Date: February 7, 2024
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am CST
In this session Dr. Nadia Al-Amin is the Assistant Regional Director in the Region 5 office of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will explore how behavioral health equity impacts health care outcomes. Drawing from her deep experience, Dr. Al-Amin will walk participants through not only the risks associated with inequitable care, but the opportunities to meaningfully address mental health disparities. In this session participants will examine the social, institutional, and interpersonal factors that can support behavioral health equity and how practitioners can better serve everyone regardless of race, age, ethnicity, gender, disability, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, or geographical location.
