National Council Calendar of Events

National Recovery Month Virtual Event: Recovery Ready, Set, Go! 

What does it truly mean to be Recovery Ready, not just in principle but in practice? Join the National Council for Mental Wellbeing for a dynamic Recovery Month conversation featuring experts on Recovery Ready Communities, Workplaces and Families. Together, we will explore how to create environments where recovery is respected,…

Advancing Integrated Care Via Collaborative Partnerships: Hospitals, Health Systems, CMHCs and CCBHCs

When hospitals and health systems provide care in partnership with Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), it enhances access to care at the right time, place and level of care. Integrating behavioral health services within medical frameworks can also reduce the total cost of…

Take the Stage in Denver

Don’t miss your chance to present at the biggest event in behavioral health care from April 27-29 — submit your presentation proposal by Sept. 15!

WHAM Individual Facilitator Training

Whole Health Action Management (WHAM) promotes physical and mental health while empowering peer providers to support the whole health of your clients. Use WHAM training to invest in peers as they support recovery across communities. Training includes: Participation in the two-day Virtual WHAM training. PDF WHAM…

Engaging Payers and Maximizing Reimbursement for the Collaborative Care Model

Join the Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions and the American Psychiatric Association on Sept. 9, 2025, 1-2:30 p.m. ET, for Engaging Payers and Maximizing Reimbursement for the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM). The CoCM offers a compelling solution for health plans seeking strategies to improve behavioral health access, quality…

PCSS-MOUD: Creating Optimal Access for OUD Services Utilizing Stages of Change

Join the Providers Clinical Support System — Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (PCSS-MOUD) and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on Sept. 4, 3-4 p.m. ET, for Creating Optimal Access for OUD Services Utilizing Stages of Change. In this webinar, we’ll explore the…

How Lived Experience Shapes Advocacy

How can lived experience inspire meaningful policy change? Find out during Real Stories, Real Change: Turning Lived Experience Into Advocacy, a new Wellbeing Wednesdays episode on Aug. 27 (2-2:30 p.m. ET). Zoe Frantz, president and CEO of the Indiana Council of Community Mental Health Centers, will sit down with us…

Data Maturity Model Resource

Join us for a resource showcase featuring the Organizational Analytics Capability Self-Assessment Handbook, a tool designed to help organizations assess and strengthen their data analytics capacity. This session will walk through the key components of the resource, including the self-assessment framework and guidance for applying results to support continuous quality…

Beyond Depression and Anxiety: Scaling CoCM for Serious Mental Illness and Opioid Use Disorder

Join us Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2-3 p.m. ET, for Beyond Depression and Anxiety: Scaling CoCM for Serious Mental Illness and Opioid Use Disorder. This session will highlight real-world applications of the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress…

Behind the Curtain: A Discussion of Lessons Learned Through Integrated Care Concept Planning

In this webinar, leaders will share how they integrated care concept planning in primary care and behavioral health.  

Creating a Trauma-informed Recovery-oriented System of Care, Part 2

Research shows that people who have experienced multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are at greater risk for mental health and substance use challenges. Conversely, many people with substance use challenges are at greater risk for traumatic events. Despite the link between trauma and substance use, trauma-informed care is often not…

Navigating the Collection of Clinical Quality Measures for CCBHCs

As Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics gather clinical quality measure (CQM) indicators, effective data collection and analysis are crucial to meeting SAMHSA requirements and enhancing patient outcomes. Join us Aug. 21, 2-3 p.m. ET, to explore practical strategies for ensuring accurate, consistent data collection, overcoming common impediments, and leveraging CQM…