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Reimagining MO-Behavioral Health through a Graceful, Compassionate Lens
Description:
The second webinar in a behavioral health series, Dr. Julie Gary will discuss outreach opportunities and Narcan. Dr. Gary is currently the inaugural Behavioral Health Bureau Chief for the City of St. Louis Department of Health in St. Louis, Missouri, addressing substance use and mental health challenges in the local community.
After attending the webinar, attendees will be able to 1) comprehend the components of behavioral health outreach and their effectiveness, 2) develop insight into the important partners in a behavioral health system, and 3) understand the use of Narcan and its importance in the opioid epidemic
Up to 1 CPH credit will be available for those who attend.
Funding acknowledgement:
This program is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $35,569,951 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government. The Heartland Center at Saint Louis University has received a portion of this funding from the Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care to expand efforts to address health disparities caused by COVID-19.
This program is also supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31688 “Public Health Training Centers Program”.
The contents are those of the presenters (s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, HRSA, or the U.S. Government.
Objectives:
1) comprehend the components of behavioral health outreach and their effectiveness
2) develop insight into the important partners in a behavioral health system
3) understand the use of Narcan and its importance in the opioid epidemic
Speaker:
Dr. Julie J. Gary is currently the inaugural Behavioral Health Bureau Chief for the City of St. Louis Department of Health in St. Louis, Missouri, addressing substance use and mental health challenges in the local community. In her previous role as Epidemiologist, Behavioral Health and Health Equity, Dr. Gary wrote the city’s first behavioral health report focused on the opioid epidemic and authored the city’s first comprehensive health equity plan. In her Bureau's overlap with the City of St. Louis Criminal Justice System, Dr. Gary serves on the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, the Alternatives to Incarceration Committee and the Office of Violence Prevention's Crisis Response Leadership Team.