Forum: Responding to Idaho's Behavioral Health Needs: Policy & Programmatic Solutions

Forum: Responding to Idaho's Behavioral Health Needs: Policy & Programmatic Solutions

Idaho's behavioral health system gaps and unmet needs are not a new topic of conversation in our community, and over the last 2+ years the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated both.  We can be grateful that the Idaho Behavioral Health Council, with representation from all three branches of government, launched in 2020 and has since identified and addressed behavioral health system gaps with strong legislative approval of several priorities in the 2022 Legislative Session.  This forum will explore the completed and ongoing work of the Idaho Behavioral Health Council, implementation of the new 988 Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline platform, current behavioral health trends, and innovative approaches providers are implementing to address current behavioral health needs.

Panel:

Lee Flinn, Director, Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline 

Representative Brooke Green, Senior Transportation Planner with Ada County Highway District (ACHD) and Idaho State Representative

Heidi Hart, CEO, Terry Reilly Health Services

Representative Laurie Lickley, Idaho House of Representatives

Moderator: City Club forums committee member Corey Surber, Director of State Advocacy for Saint Alphonsus

Where: Grove Hotel

When: Thursday, December 1, 2022 from 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 pm

Thank you to this program's sponsors: Ada County Medical Society and Saint Alphonsus

City Club thanks our Premier Sponsor, Northwest Nazarene University and the NNU School of Business and our Annual sponsor, University of Idaho. The 2022 Forum Series is sponsored by AARP of Idaho, Bank of Idaho, Echelon Group, Idaho Humanities Council, Micron, Optum, PacificSource Health Plans, and Small Mine Development. We are pleased to welcome university students to attend our events thanks to our University partners Boise State University, Northwest Nazarene University, and University of Idaho. Our media partners include Boise State Public Radio, Idaho Public Television, and the Idaho Statesman. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is our Community Partner.

If you have any questions, call 208-364-4614 and staff can assist you.