The Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Behavioral Health is holding two meetings next week:

The State Behavioral Health Planning Council will hold a two-day meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 17, and Thursday, Oct. 18, in Boise. Agenda highlights include program updates from Youth Empowerment Services, Idaho’s Response to the Opioid Crisis, Office of
Drug Policy, and discussions on council membership, as well as the Regional Behavioral Health Boards’ Gaps and Needs Analysis. See the full agenda here.  

Learn more about the council here. 

Meeting details:
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MST on Wednesday, Oct. 17, and 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
MST on Thursday, Oct. 18
Dates: Wednesday, October 17, and Thursday, October 18, 2018
Location: Holiday Inn – Boise Airport, 2970 W. Elder St., Boise

The WICHE Steering Committee will hold its first meeting on Friday, Oct. 19, in Boise. Agenda highlights include overviews of the 2018 WICHE Report and a discussion of the report recommendations. See the full agenda here.

Meeting details
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. MST
Date: Friday, October 19, 2018
Location: Pete T. Cenarrusa Building, Conference room 3A, 450 W. State St., Boise.

Media contact: 
Niki Forbing-Orr, Public Information manager
Phone: 208-334-0668
Email: Niki.Forbing-Orr@dhw.idaho.gov