Finance Committee to Convene Next Hearing to Discuss Youth Mental Health Care

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Tuesday, February 15^th to continue discussing challenges facing young people and families related to youth mental health care. The hearing, titled “Protecting Youth Mental Health: Part II - Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Care,” will be held virtually.

Earlier today, the Finance Committee held its first hearing on youth mental health care with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. Wyden also announced the committee’s plans for the months, including bipartisan co-chairs for five focus areas.

The witnesses at next Tuesday’s hearing will be:

Tami Benton, MD, FAACAP, FAAP, Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Executive Director and Chair Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; President-Elect of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Sharon Hoover, PhD, Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Co-Director of the National Center for School Mental Health, Baltimore, MD
Jodie L. Lubarsky, MA, LCMHC, Vice President of Clinical Operations, Youth and Family Services at Seacoast Mental Health Center, Portsmouth, NH
Trace Terrell, Lead Intervention and Outreach Specialist, YouthLine, La Pine, OR

Who: Senate Finance Committee

What: Hearing on youth mental health

Where: Virtual webcast

When: February 15, 2022

10:00 am

Media are encouraged to view the webcast and witness testimony at http://finance.senate.gov/hearings.