This webinar is part of the NYSPHA Mental Health Webinar Series sponsored by The JED Foundation, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Capital Region Chapter, and the University of Albany College of Integrated Health Sciences.

Presentation will introduce some key work on health disparity, equity, and social justice, and then apply it to behavioral health. Information and statistics (epi and svcs) will be presented on the current situation in behavioral health. Subsequently, an overview will be presented of a potential future for behavioral health.

Learning Objectives:

• Knowledge of how health disparities, equity, and social justice relate to behavioral health.
• Ability to understand the current status of behavioral health services.
• Apply a framework to help understand the future of behavioral health.