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2014 Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy, Part 4/5

On Nov. 20-21, 2014, at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, former U.S. First Lady and Carter Center Co-Founder Rosalynn Carter brought together mental health leaders, stakeholders, and providers to celebrate the achievements of the behavioral health field over the past 30 years and to look ahead to the future of U.S. mental health and substance abuse policy. In this video, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter welcomes participants to the ceremony.

Panel III – DEVELOPING LEADERS FOR TOMORROW

Moderator:
Larke Huang, PhD, Senior Advisor, Administrator’s Office of Policy Planning and Innovation, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration;
Director, Office of Behavioral Health Equity, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration;
Ex-Officio Member, the Carter Center Mental Health Task Force

Panelists:
Preparing the Clinical Workforce of Tomorrow
Peter Buckley, MD, Dean, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University;
Professor of Psychiatry, Pharmacology, and Radiology, Medical College of Georgia;
Liaison, Council of Deans, Group on Resident Affairs, Association of the American Medical Colleges

Expanding the Role of Consumers
Sue Bergeson, MBA, National Vice President, Consumer and Family Affairs, OptumHealth, United Health Care

Enhancing the Quality of Leadership through Technology
April Foreman, PhD, Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System

Q&A

Download slides from the presentation:
http://www.cartercenter.org//resources/pdfs/health/mental_health/symposium/2014/RCSMHP-2014-Panel3.pdf

Learn more about the Carter Center's mental health work:
http://www.cartercenter.org/health/mental_health/index.html

Founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter in partnership with Emory University, The Carter Center is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. The Center wages peace, fights disease, and builds hope worldwide.