On Friday, October 25, 2024, Children First held a webinar on Dyadic Care called, “Caring Together: Models for Improving The Mental Well-Being of Young Children and Families.” This webinar explored how dyadic care models are transforming youth mental health and how individuals and organizations can help bring these innovative solutions to their communities.

Our featured speaker was Sally Kozak, MHA, RN – Deputy Secretary, Office of Medical Assistance Programs, PA Department of Human Services along with guest speakers: Alex Briscoe, Principal – California Children’s Trust; Emma Golub, MPH – Policy Analyst at CHOP Policy Lab; Natalie Minto, MD – Pediatrician, CHOP Primary Care at Cobbs Creek and; Abby Schlesinger, MD – Pediatric Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Here is a link to YouTube video of the webinar – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhbSaTqojDc&t=1s.

The links below are documents that were shared during the webinar that might serve as helpful information on Dyadic Care:

• Optimizing Medicaid to Improve Child and Youth Mental Health in Pennsylvania
• State Examples of Optimizing Medicaid
• Babies Don’t Go to the Doctor by Themselves
• Sustaining HealthySteps: States’ Approaches to Financing an Evidence-based Model for Healthy Early Childhood Development
• Strategies for Advancing Dyadic Care Models
• Slide deck
• Press Release
• Media Advisory

For more information email: mentalhealth@childrenfirstpa.org