9:00 AM Networking Breakfast
9:30 AM 2022 Dallas County Community Health Needs Assessment Presentation
Teresita Oaks, Director, Community Health Programs, Parkland Health
The spirit of the CHNA is to bring hospitals, public health systems, health related entities, not-for-profit agencies, and community members together to identify critical health priorities more effectively, collaboratively, and efficiently for Dallas County residents and to drive high quality decision-making in the planning and deployment of community health programs.
10:00 AM Q&A
10:15 AM Presentation Pending
11:00 AM Break
11:15 AM Lunch sponsored by City of Hutchins
11:45 AM A Deeper Dive into Mental Health
Madhukar H. Trivedi, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry the UTSW and serves as Chief of the Division of Mood Disorders. He is the founding Director of the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care, which is nationally recognized for excellence in research and the treatment of depression, bipolar disorders and other mood disorders. He is leading innovations to improve mental health care, including in our community.
1:00 PM Regional CARE Team - Crisis Assessment Resource Engagement
Melissa Franks, Lieutenant, DeSoto Police Department, Regional CARE Team Coordinator
As a multi-disciplinary group, the Regional CARE Team provides community behavioral health support to individuals and their families. We are a free resource provided by the participating cities (Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Duncanville) for our residents. Our purpose is to assist individuals experiencing behavioral health needs and their families/support systems to access, navigate, understand, and utilize appropriate community referral sources. We do not respond to 9-1-1, but instead we are here to provide prevention services before a crisis begins and follow up after a crisis to help in
2:00 PM Class Project Discussion Rolanda Price
3:00 PM Visit Cynthia Mickens Ministries, Inc. - The PATH Community Garden and Gathering Place, 300 West Palestine Street, Hutchins, TX 75141. Park on the field at the corner of Mills and Palestine Streets
