Welcome and Opening Remarks
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Bruce Cain, Ph.D., Director, Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley, and Robson Professor of Political Science

Medical Perspectives [Summary Report]
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What is mental illness and what lessons are offered by recent developments in detection and diagnosis? How do these scientific developments inform our social policy agenda?

Peter Whybrow, M.D., (Introductory Speaker and Panel Chair), Chair, Department of Psychiatry, and Director, Institute of Neuropsychiatry, UCLA

Alejandro Kopelowicz, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, UCLA, and Director, San Fernando Mental Health Center, Los Angeles
Presentation Slides: Schizophrenia: A Brain Disease

Sam Barondes, M.D., Jeanne & Sanford Robertson Professor and Director, Center for Neurobiology & Psychiatry, UCSF

Jair Soares, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology, and chief, Division of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX.
Presentation Slides: Brain Imaging -- Perspectives For Studies of Psychiatric Disorders

Treatment Perspectives [Summary Report]
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What treatments are most effective in promoting rehabilitation and recovery? How might policymakers improve the provision of supervised outpatient care and treatment of patients with concurrent substance dependency?

Dr. Alexander Young, M.D., M.S.H.S., (Panel Chair), Director, Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA
Presentation Slides: Treatment Perspectives: Cost & Quality

Steve Segal, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Mental Health and Social Welfare Research Group, School of Social Welfare, UC Berkeley
Presentation Text: Policy Suggestions and Practice/Research Perspectives on Treatment Objectives and Outcomes

Barbara E. Havassy, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, and Director, Treatment Outcome Group, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF
Abstract: New Perspectives on Comorbidity: Co-Occurring Major Mental and Substance Use Disorders in Public-Sector Psychiatric and Drug Treatment Patients
Presentation Slides: New Perspectives on Comorbidity

Judge Harold E. Shabo, Mental Health Supervising Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court

Dave Hosseini, Executive Director, Sacramento Consumer Self-Help Centers and Office of Patients' Rights

Keynote Presentation [Summary Report]
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Introduction of presentation: Fred J. Martin, Jr., Conference Chair, IGS Visiting Scholar subsequent to retirement as Senior Vice President & Director of Governmental Relations, Bank of America

Keynote Presentation: The Honorable Guido Belsasso, M.D., National Commissioner for the National Council Against Addictions and Mental Health Programs in Mexico, Ministry of Health

Mental Heath Funding and Parity [Summary Report]
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What can be done to strengthen and enhance coverage and delivery for the mentally ill? What challenges remain in implementing federal and state parity legislation?

Richard Scheffler, Ph.D., (Panel Chair) Professor of Health Economics, School of Public Health, and Policy Director, Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare, UC Berkeley
"Mental Health Insurance, Parity & Public Policy"
Abstract: The prevalence of mental illness both in the United States and globally is significant and growing. According to the World Health Report 2001, “one person in every four will be affected by a mental disorder at some stage of life.” Professor Scheffler will address recent statistics on mental illness and their relationship to mental health insurance coverage. Additionally, he will discuss the impact of managed care on the cost and quality of mental health services in the U.S. Another important topic to be addressed is mental health parity with regards to insurance coverage, the federal and state legislative progress, and the recent failure of national parity legislation due to fears of escalating costs.
Presentation Slides: Mental Health Insurance, Parity, & Public Policy

Ralph Catalano, Ph.D., MRP, Professor of Public Health, Division of Health Policy & Management, UC Berkeley

Helen M. Thomson, R.N., Chair, California Assembly Health Committee, author of legislation on mental health parity and LPS reform
Abstract:A key question posed to this panel is "What can be done to enhance coverage and service delivery for mentally ill people?" In my response to this question, I will first address two factors -- politics and data -- affecting prospects for reform, and report on the policy areas of expansion of parity, and reform of the mental health funding structure.
Presentation Text: Coping with Mental Illness and Crafting Public Policy

Steve Mayberg, Ph.D., Director, Department of Mental Health, State of California.
Presentation Slides: Budget and Budget Trends

Children, Families and Mental Health [Summary Report]
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How can our mental health system best serve children with mental illness? What barriers exist in assessing children's mental health needs, facilitating access to treatment and combating stigma?

Abram Rosenblatt, Ph.D., (Panel Chair) Associate Adjunct Professor, Director, Child Services Research Group, UCSF
Presentation Slides: An Overview of Mental Health and Children

Lonnie R. Snowden, Jr., Ph.D., Professor, School of Social Welfare, UC Berkeley
Abstract: In a follow-up to his Surgeon Generals Report on Mental Health that focused on culture, race,and ethnicity, the Surgeon General noted that mental health problems of minority children and youth are an issue of special concern. This is true in part because to an unusual degree, the mental health of children and youth from ethnic minority backgrounds is intertwined with our ability to recognize mental health problems and treat them in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Efforts to improve the quality of care delivered to children in those systems can have a disproportionately beneficial impact on minority communities. However, attempts at improvement in quality must overcome special methodological and other barriers to successful innovation.
Presentation Slides: Mental Health and Ethnic Minority Children and Youth

Toby Ewing, Project Manager, Little Hoover Report on Children's Mental Health
Presentation Slides: Young Hearts & Minds

Joan Asarnow, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine.
"Caring for Youth: Building Partnerships with Primary Care to Improve Health and Functioning"
Abstract: This presentation focuses on strategies for improving health and functioning through primary care, with an emphasis on depression and mental health outcomes in youth. The rationale for building partnerships with primary care is reviewed and alternative models for treating depression within primary care settings are discussed. To illustrate the promise and challenges of this approach, we present data from our ongoing study of adolescent depression. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a quality improvement intervention for improving care for depression within primary care settings. The study is being conducted in five different health care organizations, including academic medical centers, managed care clinics, and public health clinics. The presentation concludes with recommendations regarding directions for further clinical and research initiatives.
Presentation Slides: Caring for Youth