BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Social Current - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.social-current.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Social Current REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T140000 DTSTAMP:20260411T041011 CREATED:20250811T162658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T190949Z UID:10000514-1758718800-1758722400@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:Strengthening Connections Between Federally Qualified Health Centers and Child Welfare DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n This webinar with Social Current Strategic Industry Partner Sellers Dorsey will explore how Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) can collaborate more effectively with the child welfare system and other community partners to improve health outcomes for children and families. This session will highlight promising practices\, policy opportunities\, and actionable strategies for integrating FQHCs into child welfare at the community and systems levels. We will also discuss recent federal shifts that impact FQHCs. \nTakeaways\n\nThe role FQHCs can play in improving outcomes for children and families involved with or at risk of involvement with the child welfare system\nHow to identify and partner with FQHCs\nOpportunities to establish a bi-directional referral stream between child welfare agencies and FQHCs\nFQHCs’ full scope of offerings for Medicaid-eligible foster populations and others\nOpportunities to build stronger networks at the family\, community\, and state levels\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nStaff providing care coordination or direct services to children\, adults\, and families such as child welfare\, behavioral health\, school-based services\, and/or community health\nStaff responsible for developing local resource networks\, provider networks\, or referral sources\nStaff responsible for community engagement strategy and relationship development\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachel Marsh (Facilitator)\n \n Associate Director\nSellers Dorsey \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachel Marsh (Facilitator)\n Associate Director\nSellers Dorsey \n \n An attorney and social worker with more than 24 years of experience serving children and families\, Rachel joins Sellers Dorsey from the Children’s Alliance of Kansas where she served as CEO. In this role\, she worked to transform child and family well-being systems in Kansas. Under her leadership\, the organization achieved multiple public policy accomplishments\, impacting workforce retention\, prevention of foster care\, kinship caregivers\, and youth with complex behavioral health care needs. Prior to her public policy work\, Rachel served as a child in need of care attorney with a community-based child welfare provider for 14 years. She supported case managers and judicial partners in resolving complex child welfare matters\, developed trainings for case managers\, attorneys\, and judges\, and supported community and policymaker engagement in multiple states. In her early career\, Rachel worked in research and social work education in Kathmandu\, Nepal. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charles Barron Jr.\, MD\n \n FQHC Chief Medical Officer \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charles Barron Jr.\, MD\n FQHC Chief Medical Officer \n \n Dr. Charles Barron’s unwavering commitment to education has led to him becoming a board-certified family practice physician and a well-respected chief medical officer in the Federally Qualified Health Center and community health sectors locally and nationally. Raised in Friars Point\, Mississippi\, Dr. Barron received an associate’s degree in biology from Coahoma Junior College in Clarksdale\, Mississippi\, and a bachelor’s degree in biology pre-medicine from Alcorn State University in Lorman\, Mississippi\, both of which are among the ranks of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). He received his medical degree from the University of Iowa School of Medicine. \nFollowing completion of his family practice residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago\, Dr. Barron became employed as an attending physician under the residency program and the associate medical director of Access Southwest Family Health Center. Recognizing the importance of merging his vast medical background with advanced business acumen in the ever-changing healthcare industry\, Dr. Barron pursued and received a master’s in business administration from Olivet Nazarene University\, Bourbonnais\, Illinois. Having the insight to enhance his qualifications was a major influence in Dr. Barron’s appointment as regional medical director of the Southwest 1 Region for Access Community Health Network. It is noteworthy to mention that Access is one of the nation’s largest private provider of federally qualified health care\, providing a primary care medical home for over 200\,000 patients annually. Dr. Barron’s commitment to lifelong learning is also demonstrated by obtaining a certification as a physician executive from the American Association for Physician Leadership\, a Post-Masters Certification in Health Care Informatics from the University of Illinois at Chicago\, and a graduate of UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Health Care Executive Program. \nMarried to Dawn\, Dr. Barron is the proud father of Charles III and Dalyn BarLo. He is a devoted member of Salem Baptist Church of Chicago and an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Dr. Barron is committed to demonstrating and implementing the traditions of integrity\, compassion\, empathy\, and interpersonal skills as he continues to be an integral part of the community. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Imani Lewis\n \n Director\nSellers Dorsey \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Imani Lewis\n Director\nSellers Dorsey \n \n Imani R. Lewis is a seasoned health care leader with extensive expertise across provider and managed care organizations. Currently serving as director of managed care business at Sellers Dorsey\, she provides strategic and tactical guidance to managed care organizations (MCOs)\, provider-led entities (PLEs)\, and community-based organizations nationally. Imani also serves as adjunct professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health\, where she teaches the graduate-level course Socio-cultural Dimensions of Health Disparities Research. The course focuses on defining health disparities\, health equity\, and social/structural determinants of health; exploring models and techniques for planning\, implementing\, and evaluating health disparities research; and applying these concepts to real-world challenges. \nImani’s leadership journey includes serving as chief strategy officer for a prominent network of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Chicago. In this role\, she spearheaded initiatives to address health disparities\, enhance access to medical\, dental\, and behavioral health services\, and improve the nutritional and social outcomes for underserved communities. Previously\, as vice president of quality improvement for Illinois’s largest Medicaid health plan\, she oversaw accreditation\, regulatory processes\, and quality performance for over one million members across Medicaid\, Medicare\, Foster Care\, and Marketplace products. Her career also includes leadership roles in FQHCs and hospital systems in Illinois\, where she excelled in clinical operations\, data strategy\, practice transformation\, and quality improvement. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brittany McAllister\n \n Associate Director\nSellers Dorsey \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brittany McAllister\n Associate Director\nSellers Dorsey \n \n Brittany McAllister is an accomplished health and human services policy and government affairs professional with extensive experience advancing Medicaid and other health and human services public policy initiatives. Before joining Sellers Dorsey\, Brittany served as senior government affairs manager for The National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First. There\, she helped states create continuums of care–from prevention to positive permanency—to support families in or at risk of involvement with the child welfare system. Brittany has experience designing Medicaid reimbursement structures to support clinicians delivering home visiting\, nutrition\, and nursing services. She possesses expertise in developing coalitions and partnerships to promote systems change across early childhood services\, maternal and child health\, child welfare\, and more. \nShe has worked in most states across the country\, bringing a national perspective to her work and a deep understanding of the diverse policy landscapes that shape health and human services. Brittany has also led federal and state Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for the American Nutrition Association\, worked in state policy at The American Association of Nurse Practitioners\, and conducted Medicaid policy research at The George Washington University. Brittany is passionate about promoting family stability and healthy child development. She has lived experience in kinship care and adoption and as a Medicaid recipient. At Sellers Dorsey\, Brittany helps child and family well-being clients navigate challenges and opportunities related to public funding and partnerships. She translates policy changes and funding mechanisms into actionable strategies that drive sustainable impact. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/strengthening-connections-between-federally-qualified-health-centers-and-child-welfare/ CATEGORIES:Child and Family Well-Being ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Safety-Resilience_2.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR