This half-day engagement session, led by the Minnesota Department of Human Services' Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) and supported through cross-agency convening by the Governor's Children's Cabinet, brings together leaders across Minnesota's child- and family-serving systems to strengthen the Statewide Children's Mental Health Plan through a System of Care framework.

This collaborative effort includes the Minnesota Department of Human Services' Aging and Disability Services Administration (ADSA), Health Care Administration (HCA), the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), the Department of Education (MDE), the Department of Health (MDH), and the Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) Office of Addiction and Recovery, alongside community partners and individuals with lived experience.

Together, participants will identify system strengths, gaps, and opportunities to advance a coordinated, developmentally appropriate, clinically sound, family-driven, youth-guided, and culturally responsive system of care. Feedback on governance, workforce, financing, service delivery, infrastructure, and cross-system coordination will directly inform statewide priorities and recommendations to strengthen Minnesota's children's mental health system and support the next gubernatorial administration in advancing a shared vision for children, youth, and families.

• Date: August 7th, 2026
• Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM CDT
• Location: Ewald MARRCH Conference Room 1601 Utica Ave S, Suite 213, St Louis Park, MN 55416
• Sponsors: MARRCH, MARATP, Aspire, the Office of Addiction and Recovery, and Lakeside Academy.