Session Details
Date & Time
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 3:10 PM - 3:50 PM
Name
01. Powering Up the Behavioral Health Workforce
Session Type
Panel
Location
Crystal B (West Tower - Lobby Level)
Speakers
- Funda Bachini, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Division Chief, Psychiatry, Phoenix Children's
- John Q. Young, MD, MPP, PhD, Psychiatry Department Chair and Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health, Northwell Health
- Lindsey Mortenson, MD, MS, Executive Director, University Health and Counseling, Chief Mental Health Officer, Student Life, Clinical Assistant Professor, Michigan Medicine
- Quatiba Davis, MEd, BCBA, LABA, LBA, IBA, Chief Clinical Officer, ABA Centers
Description
Powering Up the Behavioral Health Workforce explores strategies to strengthen, expand, and support mental health professionals. This panel highlights recruitment, retention, training, technology enablement, and team-based care models- showing how investing in the workforce enhances access, improves patient outcomes, and builds a resilient, high-performing behavioral health system.