A Questions and Answer Panel Discussion

Join again other professionals throughout the Bay Area to get answers about the specific needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with co-occurring behavioral health disorders. This is a follow-up webinar to the Bridging the Gap Symposium held in fall of 2022. This second event will be a panel question and answer format, allowing for participants to ask and learn more about I/DD – BH services provided by both developmental and behavioral health services and programs.

Expert panelists will be on hand to discuss the service gaps encountered, strategies to address these challenges, and models of care coordination to assure effective treatment and begin the process of Bridging the Gap!

Please contact David Grady no later than March 18, 2022 for assistance with accessibility and language accommodations.  Spanish Interpretation will be available.

Únase otra vez con otros profesionales por todo el Área de la Bahía para recibir respuestas sobre las necesidades específicas de personas con discapacidades intelectuales y de desarrollo quienes a la misma vez tienen trastornos de salud mental. Este es un seminario web de seguimiento al Simposio de Cerrar la Brecha que se celebró en el otoño de 2021. Este segundo evento se presentará en el formato de preguntas y respuestas, lo cual permitirá que los participantes en el seminario web puedan preguntar y aprender más sobre los servicios para las personas con discapacidades intelectuales y de desarrollo quienes a la misma vez tienen trastornos de salud mental, proporcionados por los servicios y programas tanto de sistemas de discapacidades como de salud mental.   

Panelistas expertos estarán disponibles para hablar sobre las brechas en los sistemas, estrategias para tratar con estos desafíos, y modelos de coordinación de cuidado para asegurar tratamiento eficaz, ¡y empezar el proceso de Cerrar la Brecha!  

SPONSORS

SUPPORTERS

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San Andreas Regional Center

WELCOME MESSAGE

Senator Jim Beall

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Ori Kochavi, PhD

Assistant Medical Group Administrator, Kaiser Permanente

PANELISTS

Charles “Chip” Huggins, JD

President/Chief Executive Officer, Hope Services

David Grady

Central Coast Regional Manager, State Council on Developmental Disabilities

Tara Beckman, LCSW

Chief Program Officer, Hope Services

Anna Fernandez, LMFT

Director of Behavioral Health, Hope Services

Vickey Perkins, MA ECSE

Director, Children and Family Services, Hope Services

Cathy Bouchard

Director, Central District (San Jose), Hope Services

Robin E. Miller, JD

Attorney, Law Office of Robin Miller

Joan Baran, PhD

Clinical Director, Children's Health Council

ABBY YIM

Executive Director, Integrated Community Services

UDAY KAPOOR

Vice President, Housing, NAMI Santa Clara County Board

Jennifer Yun, LMFT

Behavioral Health Clinician, Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services

Cindy Florido, LMFT

Program Director, Crisis Response Project

Vanessa Baker, MS, LMFT

Division Director, Alameda County Behavioral Health Services (ACBH)

Gabriella “Gabby” Olivarez, M.A; MBA

Division Director of Criminal Justice Systems Behavioral Health Services Department County of Santa Clara Health Systems

Mike Keeley

Director of Consumer Services, San Andreas Regional Center.

Sylvia Tang, MPP

Community Health Planner, Office of Diversity and Equity, San Mateo County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services

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