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Inaugural CA
CCBHC Statewide Summit

Assessing the Landscape:
The Future of California CCBHCs

Monday, June 17, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Endowment Front

The California Endowment
1414 K St #500, Sacramento

Welcoming Remarks

Le Ondra Clark Harvey

CEO, California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies

Dennis Cuevas-Romero

 Vice President of Government Affairs, California Primary Care Association

Keynote Speaker (Video Remarks)

Contextualizing CCBHCs in the Delivery System

This opening plenary panel discussion aims to provide the history and current status of the CCBHC program, nationally. We will discuss the status of advocacy efforts to expand the model and considerations for statewide adoption in California.

Moderator: Catherine Teare, Associate Director, Advancing People-Centered Care, California Health Care Foundation

Melinda Lehman

Executive Director Behavioral Health Care and Human Services Program The Joint Commission / Joint Commission Resources

Brett Beckerson, MSW

Director, Policy and Advocacy
National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Erin Prendergast, MPH

Deputy Director, Federal Policy National Association of Community Health Centers

Catherine Teare, MPP

Associate Director, People-Centered Care Staff

Voices from the Field: Lessons Learned in Statewide Implementation

This session will share experiences from state behavioral health and health center associations coordinating to implement CCBHCs. We will also hear from providers about their experience coordinating the care continuum locally.

Moderator: Robin Haller, California Project Director, JSI

Candy Espino, MBA

President and CEO, Arizona Council of Human Service Providers

Rachelle Glavin

Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, MO Behavioral Health Council

Zoe Frantz, MBA

President and CEO, Indiana Council of Community Mental Health Centers

Robin Haller

Project Director, Social Determinants of Health and Multi-sector Collaboratives, JSI

Lunch

Sponsor greetings 

  • Advantage Healthcare Solutions
  • Chorus Innovations

Sustaining CCBHCs in California 

This session will focus on how providers conceptualize the future of CCBHCs in the State while California considers becoming a CCBHC Demonstration State. Panelists will discuss how they navigate the trifurcated behavioral health delivery system and braiding funding to achieve short-term stability.

Christie Gonzales

Chief Program Officer, Wellspace Health

Brett Beckerson, MSW

Director, Policy and Advocacy
National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Strategies for a Coordinated Delivery System

Coordination with the local delivery system is critical for CCBHCs effectiveness and efficiency. This panel will share strategies for existing CCBHCs to navigate relationships with county leadership, providers, and emergency response.

Moderator: Allie Budenz, Vice President of Health Center Optimization, California Primary Care Association

Mario Zayas, LMFT

Senior Manager, CCBHC, San Ysidro Health

Jim Sorg, PhD

Director of Care Integration, Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc.

Peter Ng

Chief Executive Officer
Chinatown Service Center

Sabrina Z. Ullah, LCSW

Vice President of Southern California Behavioral Health, HealthRIGHT 360

CCBHCs & DCOs* - The Good, the Bad, and the Necessary

  • Mary Givens, CCBHC Program Manager, Qualifacts

*Designated Collaborating Organization

Mary Givens, MRA

CCBHC Program Manger Qualifacts

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