Call for Presentations


The Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of Illinois is pleased to announce that our Call for Presentations is now open for CBHA CON 26.


Submission Deadline is May 8th at 5pm CST.



SUBMIT PROPOSAL HERE.

Conference Details:


December 3-4, 2026


Hilton Chicago / Oak Brook Resort & Conference Center

3500 Midwest Rd, Oak Brook, IL

Submission Deadline:


All proposals must be submitted by May 8th at 5pm CST.


Any questions should be emailed to Sarah Croft at scroft@cbha.net.

We invite all individuals and teams interested in presenting at the conference to submit a proposal! 

CBHA CON 26 Vision:


This year's theme is Rising to the Moment: Steadfast in Values, Focused on the Future. Community Behavioral Healthcare, despite the considerable challenges to the system at the moment, must continue, with our values as a guide, to move into the future with progress and innovation.


A question we are asking our presenters to answer at CBHA CON 26 is,


How do we respond these challenging times, leveraging the conviction of our values to find and implement the innovation our industry needs to improve the lives of the most vulnerable people in Illinois?


We will be looking for engaging presentations that answer this question. Inspiring and practical solutions will be helpful to our membership which is currently faced with an uncertain Medicaid funding future. We welcome presentations focused on, but not limited to, innovative and emerging service models, clinical models for MH and SUD, CCBHCs, strategies for dealing with the workforce crisis, innovative use of IT within organizations, and overall proposals aimed at improving services and supports systemwide.


CBHA's membership includes behavioral healthcare providers such as CMHCs, BHCs, CCBHCs, FQHCs, Health Departments and Hospitals across the state of Illinois. Conference attendees are typically leadership of these provider types, both clinical and business/operations/financial-related.


We look forward to reviewing your submission and will be in touch with you soon. If your session is selected, those presenting will receive complimentary tickets for the day they will be presenting. 

For any issues in making a submission, please contact Sarah Croft sarah@ccepil.com

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