Children and their families with the most complex behavioral health conditions are often left navigating a fragmented system of care–moving between emergency departments, hospitals, residential programs, child welfare settings, foster homes, schools and other systems that were never designed to work seamlessly together. For health care leaders, the challenge is not simply how to provide more services, but how to fundamentally rethink the way these children and their families are supported.
This session will examine emerging approaches to serving children with complex behavioral health and developmental needs, with a focus on the system-level strategies leaders can use to build greater capacity and improve outcomes. The discussion will explore why traditional models often fall short for children with the highest levels of need and how organizations can leverage innovative models, community-based supports, and cross-system partnerships to create more effective pathways to care. For executives and strategic decision-makers, this conversation will provide a framework for moving from a reactive approach to complex care toward a more coordinated, proactive, and sustainable system of support.
Join this session to:
- Explore innovative care models and support strategies that can improve outcomes for children with significant complex care needs
- Examine how health care, behavioral health, child welfare, education, and community systems can collaborate more effectively
- Identify opportunities to build organizational capacity and reduce reliance on emergency, institutional, and other crisis-driven settings.