C20 - A Multi-State Collaborative to Support BIPOC Leaders

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Location: 502 B, Level 2, LACC

Track Sponsored By:

None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Relias, LLC and National Council for Mental Wellbeing guarantee this educational conference is free from bias.

Workshop Presenter(s)

Le Ondra Clark Harvey, PhD (she/her/hers)

Chief Executive Officer
California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies
Sacramento, California

Slides
Jinny Palen, MPH

Executive Director
Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs
Saint Paul , Minnesota

Join three association executives as they highlight the strategies they implemented to provide support for BIPOC leaders at community-based mental health organizations (CBOs) and substance use treatment organizations.

*NASBA Knowledge Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None

Learning Objectives:

Describe the importance of state advocacy associations creating opportunities to support BIPOC leaders at CBOs.
Discuss barriers to career advancement BIPOC leaders encounter.
Discuss strategies to build a pipeline of BIPOC leaders at CBOs.