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Monday, April 27, 2026
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

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
Education Session A

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

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

Benzodiazepine Tapering

Clinical Practices

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

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

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

Substance Use Continuum of Care

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

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

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

Breakout Presenter: – CohnReznick

Breakout Presenter: – Stephen O’Neill Counseling & Consulting, LLC; Apricity Counseling & Psychiatric Services

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

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

Breakout Presenter: – Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health

Breakout Presenter: – National Center for State Courts

Criminal Justice

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

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

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

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

Breakout Presenter: – Lutheran Community Services

Breakout Presenter:

Leadership

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Implementation

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Policy

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

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

Breakout Presenter: – Compass Health Network

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

12:15 PM - 2:00 PM MDT
Lunch, Digital Posters and Exhibit Hall Sessions

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 1 - School, Community & 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 18 - 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

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

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 Harm Reduction 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: – Boston Medical Center

Poster Presenter: – SafeSpot at 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 - Equity in Recovery: 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 - Resilience Under Fire: A Survival Blueprint for the Frontlines

Poster Presenter: – Telecare Corporation

Crisis Response

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 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
Education Session B

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

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

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

Buprenorphine Initiation in First Responders

Substance Use Continuum of Care

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

CEO-CMO Medical Leadership Model in the CCBHC Space

Clinical Practices

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

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

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

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

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

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

Grassroots to Grasstops: Mental Health Parity Advancement

Breakout Presenter: – The Carter Center

Breakout Presenter:

Policy

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

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

Navigating Politically Charged Environments

Breakout Presenter: – McCall Center for Behavioral Health

Organizational Excellence

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

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

Breakout Presenter: – Mercer Government

Breakout Presenter:

Criminal Justice

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

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

State of the Union of SUD

Substance Use Continuum of Care

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

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

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

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM MDT
Snack Break

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT
Education Session C

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

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

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

Technology Solutions

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

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

Breakout Presenter: – Telecare Corporation

Breakout Presenter: – Telecare

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

Breaking Down Barriers to Licensure: Insights from the National Mental Health Workforce Acceleration Collaborative

Workforce and Talent Development

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

Clinical and Financial Rationale for SUD Care

Substance Use Continuum of Care

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

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

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

Federal Policy Update

Breakout Presenter: – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Policy

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

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

HIPAA Updates are Here: Is Your Agency Ready?

Breakout Presenter: – MTM Services, LLC

Technology Solutions

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

LAI-only Buprenorphine Induction Protocol

Clinical Practices

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

Lights, Camera, Recovery: Non-Traditional Approaches to Mental Health

Breakout Presenter: – Recovery Empowerment Network

Peer Support

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

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

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

Team Coaching and Culture SKill Build

Breakout Presenter: – Woodlock & Associates

Leadership

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

The Future is 4: Reimagining Work, Reclaiming Balance

Breakout Presenter: – 4C Health

Workforce and Talent Development