I’m good: Community reentry as an opportunity and challenge for improving young people’s behavioral health.

Presenter: Elizabeth Barnert, MD, MPH, MS, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles

The objectives of Dr. Barnert’s talk are to 1) Describe the health needs, service utilization, and predictors of successful linkages to care for transition aged youth (TAY) participating in a community health worker based reentry intervention; 2) Explore clients’ perspectives about their health and social experiences during reentry, so as to inform intervention approaches; and 3) Discuss a model intervention approach tailored for TAY undergoing reentry to address substance misuse, recidivism, and related health and social outcomes.