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Meetings

Next Meeting: Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m./strong> via Zoom and in-person at 401 5th Ave. Seattle, WA 98104, Conference Room 126.

Meeting materials

MIDD Advisory Committee Materials

2024 meetings

Sept. 26, 2024

Thursday, August 22 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Agenda

Executive proposed 2025 MIDD budget

Thursday, July 25th from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m

Agenda

MIDD Financial Plan June 2024

Financial Plan June 2024

MIDD Behavioral Health Sales Tax Renewal

MIDD 2025 DCHS MIDD Budget Submission

Crisis Care Centers Initiative

June 6

Agenda

MIDD Financial Plan April 2024

MIDD Financial Report April 2024

2023 MIDD Summary Report

May 23

Slide Deck – Social InJustice and MH 101 5.23.24

Slide Deck – Social Injustice and MH MIDD AC 5.23.24

April 25

March 28

January 25

2023

January 26

February 23

March 23

April 27

May

  • No Meeting

June 8

July 27

August 24

  • No Meeting

September 28

October 26

December 14

Archived Meeting Minutes

2022 Meeting Materials

Month Meeting Materials
January 27 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD AC Revised Equity Definition Draft
Initiative Briefing: Empower Youth Network (SI-02)
Meeting Recording (Zoom)
February 24

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Community Crisis Assistance Team (CCAT) Presentation

Post Meeting Materials:

Equity Focus Presentation
King County Crisis Services and 998 Behavioral Health Call Line Presentation

March 24 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD Financial Plan February 2022 Notes
MIDD 2021 Underspend Recommendations
SHB Mental Health Project Presentation
April 28 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Geriatric Regional Assessment Team (PRI-04) Presentation

Post Meeting Materials:

Equity Focus - Organizational Hiring Practices Presentation
Emerging Needs Initiative Language From Ordinance

May 26 MIDD AC Behavioral Health Equity Training - Part 1 Slides
MIDD AC Behavioral Health Equity Training - Part 1 Recording
June 9 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD 2021 Annual Report for AC Review
June 23 MIDD AC Behavioral Health Equity Training - Part 2 Slides
MIDD AC Behavioral Health Equity Training - Part 2 Recording
DCHS 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Submission for MIDD
July 28 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD System Improvement Grants - Recommended Changes
DCHS 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Submission for MIDD
August 16 Budget Meeting Notes
PSB '23-'24 Budget MIDD AC Presentation
September 29 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Executive Proposed Budget for '23-'24 MIDD Presentation
Neighborhood House Community Resources Team PEARLS Presentation
October 27 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Councilmember Perry’s Presentation: Art Therapy Behavioral Health Pilot Program
Initiative Briefing: Community Driven Grantee - Y Education Enhancement Project
DCHS 3rd Omnibus Implementation Plan
King County Crisis Care Centers Levy
Mental Health First Aid Training Flyer - November 11, 2022
December 8

Agenda
Meeting Notes
Public Health-Overdose Prevention Response Presentation

MIDD Financial Report

Equity Focus

Final Council Adopted MIDD Budget for 2023-24

2021 Meeting Materials

Month Meeting Materials
January 28

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD AC Equity Framework Draft
Equity Framework Priorities
2021-2022 MIDD Community Driven Behavioral Health Services (SI-01) Grantees
2021-2022 MIDD Behavioral Health Services in Rural King County (SI-02) Grantees

February 25

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Criminal Justice System Presentation
ACRS 2021 MIDD Initiatives Presentation

March 25 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Initiative Briefing: SI-03 Quality Coordinated Outpatient Care Presentation
MIDD Adopted Budget Comparison
April 22 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Equity Framework – Workplan Development Draft
MIDD Advisory Committee Budget Questions
June 10 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
2020 MIDD Annual Report Draft
MIDD AC Equity Framework Draft Revised
July 22 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
KCSC Overview of Recovery Presentation
August 26 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD 2021 Second Omnibus Submission Presentation
September 23 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Draft Equity Framework Report
The Rise of Consumerism
SAMHSA Consumer-Survivor Self-Help Programs Technical Report
October 28 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
December 9 Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Draft Equity Definition for Review
MIDD Initiative Briefing: Domestic Violence and Behavioral Health Services & System Coordination (PRI-10) Presentation
MIDD Initiative Briefing: Multipronged Opioid Strategies (CD-07) & Current Overdose Trends and Response Presentation

2020 Meeting Materials

2020 Meeting Materials

Month Meeting Materials
January

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan

 February  –Meeting Canceled–
 March  –Meeting Canceled–
 April

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Juvenile Drug Court Modification Presentation
MIDD Initiative Change Request Form - TX-JDC
MIDD Rural Behavioral Grants-Small and Midsize (SI-02) 2020 Funding Update

 May

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Advisory Committee Guiding Principles
Juvenile Drug Court Modification Presentation (Final)
MIDD Initiative Change Request Form - TX-JDC (Final)

 June

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD 2020 COVID-19 Related Budget Reductions
Appendix A - MIDD Framework
MIDD Grounding In
Sequential Intercept Model Brochure
AC Principle Survey Summary
Staff Report

 July

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD 2019 Annual Report Draft for AC Review

 August –Meeting Canceled–
 September

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
SI-01 and SI-02 RFP Strategy

October 

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD – COVID Inequities
Vietnamese Health Board Presentation
Khmer Health Board Presentation

 December

Agenda
Draft Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD AC Equity Framework Draft

2019 Meeting Materials

2019 Meeting Materials

Month Meeting Materials
January –Meeting Canceled–
February

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD Advisory Committee Change Form GRAT for MIDD AC
MIDD RR-01 & RR-03 RFP Process Summary
MIDD RR-01 & RR-03 2018 Activity
Behavioral Health Policy Legislation Update for Partners 2/25/2019

 March

Agenda
Meeting Notes
Financial Disclosure Forms
Implementation of Integrated Managed Care (IMC) in King County
Update: Behavioral Health in State Legislative Session
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion ( LEAD) Follow-Up Discussion
Race-Ethnicity Info for LEAD - MIDD AC March
RR-01 and RR-03 Follow-Up Information

April

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
RR-02 Modification Review Form and Background April 2019
State Budget Overview and Policy Legislation Update
PRI-03 Prevention and Early Intervention Behavioral Health for Adults over 50 Summary

May  –No Meeting Scheduled–
June

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Draft 2018 MIDD Annual Report
CD-07 MIDD Multi-Pronged Opioid Strategies Overview
SI-03 OneTable Briefing
BHRD Housing Outreach Partners (HOP) Overview

 July

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
South King County Pretrial Services Fact Sheet
Statement from Judge Ketu Shah

August

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
CD-06 Crisis Solutions Center Funding Change Review Form
RR-10 Supported Employment Funding Change Review Form
Supported Employment Fact Sheet
RR-10 Supported Employment Funding Trends
Creating a Culture of Employment Presentation

September

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Client Outcome Reporting Engine (CORE) Presentation
PME Plans
TX-CCPL Community Court Planning/Pilot Expansion Presentation
TX-CCPL Community Court Planning/Pilot Expansion Funding Change Review Form

 October  –Meeting Canceled–
 November  –No Meeting Scheduled–
 December

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Coordination of Benefits and Services Proviso Report: Advisory Group Input
MIDD Modifications Process

2018 Meeting Materials

2018 Meeting Materials


Month Meeting Materials
January Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Behavioral Health in Capital Budget
Behavioral Health Policy Legislation Update for King County BHRD Partners
CD-06 Budget Increase Memo
February Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Accountable Community of Health Briefing
March

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Behavioral Health Operating and Capital Budget Results
Behavioral Health in Capital Budget
Behavioral Health Policy Legislation Update for King County BHRD Partners
Aligning Resources to Build Community Capacity

April

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Process for MIDD Advisory Committee Review of MIDD Modifications (Updated)
Preliminary 2019-20 MIDD Budget Adjustments
MIDD Advisory Committee Guiding Principles for King County

May ––No Meeting Scheduled––
June

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
2017 MIDD Annual Report - Draft
Preliminary 2019-20 MIDD Budget Adjustments
2018 Supported Employment Request
Process for MIDD Advisory Committee Review of MIDD Modifications (Updated)

 July –Meeting Canceled–
 August

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
2018 Supported Employment Request
Executive Phase Budget Briefing Materials

 September 

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Executive Proposed Budget
LEAD Fact Sheet
LEAD Visual Overview

 October

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Fully Integrated Managed Care and Medicaid Bi-Directional Care Project Flyer
Road Map Executives Summary
Legislative Forum

 December 

Agenda
Meeting Notes
2019-2020 MIDD Executive Phase and Council Phase Budget Change
Adopted 2019-2020 MIDD Budget
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD SI-03 Summary and EDUM Overview
MIDD SI-03 OTOD Results
One Table Overview

2017 Meeting Materials

2017 Meeting Materials

Month Meeting Materials
 January Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Heroin and Prescription Opiate Addiction Task Force Recommendations
 February Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD Renewal Guiding Principles
MIDD Year 8 Annual Report Draft
Roles and Duties of the MIDD AC
 March Agenda
Meeting Notes
Adopted MIDD Policy Goals
MIDD Financial Plan
Results Based Accountability presentation
 April Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD AC Values, Goals, Activities Draft
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD AC Values and Guiding Principles Crosswalk
 May –Meeting Canceled–
 June Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Draft MIDD Evaluation Plan and Appendices
Draft MIDD Implementation Plan and Appendices
 July –Meeting Canceled–
 August Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
 September  Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Integration Update
Proposed Reallocation of Funds
 October Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD2 Workforce Development Redesign Framework
Wraparound Delivery Teams Map
Corrections-based SUD Treatment Services Summary
 December Agenda
Meeting Notes - In Progress
MIDD Financial Plan
Fully Integrated Managed Care
Value-based Payment Roadmap
Plan for MIDD2 Strategic Incentives and Non-Medicaid Support Pool

2016 Meeting Materials

Month Meeting Materials
January

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Review and Renewal Timeline
Briefing Panel Review Process
MIDD Renewal Community Engagement Summary
MIDD OC Structure, Membership, and Responsibilities Report
MIDD Operating Rules
Ordinance 16077

February

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
FIRS Pilot Update
MIDD 8th Annual Report
MIDD OC Role and Composition Notes

March

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
Briefing Paper Panel Evaluation Matrix
Fund Balance Workgroup Recommendations Memo
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
MIDD Renewal Values and Guiding Principles
MIDD OC Role and Composition Notes
Ordinance 16077

April

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Partner Update and Draft Recommendations
MIDD Financial Plan
Review and Renewal Timeline
Draft Comprehensive Retrospective Report and Appendices

May

Agenda
Meeting Notes
Review and Renewal Timeline
MIDD Financial Plan
Revised Final Retrospective Report and Appendices
Summary of Revisions to April 22 Initial Draft MIDD 2 Funding and Programmatic Recommendations
Public Comment and Summary (Apr/May)
Draft MIDD 2 Funding and Programmatic Recommendation Factors Crosswalk

June

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Review and Renewal Timeline
MIDD Partner Update
Comment on the draft MIDD 2 Service Improvement Plan
MIDD Financial Plan

July

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Partner Update
MIDD Financial Plan
Review and Renewal Timeline
MIDD 2 Public Comment and Summary (June 17-30)
MIDD 2 SIP - July Update
MIDD 2 SIP Appendices - July Update

August

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Financial Plan
MIDD Partner Update
MIDD 2 SIP - Summary Changes
MIDD Progress Report
MIDD 1 Strategy Modification Process
Mobile Crisis Team Strategy Revision

September –Meeting Canceled–
October –Meeting Canceled–
December

Agenda
Meeting Notes
MIDD Partner Update
MIDD Adopted 2017/18 Budget Email
MIDD Financial Plan

2015 Meeting Notes

February  Meeting Notes

March  Meeting Notes

April  Meeting Notes

June  Meeting Notes

July  Meeting Notes

August  Meeting Notes

September  Meeting Notes

October  Meeting Notes

December  Meeting Notes

2014 Meeting Notes

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2012 Meeting Notes

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2011 Meeting Notes

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2009 Meeting Notes

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Oct. 1  Meeting Notes

Oct. 22 Meeting Notes

November Meeting Notes

2008 Meeting Notes

April 10 Meeting Notes

April 17 Meeting Notes

May 1 Meeting Notes

May 15 Meeting Notes

May 29 Meeting Notes

June 5 Meeting Notes

June 19 Meeting Notes

July Meeting Notes

August Meeting Notes

September Meeting Notes

October Meeting Notes

November Meeting Notes

MIDD Advisory Committee Membership Roster

Seat Name and Affiliation
1 - King County District Court Rebecca Robertson , Presiding Judge
King County District Court
2 - King County Department of Judicial Administration Catherine Cornwall , Director
King County Department of Judicial Administration
3 - King County Regional Homeless Authority Vacant
4 - King County Uniting For Youth Jorene Reiber , Director of Family Court Operations
King County Superior Court
5 - King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office Leesa Manion , Prosecutor
King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
6 - Public Health - Seattle & King County Dr. Faisal Khan , Director
Public Health - Seattle King County
7 - King County Department of Public Defense Anita Khandelwal , Director
King County Department of Public Defense
8 - King County Superior Court Ketu Shah , Judge
King County Superior Court
9 - King County Department of Human and Community Services Kelly Rider , Interim Director, King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)
10 - King County Council Teresa Mosqueda , Councilmember
Metropolitan King County Council
11 - King County Dept. of Adult and Juvenile Detention Steve Larsen (Co-Chair) , Chief of Administration
King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention
12 - King County Executive Office Kelli Carroll , Director of Special Projects
King County Executive Office
13 - King County Sheriff's Office Patti Cole-Tindall , Interim Sheriff
King County Sheriff's Office
14 - King County Behavioral Health Advisory Board Jasmeet Singh,  The BH Advisory Board
15 - Puget Sound Educational Services District Minu Ranna Stewart , Director of Student Support Services
Puget Sound Educational Services District
16 - Community Health Council Claudia D'Allegri , Vice President of Behavioral Health
SeaMar Community Health Centers
17 - Harborview Medical Center Stacey Devenney , Behavioral Health Administrator
Harborview Medical Center
18 - Bona Fide Labor Organization Vacant
19 - City of Seattle Jeff Sakuma , Health Integration Strategist
City of Seattle Human Services Department
20 - Culturally-Specific Mental Health Services Provider

Michael Byun , Executive Director
Asian Counseling and Referral Service

21 - Sexual Assault Survivor Services Provider Estella Williams , Director
Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress
22- Domestic Violence Prevention Services Provider Trenecsia Wilson , Interim Assistant Director
DVHopeline
23 - Youth Behavioral Health Services Provider Anthony Austin , Executive Director
Southeast Youth and Family Services
24 - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Paul Getzel , Executive Director
National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI)
25 - Culturally-Specific Chemical Dependency Provider Mario Paredes , Director
Consejo Counseling and Referral Service
26 - Behavioral Health Employment Kailey Fiedler-Gohlke , Chief Executive Officer
Hero House
27 - Representative from the Sound Cities Association Brenda Fincher , Councilmember
City of Kent
28 - City of Bellevue Lynne Robinson , Mayor
City of Bellevue
29 - Behavioral Health Services Provider Beratta Gomillion , Executive Director
Center for Human Services
30 - King County Hospitals Darcy Jaffe , Senior Vice President for Safety and Quality
Washington State Hospital Association
31 - Philanthropic Organization Jennifer Teunon , Executive Director
The Medina Foundation
32 - Recovery Services Organization Joshua Wallace , Executive Director
Peer Seattle
33 - Managed Care Organizations Jessica Molberg , Director of Behavioral Health
Coordinated Care of Washington
34 - Grassroots Organization Serving a Cultural Population Fartun Mohamed , Mental Health Project Lead
Somali Health Board
35 - Unincorporated King County Laura Smith (Co-Chair) , Executive Director
Snoqualmie Valley Community Network
36 - Representative from MIDD's Consumers and Communities Ad Hoc Work Group for Behavioral Health Consumer Interests Vacant
37 - Representative from MIDD's Consumers and Communities Ad Hoc Work Group for Community Interests Vacant

2022 MIDD Advisory Committee Roster

Co-Chair Laura Smith Executive Director, Empower Youth Network

Representing: Unincorporated King County

Co-Chair Steve Larsen Deputy Director, Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention (DAJD)

Representing: King County DAJD

Anita Khandelwal Director, King County Department of Public Defense (DPD)

Representing: King County DPD

Anthony Austin Executive Director, Southeast Youth and Family Services

Representing: Youth Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Services Provider

Barbara Miner Director, King County Department of Judicial Administration

Representing: King County Department of Judicial Administration

Brenda Fincher Councilmember, City of Kent

Representing: Sound Cities Association

Claudia D’Allegri Vice President of Behavioral Health, SeaMar Community Health Centers

Representing: Community Health Council

Dan Satterberg Prosecuting Attorney, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (PAO)

Representing: King County POA

Darcy Jaffe Senior Vice President for Safety and Quality, Washington State Hospital Association

Representing: King County Hospital

Faisal Khan,MD Director and Health Officer, Public Health-Seattle and King County

Representing: Public Health-Seattle and King County

Fartun Mohamed Mental Health Project Lead, Somali Health Board

Representing: Grassroots Organization Serving a Cultural Population

Jasmeet Singh Member, King County Behavioral Health Advisory Board

Representing: King County Behavioral Health Advisory Board

Jeff Sakuma Health Integration Strategist, City of Seattle Human Services Department

Representing: City of Seattle

Jennifer Teunon Executive Director, Medina Foundation

Representing: Philanthropic Organization

Jeremiah Bainbridge Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness - Greater Seattle

Representing: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Jessica Molberg Director of Behavioral Health, Coordinated Care of Washington

Representing: Managed Care Organization

Jorene Reiber Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, King County Superior Court

Representing: King County Uniting for Youth

Joshua Wallace President/Chief Executive Officer, Peer Washington

Representing: Recovery Services Organization

Kailey Fiedler-Gohlke Chief Executive Officer, HERO House NW

Representing: Provider with expertise in helping individuals with behavioral health needs in King County get jobs and live independent lives

Karen Brady Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Ryther Center for Children and Youth

Representing: Behavioral Health Services Provider

Kelli Carroll Director of Special Projects, King County Executive Office

Representing: King County Executive

Ketu Shah Judge, King County Superior Court

Representing: Superior Court

Laura Merchant Assistant Director, Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress

Representing: Sexual Assault Victim Services Provider

Leo Flor Director, King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)

Representing: King County DCHS

Lynne Robinson Mayor, City of Bellevue

Representing: City of Bellevue

Mario Paredes Executive Director, Consejo Counseling and Referral Services

Representing: Culturally Specific Chemical Dependency Service Provider

Matthew York Chief Presiding Judge, King County District Court

Representing: District Court

Minu Ranna-Stewart Director, Student Support Services

Representing: Puget Sound Educational Services District

Patti Cole-Tindall Sheriff, King County Sheriff’s Office

Representing: Sheriff’s Office

Sarah Perry Councilmember, Metropolitan King County Council

Representing: King County Council

Sunny Lovin Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health Services, Harborview Medical Center

Representing: Harborview Medical Center

Trenecsia Wilson Assistant Director,DVHopeline

Representing: Domestic Violence Prevention Service Provider

MIDD Advisory Committee was formally established with approval of Ordinance 16077 passed by the King County Council on April 28, 2008, and renamed and revised for MIDD 2 via Ordinance 18452 on January 31, 2017. 

The MIDD Advisory Committee is an advisory body to the Executive and Council. Its purpose is to ensure that the implementation and evaluation of the strategies and programs funded by the MIDD sales tax revenue are transparent, accountable, collaborative and effective.

The MIDD Advisory Committee is a unique partnership of representatives from the health and human services and criminal justice communities. Recognizing that King County is the countywide provider of mental health and substance abuse services, the committee will work to ensure that access to mental health and chemical dependency services is available to those who are most in need throughout the county, regardless of geographic location.

MIDD Equity Definition

The MIDD Advisory Committee ensures that the implementation and evaluation of strategies and programs funded by the MIDD sales tax revenue are transparent, accountable, collaborative, and effective. We believe that all community members should have access to behavioral health service that view their unique beliefs, cultures, identities, languages, lived experiences, and notions of health and well-being as strengths to promote recovery and resilience. We acknowledge that our society is rooted in systems of racism and oppression. Our behavioral health system contributes to the inequitable distribution of benefits and burdens which perpetuates avoidable health inequities in our community. Through intentional partnerships and investment in organizations committed to equity, the MIDD Advisory Committee commits to eliminating policies, practices, attitudes, and cultural messages that reinforce inequitable behavioral health outcomes.

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