Prenatal through 25 Behavioral Health Strategic Plan – Advisory Committee Kickoff

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Prenatal through 25 Behavioral Health Strategic Plan – Advisory Committee Kickoff

The kickoff meeting for the Prenatal through 25 (P-25) Behavioral Strategic Plan Advisory Committee will be held on Monday, August 29, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Meeting details

Date: Monday, August 29, 2022
Time: 1 to 3 p.m.
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Agenda

Appointments and advisory membership are still in process. This first meeting is for those who have been appointed, Children Youth Behavioral Health Work Group (CYBHWG) youth and parent members, and representatives from the CYBHWG subgroups.

The meeting will begin with introductions, legislative direction, and next steps.
The remainder of the meeting will be for public comment. Attendees can utilize the CHAT function during the meeting or email us their input.

Goal

In the coming months, the first goal of the work will be growing the advisory committee to ensure that all stakeholders are represented and the voices of parents, young people transitioning into adulthood, and communities that experience health inequities and systemic racism are central to the process.

About the Prenatal through 25 Behavioral Health Strategic Plan

For the 2022 legislative session, the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Work Group (CYBHWG) recommended the development of a Statewide Prenatal through 25 Behavioral Health Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan). This recommendation was passed by the Washington State legislature in Second Substitute House Bill 1890.

The goal of the strategic plan is to develop longer term, system-wide strategies to ensure access to high-quality equitable care and supports in behavioral health education and promotion, prevention, intervention, recovery and ongoing well-being for families in the perinatal stage (pregnancy through the first year of life), children, young people transitioning to adulthood, and their caregivers.

The P-25 Behavioral Health Strategic Plan will be submitted to the Governor by November 1, 2024.

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is committed to whole-person care, integrating physical health and behavioral health services for better results and healthier residents.

HCA purchases health care for more than 2.5 million Washington residents through Apple Health (Medicaid), the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program, the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) Program, and the COFA Islander Health Care Program. As the largest health care purchaser in the state, we lead the effort to transform health care, helping ensure Washington residents have access to better health and better care at a lower cost.

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