Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association Children’s Behavioral Health Summit
$219/Per Person
REGISTER
FAX 781-262-6136
MAIL – Check Payable to MHA
MHA Education Department
500 District Ave.
Burlington, MA 01803-5096
April 1 | 8:30 am – 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 health care, with a focus on innovation and prevention.
Together we can drive the reforms necessary to transform behavioral healthcare delivery for children.
Agenda
8:30 a.m.
Registration, Networking, and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
Opening Address and Personal Journey
Liam Martin, Co-Owner, Newsmaker Marketing
9:20 a.m.
Welcoming Address
Kevin B. Churchwell, M.D., President & CEO, Boston Children’s Hospital
9:30 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. School-Based Behavioral Health
Shella Dennery, Director, Boston Children’s Neighborhood Partnership Program, Boston Children’s Hospital
11:00- 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The Youth and Family Perspective – Parental Voice & Stress as Social Determinants of Health
Moderator: Pam Sager, Executive Director, Parent Professional Advocacy League
Panelists to be announced soon.
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. Adolescent Substance Use Disorder and Recovery
Sharon Levy, M.D., Director, Adolescent Substance Abuse, Boston Childrens Hospital
Panelists to be announced soon.
1:45-2:15 p.m. Behavioral Health in the 2025-2026 Legislative Session
2:15-2:45 p.m. Behavioral Health Parity
2:45-3:15 p.m. Social Media and Our Children
3:15-3:25 p.m. Closing Remarks
Joe Mitchell, M.D., President, Franciscan Children’s; Executive Vice President, Boston Children’s Hospital
More information to come!
