CQC Webinar: Meeting Youth Behavioral Health Needs – Successful Practices in Primary Care
October 2024 - June 2025
Successful Practices and Solutions to Support Children and Youth
On September 17, 2025, the California Quality Collaborative (CQC) hosted webinar highlighting successful practices and solutions to support integrated care for children and adolescents. The Behavioral Health Integration – Children and Youth Collaborative Learning Exchange (BHI-CYCLE) was a nine-month learning collaborative that brought together organizations experienced in integrating behavioral health services into primary care for children and youth. BHI-CYCLE improved behavioral health integration for children and youth by showcasing, sprouting and sharing the practices and solutions used by leading provider organizations. The webinar highlighted key takeaways for providers and partners looking to improve integrated care for children, and featured the release of a Toolkit collecting the lessons.
Webinar Objectives
During this session, participants:
- Highlighted adaptive solutions and resources for organizations implementing BHI for children and youth
- Shared proven practices from subject matter expert, Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego
- Identified one new learning about integrated care for children and youth
Featured Speakers
Anne Bird, M.D., Medical Program Director, Primary Care Mental Health Integration, Transforming Mental Health, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Nicole Carr – Lee, PsyD, Director of Clinical Operations and Integration – Mental Health Integration, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Norma Perez, M.D., ACEs Program Director, AltaMed Health Services
Rachel Clee, LMFT, Assistant Director, Primary Care Behavioral Health, San Francisco Health Network