As a government leader, you play a critical role in advancing behavioral health policy, balancing constituents’ needs, and driving access to care in your community. But with workforce shortages, the evolving political landscape, and growing mental health demands, collaboration across sectors has never been more essential.
At BHT2025, you'll connect with peers from state agencies, local government, and federal organizations to explore innovative approaches to care delivery, public-private partnerships, and real-world strategies for building more resilient behavioral health systems. Alongside them, you’ll engage with health plans, health systems, innovators, community-based organizations, and employers who are equally focused on strengthening the behavioral health ecosystem.
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Why Government Leaders Are Attending
Explore how public sector leaders and policy makers are shaping the future of behavioral health through collaboration, policy, and innovation.
Government leaders attend free!
Government leaders attend free!
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Prices increase August 1
Why Attend
CE
Credits
Credits
in-person & online
Earn up to 13 continuing education (CE) hours
In partnership with PESI, our event offered CE credits for mental health professionals who attend. For those unable to make the trip to Arizona, the CE credits were attainable virtually via PESI's streaming platform during the live event.
What Sets BHT2025 Apart for Government Leaders
Learn from your public sector peers
Hear directly from local, state, and federal leaders who are navigating behavioral health challenges, from AI regulation to Medicaid strategy. Walk away with insights you can put to work immediately.
Explore Proven Policy & Funding Models
Discover innovative approaches to behavioral health policy, sustainable funding strategies, and real-world examples of programs that are making a measurable impact in communities like yours.
Partner with the Private Sector to Scale Impact
Engage with health tech companies, providers, and payers who are rethinking how care gets delivered. Find digital tools, partnerships, and new models that can modernize and extend your agency’s reach.
Why Government Leaders Choose BHT
"The organizing team captured the right balance of content and commerce, maintaining engaging elegance without ostentation, and the need for authenticity in an approachable setting. These events are reflections of their founders and planners."
- BHT2024 Attendee
Connect with Government Leaders Driving Behavioral Health Innovation
Join changemakers from state agencies, local governments, tribal nations, and federal departments who are shaping the future of behavioral health. Whether you oversee policy, funding, or implementation, you’ll find peers facing similar system-wide challenges and building creative and scalable solutions while also engaging with leaders from health systems, health plans, community organizations, and innovators working together to drive change across the entire ecosystem.
Meet the Voices Driving Change
Umair Shah, MD
Secretary of Department of Health, Washington Department of Health
Leith States, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health & Acting Director, Office of Science and Medicine, HHS
Donald Ramos
Program Development Director, Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
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Federal, State, & Local Government Officials are eligible for a complimentary pass to attend the event. Apply through the link below.
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Shape the future of behavioral health in your community and nationwide.
San Diego, CA • Nov 11th - 13th
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