Date: April 30th and May 22nd, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET

Overview

From the National Institute of Mental Health, it is estimated that more than one in five adults live with a mental illness (57.8 million in 2021). Health centers screen for mental health conditions and substance use disorders such as alcohol use, tobacco use, depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress, human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and other mental or substance-related disorders. The growing mental health needs of seniors, adults and children will require health centers to consider additional ways to offer intensive mental health services, to help position Community Health Centers as providers and partners of choice when integrating and expanding mental health services.

Learning Objectives

This webinar series will illustrate pathways to advance effective integration of mental health in community health centers. Panelists will provide an overview of:

• How integration is established for their organization
• Discuss strategies for care coordination and
• Opportunities for partnerships to overcome workforce challenges.

This two-part webinar series will help inform Community Health Centers’ decision-making around mental health service integration and expansion.

Speakers

El Rio Health, Tucson Arizona

• Adult Primary & Specialty Behavioral Health Service Team
• Addiction Treatment Team
• Psychiatry Residency Program Director

Union Community Care, Lancaster Pennsylvania

• Chief Community Impact Officer

Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC), Maine

• Executive Clinical Director of Integrated Behavioral Medicine and Community Wellness

Webinar Schedule

You can choose to attend one or more of the following webinars:

• Apr 30, 2024 03:00 PM

Part one of this webinar series will provide a foundation for the continuum of severity of mental health needs. Community health center case studies will illustrate workflow and intervention considerations for health centers to best adapt to the population(s) they serve, geographic locations and other elements to evaluate how to integrate and expand behavioral health services.

• May 22, 2024 03:00 PM

Part two of this series will provide health center models of services implemented to provide substance use disorder and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (SUD-MOUD) services. These examples will walk participants through how health centers determined to include these services, address workforce needs, navigate federal and state dynamics as well as share key challenges and successes throughout the process.

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This webinar is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percent financed with non-governmental resources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.