TeleBehavioral Health 2026: Telehealth and TeleBehavioral/TeleMental Health Policy Update
Overview:
Ms. Kwong will provide an overview and update on the current status of telehealth policy on the state and federal levels and the potential impacts on the provision of telebehavioral health.
Mei Kwong, JD, Biography:
Mei Wa Kwong, JD has over two decades of experience in state and federal policy work. She is the Executive Director for the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP), the federally designated National Telehealth Policy Resource Center. She has written numerous policy briefs, crafted state legislation and led several coalition efforts on a variety of issues. Ms. Kwong has published articles on telehealth policy, is recognized as an expert in her field and has been consulted by state and federal lawmakers on telehealth legislation and policy. Ms. Kwong is a graduate of the George Washington University Law School.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, attendees should be able to: Be able to describe elements of existing current federal telehealth policy impacting the…
Event interval: Accessibility Contact: jerchris@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Registration:
https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NWzzYXY9R92RpbGN7O2Ahw.
2026 Call-to-Action Series - Burnout at the Intersections: Race, Justice, and Behavioral Health.
Join us for our next event in the Race, Equity & Social Justice Call-to-Action Series: “Burnout at the Intersections: Race, Justice, and Behavioral Health.”
Burnout in community behavioral health does not occur in a vacuum. It is shaped by underfunded systems, racial inequities, trauma exposure, and moral distress—especially for providers from historically marginalized communities.
This free 90-minute panel webinar creates space to name these realities, share lived experience, and explore pathways toward sustainability, healing, and collective care.
Who This Webinar Is For Community behavioral health clinicians , Case managers, peer specialists, and SUD professionals , Providers impacted by racial and systemic inequities , Supervisors, managers, and program leaders , Workforce development and equity-focused staff, What We’ll Explore How burnout is intensified by racial inequity and injustice , Trauma exposure and cumulative stress on providers , The invisible labor often carried by providers of color , …
Event interval: Accessibility Contact: jerchris@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, January 29, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Registration:
https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LVjLekG9QNCWlyNQAxJJVw.
TeleBehavioral Health 2026: Digital Literacy across Healthcare Systems
Overview:
The goal of this training is to provide learners with the foundational information needed to integrate digital health tools and programs. Digital health has the potential to empower and more fully engage patients in their treatment plans. It also includes resources for getting started with using virtual care. This information will also help you educate patients on the digital health technologies.
Christina Armstrong, PhD, Biography:
Dr. Christina Armstrong is a leader in the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs that facilitate increased adoption of health technologies throughout the VA health care system. Some of the programs she leads that serve to advance digital literacy across the VA include Virtual Health Resource Centers, Virtual Care University, Connected Health Implementation and other national virtual care implementation efforts. Before joining VA, she worked for a decade for the U.S. Department of Defense where she led other technology development and implementation…
Event interval: Accessibility Contact: jerchris@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, February 20, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Registration:
https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_60mMQ1uVTkuJp-i8ZvFGVg.
TeleBehavioral Health 2026: Virtual Care for Eating Disorders: Screening, assessment, and brief interventions
Overview:
This session will explore virtual care approaches for screening, assessing, and treating individuals at risk for eating disorders, including when to refer for specialized treatment. Participants will learn key identification, screening, and intervention strategies for effective virtual care.
Megan Riddle, MD, MS, PhD, Biography:
Megan Riddle is board-certified in both adult psychiatry and consult liaison psychiatry. She is the medical director at the Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood and Anxiety Center in Seattle. She is currently a Courtesy Clinical Instructor with the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and enjoys teaching. Her particular interests are inclusivity in eating disorder research and supporting historically marginalized individuals in accessing evidence-based eating disorder treatments.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, attendees should be able to: Identify who is at risk for eating disorders , Describe how to screen…
Event interval: Accessibility Contact: jerchris@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, March 20, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Registration:
https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TrYQ25THSJGah-d-fMCAfQ.