Continuing Education Information to follow - Estimated 3 CE/CME credit
According to the National Institutes of Health, almost 20% of children and young people ages 3-17 in the United States have a mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral disorder, with suicidal behaviors among high school students having risen over 40% in the last 15 years. These trends were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and have had a differential impact on systemically marginalized populations. About half of young children in the USA live in or near poverty, also a social driver of family mental health. While individual treatment is an important approach to addressing the crisis, community-wide efforts aimed at systemic intervention and prevention are essential. In this conference we will learn about creative approaches to building community-based partnerships to support at risk families and youth. We will examine the social and structural determinants of health and consider approaches to health equity improvement including how community narratives can build collaboration.
Speakers:
Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, Inaugural Associate Dean for Health Equity Research, Yale School of Medicine
Megan V. Smith, DrPH, MPH, Senior Director, Community Health Transformation at Connecticut Hospital Association
Clara Blustein Lindholm, Director of Research Interpretation for the Culture Change Project at the FrameWorks Institute
Learning Objectives
After attending this conference participants will be able to describe the relationship between maternal mental health and early childhood mental health.
After attending this conference, participants will be able to describe the benefits of creating a framing narrative for addressing substance misuse in adolescents in the local community.
After attending this conference, participants will be able to describe the social determinants of mental health.
After attending this conference, the participants will be able to list three ways that disparities in access to care in childhood have long-term effects.
After attending this conference, the participants will identify two ways to strengthen the social safety net for children and families.
Register here: https://education.austenriggs.org/content/2024-riggs-yale-conference-building-community-partnerships-address-strains-social-safety-net