Track
Advocacy in Action: Amplifying Voices for Mental Health Equity
Date
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Time
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
Name
Scaling Coordinated Specialty Care for First-episode Psychosis
Description

There is a clear need to expand Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) programs for early psychosis. These programs lessen the long-term severity of schizophrenia, yet only about 10 to 25% of people participate in CSC programs. These programs are cost effective save lives. 

https://nami.org/FEPCare

Learning Objectives:

  • The business case for expanding CSC Programs
  • Overcoming the challenges in expanding these programs
  • Steps to expand CSC programs
  • The young adult voice on how CSC programs change lives

 

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Speakers
Hannah Wesolowski Hannah Wesolowski , NAMI National
Erica Coe Erica Coe , McKinsey Health Institute
Kevin Collins Kevin Collins , McKinsey Health Institute
Jessica Pollard Jessica Pollard , National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
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