Youth Healthcare Alliance 2026 Annual Conference, "Rewriting the Story: Improving Healthcare for Colorado's Youth"

Program Information

Youth Healthcare Alliance’s annual conference brings together school-based clinic providers, managers, staff, and partners to learn with and from each other. Our 2026 conference will be held in-person in Denver, Colorado on April 28-29, 2026. It presents an opportunity for those working at the intersection of healthcare and education to network, collaborate, and increase skills.  These two days will include a keynote address followed by an interactive 60 minute workshop presentation, 4 60 minute breakout sessions with two occurring sessions for attends to select from, a 90 minute session that will include six 15 minute sessions which attendees will rotate through, and a 1 hour structured regional networking sessions where attendees will focus on specific discussion questions together.

This year’s theme is “Rewriting the Story: Improving the Landscape of Colorado Youth Healthcare,” with the idea in mind that the uncertainty in the healthcare system as we know it provides an opportunity to assess strengths and needs, find creative solutions, and center SBHCs in the narrative. This conference will allow us to unpack many of these different issues, while recognizing that we have the capability to seize opportunities and manage change effectively.

For a full agenda: Annual Conference | Youth Healthcare Alliance

Target Audience

This activity is appropriate for the following audiences:

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Associates/Assistants
  • Social Workers
  • Other behavioral health providers
  • Other members of the care team

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:

  • Better understand how to improve their care through presentations that focus on the application of topic knowledge to the distinct care provided by these clinics, as measured by the conference evaluation survey of knowledge gained.

AMA Designation Statement

Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

    Activity summary
    Available credit: 
    • 7.50 AAPA Category I CME
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
    • 7.50 ACE/ASWB
      Through Joint Accreditation Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) credit to social workers at its activities.
    • 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
    • 7.50 ANCC
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
    • 7.50 APA
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Psychological Association (APA) credit to psychologists at its activities.
    • 7.50 Participation Hour(s)
      You are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records if you are not able to use any of the credit types provided for this activity or if this activity does not offer accredited CME/CE credits.
    Activity opens: 
    04/28/2026
    Activity expires: 
    10/31/2026

    Conference Schedule

    Tuesday, April 28th

    Keynote Address - 1:30-2:30pm (1 credit)

    Breakout Session - 2:30-3:30pm (1 credit)

    Breakout Sessions - 3:45-4:45pm (1 credit)

    • Communication Strategies for Educators and Health Professionals for Youth Suicidality: Supporting Kids, Families, and each Other
    • School-Based Health Centers as Alternatives to Discipline

    Wednesday, April 29th

    Breakout Sessions - 9:10-10:10am (1 credit) 

    • From Survey to Strategy: Transforming Youth Vaping Data into School-Based Interventions
    • The Harder Side of Helping

    Lightning Learning Sessions - 10:30am-12:00pm (1.5 credits) 

    • Using SBHC Data to Talk to School Administrators
    • Effective Integrated Behavioral Health & Primary Care
    • Interdisciplinary Teams & School Collaborations for Student Health Needs
    • Serving Newcomer & Immigrant Patients
    • Integrating Oral Health into Primary Care Visits

    Breakout Sessions - 1:30-2:30pm (1 credit) 

    • Advancing Suicide Care in Colorado: Safer, Stronger, Systems to Support Youth
    • Plot Twist: It Takes More than Building a Seat at the Table to Engage Youth

    Structured Regional Networking Session - 2:45-3:45pm (1 credit) 

    Weitzman Institute Disclosure Statement

    It is the policy of the Weitzman Institute to ensure that Continuing Education (CE) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the Weitzman Institute requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.

    Faculty participating in a Weitzman Institute-sponsored activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationship(s) with ineligible companies.

    Planners & Presenters

    • Sedona Allen, BA, Senior Specialist Health Programs Public Health Initiatives, Denver Health and Hospital Authority
    • Conlin Bass, MPH, Health Systems Suicide Prevention Manager, Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention, in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
    • Maliya Bauer, college student, Youth Advisory Board Member, Youth Healthcare Alliance
    • Becky Bloedow, Physician Assistant, Director of the Denver Health Tobacco Cessation Clinic, Denver Health and Hospital Authority
    • Tyrone Braxton, LAC, LCSW, PHD, Supervisor of School Based STEP at Denver Health and Hospital Authority
    • Austin Butterfield, MD, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
    • Ashley Coram, MPH, CHES, SBHC Program Manager (APS) Every Child Pediatrics
    • Whitney Gustin Connor, Executive Director, Kids First Health Care
    • Daniel Champer, LCPC, Director of Clinical and Residential Services, Florence Crittenton
    • Lauren Cikara, Manager of Community Engagement, Youth Healthcare Alliance
    • Breanna Deidel, BA, Director of Communications and Fundraising at Kids First Health Care
    • Diane Dockter, MPH, BS, BAD HAD, Executive Director at A Kidz Clinic
    • Hana Fageeh, MPA, Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention, in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
    • Rebecca Gostlin, LPC, Director of Clinical Initiatives, Youth Healthcare Alliance
    • Aubrey Hill, M.A. in Public Policy, Executive Director, Youth Healthcare Alliance
    • Amanda Jichlinski, MD, Pediatrician and Medical Director, Kids First Health Care
    • Heather Kennedy, PhD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Community & Behavioral Health at the Colorado School of Public Health and Director of the Hub for Youth Engagement
    • Kristie Ladegard, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado and serves as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Denver Health and Hospital Authority
    • Marian Ledezma Amorosi, BA, Director of Community Engagement, Youth Healthcare Alliance
    • Cassidy McNitt, M.D., Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine; Associate Medical Director for the Colorado Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation and Access Program (CoPPCAP) and attending physician on the Consultation and Liaison Service
    • McKenzie Reider, CPNP-PC, pediatric nurse practitioner and the Clinical Program Manager for the school-based clinics at Mountain Family Health Center
    • Maria Sandoval, BA Social Work, Social Work Program Coordinator for Denver Health’s School-Based Health Centers and the Coordinator for Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH), Denver Health and Hospital Authority
    • Amanda Singh, CPNP, PMHNP-BC
    • Heather Tobin, DNP, nurse practitioner at PrimeHealth Plus
    • Julie Zalava, DNP, CPNP-PC, and clinical director, Every Child Pediatrics

    Accreditation Statement

    In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Youth Healthcare Alliance and Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc./Weitzman Institute. Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

    By completing this activity, you provide Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. the permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).

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    Please note that continuing education credit requirements differ by state, jurisdiction, and licensing agency. It is your responsibility to confirm if your licensing/credentialing agency will accept the credits offered by this activity.

    Available Credit

    • 7.50 AAPA Category I CME
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
    • 7.50 ACE/ASWB
      Through Joint Accreditation Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) credit to social workers at its activities.
    • 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
    • 7.50 ANCC
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
    • 7.50 APA
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Psychological Association (APA) credit to psychologists at its activities.
    • 7.50 Participation Hour(s)
      You are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records if you are not able to use any of the credit types provided for this activity or if this activity does not offer accredited CME/CE credits.
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