 4C Health is 1 of the 8 pilot organizations for Indiana’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Center State Demonstration.  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Carrie Cadwell has been the CEO/President of 4C Health since 2017. She is a licensed psychologist in the state of Indiana. Dr. Cadwell has dedicated her almost 20-year career to rural North Central Indiana communities and\, in particular\, serving the behavioral health and substance use recovery needs of those with significant socio-economic disadvantage. Her experience spans community mental health\, crisis services\, youth residential\, inpatient psychiatric care\,  integrated primary care practice\, and outpatient private practice across the lifespan. She is passionate about 4 day work week as a public health intervention and over 90% of 4C Health’s employees work a 32 hour week but are paid for 40 hours.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmily Carlstrom\, CPRS\, is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist who works with women in recovery to help find ways and resources to live a new way of life. Emily participated in the Recovery Coach Academy through Bold North Recovery and became certified through the Minnesota Certification Board. Emily is in recovery herself and also a graduate of ANEW’s Outpatient program. Emily is also the sober house manager and oversees all six sober homes at ANEW Chemical Health Services. As a former client and resident of the ANEW program\, Emily knows firsthand what the women she works with have been through. It has been an amazing journey for her so far and she takes great pride in being able to make a difference in the lives of other women like herself.    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichaelene Colestock has 22 years of experience in the Substance Use Disorders Treatment field. Currently\, Michaelene is the owner\, founder\, and CEO of ANEW Chemical Health Services a 245G Co-Occurring Treatment Center for adult women. Michaelene has a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of St. Thomas. Michaelene has a passion for educating others on the topic of addiction. She has taught students at the U of M and Adler Graduation School\, facilitated trainings at Metro State University on Co-Occurring Disorders\, Family Supportive Housing Center on a variety of topics\, MARRCH Conference\, Washington DC Conference to Prevent Homelessness\, all required 245 G trainings for other treatment centers\, and many more informal trainings. Michaelene is most well known for her passion to house women AND their minor children. She has owned and operated sober housing on the East Side of St. Paul since 2010 and her mission is to keep families together while working on recovery. In addition to ANEW Chemical Health Services Michaelene owns and operates Spence Specialties LLC which is 4 sober homes and an 11-unit apartment building located in St. Paul\, MN. Spence Specialties has a contract with Ramsey County for Housing Supports and the MN Department of Health Board and Lodge with Special Services. Michaelene has as an affinity for the East Side of St. Paul. She and all of her family members attended primary school at Sacred Heart on 6th St. and Harding High School. She and all of her siblings\, parents\, and grandparents were married at Sacred Heart Church.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHonorary Associate Professor Sean Russell MBE is a researcher focusing on reviewing and delivering interventions for mental wellbeing across the business sector and wider organisations.  \n\n\n\nOver the last 7 years\, Sean has been the Programme Director that led the development and implementation of the Mental Health Commission Action plan in the West Midlands\, England and national Mental Health and Productivity Pilot researching 1150 organisations with over 850\,000 employees. He was the founder of Thrive at Work and led the regional response to implementing Thrive into Work.    \n\n\n\nHe has 35 years of public service experience across Policing\, Local Authorities and more recently academia.  Sean is also the COO and European Lead for GLE and works to build leadership and rapid knowledge exchange across addiction\, disability\, and mental health.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLetecia Timmel\, LCSW has been employed with 4C Health for the past 9.5 years in various capacities. Most recently\, Letecia has been serving as the Senior Clinician that oversees clinical supervision of master’s level therapists and practicum students. Letecia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Indiana and has been working in Community Mental Health for almost 20 years with an additional 4 years working in an inpatient setting. Letecia has experience in the delivery and supervision of wraparound services to at-risk youth\, system of care development in the community\, quality management\, individual and group therapy and clinical supervision. Letecia is passionate about trauma and secondary traumatic stress as it pertains to staff and often provides support to staff and community members following crises.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe National Council for Mental Wellbeing launched the Center for Workforce Solutions in 2023 in partnership with The College for Behavioral Health Leadership and Health Management Associates. The partnership is leveraging Collective Impact to address the workforce crisis\, and using a cross-sector approach to address the long-standing challenges for expanding and solidifying the behavioral health workforce.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/workforce-solutions-jam-september/
CATEGORIES:Public,Workforce Solutions Jam
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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:Health Beyond Healthcare: Addressing Workforce and Equity Challenges Through Community
DESCRIPTION:Health Beyond Healthcare: Addressing Workforce and Equity Challenges Through Community\n\n\n\nAddressing workforce and equity challenges via Social Prescribing and “Community As Medicine” models\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith a workforce crisis affecting many domains of healthcare\, models like Social Prescribing and Community as Medicine can activate community resources\, connecting clinics and communities to improve patient-centered care and reduce healthcare burden. \n\n\n\nJoin us for an interactive panel discussion with Dr. Alan Siegel of Social Prescribing USA\, and Dr. Elizabeth Markle and Carolina Ayala from Open Source Wellness. (Learn more about Open Source Wellness’ “Community As Medicine” in our May 2022 webinar recording.) \n\n\n\nSocial prescribing offers an exciting opportunity and has implications for workforce burden and integrated care settings. There are a number of social prescribing efforts growing in the United States\, with origins at the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom. \n\n\n\nEfforts like Open Source Wellness’ “Community as Medicine” model are being evaluated by research teams at UCSF and Stanford\, and show exciting outcomes like a 77% reduction in emergency department visits\, a 43% decrease in depression\, a 41% decrease in anxiety\, and a measured increase in both social connection and wellbeing.* \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpen Source Wellness (OSW) is an Oakland-based nonprofit with a mission to generate “Community as Medicine” by partnering with communities and healthcare to deliver joyful\, trauma-informed\, and culturally relevant programs for health\, wellbeing\, and human connection.  OSW can be understood as a “Behavioral Pharmacy\,” delivering on the “Behavioral Prescriptions” that primary care\, specialty care\, and behavioral health providers offer to their patients who are struggling with (or at risk for) behaviorally-mediated conditions including depression\, anxiety\, social isolation\, diabetes\, and hypertension. OSW partners with clinical providers and payors to deliver its experiential “Community As Medicine” model\, achieving striking clinical patient outcomes and generating revenue for FQHC’s and other clinical delivery systems. Utilizing culturally-relevant health coaches and peer leaders to support diverse and transdiagnostic populations\, OSW represents a next-generation behavioral health solution and a new way of organizing clinical delivery services. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSocial Prescribing USA is the hub for the advancement of the U.S. social prescribing movement. Social prescribing utilizes the arts\, nature\, volunteerism\, and local community organizations as medicine for patients of all ages. Social prescribing considers social health as important to a patient’s well-being as physical and mental health\, and is a key tool to address the loneliness epidemic and the social determinants of health. It is founded on the principles of health equity. The use of our community resources as medicine is one of the next big ideas in health care in the U.S.\, as it is in more than 30 countries around the World. Social Prescribing USA work in affiliation with the UK’s Social Prescribing Network\, the International Social Prescribing Collaborative\, and a community of advocates across the United States. \n\n\n\n*Impact & Outcomes | Open Source Wellness \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Our Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Alan Siegel is the Co-founder and Medical Director of Social Prescribing USA\, the leading U.S. social prescribing advocacy organization. He is a Family Physician at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland\, California\, and is developing their social prescribing program. For the last 2 decades at Contra Costa Health (CCH)\, he led an arts in health program for patients and staff and led many projects in social prescribing: a Nature Rx program to bring patients with pediatric obesity and chronic disease to Bay Area regional parks; and he helped start the Health Leads program at CCH to address social determinants of health. As a National Organization for Arts in Health founding board member\, he initiated a project to bring the arts to healthcare workers to address burnout. He also provided leadership to the renowned Martinez Family Medicine Residency Program\, specializing in ambulatory education and faculty development. Alan also completed a UCSF Champion Provider Fellowship to work on advocacy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Elizabeth Markle is a licensed psychologist\, speaker\, writer\, researcher\, and Professor of Community Mental Health at California Institute of Integral Studies.  She is the co-founder and Executive Director of Open Source Wellness\, an Oakland-based nonprofit offering experiential behavioral health and wellness via a “Community As Medicine” approach in collaboration with healthcare providers and insurers. Dr. Markle earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern University and her M.A. in Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard University\, and her postdoctoral training in Primary Care-Mental Health Integration at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Dr. Markle is a thought leader in the field of health and wellness and has been sought-after as a consultant for her unique insights and expertise in clinic-community integration\, innovative approaches to mental health\, and group facilitation.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarolina Ayala (Lena) is a health and wellness coach at Open Source Wellness. She first encountered OSW as a participant\, prescribed into the OSW “Community As Medicine” program by her PCP at Native American Health Center.  After completing the program and serving as a peer leader\, she embarked on health and wellness coach training with OSW\, and was subsequently hired on as a staff coach.  She is a mother\, wife\, author and crossinguard\, and previously worked as a teacher. She holds many titles and positions but what is most important is the healing journey she continues to be on in relation to self\, people\, food\, movement and medicine. 
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/addressing-workforce-and-equity-challenges-through-community/
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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:Workforce Solutions Jam | Payment Reform
DESCRIPTION:Workforce Solutions Jam | Payment Reform\n\n\n\nThe Promise and Potential of Value Based Purchasing for a Thriving Workforce \n\n\n\nTuesday\, August 20\, 2024 | 10:00 am PT / 11:00 am MT / 12:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm ETEvent Length: One Hour \n\n\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, August 20 for our next Workforce Solutions Jam! The Workforce Solutions Jam is a monthly webinar to build national momentum and encourage collaboration through the Center for Workforce Solutions. \n\n\n\nThe Workforce Solutions Jam will provide an opportunity to: \n\n\n\n\nLearn innovative new practices\n\n\n\nStay informed about ongoing efforts\n\n\n\nEngage with subject matter experts\n\n\n\nHear about new legislation and/or federal workforce efforts\n\n\n\nTake action!\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPayment is a primary lever for addressing gaps in equity of behavioral health salaries\, building pathways for the future workforce and creating reimbursement that supports an expanded workforce. Shifting incentives to focus on outcomes rather than volume can improve job satisfaction and retention by enabling providers to spend more time with patients\, engaging in comprehensive care coordination\, and participating in integrated care teams.  Payment reform can ensure more stable and predictable funding streams\, allowing organizations to invest in workforce development\, training\, and innovative care approaches\, ultimately leading to a more effective and thriving behavioral health workforce.  \n\n\n\nKey highlights of this webinar include:  \n\n\n\n\nLearn what value-based purchasing really means and its potential to improve outcomes and reduce administrative burden. \n\n\n\nExplore the role of emerging payment and delivery reforms in addressing workforce challenges\, aligning quality measurement\, behavioral health integration with primary care\, and supporting whole person health.   \n\n\n\nUnderstand how states have typically structured alternative payment models (APMs) for behavioral health services and considerations for new APM efforts for care coordination offered by behavioral health providers. \n\n\n\nDiscuss how managed care organizations have worked with behavioral health provider organizations to structure APMs and how behavioral health providers have responded to these efforts. \n\n\n\nReview value-based payment initiatives implemented by a health insurance company in Pennsylvania focused on the success of providers\, stabilization of workforce\, and achievement of improved outcomes. \n\n\n\nLearn how behavioral health providers in Minnesota are building and implementing value-based delivery and payment strategies through the state’s Integrated Health Partnership\, the state’s only dedicated Behavioral Health accountable care organizational model.\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLori Fertall is the Director of Value-Based Programs at Community Care Behavioral Health\, a non-profit behavioral health managed care organization that is part of the Insurance Services Division of UPMC headquartered in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania. In this position\, she is responsible for the creation\, implementation\, evaluation\, and reporting of value-based purchasing arrangements with behavioral health providers. Previously as Community Care’s Director of Quality Management\, she implemented quality management programs and performance improvement projects across the company and its provider networks. She regularly presents to a variety of local and national audiences at conferences on topics such as value-based purchasing\, quality improvement\, and payer/provider relationships. Prior to joining Community Care\, Lori worked at various health and human service agencies in clinical and program development roles. She earned a master’s degree in Business Administration from Point Park University\, a bachelor’s degree in Social Work and Women’s Studies from West Virginia University\, and a Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt from UPMC.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn O’Brien has more than 30 years of experience in behavioral health systems design\, financing\, and implementation. He has worked with Medicaid\, mental health\, and substance abuse authorities in numerous states to develop federal Medicaid waivers\, Medicaid state plan amendments\, and federal grant applications. A former Senior Consultant at TAC\, Mr. O’Brien directed the organization’s work on substance use disorders (SUDs) with an emphasis on helping states increase access to services\, integrate SUD treatment and primary care\, and reduce unnecessary costs by using Medicaid and other sources to support effective systems. He was the subject matter expert for several states in their efforts to implement systems of care for children and families with serious mental health conditions and on community integration strategies for adults with serious mental illness. \n\n\n\nMr. O’Brien has worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in leadership roles with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). At CMS\, he led the Innovation Accelerator Program for Substance Use Disorder and Primary and Mental Health Integration and coordinated the agency’s efforts on developing guidance regarding parity for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Mr. O’Brien played a significant role in the implementation of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act and in developing the Home and Community Based Services regulations. At SAMHSA\, he was Senior Advisor to the Administrator on Health Care Reform.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJin Lee (Jinny) Palen is the Executive Director of the Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs (MACMHP) and Convergence Integrated Care\, a clinically integrated network of community mental health centers across Minnesota. Her background includes public health research and analysis\, community engagement\, legislative advocacy\, government relations\, public policy\, and community leadership. Prior to her role with MACMHP\, Jinny was Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers (MNACHC) Public Policy Staff. Jinny stays active in her local neighborhood community clinic and AAPI community. Jinny worked for the Minnesota Department of Health in the Health Economics Program\, Tobacco Prevention and Control\, and the Legislative Affairs Office. Jinny was a Legislative Policy Fellow of the Partners for the Americas Policy Exchange Fellowship in 2014. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the College of Saint Benedict\, St. Joseph MN\, and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Minnesota.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSamantha Repka is a Research Associate at the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy where she focuses on issues related to care delivery and payment reform\, behavioral health including substance use disorder\, and other public health issues.  Previously\, Samantha worked at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene\, where she served as a Director of Public Policy. Prior to her time in NYC\, she was a Senior Manager at AcademyHealth and a Teach for America Corps Member. She holds a Master of Science in Public Health and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe National Council for Mental Wellbeing launched the Center for Workforce Solutions in 2023 in partnership with The College for Behavioral Health Leadership and Health Management Associates. The partnership is leveraging Collective Impact to address the workforce crisis\, and using a cross-sector approach to address the long-standing challenges for expanding and solidifying the behavioral health workforce.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/workforce-solutions-jam-august/
CATEGORIES:Public,Workforce Solutions Jam
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SUMMARY:Workforce Solutions Jam | Bridging the Gap
DESCRIPTION:Workforce Solutions Jam | Bridging the Gap \n\n\n\nAddressing Disparities in Mental Health Licensure Exam Success \n\n\n\nTuesday\, July 16\, 2024 | 10:00 am PT / 11:00 am MT / 12:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm ETEvent Length: One Hour \n\n\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, July 16 for our next Workforce Solutions Jam! The Workforce Solutions Jam is a monthly webinar to build national momentum and encourage collaboration through the Center for Workforce Solutions. \n\n\n\nThe Workforce Solutions Jam will provide an opportunity to: \n\n\n\n\nLearn innovative new practices\n\n\n\nStay informed about ongoing efforts\n\n\n\nEngage with subject matter experts\n\n\n\nHear about new legislation and/or federal workforce efforts\n\n\n\nTake action!\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are experiencing a sustained mental health workforce crisis in the United States. Despite the acute need for more clinicians\, we lose thousands of licensure-track therapists from the workforce every year due to candidates’ inability to pass licensure exams. And those outcomes are not evenly distributed by demographic: more than 30% fewer Black-identifying test-takers pass their licensure exams than their White-identifying counterparts. In this session\, we will examine data\, test-makers’ response through test changes\, and recommendations for improving outcomes.   \n\n\n\nKey highlights of this webinar include:  \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand licensure exam pass-rate data\, the problem they present\, and test-makers’ response through recent test changes \n\n\n\nDiscuss recommendations for improving outcomes across all licensures and test-taker demographics \n\n\n\nLearn about leadership development programs designed to improve workforce and leadership diversity \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMelissa Blackwell\, MSW has over 20 years of experience in the behavioral health field; and initially starting her career as a case manager for adults with Serious Mental Illnesses. Melissa served in various roles with Department of Juvenile Services\, Psychotherapeutic Services\, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency\, and Department of Health & Human Services. Ms. Blackwell dedicated 10 years of Federal service as a Treatment Specialist who ensured each client received a thorough assessment and treatment referral for their behavioral health needs. Melissa is currently a Project Officer for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; overseeing the Minority Fellowship Program and Historically Black Colleges and Universities grants. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Morgan State University and Master of Social Work at University of Maryland\, Baltimore. Melissa enjoys reading\, hiking\, and creating memories with family and friends during her spare time. \n\n\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.  Ebony has over 18 years of experience working with issues of social justice\, equity\, education\, mental health and diversity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTerence Fitzgerald\, PhD\, EdM\, MSW\, who specializes in trauma-informed\, resilience-oriented\, equity-focused systems (TIROES)\, was previously a clinical associate professor of social work at the University of Southern California’s Suzanne Peck-Dworak School of Social Work. Dr. Fitzgerald grew up in Champaign\, Ill. He earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts\, master’s degrees in school social work and educational leadership and a doctorate in education policy studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As both a social worker and a race and gender scholar\, for 12 years\, Dr. Fitzgerald worked through K-12th grade levels as a school social worker\, and then later as a special education equity coordinator in racially and economically diverse settings in Central Illinois. He has worked with social justice grassroots organizations that focus on marginalized children and families\, aligned for the purpose of meeting state and federal requirements\, and helped organizations and corporations work toward meeting the needs of culturally and socially just organizations and environments. Professionally\, he has utilized his program and curriculum evaluation talents to enable public schools in Illinois to make financial\, efficient\, ethical\, racially just policy\, program and curriculum changes. His expertise as a racial scholar is spotlighted in numerous international and national media outlets\, peer-reviewed journals\, and collaborative and independently published books\, including “The Reality of Diversity\, Gender and Skin Color: From Living Room to Classroom\,” “White Prescriptions? The Dangerous Social Potential for Ritalin and other Psychotropic Drugs to Harm Black Males” and “Black Males and Racism: Improving the Schooling and Life Chances of African Americans.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrandon Jones is the CEO at Triad\, a leading provider of education\, community\, and career resources for behavioral and mental health students\, professionals\, and organizations. Before joining Triad in 2019\, Brandon spent nearly two decades at Kaplan Test Prep: he started his career as an SAT instructor\, and then advanced through a series of roles leading various field and home office functions\, with the last several spent as the President of the largest business unit at Kaplan. Brandon is passionate about the transformative power of education; and as an advocate of grit and growth mindset\, he believes that just about anyone can do just about anything. Brandon has an A.B. in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University\, and lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.  \n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional speaker information coming soon. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe National Council for Mental Wellbeing launched the Center for Workforce Solutions in 2023 in partnership with The College for Behavioral Health Leadership and Health Management Associates. The partnership is leveraging Collective Impact to address the workforce crisis\, and using a cross-sector approach to address the long-standing challenges for expanding and solidifying the behavioral health workforce.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/workforce-solutions-jam-bridging-the-gap/
CATEGORIES:Public,Workforce Solutions Jam
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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:Webinar | Nothing About Us Without Us: Why Civic Engagement is Critical for Behavioral Health Progress 
DESCRIPTION:Register\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2024 is an election year in America where the future of our country will be written. In November people nationwide will go to the polls to vote for their representatives\, to consider ballot initiatives\, and to engage in a critical exercise in democracy.    \n\n\n\nIt is also a reminder of that civic engagement begins before the ballot box and continues afterwards.  Political processes can have real effects on behavioral health policy. While much progress has been made in recent years through the establishment and growth of initiatives like 988\, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)\, and school-based mental health\, it is not guaranteed.  That is why it is critical to remain informed and engaged in civic proceedings.    \n\n\n\nJoin CBHL and NACBHDD as we highlight efforts to increase civic participation and provide an overview of the federal policy process to help make you a more informed advocate. Through understanding the policy processes and ensuring all voices are heard\, we can help build a more equitable and fair behavioral health system.  \n\n\n\nThis event is open to all! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: Wednesday\, July 10\, 2024 \n\n\n\n8:00 am – 9:00 am  PT / 9:00 am – 10:00 am MT / 10:00 am – 11:00 am CT / 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nJonah C. Cunningham\, President and CEO\, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD)  \n\n\n\nKelly Davis\, Vice President of Peer and Youth Advocacy\, Mental Health America  \n\n\n\nBrandon Graham\, Director of Advocacy\, Government Relations\, Policy & Advocacy\, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)  \n\n\n\nVesper Moore\, COO\, Kiva Centers (TTC)  \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJonah C. Cunningham currently serves as President and CEO of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD).  In this role he proactively advocates for national policies that recognize and support the critical role counties play in caring for people affected by mental illness\, addiction\, and developmental disabilities.  In this capacity he also serves as Executive Director of the National Association for Rural Mental Health.    \n\n\n\nPrior to joining NACBHDD\, Jonah worked at Trust for America’s Health\, a public health think tank\, where he focused extensively on ways to reduce mortality from substance misuse and suicide.  Additionally\, he worked as a congressional staffer for several years in the office of Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano (CA) where he helped to reestablish the Congressional Mental Health Caucus and created a Suicide Prevention Task Force within the Caucus.    \n\n\n\nJonah C. Cunningham has received numerous awards and recognition for his commitment to the field of behavioral health and those served by the nation’s behavioral health system. Jonah has a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Utah and a Master of Public Policy from The George Washington University.  In his free time\, he enjoys learning how to cook and is an avid Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKelly Davis is the Vice President of Peer and Youth Advocacy at Mental Health America\, where she works to expand peer support and young adult leadership. She is passionate about lived experience-driven programs\, policies\, organizations\, and research. Kelly has been awarded the Disruptive Innovator Award by the National Association of Peer Supporters\, the National Peer Leader of the Year Award by Peerpocalypse\, and the 2023 Champion Award from Students with Psychosis. She holds certificates in yoga\, applied positive psychology\, and mental health leadership. \n\n\n\nKelly and her work have appeared in the New York Times\, the Stanford Social Innovation Review\,  NBC Nightly News\, NPR\, and the White House. She recently earned her master’s degree in Nonprofit Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania\, where she served as a research assistant in the Perelman School of Medicine studying lived experience perspectives of inpatient psychiatric units. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrandon Graham serves as Director\, Advocacy at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)\, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization. Brandon oversees NAMI’s advocate development and mobilization to advance policies that build better lives for all people affected by mental health conditions. Brandon is responsible for its strategic advocacy campaigns—including the nonpartisan #Vote4MentalHealth campaign to help people understand the impact of their vote on mental health care in the U.S. Brandon also leads efforts to expand the organization’s advocacy presence on social media and thought leadership among policymakers. He serves on the Steering Committee for National Voter Registration Day (September 17\, 2024).  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVesper Moore serves as the Chief Operating Officer at the Kiva Centers. As an Indigenous activist and leader\, Vesper is deeply committed to promoting mental health and disability rights through activism\, leadership\, organizing\, public speaking\, and education. Their work focuses on cultivating social movements and raising public awareness to foster lasting social change. \n\n\n\nVesper has contributed to the establishment of mental health organizations worldwide and has been an advocate for civil rights in the United States. Through their advocacy\, they have brought the perspectives of people with mental health challenges and disabilities to both national and international platforms. \n\n\n\nCollaborating with the United States government and the United Nations\, Vesper helps shape strategies around trauma\, intersectionality\, and disability rights. They have been featured on NBC News\, PBS NewsHour\, Politico\, and at The White House. Vesper is at the forefront of legislative reform\, striving to shift the societal paradigm surrounding mental health.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/webinar-nothing-about-us-without-us-why-civic-engagement-is-critical-for-behavioral-health-progress/
CATEGORIES:Public
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SUMMARY:Workforce Solutions Jam | Aligning Across Levers of Change 
DESCRIPTION:Workforce Solutions Jam | Aligning Across Levers of Change \n\n\n\nState Leadership for Workforce Innovation and Development \n\n\n\nTuesday\, June 18\, 2024 | 10:00 am PT / 11:00 am MT / 12:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm ETEvent Length: One Hour \n\n\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, June 18 for our next Workforce Solutions Jam! The Workforce Solutions Jam is a monthly webinar to build national momentum and encourage collaboration through the Center for Workforce Solutions. \n\n\n\nThe Workforce Solutions Jam will provide an opportunity to: \n\n\n\n\nLearn innovative new practices\n\n\n\nStay informed about ongoing efforts\n\n\n\nEngage with subject matter experts\n\n\n\nHear about new legislation and/or federal workforce efforts\n\n\n\nTake action!\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAddressing the workforce crisis requires a comprehensive approach that aligns and “pulls” multiple levers of change in concert and over time to create meaningful impact. A combination of infrastructure development and the implementation of workforce strategies has shown promising results in Kentucky via a collaborative and intentional approach to advancing workforce solutions.  \n\n\n\nKey Highlights of the Jam include: \n\n\n\n\nMeet a state commissioner to learn how they lead a major workforce development effort throughout their state.\n\n\n\nHear about Kentucky’s experience designing a workforce collaborative and implementing the state’s first strategic action plan specifically devoted to the behavioral health\, developmental and intellectual disabilities workforce.\n\n\n\nLearn examples of actionable infrastructure-building mechanisms and promising workforce strategies that can be applied in other states and localities.\n\n\n\nUnderstand recent state-enacted legislation focused on behavioral health loan forgiveness\, alternative paths to licensure/removing exam requirements\, and examples of strengthening recruitment and education. \n\n\n\nExplore a summary crosswalk of more than 400 workforce recommendations from published reports to serve as an actionable roadmap for addressing the workforce crisis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Delia is a Federal Policy Manager for the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Peter manages a number of federal policy portfolios for the National Council\, including issues related to workforce\, telehealth\, equity\, 988/crisis\, and social determinants of health. Prior to coming to the National Council\, Peter worked as a senior attorney for the Florida Senate\, where he drafted and analyzed legislation related to behavioral health\, Medicaid\, child welfare\, and elder care issues. Peter has also worked as a senior attorney for the Florida Department of Health\, where he practiced administrative litigation and prosecuted disciplinary matters concerning physicians\, optometrists\, chiropractors\, psychologists\, and dentists. Peter is a South Florida native and currently lives in Tallahassee\, FL with his wife\, Eliza. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeth Kuhn\, MILR has over 30 years of experience creating and implementing innovative workforce\, human service and health programs\, leading collaborations among business\, government\, and nonprofit partners.   \n\n\n\nBeth currently serves as Workforce Consultant with the Kentucky Department of Behavioral Health\, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities\, and as Principal at Stonegate Strategies\, a consultancy focused on futuristic workforce development strategies across sectors and organizations.  Beth’s focus is on the workforce of the future – including a special interest and expertise in the behavioral health workforce – and the human and digital transformation of organizations\, people practices\, and public services needed to support the next generation of customers.  \n\n\n\nBeth previously served as Chief Engagement Officer at the Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services\, leading workforce policy and operational efforts to better serve customers and offer them multiple pathways to employment and stability.  She served in both Democratic and Republican administrations as Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Workforce Investment and as Director of Workforce Development for the Vermont Department of Labor\, collaborating across systems to provide employment\, vocational rehabilitation\, veterans\, unemployment insurance\, and other workforce services.    \n\n\n\nBeth has a BA in Public Policy from the James Madison College of Michigan State University\, and a MILR in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. She lives in Louisville\, Kentucky and in Vergennes\, Vermont.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Gina Lasky\, PhD\, MAPL\, is a Managing Director for Behavioral Health at Health Management Associates (HMA). Dr. Lasky is a national expert in behavioral health strategy\, policy\, clinical design and operations and partnership development. Her career combines experience as a licensed psychologist with decades of experience in the public sector with a depth of system and policy design as well as expertise in cross- sector leadership. Working with states\, counties\, managed care plans and large providers across the country\, her work focuses on behavioral health system design\, payment and quality\, program innovation and operations including workforce. She is passionate about effective implementation of behavioral health integration and supporting providers on quality improvement such as enhancing measurement- based care; bringing behavioral health services into the community; partnership development; and leveraging human centered design in behavioral health. Dr. Lasky earned her master’s and doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Denver and a master’s degree in public leadership with a specialization in multi-sector management from George Washington University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Katie Marks serves as the Commissioner for the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health\, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities. As a behavioral scientist\, Dr. Marks supports the departmental mission of promoting health and well-being by facilitating recovery for people whose lives have been affected by mental illness and substance use; supporting people with intellectual or other developmental disabilities; and building resilience for all. Dr. Marks previously served as the project director for the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort (KORE); bringing expertise focused on state\, community\, and organizational-level strategies as well as policies that support recovery from the overdose epidemic. Dr. Marks received a doctorate in Experimental Psychology from the University of Kentucky and a graduate certificate in Clinical and Translational Science.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Vestena Robbins is the Senior Executive Advisor for Innovation and Implementation Support in the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health\, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities within the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. In this role\, Dr. Robbins leads behavioral health innovation\, implementation\, and system transformation efforts. She has over 30 years experience in the behavioral health services field as a behavioral health services researcher\, program evaluator\, and program administrator and has direct care experience in early care and education and as an elementary school counselor.   \n\n\n\nCurrently\, Dr. Robbins serves as the Principal Investigator of Kentucky’s System of Care Implementation and Expansion grant for child welfare and juvenile justice-involved families; Co-Coordinator for two 988 Workforce Transformation Transfer Initiatives; and leads the Behavioral Health\, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities Workforce Innovation and Development Collaborative. She serves as the department’s designee for the Kentucky Center for School Safety Board of Directors; Kentucky’s CCBHC Demonstration Project; Kentucky State Interagency Council for Services to Children and Transition-Age Youth; Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Collaborative Advisory Group; Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund Steering Committee; Kentucky Coalition for Healthy Students; Whole School\, Whole Community\, Whole Child (WSCC) Subcommittee of the Kentucky Board of Education; Cabinet for Health and Family Services’ State University Partnership Advisory Board; Kentucky Juvenile Justice Oversight Council; and the Juvenile Justice Workgroup of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. Dr. Robbins staffs the Social and Emotional Health and Wellbeing and Service Array Standing Committees of the State Interagency Council for Services to Children and Transition-Age Youth. She is a long-standing board member of the Kentucky Council for Children with Behavior Disorders; Red Bird Mission\, Inc.; Camp Beacon; and a founding board member of GLSEN Bluegrass. Dr. Robbins is Co-Chair of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services Institutional Review Board.  \n\n\n\nDr. Robbins received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Berea College\, a Master’s Degree in Community and School Counseling from the University of South Florida\, and a doctorate in Child and Family Research and Policy from the University of South Florida. She completed a Graduate Certificate in Children’s Mental Health through the University of South Florida in 2008.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHolly Salazar\, MPH\, is Chief Executive Officer of The College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL)\, a leadership organization supporting current and emerging cross-sector leaders with learned and lived experience to collectively advance behavioral health in North America. Holly has worked for more than 15 years in public and community health roles in community-based\, non-profit\, health care\, and local government organizations. An experienced systems leader\, Holly engages with cross-sector leaders to form strong partnerships and create transformative change. Holly believes in the power of true collaboration and leveraging collective talents to solve problems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe National Council for Mental Wellbeing launched the Center for Workforce Solutions in 2023 in partnership with The College for Behavioral Health Leadership and Health Management Associates. The partnership is leveraging Collective Impact to address the workforce crisis\, and using a cross-sector approach to address the long-standing challenges for expanding and solidifying the behavioral health workforce.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/workforce-solutions-jam-june/
CATEGORIES:Workforce Solutions Jam
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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 | 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/
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SUMMARY:Workforce Solutions Jam | Workforce Expansion
DESCRIPTION:Workforce Solutions Jam: Workforce Expansion\n\n\n\nAccelerating Investment in the Workforce Pipeline\n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 21\, 2024 | 10:00 am PT / 11:00 am MT / 12:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm ETEvent Length: One Hour \n\n\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, May 21 for the first Workforce Solutions Jam! The Workforce Solutions Jam is a monthly webinar to build national momentum and encourage collaboration through the Center for Workforce Solutions. \n\n\n\nThe Workforce Solutions Jam will provide an opportunity to: \n\n\n\n\nLearn innovative new practices\n\n\n\nStay informed about ongoing efforts\n\n\n\nEngage with subject matter experts\n\n\n\nHear about new legislation and/or federal workforce efforts\n\n\n\nTake action!\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExpanding the workforce is critical for meeting the growing need for timely and effective behavioral health care. Workforce expansion can help improve accessibility to services and enhance the overall quality of care. The May 21 Workforce Solutions Jam will feature innovative behavioral health workforce expansion projects\, such as Accelerate the Future and the Mass League of Community Health Centers partnership on loan repayment. \n\n\n\nAccelerate the Future is committed to improving the mental health of children and adolescents by supporting a more robust and diverse behavioral health workforce. The foundation invests in projects that build a well-defined behavioral health career ladder\, while supporting models that create well-paying employment opportunities for the behavioral health workforce and provide excellent mental health outcomes for children.  \n\n\n\nKey highlights of this Jam include: \n\n\n\n\nLearn how Massachusetts has addressed a workforce shortage through apprenticeships and loan forgiveness \n\n\n\nHear about how a foundation has invested in projects to build a well-defined behavioral health career ladder and well-paying employment opportunities\n\n\n\nUnderstand the Center for Workforce Solutions’ use of collective impact to address the workforce crisis and key accomplishments since our November 2023 webinar\n\n\n\nLearn more about SAMSHA’s Behavioral Health Workforce Workgroup efforts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRoss Lohr\, Managing Director\, Accelerate the Future\n\n\n\nRoss Lohr (he/him) is the managing director of Accelerate The Future\, a private family foundation based in Massachusetts. Originally from Newton\, Massachusetts\, Lohr received his bachelor’s degrees in economics and psychology from Boston University and an MBA in non-profit management from the Heller School of Social Policy at Brandeis University. While at Boston University\, Lohr founded a non-profit organization providing educational opportunities to children in rural Tanzania\, and later founded a social enterprise creating fair wage jobs at a worker owned factory in North Carolina around textile recycling.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlexis Murray\, MSW\, Director\, Program Operations\, Loan Operations\, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers\n\n\n\nAlexis Murray is the Director of Program Operations\, Workforce Initiatives at the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers (Mass League). She directs many programs that are in support of a broad range of the Massachusetts workforce\, including the Mass League’s community health centers as well as other community-based organizations. Over the course of the past fifteen years\, Alexis has become an expert and advocate for the Massachusetts workforce needs. In 2017 and again in 2022\, Alexis was selected to be on Mass League’s procurement response teams that ultimately brought in the two largest contracts ever to be awarded to the Mass League.    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrie Reimann\, Vice President\, Practice Improvement and Consulting\, National Council for Mental Wellbeing\n\n\n\nBrie Reimann (she/her) is the Vice President of Practice Improvement and Consulting at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing\, a membership organization that drives policy and social change on behalf of 3\,400 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 10 million children\, adults and families they serve. In her role she provides department leadership over 40+ practice improvement initiatives that aim to improve access to and quality of care for individuals living with mental illness and substance use concerns. She is a passionate change leader who believes that all individuals and families should have equitable access to quality health care services. Prior to joining the National Council Reimann led statewide integrated care initiatives in Colorado focusing on primary care\, mental health\, substance use and HIV care settings working toward advancing comprehensive care  to provide essential primary\, treatment and recovery services for all individuals and families. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmy B. Smith\, LPC\, Public Health Advisor\, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)\n\n\n\nAmy B. Smith\, L.P.C. is a Public Health Advisor within the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)\, Division of Systems Improvement (DSI).  She serves as a co-staff lead for the Cross-SAMHSA Workforce Workgroup and co-POC for the Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center which is funded by SAMHSA and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). She is the ACOR for the National Center for Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) a collaborative effort between CSAT and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Amy is the SME lead for the Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW) programs in DSI and a member of the HHS Maternal Mental Health Task Force. Prior to joining the DSI team\, Amy was the co-lead for the Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale -Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS).  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe National Council for Mental Wellbeing launched the Center for Workforce Solutions in 2023 in partnership with The College for Behavioral Health Leadership and Health Management Associates. The partnership is leveraging Collective Impact to address the workforce crisis\, and using a cross-sector approach to address the long-standing challenges for expanding and solidifying the behavioral health workforce.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/workforce-solutions-jam-may-21/
CATEGORIES:Workforce Solutions Jam
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SUMMARY:Webinar | Equity-Grounded Leadership Fellow Program 2024-2025 Cohort Overview and Pre-Application Webinar
DESCRIPTION:VIEW RECORDING\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL) is excited to announce a call for applications for the 2024-2025 cohort of the Equity-Grounded Leadership (EGL) Fellow Program! The call to action is a shift in our focus as leaders to intersectionality\, equity\, and anti-racism for behavioral health systems transformation.  \n\n\n\nThe Equity-Grounded Leadership (EGL) Fellow Program 2024-2025 Cohort Overview and Pre-Application Webinar is intended to provide a detailed overview of the program and application requirements.   \n\n\n\nJoin us to learn more about the EGL Fellow Program directly from the EGL Program Team and ask any questions you may have!  \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, we will cover:   \n\n\n\n\nAn overview of the EGL Fellow program\, including curriculum\, program format\, and time expectations \n\n\n\nPast Fellow experiences \n\n\n\nCost and sponsorship information  \n\n\n\nApplication process details \n\n\n\nQ&A \n\n\n\n\n*2024-2025 Applicants are required to attend live and/or view a recording.  \n\n\n\nMore information on the EGL Fellow Program can be found here. \n\n\n\nThis event is open to all! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: May 15 at 12:00pm PT / 1:00pm MT / 2:00pm CT / 3:00pm ET \n\n\n\nPresenters: \n\n\n\nHolly Salazar\, MPH | Chief Executive Officer\, CBHL  \n\n\n\nEbony Chambers McClinton | Chief Family & Youth Partnership Officer\, Stanford Sierra Youth and Families (serves as Facilitator for the EGL Fellow Program) \n\n\n\nTerrell Thomas\, MSW | Strategic Initiative Officer\, Stanford Sierra Youth & Families (serves as Facilitator for the EGL Fellow Program) \n\n\n\nAly Feye\, MPA | Director of Operations\, The College for Behavioral Health Leadership (serves as Program Manager for the EGL Fellow Program) \n\n\n\n\nView the Webinar Recording\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter Information\n\n\n\n\nHolly Salazar\, MPH \n\n\n\nHolly Salazar\, MPH\, is the Chief Executive Officer of The College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL) and has worked for more than 15 years in public and community health.  An experienced systems leader\, she engages with cross-sector leaders to form strong partnerships and create transformative change. Holly believes in the power of true collaboration and leveraging collective talents to solve problems. \n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers McClinton \n\n\n\nEbony Chambers McClinton\, Chief Family & Youth Partnership Officer at Stanford Sierra Youth and Families\, has over 18 years of experience working with issues of social justice\, equity\, education\, mental health and diversity. Ebony brings both professional and personal life experiences to her work and provides the oversight of advocacy and support to youth and families in the Northern California Region. She is a speaker\, educator\, and workshop leader who has worked extensively throughout the United States and has served nationally and locally as an advocate and activist for access to care and the elimination of the stigma of mental illness for underserved and unserved communities. Chambers has provided extensive training in cultural competence and culturally responsive practices to schools\, universities\, social service and mental health agencies through her work in non-profit and for UC Davis Center for Family Focused Practice. Through her classes and trainings\, she covers a wide range of topics including examining issues of privilege\, power and the role of leaders and educators in a multicultural society. \n\n\n\n\n\nTerrell Thomas\, MSW \n\n\n\nTerrell Thomas is a strategic leader who has nearly 20 years of experience working with nonprofits\, the educational system\, and the governmental sector. She has helped organizations build capacity to advance their mission and DEIvalues for the betterment of the community. Her knowledge includes subject matter expertise in the areas of mental and behavioral health\, child welfare\, and juvenile justice. She brings both professional and personal life experiences to the work\, and is extremely passionate about bringing to light disparities to improve outcomes for youth and families. \n\n\n\n\n\nAly Feye\, MPA \n\n\n\nAly Feye is the Director of Operations for the College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL). As part of this role\, she serves as the Program Manager for the Equity-Grounded Leadership Fellow Program. Aly has seven years of experience working on efforts improve outcomes for youth and adults with behavioral health needs who may be involved in or at risk of becoming involved in juvenile justice and/or criminal justice systems. Prior to joining CBHL\, Aly spent six years at Policy Research Associates\, most recently as a Project Associate with SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/egl-fellow-2024-2025-pre-application-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Public
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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 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 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 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:Webinar | Be Our Guest: Discovering the Intersection of Hospitality and Crisis Services
DESCRIPTION:Register\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“If hospitality is about making people feel seen\, the best way to treat them is not like a commodity\, but as a unique individual. Unreasonable hospitality means that one size fits one.” – Will Guidara In this webinar\, unlock the secrets of hospitality in service industries while discovering their relevance in crisis settings. As a leader\, learn how to put the elements of hospitality into practice while avoiding the pitfalls of an environment devoid of whole-hearted hospitality. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: March 14\, 2024 | 10am-11am PT / 11am-12pm MT / 12pm-1pm CT / 1pm-2pm ET \n\n\n\nPresenters:  \n\n\n\nTess Parker | LMSW\, Clinical Consultant\, TBD Solutions \n\n\n\nTravis Atkinson | LPC\, Director of Clinical & Crisis Services\, TBD Solutions \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter Information\n\n\n\n\n\nTess Parker\, LMSW\, MSW\, brings diverse experiences as a clinical therapist and facilitator. As a former director at a large behavioral health provider\, she leverages her Master of Social Work from the University of Denver in a career dedicated to serving individuals experiencing mental health emergencies in both outpatient\, and residential settings. Tess believes authenticity and vulnerability are at the core of human connection\, and this belief is the foundation of her clinical and consultative approach.  \n\n\n\nTess has an uncanny ability to strategically identify critical gaps in care and then create programs to bridge those gaps and truly save lives. She is also an avid writer\, a minimalist at heart\, and values meaningful connections with persons served\, customers\, and her community.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTravis Atkinson\, MS\, LPC\, has worked in behavioral health services for the past 20 years as a clinician\, trainer\, supervisor\, advocate\, and consultant. He has presented on SAMHSA panels around crisis systems and crisis bed registries\, researched best practices in emergency behavioral health care\, and spoken at national behavioral health conferences on functional crisis systems and behavioral health workforce challenges. Since 2015 he has worked at TBD Solutions\, and he was instrumental in authoring the Crisis Residential Best Practices Handbook in 2018.  \n\n\n\nHe is the President of the Crisis Residential Association and former Crisis Services Committee Chair for the American Association of Suicidology. He received his BA from the University of Michigan and his Master’s degree from National-Louis University. Travis lives in Grand Rapids\, MI\, with his wife and three daughters. Travis dreams with writing and rocking with the likes of James Taylor and Huey Lewis & the News.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/webinar-be-our-guest-discovering-the-intersection-of-hospitality-and-crisis-services/
CATEGORIES:Public
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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 | 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 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
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SUMMARY:CBHL Member Roundtable | Exploring the Global Climate Crisis and Community-based Solutions to Build Mental Health Wellness and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Are you seeing the impacts of the global climate crisis in your organizations or communities? Does  your community have methods in place that can prevent and heal the widespread distresses and traumas that can result from the impacts? \n\n\n\nJoin us February 8 for a member roundtable focused on the mental health impacts and responses to the global climate crisis.  \n\n\n\nThis roundtable dialogue will expand awareness of the importance\, methods\, and many benefits of community-based initiatives that build individual and collective social\, psychological\, emotional\, and behavioral wellness and resilience for the impacts of the global climate crisis and other adversities. It will also emphasize the need to integrate efforts to address social isolation and loneliness\, ACEs\, and other behavioral health problems into these community initiatives.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen:  February 8\, 2024 at 9:00am PT / 10:00am MT / 11:00am CT / 12:00pm ET \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nBob Doppelt | International Transformational Resilience Coalition (ITRC)  \n\n\n\nMebane Boyd | Resilient Communities Officer\, North Carolina Healthy and Resilient Communities Initiative \n\n\n\nBecky Turner | Director of Community Engagement\, Community Resilience Initiative (Walla Walla WA)  \n\n\n\n_________________________________________________________________________________ \n\n\n\nSpeakers’ Information: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBob Doppelt founded and coordinates the International Transformational Resilience Coalition (ITRC)\, a network of mental health\, social service\, disaster management\, climate\, and faith organizations and professionals. He is trained in both counseling psychology and environmental science and has combined the two fields throughout his career. He is also a Graduate of the International Program on the Management of Sustainability\, in Ziest\, The Netherlands\, and a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Instructor. He is also a former Fellow at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center. Early in his career Bob worked as a counselor with troubled youth and their families. Decades later he directed the Climate Leadership Initiative at the University of Oregon\, a climate change research and technical assistance program that was one of the first in the U.S. to assist private\, non-profit\, and public entities to develop climate mitigation and adaptation plans. For many years he also taught systems thinking at the UO. Through this work Bob realized that the mental health and psychosocial impacts of the climate crisis were a very significant but largely unaddressed problem. This led him in 2013 to organize the ITRC. Due to his many years of work\, in 2015 Bob was named one the world’s “50 Most Talented Social Innovators” by the World CRS Congress. Bob is the author of a number of books on the interface between individual\, group\, community\, and social resilience and ecological regeneration. His newest book is Preventing and Healing Climate Traumas: A Guide for Building Resilience and Hope in Communities (Taylor and Francis/Routledge Publishing\, March 2023). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMebane Boyd served for over 20 years in a variety of leadership roles in non-profit organizations in Wilmington NC such as the Domestic Violence Shelter\, the Children’s Museum and Smart Start of New Hanover County. She was tapped to lead the New Hanover Resiliency Task Force in 2018 which brought together over 100 organizations and more than 600 individuals to reduce ACEs and build a compassionate community. Following Hurricane Florence\, Mebane was selected to be the community champion for New Hanover County for its work with the National Center for Disaster Preparedness to ensure that children’s unique needs are considered in disaster planning. Since April 2021\, she has filled the role of the Resilient Communities Officer at the NC Partnership for Children\, learning from and building the capacities of the numerous multi-sector community coalitions across the state to build trauma-informed\, healing-centered communities. Mebane is married to her husband of 37 years and has two adult children. In her free time\, she enjoys reading\, walks on the beach\, puzzling and playing mah jongg. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecky Turner (she/her) joined the CRI team as Director of Community Engagement in September 2022. A homegrown Walla Walla Valley resident\, Becky has worked as a public school teacher and in the local nonprofit sphere. A former Executive Director of a reentry-based nonprofit\, she and her team provided human services to people after incarceration. Becky is also an active volunteer in the community of Walla Walla\, and a member of the local Reach Out coalition to prevent suicide. Eager to put her first-hand knowledge of the community to good use\, Becky looks forward to bringing CRI’s trauma-informed and resilience-focused training to all sectors of the Walla Walla Valley. When she’s not working on making connections in the community\, Becky enjoys gardening and having weekly Sunday dinners with her extended family\, where she is the assigned dessert maker. \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-global-mental-health-crisis-and-community-based-solutions-to-build-mental-health-wellness-and-resilience/
LOCATION:Online Only\, United States
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