Breaking Barriers California

From I to WE: Connecting Community, Schools, and System of Care

6th Annual Symposium

Tuesday, April 19 - Thursday, April 21, 2022
Sacramento, California

Below are the presentation/resource materials provided for select sessions. Watch all the sessions from the 2021/2022 Symposium on the Breaking Barriers YouTube channel.

Download the 3-day Agenda

Welcome (recording only)

• Elizabeth Estes, Founder, Breaking Barriers California

• Steve Carnevale, Founder UCSF Dyslexia Center

Why We Must Serve and Support the Whole Child and Family (recording only)

• Christina A. Christie, Wasserman Dean, UCLA School of Education and Information Studies

• David Faigman, Chancellor & Dean, and John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California Hastings College of the Law

• Bruce Miller, Director, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Memory & Aging Center & UCSF Dyslexia Center

Panel: Neuroscience of the Developing Child Mind and Strategies for Holistic Support into the Future (recording only)

• Maureen O’Leary Burness (Moderator), Retired Assistant Superintendent, SELPA/ Special Education Consultant; Advisory Council Member, Breaking Barriers California

• Toby Ewing, Executive Director (Moderator), Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission (MHSOAC)

• Christina A. Christie, Wasserman Dean, UCLA School of Education and Information Studies

• David Faigman, Chancellor & Dean, and John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California Hastings College of the Law

• Laura Jana, Pediatrician, educator, health communicator and award-winning author

• Bruce Miller, Director, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Memory & Aging Center & UCSF Dyslexia Center

What Neuroscience Is Teaching Us About Serving Complex Learners in Education—Rapidly Translating Research to Practice (download slides here)

• Jodi Amaditz, Director of Lower and Middle School, Chartwell School

• Lilia Espinoza, Principal, Hardin Elementary School, Hollister School District

• Katrina Maestri, President, Chartwell School Board

• Christa Watson, Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology, University of California, San Francisco

Keynote: Early Education and Mental Health in Schools (recording only)

• Goldie Hawn, Founder and CEO, MindUPTM; Academy Award-winning actress, producer, director, best-selling author, and children’s advocate

• Dr. Laura Jana, Pediatrician, educator, health communicator and award-winning author; Associate Research Professor, Penn State’s Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center

Digital Technology and Child Family Health and Wellbeing (download slides here)

• Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, PhD, Attending Psychologist: Outpatient Psychiatry Service & Primary Care, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Trauma, Stress, and Whole Child Impact/Interventions (download slides here)

• Alicia Lieberman, Director, UCSF Child Trauma Research Program
  Laura Jana, Pediatrician, educator, health communicator and award-winning author

Importance of One Integrated Support System for Child, Youth, and Family (recording only)

• Ken Epstein, Former Director of Children, Youth & Family System of Care, SF County Behavioral Health Services, Department of Public Health

One County Plan: Building a Whole Child and Family Integrated Support System (download slides here)

• Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools, Santa Clara County Office of Education

• Amanda Dickey, Esq., Executive Director, Government Relations, Santa Clara County Office of Education

State Efforts Towards Realizing One Child-Serving Ecosystem: The California Child and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (download slides here)

• Melissa Stafford Jones, Director for the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, California Health and Human Services Agency

Shared Leadership Panel - Case Study: Our Journey to Children’s System of Care (download slides here)

• Richard Knecht (Moderator), Managing Partner, Integrated Human Services Group

• Kathryn Eustis, Director of Student Support Services, Calaveras County Office of Education

• Mayle Johnson, County Welfare Program Manager, Calaveras County Health and Human Services Agency

• Judge David Sanders, Presiding Juvenile Judge, Calaveras County Superior Court

Shared Leadership Panel - Partnerships at All Levels: Creating Actionable Plans for the Whole Child and Family (download slides here)

• Cornelle Jenkins, Director of Strategic Initiatives, California Alliance of Child and Family Services/Catalyst Center

• Everardo Legaspi, Assistant Director, Kings County Department of Public Health

• Daisy Lopez, M.A., Senior Director of Program Services, California Health Collaborative

• Chris Stoner-Mertz, Chief Executive Officer, California Alliance of Child and Family Services/Catalyst Center

DEEP DIVE: Shared Implementation Through Shared Leadership: California Integrated Care Field Guide (download slides here)

• Download the Field Guide for Creating Integrated, School-Based Systems of Care

• Lupita C. Alcalá, Director, Education Policy and Outcomes, Resource Planning, WestEd

• Amanda Dickey, Esq., Executive Director, Government Relations, Santa Clara County Office of Education

• Elizabeth Estes, Founder, Breaking Barriers

• Hayin Kimner, Managing Director, CA Community Schools Learning Exchange; Senior Policy and Research Fellow, Policy Analysis for California Education, Stanford University

• Richard Knecht, Managing Partner, Integrated Human Services Group

• Mike Lombardo, Executive Director Prevention Supports and Services, Placer County Office of Education

• Chris Stoner-Mertz, Chief Executive Officer, California Alliance of Child and Family Services/Catalyst Center

SHARED COMMUNITY: Connecting School and System Reforms in California (download slides here)

• Hayin Kimner, Managing Director, CA Community Schools Learning Exchange; Senior Policy and Research Fellow, Policy Analysis for California Education, Stanford University

• Richard Knecht, Managing Partner, Integrated Human Services Group

Shared Community County Panel: Developing SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Based) Goals with a Collaborative Mental Health Integration Team (download slides here)

• Lara Choulakian, LCSW, Manager, THRIVE: School Mental Health at PUSD

• Shefali D’Sa, Assistant VP, School-Based Mental Health & Early Education, Sycamores

• John A. Lynch, Community Schools Specialist, L.A. County Office of Education

• Marisa Perez-Martin, Vice President of School-Based Mental Health and Early Education Services, Sycamores

• Shannon San Pedro, Clinical Director of School Based Services, Sycamores

Shared Community Youth-Led Panel: Listening to Youth Voices: Building Successful Peer-to-Peer Programs with and For Youth and Their Families (download slides here)

• Sriya Chilla, Chair, California Coalition for Youth (CCY) Youth Advisory Board

• Nghia Do, Founder, Youth Minds Alliance

Welcome Keynote: Whole Child Care for ALL Children (download slides here)

• Tom Insel, Former Director, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

• Karen Larsen, LMFT, Chief Executive Officer, Steinberg Institute

State Shared Data: Robust Data Systems Needed for Children’s Behavioral Health (download slides here)

• Lishaun Francis, Director, Behavioral Health, Children Now

• Fatima Clark, Associate Director, Health & The Children’s Movement Equity Fellowship, Children Now

Shared Data: Establishing Data Sharing Plans for Coordinated Care (download slides here)
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DEEP DIVE: Shared Data for Coordinated Care (recording only)

• Kate Cordell, Ph.D., MPH, CEO, Chief Scientific Officer, and Co-Founder, Opeeka

• Jennifer Dougherty, LCSW, Sr. Manager, Youth & Family Division, Ventura County Behavioral Health

• Tisha Maeda, Manager of ITSD Projects, Business Technologies Division, Human Services Agency, County of Ventura

• Dave Roman, Manager, Electronic Health Record Systems, Ventura County Behavioral Health

• David Swanson Hollinger, Senior Program Manager, Children and Family Services, Human Services Agency, County of Ventura

Public Funding for School Mental Health: Strategies to Sustain Services and Programs (download slides here)

• Lisa Eisenberg, Policy Director, California School-Based Health Alliance

County Finance: Building Sustainable Financing for Children and Youth Support (download slides here)

• Mike Lombardo, Executive Director Prevention Supports and Services, Placer County Office of Education

Shared Finance County Panel: Developing County-wide Shared Goals to Better Leverage Grants and Funding for the Whole Child (download slides here)

• Tracy Lacey, Senior Mental Health Services Manager-MHSA Coordinator, Solano County Department of Health and Social Services, Behavioral Health Division

• Dr. Nicola Parr, Senior Director of Student and Program Support, Solano County Office of Education

• Camden Webb, Director of Clinical Services, Solano County Office of Education

Shared Finance County Panel: Innovating Through Shared Finance (download slides here)

• Susmita Mishra, Medical Director, Sacramento County Health Center

• Ryan Quist, Ph.D., Behavioral Health Director, County of Sacramento, Department of Health Services, Behavioral Health Services

• Jaspreet Sodhi, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Macman Management Healthcare Services

• Chris Williams, Director, School Based Mental Health and Wellness, Sacramento County Office of Education

Expert Panel: Building Shared Sustainable Financing for Children and Youth (download slides here)

• Jason Willis (Moderator), Area Director, Strategic Resource Planning & Implementation, WestEd

• Lisa Eisenberg, Policy Director, California School-Based Health Alliance

• Mike Lombardo, Executive Director Prevention Supports and Services, Placer County Office of Education

• Chris Stoner-Mertz, Chief Executive Officer, California Alliance of Child and Family Services/ Catalyst Center

• Chris Williams, Director, School Based Mental Health and Wellness, Sacramento County Office of Education

Pre-Symposium Status Update Webinar: From I to WE - Implementation of Child and Youth Reforms in California (download slides here; download Community Schools and Wellness Frameworks deck)

• Jennifer Bloom, Associate Director of Client Services, Alta California Regional Center

• Michelle Callejas, Director, Sacramento County Child, Family and Adult Services

• Sriya Chilla, Chair, California Coalition for Youth (CCY) Youth Advisory Board

• Nghia Do, Founder, YouthMindsAlliance

• Mariah Ernst, Program Coordinator for Foster, Homeless, and Mental Health Education Services at Yolo County Office of Education (YCOE)

• Kalyn Jones, Mental Health Association San Francisco (MHASF)

• Melissa Livingston, Director, Ventura County Human Services Agency

MASTERCLASS: MasterClass Kickoff Webinar (download slides here)

• Elizabeth Estes, Founder, Breaking Barriers California

MASTERCLASS: MasterClass 1: Shared Leadership (download slides here)

• Melissa Jacobs, Division Manager, Sacramento County Behavioral Health

• Judy Webber, Child Welfare Director, Ventura County Health and Human Services

MASTERCLASS: MasterClass 2: Shared Data (download slides here)

• Kate Cordell, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor with the University of Kentucky, Center for Innovation & Population Health,

• Karis Grounds, Vice President of Health and Community Impact at 211 San Diego

• Daniel Stein, President of Stewards of Change Institute

• Additional Resources

  • The Community Information Exchange (CIE) Toolkit from 211 San Diego is designed to assist communities interested in learning how to harness the value of cross-sector collaboration and data sharing to develop a CIE that enables a network of health, human, and social service providers to deliver coordinated, person-centered care to address social determinants of health to improve population health.

  • Data Use and Sharing Agreement example from the California Department of Public Health

  • Procuring Interoperability: Achieving High-Quality, Connected, and Person-Centered Care from National Academy of Medicine (Interoperability Procurement White Paper)

  • Stewards of Change Institute - InterOptimability Training and Certification Curriculum

MASTERCLASS: MasterClass 3: Shared Finance (download slides here)

• Katy Eckert, Monterey County, Behavioral Health Bureau Chief; Eckert & Associates, Principal Consultant

• Pam Smith, San Diego County Health and Human Services (HHSA), Live Well Schools, Director

MASTERCLASS: MasterClass 4: Shared Community (download slides here)

• Ronald E. Brown, Ph.D, President & CEO, Children’s Bureau

• Jack Hinojosa, Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Resources of Ventura County, Inc. (CDR)

• Yun (Annie) Wu, MPH, Health Planning Specialist, Santa Clara County Public Health Department

• Toby Ewing, Executive Director of the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC)

6th Annual Symposium Sponsors and partners

Thank you to the sponsors and partners of this year’s Breaking Barriers Interagency Symposium.

A special thank you to the Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission for their generous support, which allowed us to offer scholarships for youth, family, community members, and other stakeholders who would otherwise not have been able to attend the Symposium.

For more information on the 6th Annual Symposium or to sponsor Breaking Barriers programming, contact us at info@breakingbarriersca.org.