Advancing Child and Youth Health Care System Transformation

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Forum for Children's Well-Being hosted an implementation summit titled Advancing Child and Youth Health System Transformation. This event convened a broad range of leaders to support the implementation of recommendations from the 2024 consensus study report Launching Lifelong Health by Improving Health Care for Children, Youth, and Families. That report responds to worsening child health outcomes in the United States - including increases in chronic conditions, mental health crises, and health inequities - and offers a roadmap to address these urgent challenges. At the workshop, invited speakers engaged in two moderated dialogues - one reflecting on the report's vision and recommendations, and the other highlighting innovative models for advancing healthcare for children, youth, and families. Each dialogue was followed by sessions where attendees collaborated to identify opportunities for scaling efforts, driving policy change, and fostering cross-sector partnerships to advance the report's goals. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.

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