ICYMI: Advancing Behavioral Health Equity: National CLAS Standards in Action Webinar

Watch the replay of the Advancing Behavioral Health Equity: National CLAS Standards in Action webinar

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. In Case You Missed It: Advancing Behavioral Health Equity: National CLAS Standards in Action Webinar On Tuesday, November 16, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) hosted the Advancing Behavioral Health Equity: National CLAS Standards in Action webinar. In case you missed it, a recording of the webinar is now available on OMH's YouTube channel. This webinar highlighted real world examples of behavioral health service providers using the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) and the Behavioral Health Implementation Guide. Presenters included: Tom Coderre, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary and Region 1 Administrator for Mental Health and Substance Use, HHS SAMHSA RADM Felicia Collins, MD, MPH, FAAP, Director, HHS OMH Monica S. Johnson, MA, LPC, Division Director, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Behavioral Health Jill Mays, Director, Office of Behavioral Health Prevention and Federal Grants, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Sudarshan Pyakurel, Executive Director, Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio Lilliana St. Clair, MS, LPC, Project Director, Dayspring Community Services, Preferred Family Healthcare                             The Behavioral Health Implementation Guide and the National CLAS Standards provide real-life examples of implementation strategies for the health and behavioral healthcare community to improve the provision of services to all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status, and other cultural characteristics. Visit HHS's Think Cultural Health website to learn more about the National CLAS Standards. Visit OMH's website.

 

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