Webinar | School-Based Substance Use Prevention Webinar Series - Session 1

Speakers

Alison Sutter, Senior Program Officer, Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)
Kimá Joy Taylor, Consultant, Healthy Schools Campaign
Lena O’Rourke, Consultant, Healthy Schools Campaign
Shannon Huska, Special Financing Deputy Division Director, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing
Jessie Mandle, National Program Director, Healthy Schools Campaign

Description

Schools need sufficient and sustainable funding to cover student substance use prevention and early intervention work and to expand behavioral health and mental health services. With recent federal investments such as the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds set to expire, school Medicaid can help bridge funding gaps to support critical programs and services.

HSC’s report, “Maximizing School Medicaid for Substance Use Prevention, Early Intervention & Treatment: 10 Actions States Can Take Now,” takes an in-depth look at how states can shape their school Medicaid program to increase reimbursement for substance use services and supports. This webinar – the first of a two-part series for National Substance Use Prevention Month – provides an overview of 10 specific, practical measures to maximize state Medicaid policy and advance funding for school-based prevention services and programs.