Full Schedule

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM MDT

Registration and Help Desk Open

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM MDT

Mental Health First Aid Summit Coffee and Connect

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

Morning Half-day Preconference Events

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

More Than a Model: Practical Strategies for Collaborative Care Implementation

Preconference Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Preconference Presenter: – Concert Health

Preconference Presenter: – Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

8:35 AM - 8:45 AM MDT

MHFA1 - MHFA Summit Welcome Remarks

Keynote Speaker: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

8:45 AM - 9:45 AM MDT

MHFA1 - Community Impact Panel

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM MDT

Mental Health First Aid Summit

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MDT

2026 CCBHC Forum

Preconference Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MDT

Leading From a Secure Base: Building Resilient Organizations in Times of Uncertainty

Preconference Presenter: – Social Current

Leadership

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MDT

Value-based Payment Contracting

Preconference Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Preconference Presenter: – University Hospitals

Financing

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MDT

MHFA2 - Enter the Mental Health First Aid "Twilight Zone"

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Hill Country MHDDC

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Texas Health and Human Services

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Helen Farabee Centers

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – North Texas Behavioral Health Authority

Presenter - MHFA Summit:

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – City of Long Beach Fire Department/National Council for Mental wellbeing

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MDT

MHFA3 - MHFA Team - Fidelity Guidelines Session

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – The National Council Mental Wellbeing

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MDT

MHFA4 - Taking Mental Health First Aid to Rural Communities: Overcoming Barriers in Areas with Limited Resources

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Madison County Rural Health Council

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – Aaron Evans Counseling and Consulting, PLLC

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MDT

MHFA5 - Teen Implementation and Stakeholder Buy-in

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – The Galvan Collective

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – NA

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MDT

MHFA6 - From Invitation to Impact: Filling Seats and Fueling Change with MHFA

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Eight Dimensions Wellness Center

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MDT

MHFA Forum 1 - Breaking Barriers AND Building Understanding: Mental Health Awareness in Multilingual Families

Forum Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Academica

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – Georgia State University, Georgia Health Policy Center, Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Wellbeing

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MDT

MHFA Forum 2 - Enhancing MHFA Instructor Retention Through a Structured Application (Vetting) Process

Forum Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Tennessee Department of Health

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM MDT

MHFA8 - Behind the Scenes of Great Training: Promotion, Coordination, and Creating a Welcoming Space

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Endeavor Health Linden Oaks Hospital

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – KidsMatter

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM MDT

MHFA9 - Building Stronger Communities Through MHFA Partnerships

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Big Brothers Big Sisters El Paso

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Emergence Health Network

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Canutillo Independent School District

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – University of Texas at El Paso

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Paso Inc

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – Georgia State University, Georgia Health Policy Center, Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Wellbeing

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM MDT

MHFA10 - Beyond the Chair: Training Barbers, Stylists, and Service Providers as MHFA Gatekeepers

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Train with Lay

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – Aaron Evans Counseling and Consulting, PLLC

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM MDT

MHFA11 - Building Self-Resiliency and Self-Confidence as an Instructor

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Noble Well-Being, LLC

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Mental Health First Aid Missouri

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – NA

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM MDT

MHFA12 - MHFA Team - Current and Future State of the "System" Session

Presenter - MHFA Summit:

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM MDT

MHFA13 - MHFA Team - Community Implementation Tool Kit

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM MDT

MHFA Forum 3 - Bringing mental health training and support to first responders in rural and frontier communities in Kansas

Forum Presenter - MHFA Summit: – University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships and Research

Forum Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Horizons Mental Health Center

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – City of Long Beach Fire Department/National Council for Mental wellbeing

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM MDT

MHFA Forum 4 - Spanish Language MHFA: Best practices for community facing trainings

Forum Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Art as Mentorship

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – dePearl & Associates Owner and Principal Consultant

12:20 PM - 1:20 PM MDT

MHFA Impact Awards Part I

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

Crisis Response Services Convening

Crisis Response

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

SAMHSA CCBHC-Expansion Grantees Preconference Convening

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MDT

MHFA14 - Let This "Old Dog" Teach You New Tricks - Enhancing Your Presentation Skills

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Ed-Vantage Consulting

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MDT

MHFA15 - Expanding Mental Health First Aid Beyond Traditional Settings

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – San Joaquin County Office of Education

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – V A Wimmer Consulting, LLC

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – dePearl & Associates Owner and Principal Consultant

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MDT

MHFA16 - Mental Health First Aid Utilized and Marketed as a Key Disaster Recovery Public Education program in Rural Western Iowa

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – City of Long Beach Fire Department/National Council for Mental wellbeing

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MDT

MHFA17 - Be a Contestant on the "What Would You Do?" Show

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – GETrainingSolutions

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – Georgia State University, Georgia Health Policy Center, Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Wellbeing

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MDT

MHFA18 - Real Talk, Real Training: Tips to Be a Relatable and Engaging Trainer

Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Self Employment

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MDT

MHFA19 - MHFA Team - Turning Training Into Action: Success Stories of How Participants Applied MHFA Skills in Real-life Situations

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – Aaron Evans Counseling and Consulting, PLLC

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MDT

MHFA Forum 5 - Integrating MHFA as Part of a Larger Wellness Program

Forum Presenter - MHFA Summit: – BeWell at Jewish Federations of North America

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – NA

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MDT

MHFA Forum 6 - Building Resilient Responders: Equipping Public Safety Professionals Through Mental Health First Aid

Forum Presenter - MHFA Summit: – Thin Line Consulting

Moderator - MHFA Summit: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

2:40 PM - 3:10 PM MDT

MHFA Instructor Spotlight / MHFA Impact Awards Part II

3:10 PM - 4:10 PM MDT

MHFA20 - Keynote Session

4:10 PM - 4:25 PM MDT

MHFA20 - MHFA Summit Closing Remarks

Keynote Speaker: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM MDT

Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 AM - 5:15 PM MDT

Registration and Help Desk Open

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM MDT

General Session

Keynote Speaker: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Keynote Speaker: – Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A2 - Trust, Connection, and Continuity: The Opportunity of Peer Support in Care for People with SMI

Peer Support

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A3 - Recovery Housing

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Substance Use Continuum of Care

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A4 - Financial Success Under the CCBHC Prospective Payment System (PPS) and Re-Basing

Breakout Presenter: – CohnReznick

Breakout Presenter: – Iroquois Center for Human Development, Inc.

Staff Liaison: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A5 - Healing Beyond Medicine with Faith & Fellowship: Integrating Spiritual Care into Behavioral Health

Breakout Presenter: – WestCare Nevada

Breakout Presenter: – WestCare

Recovery Supports

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A6 - The Top 5 Strategies of Successful Leaders

Breakout Presenter: – MTM Services, LLC

Leadership

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A7 - H.R.1 Journey Map: Where We've Been and What's to Come on Implementation

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Policy

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A8 - Introducing the Coach Approach: A Proven, Evidence-informed Framework for Adaptive Leadership

Breakout Presenter: – Lutheran Community Services

Breakout Presenter: – Kagen Leadership Group

Leadership

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A9 - Phone Free Schooling: An Early Evaluation of Missouri’s No Phone Policy

Breakout Presenter: – Compass Health Network

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A10 - Give Me Two Minutes: Intentional Use of Micro-Breaks for the Health and Well-being of Behavioral Health Professionals

Breakout Presenter: – Relias

Workforce and Talent Development

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A11 - Agency Fiscal Crisis: Making Sense of Funding and Financial Pressures and Opportunistic Strategies for the Future

Breakout Presenter: – Northwestern Counseling & Support Services, Inc. (NCSS)

Financing

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A13 - Bridging Whole-Person Care: Applying Behavioral Health Integration Frameworks in Community Health Centers

Breakout Presenter: – National Association of Community Health Centers

Integrated Care

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A14 - Building Consensus in Defining and Measuring Quality of Care in Substance Use Treatment Organizations

Breakout Presenter: – NAATP

Breakout Presenter: – CARF International

Breakout Presenter: – NCQA

Substance Use Continuum of Care

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A15 - Dismantling the EBP Industrial Complex: Delivering on the Promise of Evidence-based Care in Community Mental Health

Breakout Presenter: – Eliot Community Human Services

Clinical Practices

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A16 - CEO-CMO Medical Leadership Model in the CCBHC Space

Breakout Presenter: – Centerstone

Clinical Practices

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A17 - From System to Support: Empowering Vulnerable Populations Through Community Competency Restoration

Breakout Presenter: – Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health

Breakout Presenter: – The Leifman Group

Criminal Justice

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A18 - Evaluating the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

Breakout Presenter: – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Breakout Presenter: – EDC

Suicide Prevention

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A19 - Resilient Care: Proactive Crisis Strategies for CCBHCs and Community Partners

Crisis Response

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

A20 - AI's Next Frontier: A Promising Breakthrough in Supporting Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

Breakout Presenter: – University of Washington School of Medicine

Breakout Presenter: – Lyssn

Breakout Presenter: – Behavioral Health and Recovery Division of King County

Technology Solutions

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 1 - School, Community and National Collaboration: How Joint Efforts Improve Outcomes

Poster Presenter: – Madison County Rural Health Council

Public Health

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 2 - Transformative Training: A Model for Tracking Clinician Engagement to Improve Patient Outcomes

Poster Presenter: – Kaiser Permanente

Workforce and Talent Development

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 3 - Enhancing Recovery Housing Through the Peer-led Social Model: Bridging Gaps in Rural and Urban Communities

Poster Presenter: – The Fletcher Group, Inc.

Poster Presenter: – Fletcher Group, Inc.

Recovery Supports

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 4 - Data as a Compass: Designing Care Pathways that Lead to Better Outcomes

Poster Presenter: – Northeast Kingdom Human Services

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 5 - Recovery-Focused Child Welfare: Social and Economic Benefits of START

Poster Presenter: – PCSAO

Substance Use Continuum of Care

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 6 - Beyond the Twelve

Poster Presenter: – CenterPointe

Clinical Practices

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 7 - When it all Falls Apart: Embracing Change in the Workplace

Poster Presenter: – TrueNorth Wellness Services

Leadership

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 8 - Fractional by Design: Scaling Data Analytics for Behavioral Health Impact

Poster Presenter: – Bridging Access to Care

Technology Solutions

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 9 - Successful Implementation for Peer Support in a CCBHC

Poster Presenter: – Institute for Hispanic Families Archdiocese of Hartford

Peer Support

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 10 - From Risk to Response: How AI is Enhancing Crisis Triage in Behavioral Health

Poster Presenter: – Videra Health

Crisis Response

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 11 - Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety Professionals Across Massachusetts: Outcomes from a Statewide Initiative

Poster Presenter: – Anna Maria College

Mental Health First Aid

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 12 - No Silos: How Business, Clinical, and Workforce Operations Deeply Collaborated to Transition Indiana's Oldest CMHC to the CCBHC Model

Poster Presenter: – Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 13 - The MATTERS Model: Scaling Innovation in Addiction Treatment Linkage and Retention

Poster Presenter: – University at Buffalo

Integrated Care

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 14 - First Impressions that Last: Evaluating Orientation and Onboarding in the CCBHC Model

Poster Presenter: – Endeavor Health Services

Workforce and Talent Development

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 15 - We All Need A Debrief

Poster Presenter: – Sante, Eastern Shore Crisis Response Services

Crisis Response

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 16 - Fountain House's Recharge Station: Building Community Where it is Hardest to Connect

Poster Presenter: – Fountain House

Recovery Supports

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 17 - The Art of Access: Building Bridges to Care Through Community-Informed Projects

Poster Presenter: – Centerstone

Poster Presenter: – Brightli

Public Health

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 19 - A Simplified Framework to State CCBHC Program Implementation

Poster Presenter: – FTI Consulting

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 20 - The Mental Health Literacy of Athletic Directors and Coaches for Student-Athlete Success

Poster Presenter: – Newberry College & Monroe University

Leadership

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 21 - Building and Strengthening Rural Crisis Systems Through Innovative Partnerships

Poster Presenter: – Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland Crisis Services

Poster Presenter: – Mid Shore Behavioral Health

Poster Presenter: – St. Mary's County Health Department

Poster Presenter: – Affiliated Sante Group/Rock Creek

Crisis Response

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 22 - Integrated Safety Planning: Addressing Risk for Suicide, Overdose, and Social Drivers

Poster Presenter: – Concert Health

Clinical Practices

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 23 - Accelerating Change: Effective Strategies to Prepare for, Implement, and Sustain Behavioral Health Services

Poster Presenter: – Stanford University School of Medicine

Poster Presenter: – Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Poster Presenter: – University of Washington School of Medicine

Clinical Practices

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 24 - Beyond Benefits: The Next Chapter of SOAR+

Poster Presenter: – Policy Research Associates, Inc.

Workforce and Talent Development

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 25 - Lifting Voices: Findings from a National Survey Conducted By, With, and For Youth Facing Complex Conditions and their Families

Poster Presenter: – Health Management Associates

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 26 - Breaking Down the Secondary Prevention and Addiction Treatment Divide

Poster Presenter: – Liberation Programs, Inc.

Clinical Practices

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 27 - Better Together: Building High-Performing Behavioral Health Teams by Integrating Virtual and On-Site Roles

Poster Presenter: – Telecare Corporation

Workforce and Talent Development

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 28 - Bridging Systems, Transforming Outcomes: The State of Integrated Care Workshop

Poster Presenter: – Rutgers Health University Behavioral Health Care

Integrated Care

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 29 - Changing Policy, Changing Practice: Operationalizing Regulatory Shifts to Reshape Addiction Care

Poster Presenter: – Spectrum Health Systems

Substance Use Continuum of Care

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 30 - LEAP Into Leadership: Growing Talent From Within

Poster Presenter: – BestSelf Behavioral Health

Leadership

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 31 - Navigating the Complex Interplay Between Acquired Brain Injury and Substance Use: A Case Study Approach

Poster Presenter: – Hartford Healthcare

Poster Presenter: – Rushford

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 32 - The Four Arms of Boundless Strategy

Poster Presenter: – Boundless Strategic Resources, Inc.

Poster Presenter:

Leadership

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 33 - AI with Heart : Transforming Student and Teacher Well-Being Through Technology Solutions

Poster Presenter: – The Cook Center for Human Connection

Poster Presenter: – Cook Center for Human Connection

Technology Solutions

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 34 - Improving Health Outcomes in Complex Care Using Care Coordination

Poster Presenter: – Innovative Care Partners, LLC

Poster Presenter: – Center for Human Development

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 35 - Intentional Employee Leadership Development in Community Behavioral Health

Poster Presenter: – Horizon Health Services

Workforce and Talent Development

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 36 - SafeSpot: Creating an Integrated Living and Lived Experience Workforce

Poster Presenter: – SafeSpot at Boston Medical Center

Poster Presenter: – SafeSpot Overdose Prevention Hotline - Boston Medical Center

Workforce and Talent Development

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 37 - 35 Years of Healing: A Legacy of Family, Resilience, and Renewal

Poster Presenter: – SHIELDS for Families

Integrated Care

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 38 - Welcome to the Work: A Model for Effective Clinical Onboarding in Community Behavioral Healthcare

Poster Presenter: – Horizon Health Services

Workforce and Talent Development

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 39 - Strengthening Rural Support Systems Against Relapse

Poster Presenter: – PermiaCare

Poster Presenter: – Howard County Sheriff's Department

Recovery Supports

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 40 - Designing Integrated and Intentional Pathways in Perinatal Behavioral Health

Poster Presenter: – Horizon-Health Services

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 41 - Strengthening Families Where It Matters Most: In-Home Therapy for Maternal and Family Adjustment

Poster Presenter: – Care Plus NJ

Poster Presenter: – CarePlus NJ

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 42 - The Outcome Equation: How Long-acting Injectables LAIs Are Bringing Positive Change to Patients and Prescribers Alike

Poster Presenter: – Genoa Healthcare

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 43 - Lonely together: Reclaiming connection in a disconnected world.

Poster Presenter: – Mental Health America of South Central Kansas

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 44 - Healthy Families, Stronger Systems: Advancing Wraparound Through Family Engagement

Poster Presenter: – Bergen's Promise, Inc.

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 45 - Combatting Tobacco & Nicotine Use in Military Populations in Area Health Education Centers

Poster Presenter: – University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Poster Presenter: – Florida State University College of Medicine

Veterans

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 46 - The Influence of Workplace Characteristics on Employment Outcomes Among Individuals in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery: A Scoping Review

Poster Presenter: – Health Links® (Center for Health, Work & Environment - Colorado School of Public Health)

Recovery Supports

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 47 - Changing Lives, Changing Systems : System Change Evaluation

Poster Presenter: – Coordinated Behavioral Care

Policy

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 48 - Rural Pediatric Social-Needs Coordination Program Lowers Medicaid Costs by Thousands of Dollars per Member-Year

Poster Presenter: – Egyptian Health Department

Poster Presenter: – Wellbeing in Action

Financing

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 49 - When Mental Health Is Affected by the Mouth- The Toll of Increased Anxiety Caused by Poor Mouth, Tooth Condition

Poster Presenter: – Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health

Public Health

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 50 - Best Practices in Community Behavioral Health Respite Care for Children and Families

Poster Presenter: – Ohio Children's Alliance

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 51 - Addressing the Intimacy Gap in Behavioral Health

Poster Presenter: – Centennial Mental Health Center

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 52 - Tackling Clinical Workflows: A Team-based Collaborative Effort to Standardize Process and Increase Engagement

Poster Presenter: – Mid-Erie Mental Health Services, Inc. dba Endeavor Health Services

Poster Presenter: – Endeavor Health Services

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 54 - Restoring Futures: Mental Health and Resilience for At-Risk Youth

Poster Presenter: – Open Arms Transformation Living (OATL) & RESA Solutions LLC (RESA)

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B2 - From Portals to Partnership: Rethinking Consumer Collaboration in Behavioral Health

Breakout Presenter: – Cantata Health Solutions

Breakout Presenter: – We Better Work

Clinical Practices

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B3 - Recruiting, Retaining and Advancing Workforce Through Education

Breakout Presenter: – Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School

Workforce and Talent Development

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B4 - Strengthening the CEO and Board Partnership: Helping You Unlock Your Organization’s True Potential

Breakout Presenter: – Dennis C Miller LLC

Board Governance

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B5 - Grassroots to Grasstops: Mental Health Parity Advancement

Breakout Presenter: – The Carter Center

Breakout Presenter:

Policy

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B6 - Building Sustainable Crisis Systems: Proven Funding Models and Payment Strategies for Behavioral Health Emergency Services

Breakout Presenter: – Connections Health Solutions

Financing

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B7 - Partnering for Justice Reentry: Medicaid’s Role in Transforming Care and Changing Outcomes

Breakout Presenter: – Mercer Government

Breakout Presenter: – Health Care Authority /NM Medicaid

Breakout Presenter: – Mercer Government

Criminal Justice

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B8 - Suicide Risk Screening: A Difficult Conversation with Life-Saving Potential

Breakout Presenter: – Koniag Government Services

Breakout Presenter: – Indian Health Service

Breakout Presenter: – NIMH

Suicide Prevention

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B9 - Family Treatment Models for Transitioning Levels of Care: Exploring Lasting Changes in Multigenerational Systems

Breakout Presenter: – GRAND Mental Health

Breakout Presenter: – Evolution Foundation

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B21 - AI in Action; Empowering Care, Operations and Outcomes

Technology Solutions

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B10 - Mapping the Constellation of Care: Integrating Peer Support into Collaborative Care Models

Breakout Presenter: – NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Breakout Presenter: – Magellan Health

Peer Support

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B11 - Building Better Systems: Collaborative Care in the CCBHC Model

Breakout Presenter: – Concert Health

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B12 - From Integration to Impact: Expanding Integrated Care in School-Based Health Centers

Breakout Presenter: – School Based Health Alliance

Integrated Care

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B13 - Navigating Politically Charged Environments

Breakout Presenter: – McCall Center for Behavioral Health

Organizational Excellence

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B14 - Medication Safety in Behavioral Health: Preventing Errors and Protecting Patients

Breakout Presenter: – Mental Health Risk Retention Group

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Organizational Excellence

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B15 - Benzodiazepine Tapering

Breakout Presenter: – ASAM Board; Gateway Recovery Center; Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

Clinical Practices

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B16 - State of the Union of SUD

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Breakout Presenter: – Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

Breakout Presenter: – HealthRIGHT 360

Breakout Presenter: – Caron Treatment Centers

Breakout Presenter: – Rosecrance Behavioral Health

Substance Use Continuum of Care

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B17 - Change Management is a Leadership Skill: Are You Pushing Staff Through Change or Pulling Them?

Breakout Presenter: – MTM Services, LLC

Leadership

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B18 - From Crisis to Recovery: Centerstone’s Seamless Crisis Care with 988 and CCBHC Services

Breakout Presenter: – Centerstone

Crisis Response

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

B20 - Buprenorphine Initiation in First Responders

Substance Use Continuum of Care

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM MDT

Snack Break

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C3 - Team Coaching and Culture SKill Build

Breakout Presenter: – Woodlock & Associates

Leadership

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C4 - Recovery-ready Families

Breakout Presenter: – Harvard Medical School Center for Addiction Medicine

Breakout Presenter: – Office of National Drug Control Policy

Breakout Presenter: – National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA)

Substance Use Continuum of Care

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C5 - Designing and Implementing Measurement-informed Interdisciplinary Team-based Care

Breakout Presenter: – CohnReznick

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Financing

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C6 - LAI-only Buprenorphine Induction Protocol

Breakout Presenter: – Behavioral Health and Recovery Division of King County

Breakout Presenter: – Hartford Healthcare

Breakout Presenter: – Maryland Treatment Centers

Clinical Practices

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C7 - Breaking Down Barriers to Licensure: Insights from the Mental Health Career Accelerator

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Breakout Presenter:

Breakout Presenter: – Triad

Breakout Presenter: – University of Hawaii

Workforce and Talent Development

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C8 - 911 and 988 Collaboration- Progress and Future Directions in Ensuring the Right Response at the Right Time

Breakout Presenter: – Vibrant Emotional Health

Breakout Presenter: – NENA- National Emergency Numbers Association

Breakout Presenter: – Integral Care

Breakout Presenter: – Cornell University

Breakout Presenter: – Integral Care

Crisis Response

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C9 - HIPAA Updates are Here: Is Your Agency Ready?

Breakout Presenter: – MTM Services, LLC

Technology Solutions

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C10 - Federal Policy Update

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Policy

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C11 - Empowering Youth in Treatment and Crisis: A Life Worth Living Plan Implementation Overview

Breakout Presenter: – Compass Health Network

Suicide Prevention

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C12 - Making the Case for Collaborative Care in Policy and Practice

Breakout Presenter: – Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

Breakout Presenter: – Concert Health

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Integrated Care

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C13 - Naloxone by Mail Program for Overdose Prevention

Breakout Presenter: – Hanover County Government

Breakout Presenter: – Chickahominy Health District

Public Health

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C15 - Lights, Camera, Recovery: Nontraditional Approaches to Mental Health

Breakout Presenter: – Recovery Empowerment Network

Peer Support

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C16 - The Future is 4: Reimagining Work, Reclaiming Balance

Breakout Presenter: – 4C Health

Workforce and Talent Development

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C17 - Becoming the Bridge: Cultivating Identity, Belonging, and Voice in the Next Generation of Change-Makers

Breakout Presenter: – Telecare Corporation

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C18 - QI, Change Management and Leadership

Breakout Presenter: – The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD

Clinical Practices

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C19 - Cultivating Hope Through AgAssist: Supporting Mental Health in Kansas

Breakout Presenter: – Prairie View

Rural Service Delivery

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C20 - From Courtroom to Care Plan: Universal Screening Approaches to Health and Justice Integration

Breakout Presenter: – All Rise

Breakout Presenter: – Red Rock Behavioral Health Services

Criminal Justice

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

C21 - Clinical and Financial Rationale for SUD Care

Breakout Presenter: – Reliant Medical Group

Substance Use Continuum of Care

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM MDT

FILM1 - Frequency of Hope: A Film About Recovery, Redemption and Radio

Film Presenter: – Lionhelm Studios

Film Presenter: – Set Free Alaska

Film Presenter: – Lionhelm Studios

Film Presenter: – KHITZ 107.1

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM MDT

FILM2 - The Power of Film: Humanizing and De-Stigmatizing Mental Health Conditions Through Vivid Storytelling

Film Presenter: – The Quell Foundation

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM MDT

Light Breakfast

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM MDT

Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 AM - 5:15 PM MDT

Registration and Help Desk Open

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM MDT

General Session

Keynote Speaker: – Hidden Brain Media

Keynote Speaker: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM MDT

Coffee Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D2 - Homelessness and Unhoused Populations and Interventions

Breakout Presenter: – ZiaPartners

Breakout Presenter: – Metropolitan Human Services District

Clinical Practices

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D3 - Waiting for Retirement is Not Strategic Planning: Turning Leadership Transitions into Opportunities

Breakout Presenter: – INCITE Consulting Solutions

Breakout Presenter: – Gulf Coast Center

Leadership

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D4 - Risks of Being Rural: Tailored Mental Health Resources for Rural Communities

Breakout Presenter: – The Cook Center for Human Connection

Breakout Presenter: – Cook Center for Human Connection

Rural Service Delivery

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D5 - They Don’t Make It Easy: Providing Care for Medicare Enrollees

Breakout Presenter: – MTM Services, LLC

Organizational Excellence

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D6 - Underutilization of LAM Technical Report

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Breakout Presenter: – Three Rivers Midlands

Breakout Presenter: – Pecan Valley Center

Clinical Practices

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D7 - A Road Worth Taking: A Journey Toward a Statewide Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation System in Texas

Breakout Presenter: – Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D8 - Overcoming Barriers to Integrate Care for Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Breakout Presenter: – AllHealth Network

Breakout Presenter: – CRF Behavioral Healthcare

Breakout Presenter: – Westchester Jewish Community Services

Breakout Presenter: – Mathematica

Integrated Care

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D9 - An Overview of Digital Mental Health Treatments

Breakout Presenter: – University of California, Irvine

Breakout Presenter: – Society for Digital Mental Health

Technology Solutions

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D10 - From policy to practice: how county government can bolster the mental health peer workforce

Breakout Presenter: – Allegheny County Office of Behavioral Health

Peer Support

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D11 - Relationships Matter – Tennessee’s Effort to Bolster the Public Behavioral Health Workforce

Breakout Presenter: – Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Breakout Presenter: – Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations (TAMHO)

Breakout Presenter: – Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addiction Services (TAADAS)

Breakout Presenter: – TennCare

Breakout Presenter: – Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

Breakout Presenter: – Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Workforce and Talent Development

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D12 - Advancing care for families in child welfare: Strengthening CCBHC services for young children and their caregivers

Breakout Presenter: – ZERO TO THREE

Staff Liaison: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D13 - Leveraging CMS Crisis Care Guidance: Policy Pathways to Expand Emergency Capable Crisis Services

Breakout Presenter: – Connections Health Solutions

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Breakout Presenter: – Health Management Associates

Crisis Response

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D14 - Ibogaine and Patient Advocacy

Breakout Presenter: – TN Voices

Breakout Presenter: – Americans for Ibogaine

Breakout Presenter: – Mission Within Foundation

Breakout Presenter: – Texans for Greater Mental Health

Breakout Presenter: – Americans for Ibogaine

Substance Use Continuum of Care

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D15 - Reimagining Affective Disorders: Moving the Needle on Suicidality in Youth

Breakout Presenter: – Centerstone

Breakout Presenter: – Brightli

Suicide Prevention

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D16 - ACT + AOT Integration in Bernalillo County, NM

Breakout Presenter: – New Mexico Solutions

Breakout Presenter: – California Mental Health Services Authority

Criminal Justice

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D17 - Working with Payers in SUD Space

Breakout Presenter: – NorthStar Behavioral Health Advisory

Breakout Presenter: – Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness

Breakout Presenter: – Reliant Medical Group

Substance Use Continuum of Care

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D18 - Voices from the Field: A Candidate's Journey to Licensure in the Accelerator Program

Breakout Presenter: – Resilient Georgia

Breakout Presenter: – Valenta Inc.

Breakout Presenter:

Workforce and Talent Development

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D21 - CMS's Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model: An Overview, Lessons Learned and Best Practices

Financing

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 55 - Economic Model to Quantify the Impact of Clubhouses

Poster Presenter: – Fountain House

Policy

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 56 - Voices in Partnership: Building Bridges Through a Rural CCBHC Advisory Council

Poster Presenter: – Centerstone

Poster Presenter: – Centerstone Research Institute

Poster Presenter: – Centerstone

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 57 - A Multiyear Workforce Stabilization Initiative - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Poster Presenter: – Allegheny County Department of Human Services

Poster Presenter: – Jewish Healthcare Foundation

Workforce and Talent Development

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 58 - Innovation Day: Unlocking Ideas, Empowering Staff, Transforming Culture

Poster Presenter: – GRAND Mental Health

Workforce and Talent Development

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 59 - Impacting Value-Based Care and Provider Relationships through Data-Driven Strategies

Poster Presenter: – Riverside Community Care

Organizational Excellence

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 60 - From Data to Action: Practical Analytics to Detect Risk and Fraud in Behavioral Health

Poster Presenter: – Baker Tilly

Technology Solutions

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 61 - Medication Adherence and High-Risk Substance Use: Insights from a Behavioral Health Population

Poster Presenter: – Aegis Sciences Corporation

Public Health

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 62 - Designing and Implementing Integrated Behavioral Health in Pediatric Clinics Across Connecticut

Poster Presenter: – The Village for Families & Children, Inc.

Integrated Care

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 64 - Adult Therapeutic Foster Care: Expanding Community-Based Options for Adults Living with Serious Mental Illness

Poster Presenter: – Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

Older Adults

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 65 - A Mental Health Trainee Practicum Model to Enhance Youth Behavioral Health Services through Academic-Community Collaboration

Poster Presenter: – Azusa Pacific University

Poster Presenter:

Clinical Practices

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 66 - Mental Health Awareness Training With Teacher Candidates: Measuring Perceived Wellbeing Using the Flourishing Scale

Poster Presenter: – Missouri Institute of Mental Health, University of Missouri -St. Louis

Poster Presenter: – Missouri Institute of Mental Health, University of Missouri-St Louis

Mental Health First Aid

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 67 - Suicide Loss Etiquette

Poster Presenter: – Southern Wellness Co

Suicide Prevention

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 68 - Navigating to Yes! How to Leverage CCBHC Flexibility at Your Front door and Beyond

Poster Presenter: – Sound Behavioral Health

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 69 - Supporting Individuals Experiencing Prescription Controlled Substance Disruptions: A Quick Reference Guide for On-Site Support Personnel

Poster Presenter: – ASTHO

Crisis Response

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 70 - Reactive to Proactive: Building a Culture of Continuous Compliance and Quality

Poster Presenter: – The Guidance Center

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 71 - The Loneliness Epidemic - Gentling the Journey Together

Poster Presenter: – Anne Arundel Mental Health Agency

Clinical Practices

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 72 - Translating CCBHC Evaluation Findings into Policy and Practice

Poster Presenter: – Mathematica

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 73 - Devereux ASCEND Career Accelerator Program

Poster Presenter: – Devereux

Workforce and Talent Development

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 74 - From Zero to Crisis Hero: Wayne County’s 12-Month Systemwide Transformation

Poster Presenter: – Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network

Crisis Response

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 75 - Beyond Borders: The Growing Impact of Measurement-Informed Care in Alaska

Poster Presenter: – Alaska Behavioral Health Association

Poster Presenter: – Denali Family Services

Poster Presenter: – Greenspace Health

Rural Service Delivery

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 76 - The Value of a “PAUSE” in Behavioral Health: Enhancing Engagement and Improving Outcomes

Poster Presenter: – Horizon Health Services

Clinical Practices

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 78 - Building a Robust Mental Health Workforce: Educational and Employment Strategies for Success

Poster Presenter: – Walden University

Workforce and Talent Development

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 79 - Once-Daily Valbenazine Improves the Impacts and Symptoms of Tardive Dyskinesia in Patients: Results From the Phase 4 KINECT-PRO™ Study

Poster Presenter: – Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

Clinical Practices

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 80 - Youth-driven Mental Health Policymaking in the Context of System Transformation

Poster Presenter: – World Health Organization

Poster Presenter: – Aurora Youth Council & Chicago Youth 4 Neuro

Policy

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 81 - Empowering Justice-Involved Individuals: Integrating Peer Support to Transform Innovative Community-Based Diversion & Re-Entry Programs

Poster Presenter: – Recovery Options Made Easy

Criminal Justice

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 82 - Leveraging Data to Drive Organizational Change: Turning Insights Into Action

Poster Presenter: – Mirah

Poster Presenter: – Eliot Community Human Services, Inc.

Poster Presenter: – Woodland Centers

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 83 - Full Inclusion of Family Voice in System of Care Wraparound Training: Guided by Experience, Grounded in Empathy

Poster Presenter: – Rutgers University - UBHC CSOC

Peer Support

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 84 - Improving Quality in Community-Based Residential Mental Health Settings: From Paper to Practice

Poster Presenter: – Behavioral Health Administration, Maryland Department of Health

Recovery Supports

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 85 - Bringing Care to the Crisis: Innovations in Mobile Behavioral Health Disaster Response

Poster Presenter: – Integral Care

Crisis Response

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 86 - Improving Access to LAI Behavioral Health Medications in the Community: A Collaborative Model Between Psychiatric Providers and Community Pharmacists

Poster Presenter: – Alliance Health Plan

Poster Presenter: – North Carolina Association of Pharmacists

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 87 - Assessing Community Awareness, Satisfaction, and Needs in Mental Health and Crisis Services in Fort Bend and Harris Counties, Texas

Poster Presenter: – Texas A&M University

Communications, Marketing and Branding

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 88 - Sustainable Learning, Real-world Expertise, Lasting Impact

Poster Presenter: – GRAND Mental Health

Workforce and Talent Development

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 90 - Alongside My Community: Centering Experiences of Health Navigators in Refugee and Immigrant Mental Health Care

Poster Presenter: – Aurora Mental Health and Recovery

Poster Presenter:

Peer Support

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 91 - Building the capacity of youth to support school and community based mental health strategies: training youth mental health ambassadors

Poster Presenter: – Partnerships for Community Wellness

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 92 - From Crisis to Clarity: Navigating First Episode Psychosis

Poster Presenter: – Aspire Health Partners

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 93 - How to Optimize Your Revenue Cycle, While You Manage Your Organization

Poster Presenter: – Behavioral Health RCM Solutions, LLC

Poster Presenter: – Pine Street Inn

Financing

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 94 - Navigating through Opioid addictions and pregnancy; challenges and future guidelines, focus on rural and underserved communities

Poster Presenter: – Compass Health Network

Substance Use Continuum of Care

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 95 - St. Mary’s County’s Recovery Friendly Workplace Model

Poster Presenter: – St. Mary's County Health Department

Workforce and Talent Development

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 96 - Compassion Without Collapse: Resilience Strategies for Mental Health Professionals

Poster Presenter: – Walden University

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 97 - Motivation to Quit Using Substances and its Metamorphosis as We Age

Poster Presenter:

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 98 - Mosaic: A Secure, Web-Based Platform to Support Systems of Care

Poster Presenter: – Chestnut Health Systems

Integrated Care

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 99 - From Fragmentation to Integration: Leveraging Data Exchange to Improve Behavioral Health Outcomes

Poster Presenter: – Contexture

Poster Presenter: – Colorado Behavioral Health Administration

Poster Presenter: – NovumHealth

Poster Presenter: – Mercy Care

Integrated Care

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 100 - Enhanced Person-centered Access to Care – Data-driven Approaches From Rural Maine

Poster Presenter: – Community Health and Counseling Services

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 101 - Breaking Down Silos: A Proven Model Integrating Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers, Opioid Treatment Programs, and Residential That Transforms Outcomes

Poster Presenter: – Samaritan Daytop Village

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 102 - What We’ve Learned from a Decade of Telehealth — and Where We Go Next

Poster Presenter: – Iris Telehealth

Integrated Care

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 103 - Advancing Whole-person Care: Connecticut Behavioral Health Homes Demonstrate the Power of Multiagency Collaboration and Person-centered Integrated Care

Poster Presenter: – Carelon Behavioral Health

Poster Presenter: – Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Integrated Care

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 104 - The Power of Connection: Peer Support as an Overdose Defense

Poster Presenter: – Spectrum Health and Human Services

Peer Support

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 105 - Culturally Responsive Housing Navigation to Support Mental Wellbeing in Older Adults

Poster Presenter: – Multi-Ethnic Collaborative of Community Agencies (MECCA)

Older Adults

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 106 - Once-Daily Valbenazine Improves the Impacts of Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) in Patients From KINECT-PRO™ Who Met a Threshold for TD Remission

Poster Presenter: – Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 107 - Clinical Assessments When Working With Non-Native English Users and Interpreters

Poster Presenter: – WellPower

Clinical Practices

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E1 - TED-style Talks

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E2 - Psychedelics: Preparing Your Clinic

Breakout Presenter: – BrainFutures

Substance Use Continuum of Care

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E3 - Overcoming Insurance Obstacles to Care: Resources and Actions for Patient Advocacy

Breakout Presenter: – Cover My Mental Health

Financing

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E4 - Real Talk: Integrated Care in a Community Health Center Setting

Breakout Presenter: – Primary Care Development Corporation

Integrated Care

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E5 - Scalable Approaches to Expanding Access to Mental Health Care

Breakout Presenter: – Kaiser Permanente

Breakout Presenter:

Workforce and Talent Development

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E6 - Evaluation Findings from Michigan's CCBHC Demonstration: Impact and Lessons Learned on Access, Improvement in Care, and Serving the Underserved

Breakout Presenter: – Center for Health and Research Evaluation, University of Michigan

Breakout Presenter: – Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E7 - The Power of We: Inspiring Partnerships in a Rural System of Care

Breakout Presenter: – Niagara County Dept. of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

Breakout Presenter: – Niagara County Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

Suicide Prevention

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E8 - Reclaiming Our Power: How Inclusive Engagement with Lived Experience Drives Collective Impact in Child Welfare and Recovery

Breakout Presenter: – Morrison Child and Family

Breakout Presenter: – Morrison Child & Family Services

Peer Support

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E9 - Healing Together: How Credible Messengers Transform Community Violence and Gun Violence Intervention into Resilience

Breakout Presenter: – Medical College of Wisconsin

Breakout Presenter: – WestCare Wisconsin

Breakout Presenter: – Milwaukee County DHHS Children, Youth, and Family Services

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E10 - Beyond Burnout: Redesigning Behavioral Health Workflows for Workforce Sustainability

Breakout Presenter: – MTM Services

Breakout Presenter: – MTM Services, LLC

Workforce and Talent Development

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E11 - From Lived Experience to Lasting Change: Community Collaboration to Divert People with Mental Illness from Justice System Involvement

Breakout Presenter: – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Breakout Presenter: – NAMI Colorado

Breakout Presenter: – Denver, CO

Breakout Presenter: – NAMI Northern Nevada

Criminal Justice

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E12 - Single Session Intervention

Breakout Presenter: – Merakey

Clinical Practices

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E13 - Building Human-centered Workplaces: Managing the SUD Workforce

Breakout Presenter: – The Communities Project

Breakout Presenter: – Dolan Research International

Substance Use Continuum of Care

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E15 - Stories of Hope Level Two: Value-centered Storytelling for Organizations

Breakout Presenter: – LMSvoice

Public Health

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E16 - From Rollout to Results: The Change Management Blueprint for Leading a Successful AI Implementation

Breakout Presenter: – Gulf Coast Center

Breakout Presenter: – Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers

Breakout Presenter: – Eleos Health

Breakout Presenter: – Hillsides

Technology Solutions

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E17 - Hopeways to Home: Recovery Housing Toolkit for Transitional Age Youth

Breakout Presenter: – Three Rivers Midlands

Breakout Presenter: – University of Maryland School of Medicine

Clinical Practices

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E18 - Enhancing Neuro-Informed Care in Community Behavioral Health Programs: Training, Screening, and Support

Breakout Presenter: – Kennebec Behavioral Health

Breakout Presenter: – National Association of State Head Injury Administrators

Breakout Presenter: – Brain Injury Association of America-Maine

Breakout Presenter: – National Association of State Head Injury Administrators

Trauma-informed Care

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E19 - CCBHCs and Medicare

Breakout Presenter: – Bowling Business Strategies

Financing

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E20 - Leading for Longevity: Keeping Crisis Teams Strong, Skilled, and Inspired

Breakout Presenter: – Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services

Breakout Presenter: – TBD Solutions

Crisis Response

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E21 - Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff - New Frontiers

Breakout Presenter: – Woodlock & Associates

Leadership

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM MDT

Snack Break

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F2 - Access in an AI World

Breakout Presenter: – MTM Services, LLC

Technology Solutions

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F4 - MD Management of Mid-levels

Breakout Presenter: – The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD

Breakout Presenter: – Centerstone

Breakout Presenter: – Eliot Community Human Services

Clinical Practices

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F5 - The New Front Door: Using Intentional Marketing to Build Trust, Drive Access and Lead Change

Breakout Presenter: – Centerstone

Communications, Marketing and Branding

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F6 - Rural Georgia Growing Stronger: 988, Law Enforcement, Suicide Prevention, and Mental Health Resource Implications

Breakout Presenter: – Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Rural Service Delivery

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F7 - Building an Ideal Behavioral Health Crisis System

Breakout Presenter: – DuPage County Health Department

Crisis Response

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F8 - Peer Power: Optimizing Services Across the Crisis Spectrum with Peer Staff

Breakout Presenter: – Telecare Corporation

Peer Support

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F9 - Federal Advocacy 101: Tools for Everyday Advocates

Breakout Presenter: – Global Health Advocacy Incubator, Overdose Prevention Initiative

Policy

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F10 - Supporting Crisis Hotline Help Seekers: Exploring the Safety Planning Intervention and Crisis Response Plan for Crisis De-Escalation and Suicide Prevention

Breakout Presenter: – Vibrant Emotional Health

Breakout Presenter: – University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine & University of Vermont Medical Center

Breakout Presenter: – Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania

Breakout Presenter: – Vibrant Emotional Health

Suicide Prevention

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F11 - The Harder Side of Helping

Breakout Presenter: – Florence Crittenton

Trauma-informed Care

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F12 - Planning for the Future- Integrating Educational Opportunities in a CCBHC/FQHC.

Breakout Presenter: – Compass Health Network

Workforce and Talent Development

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F13 - From Spreadsheets to Strategy: Building Organizational Analytics Capability

Breakout Presenter: – Wellbeing in Action

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Staff Liaison: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F14 - Psychedelics: State of the Union

Breakout Presenter: – BrainFutures

Substance Use Continuum of Care

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F15 - Reimagining the Mental Health Workforce: How Older Adults Are Powering the Future of Wellbeing

Breakout Presenter: – Age+

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Older Adults

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F16 - Using GLP-1s in Substance Use Treatment

Breakout Presenter: – Caron Treatment Centers

Substance Use Continuum of Care

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F17 - Integrating Mental Health Support in Housing Programs: Evidence from Wrap-Around Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Breakout Presenter: – LifeWorks

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F18 - Beyond the Intercept: Building Safer, Healthier Communities Through Justice-Behavioral Health Partnerships

Breakout Presenter: – Oakland Community Health Network

Breakout Presenter: – Mercy Care

Criminal Justice

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F19 - Organizational Assessment & Strategic Leadership in Uncertain Times

Breakout Presenter: – Independent Consultant

Breakout Presenter: – Kemili Solutions, LLC

Leadership

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F20 - Navigating the New Landscape of Abuse Prevention: Trends, Liability, and Strategies for Behavioral Health Leaders

Breakout Presenter: – Praesidium

Organizational Excellence

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F21 - Dropping In Before SUD Patients Drop Off - The Positive Impacts of Personalizing Patient Engagement

Breakout Presenter: – Relias

Substance Use Continuum of Care

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MDT

Light Breakfast

8:00 AM - 1:30 PM MDT

Registration and Help Desk Open

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G1 - TED-style Talks

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G2 - Peer Services: Clinical Considerations

Clinical Practices

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G4 - Communitywide Implementation Road Map for Large-scale MHFA Initiatives

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Mental Health First Aid

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G5 - H.R.1 Work Requirements: Clinical-Level Recommendations and Policy Considerations

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Policy

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G6 - Substance Use Treatment and Criminal Legal System Partnerships

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Breakout Presenter: – Meta Platforms, Inc.

Breakout Presenter: – TASC Center for Health and Justice

Substance Use Continuum of Care

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G7 - Prevention in Public Mental Health Services

Breakout Presenter: – The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD

Breakout Presenter: – Acacia Network

Breakout Presenter: – El Rio Community Health Center

Clinical Practices

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G8 - When the Caseload is Crushing: Supervision for Overburdened Clinicians

Breakout Presenter: – Motivo Health

Workforce and Talent Development

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G9 - Building Trust, Changing Systems: The Power of Lived Experience in Supporting Families

Breakout Presenter: – PCSAO

Breakout Presenter: – Summit County Children Services

Peer Support

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G10 - Transforming and Teaming: From Reorganization to Patient-Centered Care

Breakout Presenter: – MHMR of Tarrant County

Trauma-informed Care

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G11 - Hope at Work: Recognizing and Responding to the Risk of Suicide Among Coworkers

Breakout Presenter: – Georgia Pines Community Service Board

Breakout Presenter: – Aspire/The Yellow Elephant Ministries, Inc

Suicide Prevention

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G12 - New Jersey’s CCBHC Evolution: From Demonstration to Enduring Impact

Breakout Presenter: – Mercer Government

Breakout Presenter: – Division of Medial Assistance and Health Services, Department of Human Services

Breakout Presenter: – Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Department of Human Services, State of New Jersey

Breakout Presenter: – Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Department of Human Servicers

Staff Liaison:

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G13 - The Power of Us: Transforming Mental Health for Veteran Spouses Through Peer Support

Breakout Presenter: – Veteran Spouse Network within the Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness at The University of Texas at Austin

Breakout Presenter: – Veteran Spouse Network within Institute for Military & Veteran Family Wellness at the University of Texas at Austin

Veterans

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G14 - Better Together: Building Partnerships in a Rural Community

Breakout Presenter: – Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers

Breakout Presenter: – Community Youth Services of Southern Oklahoma

Breakout Presenter: – Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers

Rural Service Delivery

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G15 - Securing the Mind Behind Walls: Mental Health First Aid for Corrections Professionals

Breakout Presenter: – Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School

Breakout Presenter: – Sacred Heart University

Criminal Justice

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G16 - Integrating Verbal Intervention Training for Addiction Professionals in Residential Settings

Breakout Presenter: – Samaritan Daytop Village

Breakout Presenter: – Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare

Breakout Presenter: – Samaritan Daytop Village

Workforce and Talent Development

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G17 - From Burnout to Breakthrough: Improving Capacity and Satisfaction Without Adding Staff

Breakout Presenter: – Renew

Breakout Presenter: – Ingenium Healthcare Advisors

Leadership

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G18 - Redefining Standards of Mobile Crisis Response - A New Era in The Mental Health Emergency System of Care

Breakout Presenter: – WestCare, The Village South

Breakout Presenter: – Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County

Breakout Presenter: – Aspire Health Partners

Crisis Response

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G19 - I’m Doing 100% At-risk VBC and Never Lost Once

Breakout Presenter: – Catalytic Health Partners

Substance Use Continuum of Care

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

G20 - New Cool Stuff in SUD: Digital Edition

Breakout Presenter: – Google

Breakout Presenter: – Recovery Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Breakout Presenter: – University of Michigan Medical School

Substance Use Continuum of Care

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM MDT

Coffee Break

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H3 - Tardive Dyskinesia Risk and Management Guidance

Clinical Practices

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H4 - Unlocking Collaboration: Maximizing the Impact of CCBHCs and Managed Care

Breakout Presenter: – Centerstone

Breakout Presenter: – Oak Street Outcomes

Financing

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H7 - Living Longer, Living Better: How Integration Transforms Life Expectancy

Breakout Presenter: – Missouri Department of Mental Health

Breakout Presenter: – Missouri Behavioral Health Council

Breakout Presenter: – University of Missouri St. Louis Missouri Institute of Mental Health

Integrated Care

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H8 - The AI Adoption Playbook: Training, Trust, and Change Management

Breakout Presenter: – Core Solutions

Workforce and Talent Development

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H9 - Culture by Design, not Default: Building Intentional Leadership, Value Alignment and Employee Experience

Breakout Presenter: – Community Solutions

Workforce and Talent Development

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H10 - Beyond the VA: Bridging the Behavioral Health Gap for Transitioning Service Members and Veterans

Breakout Presenter: – Mat-Su Health Services, Inc.

Veterans

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H11 - Mind in Motion: Fun & Focus for Older Adults

Breakout Presenter: – PennCares Support Services

Older Adults

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H12 - Cultivating Food Security through Employment

Breakout Presenter: – Services for the UnderServed

Public Health

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H13 - From Discovery to Action: Building a Sustainable Peer Workforce in Integrated Health Care Settings

Breakout Presenter: – The Alliance for Rights and Recovery

Workforce and Talent Development

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H14 - A Novel Application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Substance Use Disorders in a Residential Setting

Breakout Presenter: – Yale University

Breakout Presenter: – Hartford HealthCare-Rushford

Breakout Presenter: – Hartford Healthcare

Substance Use Continuum of Care

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H15 - Behavioral Health Independent Practice Associations: Emerging Trends, Solutions, and Lessons for Success in a Changing Environment

Breakout Presenter: – Wheat State Healthcare (subsidiary of the Association of CMHCs of Kansas)

Breakout Presenter: – Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas

Staff Liaison: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H16 - Trends and Tips to Refresh Your Brand

Breakout Presenter: – Flicker Media

Communications, Marketing and Branding

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H17 - From Parallel Roles to Partnership: The Power of Peer-Clinician Group Co-facilitation in Interdisciplinary Care

Breakout Presenter: – Riverside Community Care

Peer Support

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H18 - Equipo Renacer: Building Hope and Healing for Spanish-Speaking Communities in Community Mental Health

Breakout Presenter: – Eliot Community Human Services

Breakout Presenter: – Eliot Community Human Service

Breakout Presenter: – Eliot Community Human Services

Clinical Practices

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H19 - Digital Solutions for Treatment Transitions and Long-Term Recovery Support

Breakout Presenter: – Valley Hope

Breakout Presenter: – Arbor Place, Inc.

Breakout Presenter: – McLeod Centers for Well-being

Breakout Presenter: – YourPath

Substance Use Continuum of Care

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H20 - Grounded in Data, Powered by Community: Building the Behavioral Health Systems We Need

Breakout Presenter: – Human Services Research Institute

Breakout Presenter: – North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Health Division

Breakout Presenter: – Ulster County Department of Mental Health

Breakout Presenter: – Walla Walla County Department of Community Health

Leadership

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT

H21 - Building a Rural Crisis Continuum: 24/7 Mental Health Urgent Care, Mobile Crisis, and 988 Integration

Breakout Presenter: – Northeast Kingdom Human Services

Breakout Presenter: – LifeHouse, Inc.

Breakout Presenter: – Carlsbad LifeHouse

Crisis Response

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM MDT

General Session

Keynote Speaker: – CEO, Stellis AI