The OPEN MINDS Children’s Services Executive Summit: New Opportunities For Serving Children With Complex Needs
This summit will be livestreamed and is sponsored by Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.
The world has sustained a massive shift, and children have been unfairly affected, perhaps more than any other population. In this all-day summit focused exclusively on children’s services, we will explore the most pressing issues facing children in the “next normal”. Join our experts as we hear about innovative programs serving children with complex needs and learn how your organization can incorporate new contract and revenue opportunities into your strategic plan for successful sustainability.
8:00 am – 9:00 am PT – Executive Networking Breakfast
9:00 am – 9:30 am PT – Welcome & Opening Remarks
Kim Bond, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS
Sharon Hicks, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
9:30 am – 10:30 am PT – Keynote: Integrated Care Models For Children: What Is Working In New York & Beyond
Children’s services have been managed by many different state and local government agencies, each with their own plans, data, and success metrics. In the state of New York, a task force initiative was charged with developing a broader systems approach and an integrated care model that creates a safety net of services. Learn how this model, designed to create a comprehensive system of care services, can be replicated in your state. Hear from our keynote speaker how the group was established and their journey to date—the challenges, and successes on their path to the future, and the opportunities that lie ahead. A challenge facing many consumer segments, lessons learned can be applied to other specialty populations. Learn how, like New York, you can move the needle on comprehensive care.
April Hamilton, MBA, MHSA, Executive Deputy Director, NYS Department of Health
10:30 am – 10:45 am PT – Q&A With The Keynote, April Hamilton, MBA, MHSA, Executive Deputy Director, New York State Department of Health
Join us for a follow-up session with our keynote speaker. This is a great time to ask questions and continue the conversation.
April Hamilton, MBA, MHSA, Executive Deputy Director, NYS Department of Health
Sharon Hicks, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
Kim Bond, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS
11:00 am – 12:15 pm PT – In Home Services For High-Needs Youth: The Challenges & The Opportunities
All children should have access to quality care throughout their development. However, many families face significant challenges in just getting to care, including a lack of or limited public transportation, work schedules, and the need to care for other children, just to name a few. Services that occur in homes or schools is one way in which these barriers can be addressed, and care engagement improved. Case studies in this session will discuss how providing treatment services in community settings rather than office settings, can improve engagement, access, and quality, for children and their families.
Corina Casco, LCSW, MSW, Chief Program Officer, Children’s Bureau
Eleanor Castillo Sumi, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Innovation & Growth, Pacific Clinics
Don Taylor, Regional Executive Director – Bay Area, Pacific Clinics
Kim Bond, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm PT – Next Generation Add-On Treatment of Inattention in ADHD: A Discussion Regarding a New Prescription Digital Therapeutic
A ‘Lunch & Learn’ session sponsored by Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.
The ongoing cognitive health crisis continues to be a clinical and economic burden in the United States. Millions of people do not receive adequate treatment for cognitive impairment. For example, research has shown that the inattention and focusing difficulty seen in people with ADHD contribute to its classification as a cognitive impairment, but a general lack of awareness of these issues leads some to see ADHD as purely behavioral. This misappropriation has a negative effect on over 16 million people who have been diagnosed with ADHD in the United States, including over 6 million children. Although traditional ADHD management combines medications and psychosocial services, in many cases these treatments alone do not sufficiently manage ADHD symptoms. There is a need for a novel approach to treating ADHD that can complement a multimodal treatment plan.
Everyone deserves to have access to new and innovative treatments that address gaps in the current treatment landscape. But where do PDTx fit within the ADHD treatment protocol? How do they elevate the standard of care in ADHD? This session will highlight the role of PDTx in the management of ADHD with a focus on gaps in the current standard of care and strategies to navigate the access landscape for PDTx.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this discussion, participants should be able to:
1. Understand the cognitive health crisis that exists today and the promise of PDTx to provide a solution
2. Discuss ADHD and the gaps within the current standard of care
3. Discuss the place in therapy and treatment protocol of current PDTx to treat ADHD
4. Understand strategies to help overcome the challenges of PDTx coverage, including formulary decision making, coding, billing, and reimbursement
Greg Lyles, Vice President Market Access, Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.
Andrey Ostrovsky, Managing Partner, Social Innovation Ventures; Former CMO of US Medicaid Program
Kelcey S., Caregiver
Paul Duck, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm PT – Crisis Services For Children & Adolescents: New Models For Emerging Challenges
From the period of 2007 to 2016 pediatric emergency room visits for deliberate self-harm rose 329% and visits for all mental health disorders rose 60%. Now, think about those children presenting to a traditional emergency department and what that environment looks, sounds, and feels like. The vast majority of children in behavioral health crisis do not need medical care, and/or do not need admission to either a hospital or a psychiatric facility. Many hospitals have started to recognize this issue and have begun to seek alternative ways of meeting the needs of children experiencing a mental health crisis or concern. Then comes the need for bridge services and ensuring follow through into the community – learn how your organization can become a part of the solution.
Dr. Crystal Taylor-Dietz, National Director of Behavioral Health Services, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
Ailene Keys, Vice President Children and Family Services, Access Services
Sharon Hicks, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm PT – Serving Children With The Most Complex Needs
Individuals under 21 with an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD) diagnosis and a major mental illness diagnosis are at risk of being unable to remain in their community due to their complex needs. Many provider organizations have felt lost in their ability to navigate the complexities of these individual’s needs. While other groups view these individuals as some of our most vulnerable and attempt to do everything they can to assist. Children with the most complex needs require thoughtful, individualized services and support, which can be a challenge to even the savviest of provider groups. Hear from organizations that are attempting to support children with complex medical and mental health needs by providing innovative programs and supportive services, and how they have been able to implement and duplicate their efforts.
Patsy McMelleon, Manager, Outpatient Speech Language Therapy Services, The Children’s Institute
Todd Harris, Ph.D., Executive Director of Autism Services, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
Pamela Reed, M.S, Executive Director Devereux Texas, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
Kim Bond, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS