Dr. Meena Seshamani

First, I think it's important that we are ensuring quality in our provider community and really making sure that, you know, one of the things that we do is licensing of behavioral health providers and how are we ensuring that people who are providing services are providing quality service and really being able to protect people who seek behavioral health services.

First, I think it's important that we are ensuring quality in our provider community and really making sure that, you know, one of the things that we do is licensing of behavioral health providers and how are we ensuring that people who are providing services are providing quality service and really being able to protect people who seek behavioral health services.

I think a second area that you mentioned is access. And I think especially with behavioral health, how do we meet them where they are? So another example from our budget is that now we are expanding our mobile crisis program to serve 20 counties where we can go out. to people in urgent behavioral health need with a highly trained team.

I think a second area that you mentioned is access. And I think especially with behavioral health, how do we meet them where they are? So another example from our budget is that now we are expanding our mobile crisis program to serve 20 counties where we can go out. to people in urgent behavioral health need with a highly trained team.

I think a second area that you mentioned is access. And I think especially with behavioral health, how do we meet them where they are? So another example from our budget is that now we are expanding our mobile crisis program to serve 20 counties where we can go out. to people in urgent behavioral health need with a highly trained team.

And this again comes back to those connect points where you are then reaching people where they are. You're providing that access for crisis response and then getting them to a same day facility so that they can be better managed to avoid that hospitalization, the ED, you know, boarding that institutional path.

And this again comes back to those connect points where you are then reaching people where they are. You're providing that access for crisis response and then getting them to a same day facility so that they can be better managed to avoid that hospitalization, the ED, you know, boarding that institutional path.

And this again comes back to those connect points where you are then reaching people where they are. You're providing that access for crisis response and then getting them to a same day facility so that they can be better managed to avoid that hospitalization, the ED, you know, boarding that institutional path.

And there's also, again, that connect point where before someone calls 911 and it goes to the police and are, you know, instead now having this partnership with justice so that we can we can better address what people's needs are. So I think that is another area that we are really focusing on as an example from our current budget.

And there's also, again, that connect point where before someone calls 911 and it goes to the police and are, you know, instead now having this partnership with justice so that we can we can better address what people's needs are. So I think that is another area that we are really focusing on as an example from our current budget.

And there's also, again, that connect point where before someone calls 911 and it goes to the police and are, you know, instead now having this partnership with justice so that we can we can better address what people's needs are. So I think that is another area that we are really focusing on as an example from our current budget.

Well, first... Absolutely, there is a role for those of us in healthcare to be out there speaking to data, being approachable and answering people's questions, addressing confusion as it arises. This is for someone in my role leading a state department of health, for a clinician like yourself, Vin, right? I mean, people ask their doctors about information.

Well, first... Absolutely, there is a role for those of us in healthcare to be out there speaking to data, being approachable and answering people's questions, addressing confusion as it arises. This is for someone in my role leading a state department of health, for a clinician like yourself, Vin, right? I mean, people ask their doctors about information.

Well, first... Absolutely, there is a role for those of us in healthcare to be out there speaking to data, being approachable and answering people's questions, addressing confusion as it arises. This is for someone in my role leading a state department of health, for a clinician like yourself, Vin, right? I mean, people ask their doctors about information.

to our pharmacists and our nurses and our health plans and our hospitals. However, as a, I think you said I'm a big time healthcare leader, I'm also a healthcare leader who knows that not everybody wants to listen to her. Certainly my children sometimes.

to our pharmacists and our nurses and our health plans and our hospitals. However, as a, I think you said I'm a big time healthcare leader, I'm also a healthcare leader who knows that not everybody wants to listen to her. Certainly my children sometimes.

to our pharmacists and our nurses and our health plans and our hospitals. However, as a, I think you said I'm a big time healthcare leader, I'm also a healthcare leader who knows that not everybody wants to listen to her. Certainly my children sometimes.

But also it's so important that we are partnering on the ground with our community partners because they're the ones who are gonna know better what people get, what they don't, how they can take advice and information and apply it in their everyday lives. So I think equally and perhaps even more important than what you or I could do is in this podcast telling everyone

But also it's so important that we are partnering on the ground with our community partners because they're the ones who are gonna know better what people get, what they don't, how they can take advice and information and apply it in their everyday lives. So I think equally and perhaps even more important than what you or I could do is in this podcast telling everyone

But also it's so important that we are partnering on the ground with our community partners because they're the ones who are gonna know better what people get, what they don't, how they can take advice and information and apply it in their everyday lives. So I think equally and perhaps even more important than what you or I could do is in this podcast telling everyone