The prevalence of mental health, emotional, developmental, and/or behavioral (MEDB) conditions in military-connected youth increased from 9% to nearly 16% between 2003 and 2015. The rising prevalence was accompanied by increases in psychiatric prescriptions and care visits, as well. The growing need for MEDB services to support military-connected children is complicated by a critical shortage of specialists, with 35% of military families living in behavioral health shortage areas and 6% having no access to psychiatric care at all. Compounding the problem further, nearly three-quarters of the pediatric mental health care that military families do access comes from civilian providers despite reports that only about 13% of community providers feel competent to effectively serve military families. The DoD Child Collaboration Study was initiated in response to these and other challenges for military children and families impacted by MEDB conditions. A primary aim of the Collaboratory is to develop, expand, and evaluate best telehealth practices to reduce disparities in access to care and increase support for military-connected youth with MEDB needs. One of the group’s initiatives toward this is an annual conference, Bridging the Gap: Behavioral Health Innovations Supporting Military Kids and Families, that brings together clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and advocates for military-connected families to learn together and collaborate on the development of stronger support systems for military youth with MEDB conditions. The 2025 conference was held virtually in August and was attended by 277 participants from across the world. As a motivated group with demonstrated interest and experience in working with military children with MEDB conditions, conference attendees represented a prime sample of individuals to help learn more about provider experiences and perspectives on working with this population. Following conference attendance, participants were invited to complete a comprehensive evaluation regarding their conference experience and its anticipated impact on their practice. Respondents also provided information about their work to support military children with MEDB conditions. Specifically, respondents were queried about the most common clinical issues encountered in this population as well as barriers to working with military-connected children. They were also given the opportunity to provide suggestions and recommendations for addressing these challenges moving forward. The proposed poster presentation will share the results of this evaluation with a particular emphasis on the clinical issues, perceived challenges, and recommendations provided by the clinical providers who attended the conference and completed the evaluation. We will also discuss the relevance of the findings to the study and treatment of MEDB conditions in military children with a goal of identifying opportunities to enhance their care.