Addressing the Crisis in Behavioral Health for Children, Youth, Young Adults, and Their Families: State and Federal Strategies

The Manatt team will partner with Sheamekah Williams, director of Children, Youth, and Family Services at the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, to create and disseminate a strategic framework for improving behavioral health outcomes for high-risk children, youth, and young adults enrolled in Medicaid. They will address Medicaid’s role in several areas, such as: providing a continuum of care; identifying the highest-risk groups; establishing measurement approaches; promoting cross-agency partnerships and accountability; and integrating the voice of youth and their families in the policy design and implementation process. To guide the creation of these products, Manatt will establish a youth and family advisory group and an expert advisory committee.