Agenda Released for the Behavioral Health Policy Conference on October 27th, "Joint Impact, Innovation, and Transformation"

CBHA General Alert

October 20th, 2022

October 27th, 2022 | Westin Mission Hills | Members-Only Reception on October 26th

Dear Colleagues,

We are one week away from our Behavioral Health Policy Conference, "Joint Impact, Innovation, and Transformation," hosted by the California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies (CBHA), California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions (CIBHS), & County Behavioral Health Directors Association (CBHDA).

Thank you to everyone joining us at the conference; we are thrilled to share that there will be over 300 attendees joining us to discuss pertinent trends in the California behavioral health system and how we can mobilize to build a more comprehensive and equitable behavioral health system for all.

We are so excited to officially release our conference agenda! Please click the button below to download the agenda (subject to change). We look forward to seeing you at the conference next week!

In Service,

CBHA Staff

Conference Agenda

Keynote: Devika Bhushan, MD

Devika Bhushan, MD is a pediatrician, public health practitioner, and California’s former Acting Surgeon General. She has led systems innovation at a statewide level, conceiving of and launching efforts to enhance resilience and promote health equity for millions. She is also a leading voice in destigmatizing living with mental illness.

Dr. Bhushan has served as California’s Acting Surgeon General (2022) and the inaugural Chief Health Officer of the Office of the California Surgeon General (2019-2022). In these roles, she served as a key public health spokesperson and advisor to the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Dr. Bhushan co-launched and led implementation of the ACEs Aware Initiative, the first-in-the-nation, $500 million program focused on treating toxic stress after childhood adversity to transform health.

See below for more of our amazing speakers!

We appreciate UST, long-time Affinity Member, for their partnerships that both provide our members exceptional services and sponsor our advocacy efforts.