With a raging opioid abuse epidemic under way and renewed concerns over rising suicide rates and underdiagnosed maternal depression, mental health and substance abuse are garnering increased attention in the health policy sphere and the public at large. Yet a vast gap remains between the role behavioral health plays in defining the well-being of the population and the resources dedicated to understanding and addressing behavioral health needs.
The June 2017 thematic issue of Health Affairs is devoted to the topic of behavioral health. You are invited to join us for a forum on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., at which we will discuss the issues in detail.
WHEN:
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
9:00 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
WHERE:
National Press Club
529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC (Metro Center)
Follow Live Tweets from the briefing @Health_Affairs, and
join in the conversation with #behavioralhealth
Panels will cover:
- Insurance Coverage And Parity
- Meeting Behavioral Health Care Needs
- Interaction With The Criminal Justice System
- Equity
- Roundtable Discussion: Emerging Issues In Behavioral Health
The program will feature presentations from the following authors:
- Margarita Alegrìa, Chief of the Disparities Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Medicine and Professor, Harvard Medical School, on Removing Obstacles to Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Behavioral Health Care
- Yuhua Bao, Associate Professor of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, on Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Associated with Sustained Reduction in Schedule II Opioid Prescribing in Ambulatory Settings
- Colleen Barry, Professor and Associate Chair for Research and Practice, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, on Federal Parity In The Evolving Mental Health And Addiction Care Landscape
- Timothy Creedon, Research Associate Health Equity Research Lab, Cambridge Health Alliance, and PhD Candidate, Heller School, Brandeis University, on DATAWATCH: Access To Mental Health And Substance Use Treatment Up, But Disparities Remain
- Stephen Crystal, Associate Director for Health Services Research, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, on Antipsychotic Treatment Among Foster Care And Other U.S. Children: Turning the Tide?
- Janet Cummings, Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, on Decline in Public Substance Use Treatment Centers Most Serious in Counties with High Shares of Black Residents
- Larry Davidson, Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, Yale University, on The Recovery Movement And Its Implications For Transforming Mental Health Practice
- Robert Drake, Professor of Psychiatry, of Community & Family Medicine and of The Dartmouth Institute, Dartmouth College, on Individual Placement And Support Services Boost Employment For People With Serious Mental Illness, But Funding Is Lacking
- Michael Hogan, Principal, Hogan Health Solutions, on Suicide Prevention: An Emerging Priority For Health Care
- Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, Assistant Scientist, Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, on Improving Access To Care And Reducing Involvement In The Criminal Justice System For People With Mental Illness
- Tami Mark, Vice President and Research Director, Behavioral Health and Quality Research, Truven Health, on National Behavioral Health Spending Trends: 1986-2014 Insurance Financing Increased For Mental Health Care But Not For Treatment Of Substance Use Disorders
- Beth McGinty, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on Trends In News Media Coverage Of Mental Illness In The United States: 1995-2014
- Thomas McGuire, Professor of Health Economics, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, on Simulation Of Marketplace Risk Adjustments Suggests Plans May Distort Coverage For Mental Health Or Substance Disorders
- Mark Olfson, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, on Building The Mental Health Workforce Capacity Needed To Treat Adults With Serious Mental Illnesses
- Harold Alan Pincus, Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Director of Quality and Outcomes Research, New York Presbyterian Hospital, on Quality Measures For Mental Health And Substance Use: Gaps, Opportunities, Challenges
- Brendan Saloner, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, on Substance Use Disorder Treatment Among Criminal Justice-Involved Adults: Trends From 2004 To 2014
- Jeffrey Swanson, Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, on Preventing Violent Crime And Suicide Among People With Serious Mental Illnesses In Florida: Do Gun Restrictions And Background Checks Reduce Risk?
Health Affairs thanks the California Health Care Foundation; Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.; the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust; and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation for their support of this issue and the event. Benjamin Druss of Emory University served as theme adviser.
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