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Surgeon General's Conference on
Children's Mental Health: Developing a National Action Agenda
September 18 - 19, 2000
Regency Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Agenda
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September 18, 2000
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| 7:00 - 8:00 |
Sign-in at West Promenade
Registration Desk
Continental breakfast
Regency Gallery |
| 8:00 - 8:30 |
Welcome
David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General
Steven E. Hyman, M.D.
Director, National Institute of Mental Health
Bernard S. Arons, M.D.
Director, Center for Mental Health Services |
| 8:30 - 10:30 |
Panel 1: Identifying,
recognizing, and referring children with mental health
needs |
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Chair: Mary Jane England, M.D., Washington Business Group on
Health
Identification of mental health needs
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David (Dan) R. Offord, M.D.,
McMaster University
Senora D. Simpson, Ph.D., Family Member |
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(Content: Prevalence of mental health needs. Broad picture of
unmet needs, health disparities and policy implications. Discrepancy
between need and availability of mental health and substance abuse
services. Integrate all systems involved (e.g., juvenile system,
child welfare, substance abuse, special health care, etc.). Pros and
cons of labeling, diagnosis vs. functional impairments, based on a
developmental perspective.)
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| Primary care and
identification of mental health needs |
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Kelly J. Kelleher, M.D.,
M.P.H., University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and
identification of mental health needs |
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Steve Forness, Ed.D.,
University of California, Los Angeles |
| Preschool and
identification of mental health needs |
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Neal Halfon, M.D., M.P.H.,
University of California, Los Angeles |
| Child welfare and
identification of mental health needs |
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John Landsverk, Ph.D.,
Children's Hospital, San Diego |
| Juvenile justice and
identification of mental health needs |
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Linda A. Teplin, Ph.D.,
Northwestern University |
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(Content for the above five sections: Focus on national data:
How are mental health needs identified or recognized in various
systems and what are the barriers to recognition? How well do these
systems identify and refer children with recognized mental health
needs? What linkages do or do not exist among these systems?
Speakers will provide national data on identification/
recognition/referral within these systems and identify, where
appropriate, federal or state policies that address recognition,
linkage, and treatment services (e.g., EPDST for primary care, IDEA
for education).)
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| Discussants |
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Donna Gore Olsen, Family
Member
Glorisa Canino, Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico
Lucille Eber, Ed.D., The Illinois Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities
(EBD) Network, Riverside, IL
Velma LaPoint, Ph.D., Howard University |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break
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| 11:00 - 12:45 |
Panel 2: Health service
disparities: Access, quality, and diversity |
| Chair: Spero M. Manson,
Ph.D., University of Colorado |
| Access, barriers, and
quality |
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David T. Takeuchi, Ph.D.,
Indiana University
Margarita AlegrÃa, Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico
Kenneth B. Wells, M.D., M.P.H., The RAND Corporation |
| (Content: Pathways into,
through, and out of service systems. Adequacy or appropriateness of
care. Impact of stigma, cultural attitudes, beliefs and practices.
Availability of services in non-traditional settings (e.g., church,
boys and girls clubs) and gate-keeper settings (e.g, schools,
primary care, childcare, homes). Problems with coordination and
disparities in access or use of services.) |
| Reaching out to and
engaging families |
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Barbara Friesen, Ph.D.,
Portland State University
C. Veree' Jenkins, Family Member
Lynn Pedraza, Ed.S., Family Member |
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(Content: Factors impacting access to mental health care
(e.g., stigma, diagnosis, etc.) and availability of appropriate
services. How can we better engage families in evidence-based
treatments and services?)
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| Discussants |
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Laurie Flynn, NAMI (National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
Carl C. Bell, M.D., Community Mental Health Council, Chicago
Michael M. Faenza, MSSW, National Mental Health Association
Phillipa Hambrick, Family Member |
| 12:45 - 1:00 |
Lunch pick-up
Please pick up your boxed lunch at the back of the Regency Ballroom
and proceed to your assigned break out group. Federal participants
must show lunch tickets.
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| 1:00 - 3:00 |
Working lunch and break
out groups
Group assignments and map for break out group locations are in your
folder. |
| 3:00 - 3:15 |
Coffee break |
| 3:15 - 5:45 |
Panel 3: State of the
evidence on treatments, services, systems of care, and financing |
| Chair: Chris Koyanagi,
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law |
| Prevention, early
intervention, and community-based services |
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Barbara J. Burns, Ph.D.,
Duke University
Tim Lewis, Ph.D., University of Missouri |
| (Content: State of the
evidence on effectiveness of services for youth with or at risk for
persistent or multiple disorders, including respite care, wraparound
services, school-based treatments, etc. Where is the evidence
strongest? Where is it weakest?) |
| State of the evidence on
treatments for children and the research to practice gap |
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John Weisz, Ph.D.,
University of California, Los Angeles
Peter S. Jensen, M.D., Columbia University
Thomas P. Laughren, M.D., Food & Drug Administration
Evelyn P. Green, M.Ed., MS.Ed., Family Member |
| (Content: Synthesis of
the evidence on psychosocial, pharmacological and combination
treatments. The gap in various settings/systems. What is known about
evidence-based treatments? Why is knowledge not used? How can
knowledge be made more relevant? How can practice be changed?) |
| Systems of care:
Financing and organizing service systems |
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Sherry Glied, Ph.D.,
Columbia University
Robert M. Friedman, Ph.D., University of South Florida
Angelique Harris, Youth |
| (Content: Structure of
reimbursement systems and impact on access and use of mental health
services. Public-private partnerships. Key elements in implementing
effective services in the community. Consumer perspective.) |
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Discussants
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Trina W. Osher, M.A.,
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
Jane Knitzer, Ed.D., Columbia University
Mark Greenberg, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Michael L. Dennis, Ph.D., Chestnut Health Systems |
| 5:45 - 6:30 |
General discussion
Facilitated by Kenneth P. Moritsugu, M.D., M.P.H.
Deputy Surgeon General |
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| September 19, 2000 |
| 7:30 - 8:00 |
Continental breakfast
Regency Ballroom |
| 8:00 - 12:15 |
Break out groups
Facilitated as before. Please remain in the same 10 break out
groups. Group assignments and map for breakout group locations are
in your folder.
Coffee is available in the Regency Ballroom throughout the
morning. |
| 12:15 - 1:45 |
Lunch (on your own)
Facilitators and Reporters synthesize recommendations from the break
out groups. |
| 1:45 - 2:00 |
Reconvene in plenary
session
Regency Ballroom |
| 2:00 - 3:00 |
Reporters report back to
Dr. Satcher and all participants |
| 3:00 - 4:00 |
General discussion
Facilitated by Beverly L. Malone, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health |
| 4:00 - 4:30 |
Final wrap-up and summary
Facilitated by David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General |
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