Adopting Trauma-Informed Care in Rural Communities: Lessons from a Health Plan-Community Behavioral Health Partnership in Pennsylvania

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The Better Care Playbook is hosting an upcoming webinar titled "Adopting Trauma-Informed Care in Rural Areas: Lessons from a Community Behavioral Health Partnership in Pennsylvania." This webinar will offer insights into both the challenges faced and successful strategies employed when implementing trauma-informed care in rural communities, focusing on a decade-long collaboration between Behavioral Health Alliance of Rural Pennsylvania (BHARP), a group of county-based behavioral health and human service administrators, and UPMC’s Community Care Behavioral Health Organization, a nonprofit behavioral health Medicaid managed care organization. Participants will gain perspectives from presenters experienced in implementing trauma-informed care across a network of behavioral health and human service providers in rural communities, offering insights for providers, plans, and policymakers seeking to create broader access to trauma-informed care in similar rural contexts.

Presenters:

  • Lyndra Bills, MD, Senior Medical Director, Community Care Behavioral Health Organization

  • Shari Hutchison, MS, PMP, Director - Program Evaluation & Outcomes, Community Care Behavioral Health Organization

  • Chris Minnich, Director of Quality, Behavioral Health Alliance of Rural Pennsylvania

  • Charles Phelps, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Supervisor, CenClear.

This webinar will take place on Tuesday, January 23 at 2:00 p.m. ET. 

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Dates: 
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - 2:00pm EST
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Better Care Playbook
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