2023 A4P Sessions | The Kennedy Forum
Day 1 Opening Remarks
The Kennedy Forum & McKinsey Health Institute Partnership: A Data Tool to Illuminate the Mental Health and Substance Use Care System

Kana Enomoto, Director of Brain Health, McKinsey Health Institute

An Individual Perspective: The System Through My Eyes

Shelby Rowe, MBA, Executive Director Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC), University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Special Recognition: Kathryn Mitchell Ramstad
Challenges and Advances in Coverage for Older Adults
Special Recognition: Thomas R. Insel
An Expert Perspective: Insights on Parity Rulemaking

Assistant Secretary Lisa M. Gomez, Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security, U.S. Department of Labor, EBSA

Collaborating for Progress on Parity
Mind the Gap: Identifying Shortages in Care and Providers

Paul Knopp, Chair and CEO, KPMG LLP
Ashraf Shehata, BA, MA, MBA, U.S. National Sector Leader for Healthcare & Life Sciences and Global Center of Excellence, KPMG LLP

Featured Remarks: Neera Tanden, Director, Domestic Policy Council, The White House
Bringing Quality Measures to Care
Featured Remarks: Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
An Expert Perspective: How We Reduce Deaths of Despair and Minimize Early Mortality in MH/SUD

Joshua A. Gordon, MD, PhD, Director, National Institute of Mental Health

Profiles In Mental Health Courage

Patrick J. Kennedy, Former U.S. Representative (D-RI) and Founder, The Kennedy Forum
Stephen Fried, Co-Author, Profiles In Mental Health Courage

The Way Forward: National Strategy on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder (MH/SUD) Care

David Lloyd, Chief Policy Officer, The Kennedy Forum

The Alignment for Progress Vision: Mental Health as Essential Health

Gary Gottlieb, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Former CEO Partners (now Mass General Brigham) HealthCare System, Executive Chair, Author Health

Closing Remarks

Rebecca O. Bagley, President and CEO, The Kennedy Forum

Opening Remarks

Rebecca O. Bagley, President and CEO, The Kennedy Forum

Mental Health Parity - Third Horizon Strategies Partnership

Greg Williams, Third Horizon Strategies
Kate Clark, The Kennedy Forum

An Expert Perspective: Ensuring Equity of Access

Victor Armstrong, MSW, Vice President, Health Equity and Engagement, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Everyone, Everywhere, All at Once: How We Ensure Service Access
The State's Role in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Governor Tim Walz, Minnesota
Seth Cohen, Forbes Impact Lab

Leadership in Action: A Discussion with the CEO Alliance for Mental Health

• Tyler Norris, CEO Alliance for Mental Health
• Rebecca O. Bagley, The Kennedy Forum
• Lisa Dailey, JD, Treatment Advocacy Center
• Brandon Staglin, One Mind
• Danna Mauch, PhD, MAMH
• Shawn Coughlin, National Association for Behavioral Healthcare
• Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., NAMI
• Schroeder Stribling, MSW, Mental Health America
• Chuck Ingoglia, MSW, National Council for Mental Wellbeing
• Robert Gebbia, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Rick Kellar, MBA, Peg’s Foundation
• Arthur Evans, Jr, PhD, American Psychological Association

Presentation of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) Paper

Chuck Ingoglia, President and CEO of National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Generating Data and Translating Science to Ensure that Mental Health Policies have Real-World Impact
"Healing"

Nayo Jones, Musician, Poet Teacher

Fireside Chat: Nayo Jones and Amy L. Kennedy
An Industry Perspective: How School-based Mental Health Services Can Support Students and Schools
Special Recognition: Ewers Brothers Productions
Where We Go from Here: Year One of the Alignment for Progress Movement

Rebecca O. Bagley, President and CEO, The Kennedy Forum

Advocacy, Activism and Engaging Elected Officials: Multiple Methods to Build the System We Need
Philanthropic Role in Funding Mental Health

Melissa Beck, Executive Director, Sozosei Foundation

Footing the Bill: Multiple Sources to Fund the System We Need
Growing the Alignment for Progress Movement

Patrick J. Kennedy, Former U.S. Representative (D-RI) and Founder, The Kennedy Forum

Closing Remarks