BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The College for Behavioral Health Leadership - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The College for Behavioral Health Leadership X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.leaders4health.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The College for Behavioral Health Leadership REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20200308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20201101T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20210314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20211107T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20220313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20221106T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220810T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220810T150000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220712T161002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220712T161006Z UID:10000234-1660140000-1660143600@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:CBHL Member Dialogue | The Workforce Emergency (10-19 years leadership experience) DESCRIPTION:Session 2: 10-19 Years Leadership Experience\n\n\n\n\nThe behavioral health workforce emergency continues to be elevated among the highest priority concerns in conversations with members and other colleagues.  As a corollary are concerns of the impact on behavioral health leadership\, and capacity to undertake the major systems transformations necessary to ensure equity. \n\n\n\nIt is also apparent that the gaps\, needs\, and potential solutions vary by experience.    \n\n\n\nIn order to more clearly understand the issue\, your experiences\, and potential solutions\, we are hosting three\, small group\, CBHL member dialogues in early August to unpack the strengths and gaps in our current – and future – leadership capacity to undertake the major system transformations that are needed.   \n\n\n\nThis will also be a great opportunity to meet some of your fellow CBHL colleagues and form new connections! \n\n\n\nThree different sessions will be offered. Please select a conversation based on your number of years of leadership experience.  We will limit participation to 6 members per group to facilitate meaningful dialogue.  As a reminder\, we define “leader” as someone in a position to influence change\, versus by title. \n\n\n\nSession 1:  <10 Years Leadership Experience:  Wednesday\, August 10 at 10am PT / 1pm ETSession 2:  10-19 Years Leadership Experience:  Wednesday\, August 10 at 1pm PT / 4pm ETSession 3:  20+ Years Leadership Experience:  Thursday\, August 11 at 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET   URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-dialogue-the-workforce-emergency-10-19-years-leadership-experience/ CATEGORIES:Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220810T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220810T120000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220712T160809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220712T160814Z UID:10000233-1660129200-1660132800@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:CBHL Member Dialogue | The Workforce Emergency ( DESCRIPTION:Session 1: <10 Years Leadership Experience\n\n\n\n\nThe behavioral health workforce emergency continues to be elevated among the highest priority concerns in conversations with members and other colleagues.  As a corollary are concerns of the impact on behavioral health leadership\, and capacity to undertake the major systems transformations necessary to ensure equity. \n\n\n\nIt is also apparent that the gaps\, needs\, and potential solutions vary by experience.    \n\n\n\nIn order to more clearly understand the issue\, your experiences\, and potential solutions\, we are hosting three\, small group\, CBHL member dialogues in early August to unpack the strengths and gaps in our current – and future – leadership capacity to undertake the major system transformations that are needed.   \n\n\n\nThis will also be a great opportunity to meet some of your fellow CBHL colleagues and form new connections! \n\n\n\nThree different sessions will be offered. Please select a conversation based on your number of years of leadership experience.  We will limit participation to 6 members per group to facilitate meaningful dialogue.  As a reminder\, we define “leader” as someone in a position to influence change\, versus by title. \n\n\n\nSession 1:  <10 Years Leadership Experience:  Wednesday\, August 10 at 10am PT / 1pm ETSession 2:  10-19 Years Leadership Experience:  Wednesday\, August 10 at 1pm PT / 4pm ETSession 3:  20+ Years Leadership Experience:  Thursday\, August 11 at 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET   URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-dialogue-the-workforce-emergency/ CATEGORIES:Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220727T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220727T133000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220708T152715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220708T152817Z UID:10000232-1658923200-1658928600@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:CBHL Member Advocacy Workgroup DESCRIPTION:At our June 21 Advocacy Workgroup meeting\, workgroup members recommended focusing on specific areas of interest\, forming subgroups self-organized by CBHL members.  The subgroups are meeting during the month of July to develop a summary of key messages for each interest area that apply to the three components of the National Strategy. \n\n\n\nThis full advocacy workgroup meeting will focus on 1) reviewing a draft strategy for organizing key messages into products and plans\, and 2) reviewing and refining draft messages developed by the subgroups. \n\n\n\nA more detailed agenda will be shared with registrants prior to the meeting. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here for the 7/27 Advocacy Workgroup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo join a subgroup meeting to develop key messages\, register by clicking the link below: \n\n\n\nIntegrated Care and Integration of Services (July 20\, 8am PT / 11am ET)Behavioral health workforce\, with a focus on peer support & paraprofessionals (July 21\, 1pm PT / 4pm ET)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a reminder\, the overarching purpose of the Advocacy Workgroup is to support passage of funding for President Biden’s National Behavioral Health Strategy  which includes three primary components: \n\n\n\nStrengthen System Capacity:  Focused on dramatically expanding the supply\, diversity\, and cultural competency of our mental health and substance use disorder workforce – from psychiatrists to psychologists\, peers to paraprofessionals – and increase both opportunity and incentive to practice in areas of highest need.  This also include staffing to support the the launch of 988 and expansion of CCBHCs.Connect Americans to Care:  Focused on expanding and strengthening parity\, integrating mental health and substance use treatment into primary care settings\, improving veterans’ access to same day mental health care\, expanding access to tele- and virtual mental health care options\, expanding mental health support in colleges and universities\, embedding mental health and substance use providers into community based settings\, and increasing navigation resources.Support Americans by Creating Healthy Environments:  Focused on addressing determinants of behavioral health\, investing in community services\, and fostering a culture and environment promoting mental wellness and recovery.  This includes strengthening children’s privacy and online protections\, investing in research on social media’s mental harms\, expanding early childhood and school based intervention services and supports\, increasing mental health resources for justice involved populations. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-advocacy-workgroup/ CATEGORIES:Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220721T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220721T150000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220708T151245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220708T151352Z UID:10000230-1658412000-1658415600@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:CBHL Member Advocacy Workgroup | Workforce Subgroup DESCRIPTION:At our June 21 Advocacy Workgroup meeting\, workgroup members recommended focusing on specific areas of interest\, forming subgroups self-organized by CBHL members.  The first objective of the subgroups will be to meet during the month of July to develop a summary of key messages for each interest area that apply to the three components of the National Strategy outlined below. \n\n\n\nThis meeting will focus on developing key advocacy messages related to the behavioral health workforce\, with a focus on peer support & paraprofessionals. \n\n\n\nA more detailed agenda will be shared with registrants prior to the meeting. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a reminder\, the overarching purpose of the Advocacy Workgroup is to support passage of funding for President Biden’s National Behavioral Health Strategy  which includes three primary components: \n\n\n\nStrengthen System Capacity:  Focused on dramatically expanding the supply\, diversity\, and cultural competency of our mental health and substance use disorder workforce – from psychiatrists to psychologists\, peers to paraprofessionals – and increase both opportunity and incentive to practice in areas of highest need.  This also include staffing to support the the launch of 988 and expansion of CCBHCs.Connect Americans to Care:  Focused on expanding and strengthening parity\, integrating mental health and substance use treatment into primary care settings\, improving veterans’ access to same day mental health care\, expanding access to tele- and virtual mental health care options\, expanding mental health support in colleges and universities\, embedding mental health and substance use providers into community based settings\, and increasing navigation resources.Support Americans by Creating Healthy Environments:  Focused on addressing determinants of behavioral health\, investing in community services\, and fostering a culture and environment promoting mental wellness and recovery.  This includes strengthening children’s privacy and online protections\, investing in research on social media’s mental harms\, expanding early childhood and school based intervention services and supports\, increasing mental health resources for justice involved populations. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-advocacy-workgroup-workforce-subgroup/ CATEGORIES:Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220720T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220720T100000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220708T151732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T150114Z UID:10000231-1658307600-1658311200@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:CBHL Member Advocacy Workgroup | Integrated Care Subgroup DESCRIPTION:At our June 21 Advocacy Workgroup meeting\, workgroup members recommended focusing on specific areas of interest\, forming subgroups self-organized by CBHL members.  The first objective of the subgroups will be to meet during the month of July to develop a summary of key messages for each interest area that apply to the three components of the National Strategy outlined below. \n\n\n\nThis meeting will focus on developing key advocacy messages related to integrated care and integration of services. \n\n\n\nA more detailed agenda will be shared with registrants prior to the meeting. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a reminder\, the overarching purpose of the Advocacy Workgroup is to support passage of funding for President Biden’s National Behavioral Health Strategy  which includes three primary components: \n\n\n\n\nStrengthen System Capacity:  Focused on dramatically expanding the supply\, diversity\, and cultural competency of our mental health and substance use disorder workforce – from psychiatrists to psychologists\, peers to paraprofessionals – and increase both opportunity and incentive to practice in areas of highest need.  This also include staffing to support the the launch of 988 and expansion of CCBHCs.\n\n\n\nConnect Americans to Care:  Focused on expanding and strengthening parity\, integrating mental health and substance use treatment into primary care settings\, improving veterans’ access to same day mental health care\, expanding access to tele- and virtual mental health care options\, expanding mental health support in colleges and universities\, embedding mental health and substance use providers into community based settings\, and increasing navigation resources.\n\n\n\nSupport Americans by Creating Healthy Environments:  Focused on addressing determinants of behavioral health\, investing in community services\, and fostering a culture and environment promoting mental wellness and recovery.  This includes strengthening children’s privacy and online protections\, investing in research on social media’s mental harms\, expanding early childhood and school based intervention services and supports\, increasing mental health resources for justice involved populations. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-advocacy-workgroup-integrated-care-subgroup/ CATEGORIES:Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220719T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220719T104500 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220618T160839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220628T193537Z UID:10000229-1658223000-1658227500@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Webinar | Self-Assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART) DESCRIPTION:Offered in partnership with the American Association for Community Psychiatrists. This webinar is open to all. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will introduce participants to the Self-Assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART)\, an innovative self-directed quality improvement tool developed by the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP) to assist community mental health organizations in addressing structural racism. The presenters will describe the process by which SMART was developed\, including its grounding in input from community mental health providers and existing health inequity frameworks. The domains and items of SMART as well as its application process will be outlined. Presenters will also provide lessons from on-the-ground applications of SMART in diverse community mental health settings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\n\n\nAt the end of this webinar\, participants will be able to \n\n\n\nDescribe the relevance of and importance of addressing structural racism in the community mental health settingUnderstand the 5 domains of the Self-Assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART) tool\, including literature evidence supporting the selection of SMART’s domains and itemsUnderstand the on-the-ground experience of applying SMART in diverse community mental health settings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: July 19 at 8:30am PDT / 9:30am MDT / 10:30am CDT / 11:30am EDT \n\n\n\nPresenters \n\n\n\nRachel Talley\, MD | Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry\, University of Pennsylvania (UPenn); Director\, UPenn Department of Psychiatry’s Fellowship in Public and Community Psychiatry; Associate Program Director\, UPenn Department of Psychiatry’s Adult Psychiatry Residency Program \n\n\n\nSosunmolu Shoyinka\, MD\, MBA | Chief Medical Officer\, Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health & Intellectual disAbility Services \n\n\n\nPanelists \n\n\n\nPamela D. McClenton\, LCSW | Senior Director of Clinical Quality for the Management of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\, Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health & Intellectual disAbility Services\, Division of Planning and Innovation \n\n\n\nHunter L. McQuistion\, MD | Clinical Professor of Psychiatry\, New York University Grossman School of Medicine\, NYU Langone Health; Medical Director\, Enhanced Treatment and Recovery (EnTRy) Program Family Health Centers at NYU Langone \n\n\n\nRochelle Head-Dunham\, MD\, DFAPA\, FASAM | Executive and Medical Director\, Metropolitan Human Services District (MHSD) \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to all! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRachel Talley\, MD \n\n\n\nRachel Talley\, M.D. is Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). She is Director of the UPenn Department of Psychiatry’s Fellowship in Public and Community Psychiatry and is also an Associate Program Director for the UPenn Department of Psychiatry’s adult psychiatry residency program. She also directs the University of Pennsylvania’s Spaces of Color Initiative\, a peer support program for Penn community members impacted by experiences of racism. She has several years of frontline clinical experience in community-based settings. Dr. Talley received her B.A. from Harvard University and her M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed both her residency training in adult psychiatry and public psychiatry fellowship at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute. She has several peer-reviewed publications examining the integration of physical health services into behavioral health settings. She has been recognized for her teaching and leadership in community mental health\, including receipt of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychiatry’s Albert Stunkard Faculty Recognition Award both in 2021 and 2022\, and the 2021 Larry A. Real Award from the Montgomery County PA chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). \n\n\n\n\n\nSosunmolu Shoyinka MD\, MBA \n\n\n\nDr. Sosunmolu Shoyinka is the Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS). In this role\, Dr Shoyinka utilizes a combination of health system policy and process improvement strategies to assure optimal population health for approximately 1.6 million Philadelphians. As Chief Medical Officer\, Dr Shoyinka led the redesign of Philadelphia’s Crisis system\, in preparation for the implementation of 988.  Prior to this role\, Dr. Shoyinka held several leadership positions. These include Medical Director for Sunflower and Home State Health plans and Director for the Missouri Behavioral Pharmacy Management program. The latter program resulted in cost savings of over $10 million over a decade. While at Centene\, Dr Shoyinka co-led the design of a patent-pending analytic software platform that facilitates population health management for individuals with substance use conditions. He is also a co-developer of the SMART Tool\, which facilitates self-directed antiracism work within organizations.   \n\n\n\nDr. Shoyinka trained at Yale\, Columbia\, and NYU and holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business. He serves on several national committees. These include the Board of the American Association for Community Psychiatry\, the Medical Director Institute for the National Council\, and the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. He also serves as voluntary faculty at the University of Pennsylvania and is a fellow of the Philadelphia College of Physicians. In 2021\, he was recognized as a Black leader shaping the future of Psychiatry by the Scattergood Foundation.  In May 2022\, Dr. Shoyinka received a Special President Commendation Award from the American Psychiatric Association.   \n\n\n\n\n\nPamela D. McClenton\, LCSW \n\n\n\nPamela D. McClenton\, LCSW is Senior Director of Clinical Quality for the Management of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion for the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health & Intellectual disAbility Services\, Division of Planning and Innovation. Pam’s social work career spans over 39-years. She has extensive experience in Child Welfare and Behavioral Health. Pam is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Pennsylvania and has been practicing as a mental health clinician for twenty-four years. She began her career with The City of Philadelphia at DBHIDS in 2004 and has served in numerous leadership capacities\, including project manager for high-profile city initiatives The Mayor’s Task Force to Combat the Opioid Epidemic (2017) and The Mayor’s Curfew Center Initiative (2005-07). She developed and managed the DBHIDS Opioid Overdose Prevention and Narcan Rescue Training (2016-19) and successfully implemented the Department’s Emergency Protocol Response to the Opioid Epidemic (2018). In addition\, Pam has served as a Steward for Local 2186 and Chair of the Quality of Work-Life Steering Committee for years. As Senior Director of Clinical Quality Management for Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion\, Pam leads the department’s internal and external DEI strategies and agendas. Since 2019 the DBHIDS DEI team led by Pam has developed a robust DEI presence. Through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders\, the DEI team works to create a DEI-infused workplace culture where everyone can thrive and be authentic and included\, have a voice\, and feel valued\, and achieve health\, well-being\, and self-determination. Pam is the recipient of prestigious awards and honors in recognition of her dedication and commitment: Commissioner’s Award (2018); Triumph Missionary Women of Honor Award (2018); Outstanding Leadership Award (2012); ACE Leadership Award (2007). Pam is a proud\, thriving dyslexic neurodivergent who advocates relentlessly for people with invisible challenges. Pam stays busy with her business “Pamella on a Dime Home Design\,” enjoys family time\, and “loving on” her two beautiful grandchildren in her spare time. \n\n\n\n\n\nHunter L. McQuistion\, MD \n\n\n\nHunter L. McQuistion\, MD\, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and medical director of the SAMHSA-funded EnTRy Program at the Family Health Centers at NYU Langone. Previously\, he was chief of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at NYC Health+Hospitals | Gouverneur\, chief of outpatient and community psychiatry at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital\, chief medical officer for mental hygiene services at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene\, and medical director of Project Renewal\, Inc.\, a New York City nonprofit offering comprehensive care for disabled adults who experience homelessness. He completed residency at NYU Medical Center\, where he was also a chief resident\, and completed the Fellowship in Public Psychiatry at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University. \n\n\n\nHis expertise is managing public and community-based systems of care for people with mental health challenges\, having practiced in emergency departments\, inpatient and community outpatient environments\, shelter-based therapeutic communities\, housing programs\, and street outreach. He has published\, presented\, and taught on issues in community mental health and the care of underserved and diverse populations\, especially as they concern recovery orientation\, advocacy\, clinical engagement\, psychiatric rehabilitation\, and co-occurring substance misuse. He is a past president of the American Association for Community Psychiatry\, a recipient of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Exemplary Psychiatrist Award\, a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine\, and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. \n\n\n\n\n\nRochelle Head-Dunham\, MD\, DFAPA\, FASAM \n\n\n\nRochelle Head-Dunham\, MD\, DFAPA\, FASAM\, an Endowed Professor at LSU School of Medicine\, is an Addiction Psychiatrist with academic appointments as Clinical Associate Professor and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at LSU and Tulane University Schools of Medicine\, respectively. Her past immediate appointments were Assistant Secretary and Medical Director for the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) within the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). In that capacity\, she represented the state of Louisiana nationally as the Mental Health and Addictive Disorders Authority\, serving as both the Commissioner of Mental Health for the National Association of Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)\, and the Single State Agency Director for the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD). \n\n\n\nDr. Head-Dunham’s academic and administrative leadership has fostered noteworthy advances in the fields of addiction and mental health. She has served as a subject matter expert on various national and state platforms informing best practices for the field of behavioral health. Her clinical accolades include Clinical Faculty of the Year for the 2021 academic year at LSU School of Medicine. In 2019 she was the recipient of the Nyswander/Dole Award from the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence\, INC. (AATOD). Both awards are demonstrative of her career success as a thought leader and strategist for programmatic and provider development\, well documented by extensive lectures and trainings\, both locally and nationally. Her clinical acumen coupled with her transformative management style has shaped an administrative career that fosters enduring changes for both systems\, organizational and individual levels of performance. \n\n\n\nDr. Rochelle Head-Dunham is a New Orleans native who currently serves as the Executive Director and Medical Director for Metropolitan Human Services District (MHSD)\, a state local governing entity tasked with service delivery for indigent and Medicaid ensured persons living with mental illness\, substance use disorders and intellectual/developmental disabilities\, residing in Orleans and neighboring parishes. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/webinar-self-assessment-for-modification-of-anti-racism-tool-smart/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/06152436/AACP-CBHL-Combined-Logo-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220622T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220622T121500 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220601T225242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220621T143208Z UID:10000227-1655895600-1655900100@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Virtual Panel | Innovations in Youth Mental Health: Part 2 DESCRIPTION:Offered in partnership with the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership. This webinar is open to all. \n\n\n\nYouth mental health has been identified as a top behavioral health priority in our communities.  Join this panel discussion to learn more about innovative programs and resources offered across the North American Region to support the mental health of our youth\, and how you can replicate in your own community.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporting Young Adult College Students with Mental Health Conditions: Insights from a Feasibility Trial of HYPE on Campus \n\n\n\nHYPE on Campus is a college-based intervention focused on preventing dropout and enhancing persistence of young adult college students with mental health conditions (MHC).  This presentation will describe the model and share insights learned from a recent feasibility trial of HYPE on Campus at a 4-year state university. Discussion will focus on the need of college students with MHC\, how HYPE was adapted to meet the COVID-related impacts of this population\, and experiences of students receiving services.  \n\n\n\n\n\nSustaining and Scaling: How to Make Something Work in Your Context \n\n\n\nThis presentation will focus on providing you tools to implement good programming\, models and/or practice in their context. You will learn how to identify core components\, drivers for successful implementation and how to sustain the change.  \n\n\n\nCentering LGBTQ+ Youth’s Mental Health Needs With Affirmative Practices \n\n\n\nLGBTQ+ youth are at a higher risk for mental health distress compared to their non-LGBTQ+ peers. WJCS Center Lane works to combat that by providing programming where LGBTQ+ youth create community\, connect with culture\, and contribute to the world! This community support plays a crucial role in increasing resiliency among queer adolescents. This presentation will demonstrate the importance of gender and identity affirming spaces for youth and provide tools for fostering those spaces even in non-LGBTQ+ focused contexts. We’ll review the positive youth development strategies implemented in our programming\, including our peer-to-peer support groups\, adaptive response to community needs\, and strengths-based approach to gender affirmation. \n\n\n\n\nPlease join the panelists to learn more about their innovative work to support youth mental health! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: June 22 at 10:00am PDT / 11:00am MDT / 12:00pm CDT / 1:00pm EDT \n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\nMichelle Mullen\, PhD | Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research (Transitions ACR)Implementation Science & Practice Advances Research Center (iSPARC)\, PsychiatryUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School \n\n\n\nShauna MacEachern | Frayme​\, National (Canada) \n\n\n\nLiz Verrastro\, LMSW (she/her) | WJCS Center Lane (Westchester\, NY) \n\n\n\nAlice Charlotte Bethke (she/her) | WCJS Center Lane (Westchester\, NY) \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to all! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichelle Mullen\, PhD \n\n\n\nMichelle G. Mullen\, PhD\, is at UMASS Chan Medical School\, Department of Psychiatry. Michelle’s main areas of expertise are mental health conditions (MHC)\, young adult (YA) services\, career development\, postsecondary education\, and modernization of services. Her research focuses on increasing persistence and performance in work and school; cognitive training to enhance executive functioning skills; prevention of disability identity; and the evaluation of policy and programs to support normative development. Michelle is the clinical developer of a career development model\, HYPE\, that integrates employment and education support. \n\n\n\n\n\nShauna MacEachern \n\n\n\nShauna (she/her) is the Executive Director of Frayme\, a national knowledge mobilization charity working to bring best evidence and knowledge to those implementing programs and services in the youth mental health sector. Shauna works to change systems and takes great joy in diving into complex and head-scratching transformative efforts. Driven by a commitment to social justice and deconstructing inequitable systems of service\, Shauna firmly believes in a human-centered approach to her work. Having worked to enhance outcomes for children\, youth\, and their families in the mental health and substance use systems for over 15 years\, Shauna believes that working together at community\, provincial/territorial\, and national levels is instrumental in eliminating fragmentation.   \n\n\n\n\n\nLiz Verrastro\, LMSW \n\n\n\nLiz Verrastro (she/her) is a Licensed Master Social Worker. She has a BA in English Literature from SUNY Geneseo and an MSW from Fordham University. She is a certified Youth Mental Health First Aid instructor and is trained in providing inclusive care for LGBTQ+ youth. As a counselor\, she’s worked with youth of all ages and believes education and prevention are cornerstones of social work and activism. In addition to her work with youth\, she also works for young people by providing trainings on supporting LGBTQ+ youth throughout Westchester County.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlice Charlotte Bethke \n\n\n\nAlice Charlotte Bethke (she/her) is an intern at WJCS Center Lane. She has previously helped facilitate Center Lane’s youth groups and Pride Camp and is the co-author of Center Lane’s Pride Academy Curriculum. As a trans woman from Iowa\, she knows the importance of inclusive\, community-building support from adults and peers. She lives in New York and is attending Sarah Lawrence College\, where she is concentrating in fiction writing. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/virtual-panel-innovations-in-youth-mental-health-part-2/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/06152456/Combined-CBHL-IIMHL.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220621T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220621T120000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220526T185144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220526T185149Z UID:10000188-1655809200-1655812800@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:CBHL Member Advocacy Workgroup | Kick-off Meeting DESCRIPTION:Over the past couple of months\, we’ve hosted a few member leadership conversations organized around – and/or leading to – discussions around the formation of an advocacy workgroup.   \n\n\n\nGiven President Biden’s Strategy announced this year to address the national behavioral health crisis\, we have an important opportunity – and obligation – to not only advocate for the passage of the budget\, but to advocate for a wise strategy behind the funding. \n\n\n\nAt a conversation held last month\, a set of strategic directions – or guiding principles – were reviewed along with a process to apply these strategic directions to components of the strategy.  \n\n\n\nNumerous members requested and/or offered their participation in an advocacy workgroup. In this first meeting of the advocacy workgroup\, we will co-develop a process\, objectives\, and proposed outcomes for working together.   \n\n\n\nJoin us for the CBHL Member Advocacy Workgroup kick-off meeting on Tuesday\, June 21 at 10am PST / 11am MST / 12pm CST / 1pm EST; please indicate your attendance by registering below. \n\n\n\nA more detailed agenda will be shared with registrants prior to the meeting. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-advocacy-workgroup-kick-off-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220615T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220615T131500 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220601T225459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T234629Z UID:10000228-1655294400-1655298900@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Virtual Panel | Innovations in Youth Mental Health: Part 1 DESCRIPTION:Offered in partnership with the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership. This webinar is open to all. \n\n\n\nYouth mental health has been identified as a top behavioral health priority in our communities.  Join this panel discussion to learn more about innovative programs and resources offered across the North American Region to support the mental health of our youth\, and how you can replicate in your own community.  \n\n\n\n\nReading & Rhythm Changes Lives \n\n\n\nSteven Angel will present an overview of the underlying causes for why students struggle with reading and how it affects their mental health. He’ll address how rhythm changes the inner workings of the mind by transforming the Doubtful Internal Voice\, while improving focus and concentration. He’ll share the building blocks that are used in Reading & Rhythm to dramatically improve reading scores and share how rhythm  increases motivation and self-esteem. He’ll close with discussing a training process that can affect tens of thousands of students in the United States and abroad. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Power of Youth Emotional CPR \n\n\n\nOryx Cohen and Miranda Todt will present on the development of Youth Emotional CPR (eCPR) by and for youth. Their presentation will include the basics of eCPR (C – Connect\, P – emPowerment\, R – Revitalization) and share highlights of their experience delivering Youth eCPR around the world. \n\n\n\n\n\nCulturally Relevant Interventions for Mental Health Providers Serving Hispanic and Latino Youths \n\n\n\nLatinx youths are at significant risk for mental health problems\, including anxiety\, depression\, and suicide attempts. Latinx youths are also less likely to access culturally responsive mental health services and continue to be undiagnosed or untreated. This can lead to negative outcomes such as negative interactions at school and with authorities\, increased disconnection from family and society\, and exposure to the criminal justice system. This presentation will review related stressors and gaps that impact Latino youth and families. Special considerations for Hispanic and Latino youth mental health will be discussed. \n\n\n\n\nPlease join the panelists to learn more about their innovative work to support youth mental health! \n\n\n\nPart 2 of the virtual panel will be held on June 22! More information and registration can be found here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: June 15 at 11:00am PDT / 12:00pm MDT / 1:00pm CDT / 2:00pm EDT \n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\nSteven Angel | Drumming for Your Life Institute\, Downey\, CA\, USA \n\n\n\nOryx Cohen\, M.P.A. | National Empowerment Center\, Grafton\, MA\, USA \n\n\n\nMiranda Todt | Youth Emotional CPR (eCPR) Trainer \n\n\n\nAngel Casillas-Carmona\, M.H.S. | National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) at the Institute of Research Education and Services of Addiction (IRESA) located at the Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine in Bayamon\, PR \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to all! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteven Angel \n\n\n\nSteven Angel is President\, founder\, and creator of programs of the Drumming for Your Life Institute (DFYL)\, a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles. In 2001\, Steven created the Reading & Rhythm program\, which uses rhythm and educational tools to help students achieve higher grades and improved behavior. DFYL has implemented the Reading & Rhythm program in over 100 schools\, detention camps\, juvenile halls\, wellness\, and family centers helping thousands of pre-k thru 12th grade & adult students. His staff have trained teachers in U.S. and Europe. A statistical analysis by UCLA showed the program makes a significant difference. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOryx Cohen\, M.P.A. \n\n\n\nOryx Cohen is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Empowerment Center. He serves as President of the Board for the Massachusetts Transformation Center and We R Hope\, and is a master Emotional CPR trainer. Oryx co-produced and is a subject in the award-winning social action documentary HEALING VOICES\, which was released in April 2016. Oryx lives with his wife and two children in Massachusetts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMiranda Todt \n\n\n\nMiranda is the Board Secretary for We R H.O.P.E. and an Emotional CPR Trainer.  She co-wrote the Youth Emotional CPR (eCPR) curriculum and has taught eCPR to youth around the world\, including girl scouts in New Hampshire.  Miranda is currently a college student who aspires to be an Emergency Room medical professional. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAngel Casillas-Carmona\, M.H.S. \n\n\n\nAngel Casillas-Carmona\, M.H.S.\, completed his graduate studies at Universidad Central del Caribe (UCC) in 2020 and obtained his Master’s in Health Sciences in Substance Abuse Counseling. He currently stands as Project Manager for the National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC)\, subsidized by SAMHSA\, emphasizing the Hispanic and Latino populations in the United States and its territories. He began his professional development as a Technology Transfer Specialist at the Institute of Research Education and Services of Addiction (IRESA) of UCC. He oversees coordinating training services and education and provided technical assistance for the SAMHSA-subsidized Opioid Response Network (ORN) for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. He is a volunteer coordinator for Gua’kia pa la calle\, an independent harm reduction and syringe exchange program.  URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/virtual-panel-innovations-in-youth-mental-health-part-i/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/06152456/Combined-CBHL-IIMHL.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220609T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220609T123000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220526T185244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220526T233615Z UID:10000226-1654772400-1654777800@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Webinar | Soteria New York: Bringing an Innovative Approach to Psychiatric Crisis to New York DESCRIPTION:Offered in partnership with New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) and Community Access. This webinar is open to all. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will discuss the history and future of the Soteria model\, an evidence-based alternative to acute hospitalization for persons experiencing psychiatric crises. Soteria provides intensive support in a communal residential setting with emphasis on humane interactions and understanding. \n\n\n\nReplications of the Soteria model have been few and far between since the remarkable success of the original Soteria experiment\, spearheaded by Loren Mosher and Alma Menn in the 1970s. Recently\, a wide-ranging renewal of the Soteria model has taken place in Israel with very positive outcomes. \n\n\n\nThe need for alternatives to police intervention and hospitalization for crisis stabilization\, has led to a development of short term residential facilities in many US states. Following the success of the Parachute Project\, New York State has been a pioneer in promoting the establishment of such residential alternatives with an eye on further expansion. This discussion will consider how the Soteria model would be uniquely impactful in New York State. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: June 9 at 10:00am PDT / 11:00am MDT / 12:00pm CDT / 1:00pm EDT \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nPesach Lichtenberg | Founder\, Soteria Isreal; Psychiatrist based in Jerusalem \n\n\n\nVoyce Hendrix | Director\, Soteria San Jose (1976-78); Social Worker\, St. Paul\, MN \n\n\n\nYana Jacobs | Counselor\, Soteria San Jose; Social Worker\, Santa Cruz\, CA \n\n\n\nDaniel Bergner | Contributing Writer\, New York Times; Author of Upcoming Book – The Mind and the Moon – My Brother\, the Science of Our Brains and the Search for Our Psyches \n\n\n\nElan Cohen | Clinical Psychology Doctoral Candidate and Former Peer Specialist with the Parachute Program \n\n\n\nPeter Stastny | Psychiatric Consultant; Co-Founder of International Network Towards Alternatives and Rights-Based Supports \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to all! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here! URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/webinar-soteria-new-york-bringing-an-innovative-approach-to-psychiatric-crisis-to-new-york/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/06152500/Compined-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220608T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220608T140000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220502T235824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220609T144317Z UID:10000186-1654693200-1654696800@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Webinar with Dr. Tom Insel | Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health DESCRIPTION:Offered in partnership with the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership. This webinar is open to all. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe fruit of a lifetime of expertise and a global quest for answers\, Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health is a hopeful\, actionable account and achievable vision for us all in this time of mental health crisis. \n\n\n\nDr. Insel\, former Director of the National Institute of Mental Health\, left his position atop the mental health research world to investigate all that was broken—and what a better path to mental health might look like. He found that we do have approaches that work\, both in the U.S. and globally. Mental illnesses are medical problems\, but he discovers that the cures for the crisis are not just medical\, but social. This path to healing\, built upon what he calls the three Ps (people\, place\, and purpose)\, is more straightforward than we might imagine. Dr. Insel offers a comprehensive plan for our failing system and for families trying to discern the way forward. \n\n\n\nPlease join Dr. Tom Insel to discuss his new book! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: June 8 at 12:00pm PDT / 1:00pm MDT / 2:00pm CDT / 3:00pm EDT \n\n\n\nPresented by: \n\n\n\nDr. Thomas Insel | Author: Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to all! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\nDr. Thomas Insel \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. He currently serves on the boards of Foundation for NIH\, Fountain House\, Schaeffer Center for Health Policy\, and the Steinberg Institute (Chair\, 2019-2022) as well as being an advisor to several mental health start-ups (including Alto Neuroscience\, Cerebral\, Compass Pathways\, Owl Insights\, Koa Health\, Valera Health). He is the author of Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health (Penguin Random House\, 2022). With journalist co-founders\, he recently launched MindSite News\, a non-profit digital publication focused on mental health issues. 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 information on Dr. Insel can be found here. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/webinar-healing-our-path-from-mental-illness-to-mental-health/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/06152508/Insel-book.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220524T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220524T113000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220427T193715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220510T172708Z UID:10000185-1653386400-1653391800@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Webinar | The Reality of Co-Production: Learning from Experiences of Working with Service Users as Stakeholders DESCRIPTION:Offered in partnership with the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership. This webinar is open to all. \n\n\n\nThe term co-production refers to a way of working where service providers and users\, work together to reach a collective outcome. The approach is value-driven and built on the principle that those who are affected by a service are best placed to help design it. \n\n\n\nCo-production is an approach to decision-making and service design rather than a specific method. It stems from the recognition that if organizations are to deliver successful services\, they must understand the needs of their users and engage them closely in the design and delivery of those services.  \n\n\n\nCo-production rejects the traditional understanding of service users as dependents of public services\, and instead redefines the service/ user relationship as one of co-dependency and collaboration. Just like users need the support from public services\, service providers need the insights and expertise of its users in order to make the right decisions and build effective services. In practice\, it means that those who are affected by a service are not only consulted\, but are part of the conception\, design\, steering\, and management of services. \n\n\n\nUsing real-life examples\, this interactive discussion session will share learning from the theories\, tensions\, challenges and benefits of co-production in health practice and research. Among other areas\, we will collectively discuss power inequalities\, lived experience vs data to inform decision-making\, and ethical considerations.  \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\n\n\nUnderstand the theories and policy drivers of undertaking co-production in health research and services.Consider the real-life implementation challenges of co-production in practice within current health systems and contexts. Develop an understanding how leaders can support co-production in future healthcare.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: May 24\, 2022 at 9:00am PDT / 10:00am MDT / 11:00am CDT / 12:00pm EDT \n\n\n\nPresented by: \n\n\n\nDr. Corinna Hackmann\, Clinical Psychologist/Adult Services Research Development Lead | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust\, UK \n\n\n\nDr. Bonnie Teague\, Head of Research and Associate Professor in Mental Health Services Research | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and University of East Anglia \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to all! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\nDr. Corinna Hackmann \n\n\n\nThe research we develop is clinically applied and has co-production at its heart. Meaningful research development should encompass a multitude of perspectives and empower everybody. This has included work on diagnosis\, peer support\, autistic spectrum disorders\, eating disorders and discharge from inpatient settings. We have worked in collaboration with the World Health Organisation on a paper published in the Lancet Psychiatry on the need to include service-user perspectives in diagnostic guidelines. \n\n\n\nI am also interested in co-creativity\, the arts and language. We are currently working on a project to explore the impact of the language on people who have experienced mental health issues. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Bonnie Teague \n\n\n\nI work across all areas relating to mental health research and lead the strategic programmes of work relating to research within the NHS. \n\n\n\nMy specific research interests are in mental health inequalities\, global health services and social determinants of mental health. I am also Associate Professor in mental health services research at the University of East Anglia\, and act as supervisor for nursing\, PhD and psychology trainees. \n\n\n\nI am passionate about how research can be used as a tool of education and learning for everyone and can also support principles of health equity by challenging the status quo through high-quality evidence.  My current research focuses on supporting marginalised health groups to engage in health intervention development. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/webinar-the-reality-of-health-research-co-production-learning-from-experiences-of-working-with-patients-as-stakeholders/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220518T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220518T120000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220427T164207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220427T164827Z UID:10000183-1652871600-1652875200@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Webinar | Community As Medicine DESCRIPTION:Struggling with workforce shortages? Curious about truly integrative bio-psycho-social-soulful care? Wondering how to integrate peers or coaches into your services? \n\n\n\nOpen Source Wellness (OSW) is an Oakland-based nonprofit with a mission of transforming health care and health outcomes in partnership with communities. \n\n\n\nOSW 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\nCome learn about this innovative approach\, explore implementation models in behavioral health\, ask questions\, and get an experiential taste of the OSW methodology.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: May 18\, 2022 at 10:00am PDT / 11:00am MDT / 12:00pm CDT / 1:00pm EDT \n\n\n\nPresented by: \n\n\n\nElizabeth Markle\, Ph.D.\, Co-Founder\, Executive Director | Open Source Wellness \n\n\n\nBenjamin Emmert-Aronson\, Ph.D.\, Co-Founder\, Director of Operations | Open Source Wellness \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to all! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\nElizabeth Markle\, Ph.D.\, is a licensed psychologist\, speaker\, writer\, researcher\, and Associate Professor of Community Mental Health at California Institute of Integral Studies. Dedicated to multi-theoretical and multi-level approaches to individual and community health and healing\, Elizabeth’s current area of study and innovation is around combining clinical expertise with social entrepreneurship to create sustainable\, thriving cultures of health and wellness. She is the co-founder of Open Source Wellness\, a nonprofit initiative offering experiential behavioral health and wellness via a “Community As Medicine” approach in collaboration with healthcare providers and insurers. Liz’s current quest is around creating intimacy at scale\, creating solutions for authentic and nourishing human connection facilitated by technology. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBenjamin Emmert-Aronson\, Ph.D.\, is a psychologist\, researcher\, and advocate. He earned his M.S. in Statistics from Columbia University and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Boston University. He co-founded Open Source Wellness\, a non-profit nationally recognized for innovation in health. Open Source Wellness partners with underserved communities to transform healthcare and health outcomes\, where people do the actual behaviors that produce good health: eat well\, exercise\, reduce stress\, and connect meaningfully. Participants consistently see striking improvements in their health\, including a 21-point decrease in blood pressure\, a 57% decrease in depression\, and a 77% decrease in emergency room visits. Dr. Emmert-Aronson speaks nationally on the importance of daily behaviors to create health\, the ways that societal forces make it much harder for members of some communities to implement daily behaviors\, and the health disparity this causes. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/webinar-community-as-medicine/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220428T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220428T120000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220308T141318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220407T164114Z UID:10000177-1651143600-1651147200@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:CBHL Member Leadership Conversation | Engaging the Workforce Amid Systemic Realities DESCRIPTION:As leaders\, how do we keep the workforce engaged in direct service work when systemic racism\, inequities\, and barriers to change can make their work feel futile? During a recent leadership conversation\, a member raised this question\, prompting a request for further discussion with CBHL members. Even when organizational leaders attempt to engage at all levels – doing their part to serve individuals while pushing for systems change – operationally\, individuals may not feel like change is happening quickly enough. How can we\, as leaders\, continue to support the workforce at all levels? \n\n\n\nJoin us for a participatory leadership conversation on Thursday\, April 28 at 10am PST / 11am MST / 12pm CST / 1pm EST to further explore this topic and identify key actions we can all take as leaders. \n\n\n\nKey themes from the conversation will be captured and used to identify training topics for a future webinar. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nSession Facilitator\n\n\n\n\nJeffrey Ring\, Ph.D. is an author\, leadership coach\, and consultant working to improve successful team leadership and functioning.  He is also a bilingual Spanish-speaking health psychologist with a focus on fostering seamless integrated whole-person health care.  For nineteen years\, he served as Director of Behavioral Sciences and Cultural Medicine at the Family Medicine Residency Program at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles\, and he holds a Clinical Professorship in Family Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.  His work has focused on health equity and justice and culturally responsive and respectful care.   Dr. Ring is the first author of the book Curriculum for Culturally Responsive Care: The Step-by-Step Guide for Cultural Competency Training. \n\n\n\nDr. Ring has expertise in self-care\, resilience and well-being and has provided teaching\, coaching and facilitation for a wide array of businesses and healthcare organizations.  In the summer of 2016\, he taught mindfulness meditation to approximately 1200 agricultural workers in Spanish in Central California.  In both 2019 and 2020 he was involved in planning and facilitation of travel for health care leaders through Alabama to better understand connections between slavery\, racism\, mass incarceration\, environmental injustice\, poverty and health inequities. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-leadership-conversation-engaging-the-workforce-amid-systemic-realities/ CATEGORIES:Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220426T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220426T123000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220406T183601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220406T183852Z UID:10000181-1650970800-1650976200@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:CBHL Member Dialogue | Developing an Agenda for Advocacy DESCRIPTION:President Biden announced on March 1 a strategy to address the national behavioral health crisis focused on 1) strengthening system capacity by supporting the workforce\, 2) strengthening parity through connections to care\, and 3) extending services into new care settings by creating healthy environments.   \n\n\n\nOn Tuesday\, March 29\, CBHL members met to review the recently announced national behavioral health strategy and to provide recommendations for advocacy. A summary of key themes is available here. \n\n\n\nIn this session\, we will review feedback received during the March 29 conversation\, and begin to develop an agenda for advocacy by identifying a set of strategic directions that encompass each of the three components noted above. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nSession Facilitators\n\n\n\nRon Manderscheid\, Ph.D.\, former President and CEO\, NACBHDD\, Adjunct Professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health\, Johns Hopkins University and the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work\, University of Southern California \n\n\n\nGina Lasky\, PhD\, MAPL\, Managing Director\, Behavioral Health\, Health Management Associates \n\n\n\nKatherine Sternbach\, MBA\, MEd\, Partner\, TriWest Group \n\n\n\nAaron J. Walker\, MPA\, Policy Manager\, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASHMPD) URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-conversation-developing-an-agenda-for-advocacy/ CATEGORIES:Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220414T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220414T110000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220302T142059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220407T164658Z UID:10000175-1649930400-1649934000@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Member Dialogue | International Innovations to Support the Workforce: Addressing Moral Distress and Moral Injury in Healthcare Workers DESCRIPTION:Offered in partnership with the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL)\, this member dialogue is open to IIMHL and CBHL members only. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nOn April 7\, Fardous Hosseiny\, on behalf of The Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at The Royal Ottawa and Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health presented on A Guide to Moral Injury\, a practical resource for health care workers and organizations. The guide: i) defines moral injury; ii) lays out the stressors and harms that may lead to moral injury\, focusing on those prevalent in the health care setting related to COVID-19; iii) provides a framework for managing events in the workplace that can lead to moral injury; iv) outlines actions that can be taken at the organizational\, team\, and individual levels to mitigate and reduce the harms that can lead to moral injury; v) explores how race and culture intersect with morality and are axes of identity relevant to the experiences of moral distress and moral injury\, and how racism influences health outcomes. \n\n\n\nThis interactive member dialogue\, open to CBHL and IIMHL members\, is an opportunity to meet your colleagues and dive a bit deeper into the topic of moral injury and opportunities to take action to address within your organizations and teams. \n\n\n\nView the April 7 webinar recording on A Guide to Moral Injury here \n\n\n\nWhen: April 14\, 2022 at 9:00am PST / 10:00am MST / 11:00am CST / 12:00pm EST \n\n\n\nHow: Register via zoom! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nFacilitated by: Fardous Hosseiny\, MSc [He/Him/il]\, President and CEO | Président et chef de la direction\, Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Centre d’excellence sur le trouble de stress post traumatique (TSPT) \n\n\n\nFacilitator Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFardous Hosseiny (he/him) is the President and CEO at the Centre of Excellence on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Related Mental Health Conditions (CoE-PTSD)\, located at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre in Ottawa. \n\n\n\nBefore coming to the CoE-PTSD\, Fardous was most recently the interim National Chief Executive Officer and the National Director of Research and Public Policy\, at the Canadian Mental Health Association. \n\n\n\nHis research focuses on strategic policy issues related to mental health system transformation\, parity legislation\, Veteran and their Families mental health\, substance use and addiction and mental health for newcomers and underrepresented groups. Fardous is also a frequent commentator on these issues for Global News\, CBC\, CTV News\, The Globe and Mail\, The Toronto Star\, among others. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFardous was a part of the Canadian delegation to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly and played a role in the development of the first ever United Nations event dedicated to mental health. \n\n\n\nFardous also serves on many national and international committees\, including as an executive advisor on the Global Alliance for Mental Health Advocates (GAMHA) and past co-chair for the Canadian Alliance for Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) and Canadians for Equitable Access to Depression Medication (CEADM). \n\n\n\nFardous completed a Master of Science with a focus on the neuroscience of addiction and a BSc Honours\, both at the University of Toronto. He also holds a Certified Health Executive (CHE) designation from the Canadian College of Health Leaders. \n\n\n\nFardous is on the Board of Directors – Canadian Juries Commission. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/member-dialogue-international-innovations-to-support-the-workforce-a-guide-to-moral-injury/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220407T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220407T110000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220302T141549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T152135Z UID:10000173-1649325600-1649329200@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Webinar | International Innovations to Support the Workforce: Addressing Moral Distress and Moral Injury in Healthcare Workers DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\nOffered in partnership with the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership. This webinar is open to all. \n\n\n\nIn January\, CBHL members met to discuss the continued strain on our health care – and specifically behavioral health – workforce.  As a result of this conversation\, The College for Behavioral Health Leadership\, in partnership with the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership\, is proud to offer a series of international innovations to support our workforce. \n\n\n\nSince the COVID-19 outbreak\, frontline health care workers and first responders have been under considerable stress. Every day they are engaged in a balancing act making critical decisions around which patients will receive life-saving care when resources are limited\, having to discharge someone earlier than recommended to avoid the risk of infecting others\, or having to eliminate ‘non-essential’ care during the crisis. \n\n\n\nBeing stretched physically and mentally\, and unable to provide optimum care to everyone\, may lead to moral injury. Moral injury refers to the impact of extremely challenging\, morally laden experiences that upset one’s value system. If not addressed\, moral injury can result in long-lasting emotional and psychological damage. \n\n\n\nHealth care workers need organizational\, team\, and individual supports now. \n\n\n\nThe Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at The Royal Ottawa and Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health have co-developed A Guide to Moral Injury that addresses this situation among health care workers. A practical resource for health care workers and organizations \,the guide: i) defines moral injury; ii) lays out the stressors and harms that may lead to moral injury\, focusing on those prevalent in the health care setting related to COVID-19; iii) provides a framework for managing events in the workplace that can lead to moral injury; iv) outlines actions that can be taken at the organizational\, team\, and individual levels to mitigate and reduce the harms that can lead to moral injury; v) explores how race and culture intersect with morality and are axes of identity relevant to the experiences of moral distress and moral injury\, and how racism influences health outcomes. \n\n\n\nWhen: April 7\, 2022 at 9:00am PST / 10:00am MST / 11:00am CST / 12:00pm EST \n\n\n\nHow: Register via zoom! \n\n\n\nPresented by: Fardous Hosseiny\, MSc [He/Him/il]\, President and CEO | Président et chef de la direction\, Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Centre d’excellence sur le trouble de stress post traumatique (TSPT) \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFardous Hosseiny (he/him) is the President and CEO at the Centre of Excellence on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Related Mental Health Conditions (CoE-PTSD)\, located at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre in Ottawa. \n\n\n\nBefore coming to the CoE-PTSD\, Fardous was most recently the interim National Chief Executive Officer and the National Director of Research and Public Policy\, at the Canadian Mental Health Association. \n\n\n\nHis research focuses on strategic policy issues related to mental health system transformation\, parity legislation\, Veteran and their Families mental health\, substance use and addiction and mental health for newcomers and underrepresented groups. Fardous is also a frequent commentator on these issues for Global News\, CBC\, CTV News\, The Globe and Mail\, The Toronto Star\, among others. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFardous was a part of the Canadian delegation to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly and played a role in the development of the first ever United Nations event dedicated to mental health. \n\n\n\nFardous also serves on many national and international committees\, including as an executive advisor on the Global Alliance for Mental Health Advocates (GAMHA) and past co-chair for the Canadian Alliance for Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) and Canadians for Equitable Access to Depression Medication (CEADM). \n\n\n\nFardous completed a Master of Science with a focus on the neuroscience of addiction and a BSc Honours\, both at the University of Toronto. He also holds a Certified Health Executive (CHE) designation from the Canadian College of Health Leaders. \n\n\n\nFardous is on the Board of Directors – Canadian Juries Commission. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/international-innovations-to-support-the-workforce-a-guide-to-moral-injury/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220329T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220329T123000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220311T165013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220324T191346Z UID:10000179-1648551600-1648557000@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:CBHL Member Leadership Conversation | Advocacy for the National Behavioral Health Strategy DESCRIPTION:President Biden announced on March 1 a strategy to address the national behavioral health crisis focused on 1) strengthening system capacity by supporting the workforce\, 2) strengthening parity through connections to care\, and 3) extending services into new care settings by creating healthy environments.   \n\n\n\nJoin us for a participatory leadership conversation led by CBHL members on Tuesday\, March 29 at 10am PT / 11am MT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET to review the recently announced national behavioral health strategy and to provide recommendations for advocacy. CBHL members are encouraged to provide input into President Biden’s plan so that advocacy can move in the right direction and be effective. Key themes and recommendations from the conversation will be captured for follow up. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nSession Facilitators\n\n\n\nRon Manderscheid\, Ph.D.\, former President and CEO\, NACBHDD\, Adjunct Professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health\, Johns Hopkins University and the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work\, University of Southern California \n\n\n\nGina Lasky\, PhD\, MAPL\, Managing Director\, Behavioral Health\, Health Management Associates \n\n\n\nKatherine Sternbach\, MBA\, MEd\, Partner\, TriWest Group \n\n\n\nAaron J. Walker\, MPA\, Policy Manager\, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASHMPD) URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-leadership-conversation-advocacy-for-the-national-behavioral-health-strategy/ CATEGORIES:Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220324T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220324T121500 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220302T140552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220317T142406Z UID:10000171-1648119600-1648124100@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Equity as a Foundation for Leadership: Experiences and Recommendations for Behavioral Health Leaders DESCRIPTION:Register Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime zone information: Webinar starts at 10:00am PT / 11:00am MT / 12:00pm CT / 1:00pm ET \n\n\n\nLeaders must embody equity as an operating principle – as a mindset – to transform behavioral health systems.  \n\n\n\nLate in 2021\, Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 3 leaders were asked to share their experiences and perspectives on equity as a foundation of leadership. In a diverse region with nearly 31\,000\,000 people\, clear racial disparities exist on key indicators of health equity. The consequences of these disparities are far-reaching and not only affect the health and well-being of individuals receiving care\, but also of the behavioral health workforce.   \n\n\n\nOn March 1\, 2022\, the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (CE-ATTC)\, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and operated by The Danya Institute\, released a report describing and defining Equity Grounded Leadership for use by behavioral health leaders in Region 3 states. This report\, developed by The College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL) in partnership with Just Health Collective\, LLC and Prevention Institute\, builds on the Danya Institute’s ongoing efforts to improve diversity\, increase cultural competency\, and address population-specific needs of people receiving and delivering behavioral health services in Region 3. While developed based on the experiences of Region 3 leaders\, the recommendations are applicable to leaders across the country. \n\n\n\nTo learn more about the experiences of and recommendations for developing equity-grounded leaders and prioritizing health equity stemming from Region 3 behavioral health leaders\, see the report\, Equity as a Foundation for Leadership: Experiences and Recommendations for Behavioral Health Leaders. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will offer an overview of the report development and outcomes\, key takeaways for organizations and communities\, and a description of and discussion about the importance of equity-grounded leadership.  We will also seek your feedback on what is needed next to support equity-grounded leadership in Region 3. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\nOscar MorganProject Director\, Central East (Region 3) Addiction Technology Transfer Center\n\n\n\nDr. Jei AfricaDirector\, Marin County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services\n\n\n\nKathy PostonChief Engagement Officer\, Just Health Collective\, LLC\n\n\n\nRuben CantuAssociate Program Director\, Prevention Institute\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOscar Morgan\, Project Director\, Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center\n\n\n\nOscar Morgan is the interim director of the Danya Institute where he is responsible for the management\, growth\, and development of the Institute and has primary responsibilities for supervision of the Institute’s personnel. He is also the Project Director of the Central East MHTTC where is responsible for the programmatic and administrative coordination of all training and technical assistance (T/TA). \n\n\n\nHis background includes serving as the Mental Health Commissioner for the State of Maryland\, where he expanded the workforce from a static capacity of 200 providers to more than 3\,000\, and established a self-governed\, peer support organization throughout the state. He brings more than 35 years of experience in the mental health and substance use service fields\, with expertise in providing evidence-based and culturally and linguistically competent services\, trauma-informed programs\, mental health and substance use organizational systems\, and program integration. \n\n\n\nHe was an author of The National Action Plan on Behavioral Health Workforce commissioned by SAMHSA and has written articles on health equity and provided T/TA on emerging policies and trends affecting the care and treatment of individuals with mental illness for providers and stakeholders in the 50 states and territories. \n\n\n\nHe holds a B.A. from the University of Colorado\, Boulder and a Masters of Health Service Administration from George Washington University. Mr. Morgan also has a Certificate of Public Health Leadership from the University of California\, Berkeley. \n\n\n\nDr. Jei Africa\, Director\, Marin County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services\n\n\n\nDr. Jei Africa\, PsyD\, MSCP\, CATC-V\, Director of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) at the County of Marin\, is an innovative thought-leader and clinician who is passionate about integrating effective culturally responsive practices into the core functioning of County health services. Dr. Africa has over 2 decades experience in the areas of behavioral health\, trauma\, health equity and diversity. He maintains also consulting and private psychotherapy practice in the Bay Area. \n\n\n\nFor over a decade\, Dr. Africa served as the Director of the Office of Diversity and Equity with the San Mateo County Health System where he led agency-wide efforts addressing health equity that received State recognition. He spearheaded the development of the first-ever multi-disciplinary behavioral health LGBTQ+ community center\, led the health system’s change efforts to enable the collection of SOGI data for all patients\, and was instrumental in the opening of a transgender health clinic. Prior positions include: Clinical Director at Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse and Manager of Youth Treatment Services at Asian American Recovery Services. \n\n\n\nIn addition to his professional work\, Dr. Africa was appointed to serve as a founding member of the San Mateo County LGBTQ Commission (2014-2017)\, and currently volunteers with Alliance for Community Empowerment (ALLICE)\, an all-Filipino organization offering free education on healthy relationships (2007-present). He currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and at the Mabuhay Health Clinic\, a free student-run clinic affiliated with the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF). He was a member of the National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities Regional Health Equity Council (RHEC) IX\, previously served as a Senior Research faculty member at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University and a fellow with the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) Leadership Institute. \n\n\n\nJei Africa holds a Post-doctoral M.S. degree in Clinical Psychopharmacology\, a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology\, and an M.A. degree in Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University/California School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Africa received an undergraduate degree from the University of the Philippines in Behavioral Science. \n\n\n\nKathy Poston\, Chief Engagement Officer\, Just Health Collective\n\n\n\nWith a career spanning more than 25 years in healthcare\, Ms. Poston has extensive management consulting experience leading engagements and managing client relationships. \n\n\n\nMs. Poston partners with executive and senior leaders to advance their health equity and belonging initiatives by providing management consulting and delivery services as well as concentrating on sales and business development. \n\n\n\nIn addition to a more recent focus on health equity and belonging\, Ms. Poston has deep financial and operational experience with matrixed healthcare systems\, specifically focused on physician enterprises. Areas of expertise include large scale physician enterprise assessments\, management and operational redesigns\, patient access and clinical workflow improvements and physician compensation plan redesigns. \n\n\n\nMs. Poston serves as a thought leader around women’s leadership inclusion and advancement issues.  She also serves as an ally in the advancement of people of color\, having served as a member of several business resource communities in support of a diverse and inclusive workforce. \n\n\n\nPrior to joining Just Health Collective\, Ms. Poston was a Managing Consulting at Berkeley Research Group and previously held roles at Optum Advisory Services\, a UnitedHealth Group company\, legacy Advisory Board Company. Ms. Poston’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond\, Oklahoma. \n\n\n\nRuben Cantu\, Associate Program Director\, Prevention Institute\n\n\n\nRuben Cantu is an Associate Program Director on Prevention Institute’s Safety and Wellbeing Team. He has more than 20 years of nonprofit experience in public health and mental health and wellbeing through an equity and racial justice lens. At PI\, he leads initiatives to address and prevent community trauma through application of PI’s Adverse Community Experiences and Resilience framework. He also works on strategies to improve mental health and wellbeing through a focus on community conditions. This recently included managing the Making Connections for Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Men and Boys initiative\, a national community of practice comprising 13 sites across the U.S. implementing upstream\, community prevention strategies to build resilience among men and boys of color and military service members\, veterans\, and their families. He is the primary author of California’s strategic plan for reducing mental health disparities and serves on several state advisory committees. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/equity-as-a-foundation-for-leadership-experiences-and-recommendations-for-behavioral-health-leaders/ CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/06152611/PastedGraphic-7.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220224T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220224T123000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220207T124143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T145104Z UID:10000225-1645700400-1645705800@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:A Year Ahead in Behavioral Health Policy DESCRIPTION:Hosted in partnership with the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD). \n\n\n\nThis event is open to the public and free for all to attend. Click here to register and for login instructions. \n\n\n\nDescription: \n\n\n\nOne year into a new administration. Two years into a behavioral health pandemic within a lingering COVID pandemic.  Three opportunities to address the needs of our communities. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a dialogue with some of our nation’s behavioral health leaders to look a year ahead in behavioral health policy for three issues being addressed by communities throughout the country: \n\n\n\nImplementation of 988 and crisis system transformationsSupporting workforce mental health and addressing burnoutAddressing mental health needs of children and youth\n\n\n\nThis 90-minute conversation will include discussion about what is expected in national policy for each of these three issues\, what this means at the local level\, and the balance between community rights and personal rights. \n\n\n\nPre-reading:  We Must Confront Difficult Policy Questions in the New Year \n\n\n\nJonah Cunningham\, President and CEO\, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD)\, Executive Director of the National Association for Rural Mental Health (NARMH)Ron Manderscheid\, former President and CEO\, NACBHDD\, Adjunct Professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health\, Johns Hopkins University and the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work\, University of Southern CaliforniaMarcellina Melvin\, Deputy Director\, The Hackett Center for Mental Health\, Deputy Director\, The Hackett Center for Mental Health\, A Regional Center for Meadows Mental Health Policy InstituteAntonio Muñoz-Hilliard\, New York Certified Peer Specialist (NYCPS) and National Certified Peer Specialist (NCPS)Marvin Southard\, Retired Los Angeles County Mental Health Director\, and Retired Professor of Practice at University of Southern CaliforniaHannah Wesolowski\, Chief Advocacy Officer\, Government Relations\, Policy\, and Advocacy\, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)\n\n\n\nWhen: February 24\, 2022 at 10:00am – 11:30am PST / 11:00am – 12:30pm MST / 12:00pm – 1:30pm CST / 1:00pm – 2:30pm EST \n\n\n\nHow: Join us via Zoom! Register below for login instructions. \n\n\n\n\nClick here to RSVP and for Login Instructions\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Info\n\n\n\n\n\nJonah CunninghamDr. Ron ManderscheidMarcellina MelvinTony Muñoz-HilliardDr. Marvin SouthardHannah Wesolowski\n\n\n\n\n\nJonah C. Cunningham\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\nDr. Ron Manderscheid\n\n\n\nRon Manderscheid\, Ph.D.\, has a life-long commitment to social-justice\, particularly racial\, gender\, and health equity. This is reflected through a career that spans national work with the Congress and Administration\, federal agencies\, NGOs\, and university teaching. \n\n\n\nHe serves currently as Adjunct Professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health\, Johns Hopkins University\, and the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work\, University of Southern California. Until recently\, he was President/CEO\, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors and National Association for Rural Mental Health. Both organizations represent county and local authorities in the DC community. \n\n\n\nConcurrently\, Dr. Manderscheid serves on the boards of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare\, the National Grand Challenge for Social Work Initiative\, the Danya Institute\, and the NASMHPD Research Institute. He also served until recently as the Co-Chair of the National Coalition for Whole Health. \n\n\n\nPast appointments include Director of Mental Health and Substance Use Programs at the Global Health Sector of SRA International and several federal leadership roles at the National Institute of Mental Health\, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration\, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health\, U.S. Department of HHS. Throughout his career\, he has emphasized and promoted the concerns of peers with behavioral health conditions and their family members.    \n\n\n\nDr. Manderscheid was a Member of the HHS Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Healthy People 2020; the Clinton Healthcare Reform Task Force; President of the Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association (FEIAA) and Foundation; Chair of the APHA Mental Health Section and Governing Council\, and a member of the post-9/11 Work Group; Chairperson of the Sociological Practice Section of the American Sociological Association; President of the Washington Academy of Sciences and the District of Columbia Sociological Society; and President of  The College for Behavioral Health Leadership. \n\n\n\nHe edited eight editions of Mental Health\, United States\, co-edited Outcome Measurement in the Human Services\, and contributed to Public Mental Health\, First and Second Editions. He also published more than 500 papers on services to persons with mental illness and substance use conditions. He serves on several editorial boards and prepares a periodic blog for Behavioral Healthcare Executive (www.behavioral.net). \n\n\n\nMarcellina Melvin\n\n\n\nMarcy Melvin joined Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute in April 2018. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with over 18 years of experience developing and implementing mental health programs\, systems\, and procedures in primary\, secondary\, and post-secondary educational settings. She is a child\, adolescent\, and family-trained. Ms. Melvin has over 25 years of experience in providing direct clinical and supervisory services to children\, adolescents\, parents\, and young adults in various clinical settings: residential\, in-home\, outpatient\, private practice\, primary\, secondary\, and post-secondary locations. \n\n\n\nWhile at Meadows Institute\, Marcy led the American Red Cross Texas CARES grant and supported the Texas CARES-Training grant. These grants helped to support the mental and behavioral health needs of teachers\, students\, and their families along the Gulf Coast that were impacted by Hurricane Harvey. She assisted in leading a comprehensive environmental scan of the child welfare services in Harris County. She assisted in the financial analysis of the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department MST program. In addition to these projects\, Ms. Melvin helped develop a Mental Health Strategic Framework for Region 4 ESC. She also co-led the Rebuild Texas Dickinson Independent School District project. She was instrumental in developing and delivering curriculum for early childhood teachers\, local early childcare center/daycare center staff\, and parents in Dickinson ISD. The trainings were intended to improve the social-emotional health of young children. Marcy has taken the lead on creating Meadow’s Institutes strategic framework that incorporates health equity into policy work\, and she supports the implementation of these strategies across the organization. \n\n\n\nMs. Melvin 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\nTony Muñoz-Hilliard\n\n\n\nTony Muñoz-Hilliard is a New York Certified Peer Specialist (NYCPS) and National Certified Peer Specialist (NCPS) who firmly believes in the power of lived experience. Tony uses the challenges he has navigated in his own life to inspire hope in others and illustrate that recovery and whole-health wellness are indeed possible\, despite mental illness\, substance use and/or difficult life circumstances. \n\n\n\nTony has lived experience with major depressive disorder and substance use\, and uses his training in Intentional Peer support (IPS) and the Need-Adapted Treatment Model (NATM) to support and provide trauma-informed care to peers. Tony also works on a mobile treatment team in New York City and is a peer advisor for the Public Psychiatry Fellowship of New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center. He has presented nationally and internationally on topics such as peers on interdisciplinary teams\, peer workforce\, trauma and social determinants of health. \n\n\n\nTony is currently a student at SUNY Empire State College\, where he is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in psychology\, and is a trained video producer with Manhattan Neighborhood Network\, which allows him to incorporate the arts in his recovery process. \n\n\n\nDr. Marvin Southard\n\n\n\nDr. Marvin (Marv) Southard is the former Director of the largest county-run mental health services organization in the United States\, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH)\, with a budget approaching $3 billion\, serving more than a quarter of a million persons annually that supports innovative co-located services within schools\, courts\, other County departments\, and various community organizations.In this role at LACDMH\, Marv assembled a ground-breaking team that accomplished creative and inclusive work with communities including regional mental health urgent care centers\, crisis response teams\, children and older adult systems of care\, Health Neighborhoods\, and partnerships with faith communities to further social justice.Marv has focused his career on empowering healthy urban and rural communities to strengthen recovery from mental health and substance use challenges. He served for a decade as a leader of community behavioral health services in East Los Angeles. Marv also founded substance abuse treatment centers and served as a clinical director and leader of numerous organizations\, as well as acting in another county government leadership role as the Kern County Director of Mental Health. On leaving government service\, Marv continued to serve communities\, mental health organizations\, and governmental entities as a consultant and Professor of Practice at the University of Southern California (USC)\, where he developed the Professional DSW degree program\, mentoring the next generation of community service leaders. \n\n\n\nHannah Wesolowski\n\n\n\nHannah Wesolowski is Chief Advocacy Officer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Hannah and the entire Government Relations\, Policy & Advocacy team work with advocates\, partners and NAMI leaders to enact policy change that will improve the lives of all people affected by mental health conditions. She believes in the power of advocates sharing their stories to advance research\, increase mental health funding\, improve access to care\, expand social supports and decriminalize mental illness. \n\n\n\nShe came to NAMI in 2017 with more than a decade of experience in advocacy\, joining the NAMI team after five years at the Public Affairs Council to help associations\, corporations and nonprofit advocacy groups build government affairs efforts programs. She previously led political advocacy efforts at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the American Institute of Architects. \n\n\n\nHannah grew up in New Hampshire and has a B.A. from New York University\, where she also earned an MPA from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/a-year-ahead-in-behavioral-health-policy/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06152631/logos.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220217T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220217T143000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220118T182644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220118T182648Z UID:10000222-1645102800-1645108200@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Portraits of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Efforts in Behavioral Health Nationwide DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD) and Optum \n\n\n\nEfforts nationwide to promote diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI) are critical to advancing a more just and equitable society.  However\, the strategies and approaches to promoting equity can be drastically different given the organizations leading these efforts as well as the regional and cultural contexts in which they occur.  Please the NACBHDD and Optum as we explore DEI efforts nationwide from state\, local\, and corporate partners.  Our expert panel will also highlight timely resources to help your organizations promote similar efforts.  \n\n\n\nSpeakers include: \n\n\n\nMichelle Cabrera\, Executive Director\, County Behavioral Health Directors of CaliforniaGilbert Gonzalez\, Director\, Bexar County Department of Behavioral and Mental HealthGraham McLaughlin\, Vice President of Social Responsibility\, OptumDebra L. Wentz\, Ph.D.\, President and CEO\, New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies\, Inc. (NJAMHAA)Lynda Zeller\, Former Commissioner for Behavioral Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Administration\, Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesModerated by Ron Manderscheid\, Ph.D.\, former President and CEO\, NACBHDD\, Adjunct Professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health\, Johns Hopkins University and the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work\, University of Southern California\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/portraits-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-efforts-in-behavioral-health-nationwide/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Public END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220217T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220217T120000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220124T174453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220202T002607Z UID:10000223-1645095600-1645099200@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:CBHL 2022 Member Meet and Greet and Welcome Call DESCRIPTION:Who:  All CBHL members  \n\n\n\nWhat:  Join us for our 2022 CBHL Member Meet and Greet and Welcome Call to meet your colleagues\, orient you to CBHL member activities and initiatives\, and to discuss how you can be involved! We will discuss topics including: \n\n\n\nLeadership topics of interest to you\,How to access and take advantage of member activities\, Upcoming webinars\, leadership conversations\, and training opportunitiesNew initiatives including the Equity-Grounded Leadership Fellow Program\, And more!\n\n\n\nWhen:  Thursday\, February 17\, 2021 at 10:00am PST / 11:00am MST / 12:00pm CST / 1:00pm EST \n\n\n\nWhere: Join us on zoom! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-2022-member-welcome-call/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220203T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220203T153000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220113T183432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T143959Z UID:10000221-1643896800-1643902200@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Small Group Dialogue | Equity Grounded Leadership Competencies DESCRIPTION:Time zone information: Focus group starts at 1:00pm PST / 2:00pm MST / 3:00pm CST / 4:00pm EST \n\n\n\nBehavioral health leadership\, historically and presently\, lacks diversity and fails to reflect the populations being served. With a new generation of leaders emerging and increasing attention on the traumatic impacts of racism in behavioral health\, systemic change efforts must be action-oriented\, grounded in equity\, and trauma-informed. \n\n\n\nIn 2021\, the College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL) hosted leadership conversations\, participated in key informant interviews\, and conducted surveys to understand experiences and perspectives related to equity-grounded leadership.  Based on this work\, we know leaders of color report a need for intentional focus on equity and anti-racism\, trusted leaders in positions of influence\, and mentorship to develop leaders who embody equity and represent the communities served.  \n\n\n\nAs we work for meaningful systems change and measurable action to transform behavioral health leadership\, we are seeking leaders to join us in conversations that will inform the core competencies for the CBHL Equity-Grounded Leadership Fellow Program. The innovative\, new program is designed to shift the focus of cross-sector behavioral health leaders to equity and anti-racism as the foundation for systems transformation. These 90-minute discussions will center around the defining characteristics of equity-grounded leadership to inform the core competencies of the Fellow Program.  \n\n\n\nWe are seeking behavioral health leaders of all levels to join these conversations. We are particularly interested in co-creating the Fellow Program’s core competencies with leaders of color. \n\n\n\nIf you are interested in contributing to this innovative project and connecting with peers during one of the equity-grounded leadership discussion sessions\, please register today! Participants will receive a modest Amazon gift card for their time. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nProject Team and Focus Group Facilitators\n\n\n\n\nCrystal L. Brandow\, PhD\n\n\n\nProgram Development \n\n\n\nDr. Brandow has been working in the behavioral health field for over a decade\, including in well-being and wellness; trauma\, healing\, and resilience; identity\, culture\, and bias; and social justice. She has served in several positions elevating equity in the behavioral health space. Her interests include broader\, interdisciplinary topics related to public health communication\, population health\, and health disparities. Dr. Brandow centers her work around Wellness First\, and aims to bring an authentic\, impactful\, innovative voice to behavioral health.  \n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers\n\n\n\nCurriculum and Facilitation \n\n\n\nMs. Chambers has over 18 years of experience working with issues of social justice\, equity\, education\, mental health and diversity. 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. Her passion is community engagement and empowerment\, equity\, and working with leaders to achieve this mission. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/focus-group-equity-grounded-leadership-competencies-5/ CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220201T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220201T103000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220113T183142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T143920Z UID:10000220-1643706000-1643711400@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Small Group Dialogue | Equity Grounded Leadership Competencies DESCRIPTION:Time zone information: Focus group starts at 8:00am PST / 9:00am MST / 10:00am CST / 11:00am EST \n\n\n\nBehavioral health leadership\, historically and presently\, lacks diversity and fails to reflect the populations being served. With a new generation of leaders emerging and increasing attention on the traumatic impacts of racism in behavioral health\, systemic change efforts must be action-oriented\, grounded in equity\, and trauma-informed. \n\n\n\nIn 2021\, the College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL) hosted leadership conversations\, participated in key informant interviews\, and conducted surveys to understand experiences and perspectives related to equity-grounded leadership.  Based on this work\, we know leaders of color report a need for intentional focus on equity and anti-racism\, trusted leaders in positions of influence\, and mentorship to develop leaders who embody equity and represent the communities served.  \n\n\n\nAs we work for meaningful systems change and measurable action to transform behavioral health leadership\, we are seeking leaders to join us in conversations that will inform the core competencies for the CBHL Equity-Grounded Leadership Fellow Program. The innovative\, new program is designed to shift the focus of cross-sector behavioral health leaders to equity and anti-racism as the foundation for systems transformation. These 90-minute discussions will center around the defining characteristics of equity-grounded leadership to inform the core competencies of the Fellow Program.  \n\n\n\nWe are seeking behavioral health leaders of all levels to join these conversations. We are particularly interested in co-creating the Fellow Program’s core competencies with leaders of color. \n\n\n\nIf you are interested in contributing to this innovative project and connecting with peers during one of the equity-grounded leadership discussion sessions\, please register today! Participants will receive a modest Amazon gift card for their time. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nProject Team and Focus Group Facilitators\n\n\n\n\nCrystal L. Brandow\, PhD\n\n\n\nProgram Development \n\n\n\nDr. Brandow has been working in the behavioral health field for over a decade\, including in well-being and wellness; trauma\, healing\, and resilience; identity\, culture\, and bias; and social justice. She has served in several positions elevating equity in the behavioral health space. Her interests include broader\, interdisciplinary topics related to public health communication\, population health\, and health disparities. Dr. Brandow centers her work around Wellness First\, and aims to bring an authentic\, impactful\, innovative voice to behavioral health.  \n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers\n\n\n\nCurriculum and Facilitation \n\n\n\nMs. Chambers has over 18 years of experience working with issues of social justice\, equity\, education\, mental health and diversity. 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. Her passion is community engagement and empowerment\, equity\, and working with leaders to achieve this mission. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/focus-group-equity-grounded-leadership-competencies-4/ CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220127T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220127T153000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220113T182833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T143839Z UID:10000224-1643292000-1643297400@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Small Group Dialogue | Equity Grounded Leadership Competencies DESCRIPTION:Time zone information: Focus group starts at 1:00pm PST / 2:00pm MST / 3:00pm CST / 4:00pm EST \n\n\n\nBehavioral health leadership\, historically and presently\, lacks diversity and fails to reflect the populations being served. With a new generation of leaders emerging and increasing attention on the traumatic impacts of racism in behavioral health\, systemic change efforts must be action-oriented\, grounded in equity\, and trauma-informed. \n\n\n\nIn 2021\, the College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL) hosted leadership conversations\, participated in key informant interviews\, and conducted surveys to understand experiences and perspectives related to equity-grounded leadership.  Based on this work\, we know leaders of color report a need for intentional focus on equity and anti-racism\, trusted leaders in positions of influence\, and mentorship to develop leaders who embody equity and represent the communities served.  \n\n\n\nAs we work for meaningful systems change and measurable action to transform behavioral health leadership\, we are seeking leaders to join us in conversations that will inform the core competencies for the CBHL Equity-Grounded Leadership Fellow Program. The innovative\, new program is designed to shift the focus of cross-sector behavioral health leaders to equity and anti-racism as the foundation for systems transformation. These 90-minute discussions will center around the defining characteristics of equity-grounded leadership to inform the core competencies of the Fellow Program.  \n\n\n\nWe are seeking behavioral health leaders of all levels to join these conversations. We are particularly interested in co-creating the Fellow Program’s core competencies with leaders of color. \n\n\n\nIf you are interested in contributing to this innovative project and connecting with peers during one of the equity-grounded leadership discussion sessions\, please register today! Participants will receive a modest Amazon gift card for their time. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nProject Team and Focus Group Facilitators\n\n\n\n\nCrystal L. Brandow\, PhD\n\n\n\nProgram Development \n\n\n\nDr. Brandow has been working in the behavioral health field for over a decade\, including in well-being and wellness; trauma\, healing\, and resilience; identity\, culture\, and bias; and social justice. She has served in several positions elevating equity in the behavioral health space. Her interests include broader\, interdisciplinary topics related to public health communication\, population health\, and health disparities. Dr. Brandow centers her work around Wellness First\, and aims to bring an authentic\, impactful\, innovative voice to behavioral health.  \n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers\n\n\n\nCurriculum and Facilitation \n\n\n\nMs. Chambers has over 18 years of experience working with issues of social justice\, equity\, education\, mental health and diversity. 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. Her passion is community engagement and empowerment\, equity\, and working with leaders to achieve this mission. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/focus-group-equity-grounded-leadership-competencies-3/ CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220127T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220127T123000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220113T182627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T143752Z UID:10000219-1643281200-1643286600@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Small Group Dialogue | Equity Grounded Leadership Competencies DESCRIPTION:Time zone information: Focus group starts at 10:00am PST / 11:00am MST / 12:00pm CST / 1:00pm EST \n\n\n\nBehavioral health leadership\, historically and presently\, lacks diversity and fails to reflect the populations being served. With a new generation of leaders emerging and increasing attention on the traumatic impacts of racism in behavioral health\, systemic change efforts must be action-oriented\, grounded in equity\, and trauma-informed. \n\n\n\nIn 2021\, the College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL) hosted leadership conversations\, participated in key informant interviews\, and conducted surveys to understand experiences and perspectives related to equity-grounded leadership.  Based on this work\, we know leaders of color report a need for intentional focus on equity and anti-racism\, trusted leaders in positions of influence\, and mentorship to develop leaders who embody equity and represent the communities served.  \n\n\n\nAs we work for meaningful systems change and measurable action to transform behavioral health leadership\, we are seeking leaders to join us in conversations that will inform the core competencies for the CBHL Equity-Grounded Leadership Fellow Program. The innovative\, new program is designed to shift the focus of cross-sector behavioral health leaders to equity and anti-racism as the foundation for systems transformation. These 90-minute discussions will center around the defining characteristics of equity-grounded leadership to inform the core competencies of the Fellow Program.  \n\n\n\nWe are seeking behavioral health leaders of all levels to join these conversations. We are particularly interested in co-creating the Fellow Program’s core competencies with leaders of color. \n\n\n\nIf you are interested in contributing to this innovative project and connecting with peers during one of the equity-grounded leadership discussion sessions\, please register today! Participants will receive a modest Amazon gift card for their time. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nProject Team and Focus Group Facilitators\n\n\n\n\nCrystal L. Brandow\, PhD\n\n\n\nProgram Development \n\n\n\nDr. Brandow has been working in the behavioral health field for over a decade\, including in well-being and wellness; trauma\, healing\, and resilience; identity\, culture\, and bias; and social justice. She has served in several positions elevating equity in the behavioral health space. Her interests include broader\, interdisciplinary topics related to public health communication\, population health\, and health disparities. Dr. Brandow centers her work around Wellness First\, and aims to bring an authentic\, impactful\, innovative voice to behavioral health.  \n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers\n\n\n\nCurriculum and Facilitation \n\n\n\nMs. Chambers has over 18 years of experience working with issues of social justice\, equity\, education\, mental health and diversity. 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. Her passion is community engagement and empowerment\, equity\, and working with leaders to achieve this mission. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/focus-group-equity-grounded-leadership-competencies-2/ CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220126T130000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220106T182231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220106T182924Z UID:10000217-1643198400-1643202000@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:CBHL Member Leadership Conversation | Understanding and Addressing Workforce Burnout Through the Pandemic DESCRIPTION:The resurgence of COVID-19 due to the Delta and Omicron variants continues to strain our healthcare\, and behavioral health workforce. Changing workflows\, increased workload\, fear of illness\, and job insecurity all contribute to burnout. Behavioral health providers are pushed to the limits of their mental\, emotional\, and professional bandwidth with no signs of reprieve. Support and administrative staff are taking on new responsibilities and are more frequently isolated from coworkers. As the demand for mental health services remains high\, the impact to our workforce continues to grow. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a participatory leadership conversation on Wednesday\, January 26 at 11am PST / 12pm MST / 1pm CST / 2pm EST to: \n\n\n\nExplore challenges related to workforce burnout.Share solutions implemented to address these challenges.Identify resources and/or training that would be helpful for organizations and systems working to address burnout.\n\n\n\nKey themes from the conversation will be captured and used to identify training topics for a future webinar. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/cbhl-member-leadership-conversation-understanding-and-addressing-workforce-burnout-through-the-pandemic/ CATEGORIES:Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220125T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220125T110000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20220113T182045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T143715Z UID:10000218-1643103000-1643108400@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Small Group Dialogue | Equity Grounded Leadership Competencies DESCRIPTION:Time zone information: Focus group starts at 8:30am PST / 9:30am MST / 10:30am CST / 11:30am EST \n\n\n\nBehavioral health leadership\, historically and presently\, lacks diversity and fails to reflect the populations being served. With a new generation of leaders emerging and increasing attention on the traumatic impacts of racism in behavioral health\, systemic change efforts must be action-oriented\, grounded in equity\, and trauma-informed. \n\n\n\nIn 2021\, the College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL) hosted leadership conversations\, participated in key informant interviews\, and conducted surveys to understand experiences and perspectives related to equity-grounded leadership.  Based on this work\, we know leaders of color report a need for intentional focus on equity and anti-racism\, trusted leaders in positions of influence\, and mentorship to develop leaders who embody equity and represent the communities served.  \n\n\n\nAs we work for meaningful systems change and measurable action to transform behavioral health leadership\, we are seeking leaders to join us in conversations that will inform the core competencies for the CBHL Equity-Grounded Leadership Fellow Program. The innovative\, new program is designed to shift the focus of cross-sector behavioral health leaders to equity and anti-racism as the foundation for systems transformation. These 90-minute discussions will center around the defining characteristics of equity-grounded leadership to inform the core competencies of the Fellow Program.  \n\n\n\nWe are seeking behavioral health leaders of all levels to join these conversations. We are particularly interested in co-creating the Fellow Program’s core competencies with leaders of color. \n\n\n\nIf you are interested in contributing to this innovative project and connecting with peers during one of the equity-grounded leadership discussion sessions\, please register today! Participants will receive a modest Amazon gift card for their time. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nProject Team and Focus Group Facilitators\n\n\n\n\nCrystal L. Brandow\, PhD\n\n\n\nProgram Development \n\n\n\nDr. Brandow has been working in the behavioral health field for over a decade\, including in well-being and wellness; trauma\, healing\, and resilience; identity\, culture\, and bias; and social justice. She has served in several positions elevating equity in the behavioral health space. Her interests include broader\, interdisciplinary topics related to public health communication\, population health\, and health disparities. Dr. Brandow centers her work around Wellness First\, and aims to bring an authentic\, impactful\, innovative voice to behavioral health.  \n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Chambers\n\n\n\nCurriculum and Facilitation \n\n\n\nMs. Chambers has over 18 years of experience working with issues of social justice\, equity\, education\, mental health and diversity. 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. Her passion is community engagement and empowerment\, equity\, and working with leaders to achieve this mission. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/focus-group-equity-grounded-leadership-competencies/ CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220112T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220112T121500 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20211228T171720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T180347Z UID:10000216-1641985200-1641989700@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Core Competencies in Peer Crisis Support: Values\, Practices and Skills DESCRIPTION:Offered in partnership with the New York Association for Psychiatric Rehabilitation (NYAPRS) and Humannovations. This webinar is a follow up to Intensity\, Lived Experience\, and Crisis: Activating Peer Support for a Transformed Mental Health Crisis Response System\, held on December 15\, 2021. \n\n\n\nLived experience of crisis and peer support can be incredibly valuable when people are experiencing ‘crisis-level’ emotions such as suicidal intensity. Dispensing with stigmatizing and dehumanizing language related to these experiences is a crucial first step\, altering clinical and law enforcement practices that feel more like punishment than care is also crucial. Peer specialists and peer empowerment values need to be effectively integrated as supports in intense situations as well. But structural resistance\, risk aversion and stigma have prevented anything like widespread involvement of people with lived experience in crisis or suicide prevention programming. \n\n\n\nGiven that the peer empowerment model developed in reaction\, at least to some degree\, to coercion and dehumanizing  experiences associate with interventions when people were at their worst moments\, how can the value of shared experience and peer support work in a new system of crisis care\, such as envisioned through the 988 transformation? \n\n\n\nThe key to successful integration of “peer crisis support” is a set of core practices and skills that provide people with lived experience with distinctive competencies for supporting peers in these moments and settings\, and the opportunity and confidence to employ them. Ie the practical transformation of lived experience into lived expertise for crisis support. \n\n\n\nIn this session we will present a comprehensive approach to bridging peer support values and practices to support in crisis services and settings\, including core skills for encountering threat of violence and suicidal intensity. The presenters will outline the details of one model of advanced ‘peer crisis support’ training (Growing Through) and provide discussion on the integration of these practices from the point of view of both public mental health and suicide prevention fields. \n\n\n\nParticipants will learn: \n\n\n\nAn approach to bridging peer support values and practices for ‘encountering intensity’ with peers.Trauma-informed reframes of clinical terminology for humanizing the experience of crisis and strugglesA set of peer crisis support core competencies\, including support for suicidal intensity\n\n\n\nWhen: January 12\, 2021 at 10:00am PST / 11:00am MST / 12:00pm CST / 1:00pm EST \n\n\n\nHow: Join us via Zoom! \n\n\n\nPresented by: Eduardo Vega\, M. Psy\, CEO and Founder\, Humannovations \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\nEduardo Vega is an internationally recognized thought leader in recovery-oriented programs and policy\, consumer/patient rights\, stigma reduction\, and suicide prevention\, whose work continues to drive the forefront of change for public health and mental health worldwide. He is founder and CEO of Humannovations\, a consulting and training firm providing innovative solutions for mental health and suicide prevention internationally\, fueled by social justice and the “lived experience” of people who have been there. Clients of Humannovations include the World Health Organization\, Asana\, the White House Office of Science & Technology\, the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline\, the Movember Foundation\, Suicide Prevention Australia\, the International Bipolar Foundation\, the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)\, Facebook and more. \n\n\n\nA former Fulbright Specialist and California State Commissioner for Mental Health Services\, Vega has led and served on multiple health policy bodies and as an invited expert to the Office of the White House of President Obama. He has presented and consulted on technical issues in behavioral health with stakeholder and consumer groups\, private industry and government in the US\, Japan\, Australia\, New Zealand\, Canada\, Europe\, Fiji and Latin America. He serves on the the Steering Committee of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline\, and the US National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. \n\n\n\nFor his transformative leadership Vega has been recognized by the United States Senate and the United States Surgeon General\, the State of California\, the nation of Fij. He holds an M.A. in Psychology from New School for Social Research. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/core-competencies-in-peer-crisis-support-values-practices-and-skills/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/06152706/LOGOS.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20211215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20211215T120000 DTSTAMP:20260522T172220 CREATED:20211118T115635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211123T185339Z UID:10000215-1639566000-1639569600@www.leaders4health.org SUMMARY:Intensity\, Lived Experience\, and Crisis: Activating Peer Support for a Transformed Mental Health Crisis Response System DESCRIPTION:Offered in partnership with the New York Association for Psychiatric Rehabilitation (NYAPRS) \n\n\n\nWhile much progress has been made to develop a modern array of ‘crisis services’ including mobile crisis units\, hospital diversion programs and ‘crisis call centers’ through and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network\, the integration of people with lived experience of suicide and crisis as peer support providers\, though\, has been slow to advance. \n\n\n\nPeer support can and should play an active role at many points in the transformation of crisis response systems\, including those driven by the national 988 line initiative. This presentation will address several questions: \n\n\n\nWhere and how these get integrated is the key question.How can ‘crisis’ services connect with the empowerment foundations of peer support?How does peer support look and feel different at times of intensity?How can lived experience be meaningfully connected with when things like self-harm and suicide are present?\n\n\n\nThe presenter covers the array of these issues\, while presenting key concepts for program and policy change\, grounded in the values of dignity and recovery\, to humanize the issues in the practical work of ‘peer crisis support.’ \n\n\n\nWhen: December 15\, 2021 at 10:00am PST / 11:00am MST / 12:00pm CST / 1:00pm EST \n\n\n\nHow: Join us via Zoom! \n\n\n\nPresented by: Eduardo Vega\, M. Psy\, CEO and Founder\, Humannovations \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\nEduardo Vega is an internationally recognized thought leader in recovery-oriented programs and policy\, consumer/patient rights\, stigma reduction\, and suicide prevention\, whose work continues to drive the forefront of change for public health and mental health worldwide. He is founder and CEO of Humannovations\, a consulting and training firm providing innovative solutions for mental health and suicide prevention internationally\, fueled by social justice and the “lived experience” of people who have been there. Clients of Humannovations include the World Health Organization\, Asana\, the White House Office of Science & Technology\, the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline\, the Movember Foundation\, Suicide Prevention Australia\, the International Bipolar Foundation\, the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)\, Facebook and more. \n\n\n\nA former Fulbright Specialist and California State Commissioner for Mental Health Services\, Vega has led and served on multiple health policy bodies and as an invited expert to the Office of the White House of President Obama. He has presented and consulted on technical issues in behavioral health with stakeholder and consumer groups\, private industry and government in the US\, Japan\, Australia\, New Zealand\, Canada\, Europe\, Fiji and Latin America. He serves on the the Steering Committee of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline\, and the US National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. \n\n\n\nFor his transformative leadership Vega has been recognized by the United States Senate and the United States Surgeon General\, the State of California\, the nation of Fij. He holds an M.A. in Psychology from New School for Social Research. URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/intensity-lived-experience-and-crisis-activating-peer-support-for-a-transformed-mental-health-crisis-response-system/ LOCATION:Online Only\, United States CATEGORIES:Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leaders4health-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06152746/LI_Profile-Bug-01-small.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR