Upcoming Webinar: Advocacy for Collaborative Care

Join us October 17, 2023 for a webinar on Advocacy for Collaborative Care (CoCM). This webinar will highlight the landscape of CoCM in the United States. Panelists will describe efforts to advance the knowledge, use, and fidelity of CoCM. Examples will be provided of state systemic change as well as health insurers' initiatives to advance CoCM. Additionally, there will be an overview of federal policies and laws currently in place, followed by panelists describing their state and organization’s efforts to promote new legislation and policies. The discussion will conclude with panelists answering specific facilitated questions and participant Q&A.

Panelists

• Amy Jones, MPH, Director Primary Care Behavioral Health Education at New York State
• Keith McCoy, MD, Associate Medical Director for Behavioral Health at North Carolina Medicaid
• Kristin Kroeger, Chief of Policy, Programs & Partnerships at American Psychiatric Association
• Robin Huffman, Executive Director at North Carolina Psychiatric Association
• William Beecroft, MD, DLFAPA, Director of Behavioral Health at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar participants should be able to:

• Identify the role advocacy plays in the advancement of Collaborative Care
• Understand current state and federal policies and advocacy at those levels
• Learn strategies for effectively advocating for Collaborative Care