10 Winter Place Boston,
Massachusetts
02108United States
April 1
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8:30 am
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3:30 pm
To overcome the children’s behavioral health crisis, it will require a comprehensive and sustained approach across stakeholders. Now is still the time for health care organizations, policymakers, and advocates to come together to advance integrated and equitable models of care and build on recent investments in the children’s behavioral health care system. Join Boston Children’s Hospital and the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association at a reconvening of behavioral health experts to share and assess progress and areas for improvement in pediatric behavioral healthcare, with a focus on innovation and prevention. Closed press.
Together we can drive the reforms necessary to transform behavioral healthcare delivery for children.
Agenda
8:30 – 9 A.M.: Registration, Networking, and Continental Breakfast
9 – 9:20 A.M.: Opening Address and Personal Journey
Liam Martin, Former Emmy-Award Winning Journalist; Co-Owner, Partner, and CMO Newsmaker Marketing
9:20 – 9:30 A.M.: Welcoming Address
Kevin B. Churchwell, M.D., President & CEO, Boston Children’s Hospital
9:30 – 10:15 A.M.: The Behavioral Health Roadmap Two Year Update
Lee Robinson, M.D., Associate Chief for Behavioral Health, MassHealth Office of Accountable Care & Behavioral Health
Brooke Doyle, M.Ed., Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
10:15 – 11:00 A.M. Building Systemic Change in School Behavioral Health Through Partnership, Workforce Development and School Consultation
Shella Dennery, Director, Boston Children’s Neighborhood Partnership Program, Boston Children’s Hospital
Kate Tetuan Parent,Associate Director of the School-Based Programming, Boston Children’s Hospital Neighborhood Partnership Program
11:15 A.M. – 12 P.M.: The Youth & Family Perspective – Parental Stress and the Impacts on Children’s Behavioral Health
Moderator: Pamela Sager, Esq., Executive Director, Parent Professional Advocacy League.
Cynthia L. Reeves, Founder & Executive Director, Trauma Youth Support Services, Advocate for Caregivers of Youth Living with Mental Illness
Michaela Libby, Parent Advocate & Special Education Candidate, Independent Advocate for Autism and Mental Health Services
12:00 – 12:45 P.M.
Lunch
12:45 – 1:15 P.M.: The State of Health Equity and Behavioral Health
Kevin Simon, M.D., Chief Behavioral Health Officer, City of Boston
1:15 – 1:45 P.M.: Offering SUD Treatment Where Adolescents Are: The PC-Plus Program
Sharon Levy, M.D., Chief, Division of Addiction Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
Shannon Mountain-Ray, Director of Integrated Care, Division of Addiction Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
1:45 – 2:15 P.M.: Behavioral Health in the 2025-2026 Legislative Session
Senator John Velis, Esq., Chair, Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
Representative Mindy Domb, Chair, Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
2:15 – 3 P.M. Approaches to Mental Health Care for Immigrant Youth and Families
Alisa Miller, Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Boston Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Olivia Carrick, M.D., Director, Mental Health Department, Boston Children’s Hospital at Martha Eliot, Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Resham Gellatly, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine; Clinical Psychologist, Boston Medical Center
3 – 3:10 P.M.: Social Media and Our Children
Senator Edward J. Markey
3:10 – 3:20 p.m.: Closing Remarks
Joe Mitchell, M.D., President, Franciscan Children’s; Executive Vice President, Boston Children’s Hospital
More information to come!
Cancellation and Registration Transfer Policy (for in-person events only): Full refunds will be recognized when cancellations occur at least 5 business days prior to an in-person event. Any cancellation notices received after this time will result in $50 administrative fee. To avoid this penalty, you may send someone in your place by forwarding their full name, title and email address to the Director of Healthcare Education, Amy Smalarz at asmalarz@mhalink.org. No shows will be responsible for payment in full.
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