The Network convened for the first time to discuss the need for greater access to and continuity of care. 

Bradley Hospital and Connecticut Children’s gave an overview of the vision for the Network.

• Captain Chris Bersani from HRSA talked about the federal perspective and funding available to address this challenge.

• A parent gave his perspective on the struggle to find care for his daughters. 

• Finally Ashish Jha, then Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, gave a keynote address about the unique window of opportunity that the pandemic created to think differently about children’s mental health.