Mental Health Poll: Assessing the Crisis During COVID-19 and Beyond

Please join us on May 24 as we release findings from a national poll assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and substance use crisis in America. The findings address the significant barriers that consumers face—and that will persist—in accessing treatment, as well as their experiences using telehealth during the pandemic. The poll also examines Americans’ preferences and experiences in receiving behavioral health services through primary care doctors.

Panelists will discuss how the poll findings relate to achieving successful integration of mental health and substance use services in primary care. In March, BPC’s Behavioral Health Integration Task Force released policy recommendations that focus on supporting integration through new delivery and payment models, expanding and training the workforce, and promoting the uptake of health technology and telehealth services.

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Featured Participants

Remarks By

Claire Taylor
Director of Client Services, Morning Consult

Panel discussion with:

Mary Giliberti, J.D.
Executive Vice President of Policy, Mental Health America
@MaryTGiliberti

Dr. Patrice Harris
Immediate Past President, American Medical Association
@PatriceHarrisMD

Dr. Parinda Khatri
Chief Clinical Officer, Cherokee Health Systems

Matthew Schmidt
Chief Executive Officer, Health Ministries Clinic
@Matthew92623621

Moderated by:

Sheila Burke
Chair of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Baker Donelson Bearman & Berkowitz; Behavioral Health Integration Task Force Co-Chair, BPC

In light of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, BPC events have shifted to all remote formats, such as video teleconferences or calls.