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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

PRECON6 - SAMHSA CCBHC-Expansion Grantees Preconference Convening

Sunday, April 26, 2026
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT
Location: Bluebird 3G
NASW CCB ACCME NY-SW NY-MHC NBCC NADAAC
We invite current CCBHC-Expansion (CCBHC-E) grantees to join us for an in-person convening hosted by the CCBHC-E National Training and Technical Assistance Center. Attendance is free, and registration for NatCon is not required. This workshop will highlight best practices for CCBHC implementation and offer valuable opportunities for peer-to-peer engagement with staff from fellow CCBHCs. Attendees will learn from other grantees and forge connections to enhance CCBHC innovations and sustainability.

This convening is exclusively for current CCBHC-E grantees, including PDI and IA grantees. Each CCBHC may send up to two staff members. If additional members from your organization wish to attend, you can add their names to the waitlist. To complete your registration, please enter the registration code from your email invitation.

Check out the full agenda here: National Council CCBHC PreCon 2026 Final Agenda

Members: Free | Nonmembers: Free | Exclusive to CCBHC-E Grantees

Learning Objectives:

  • Explore the vital role CCBHCs play within systems of care to address housing instability and homelessness.
  • Examine tools and best practices related to sustainability, justice-involved populations, housing, data and evaluation, SUD, and children and families.
  • Identify trainings, technical assistance and other supports that are available to grantees in 2026.
Disclosure(s):
Clement Nsiah, PhD, MS: No financial relationships to disclose
Renee Boak, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose
Marcella Maguire, Ph.D: No financial relationships to disclose

    Preconference Presenter(s)

  • CN

    Clement Nsiah, PhD, MS

    Director
    National Council for Mental Wellbeing
    Washington, District of Columbia

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    Slides
  • RB

    Renee Boak, MPH

    Senior Advisor
    National Council for Mental Wellbeing
    Washington, District of Columbia

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Dd

    David de Voursney, MPP

    Branch Chief, Policy Analysis, Office of Policy, Planning and Innovation
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
    Rockville, Maryland

    Disclosure information not submitted.