President and CEO, National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Chuck Ingoglia leads the national charge to ensure people living with mental health and substance use challenges have access to comprehensive, high-quality care that affords every opportunity for recovery. To accomplish this, he harnesses the voices and support of the more than 3,200 National Council members who serve over 10 million individuals nationwide.
Chuck draws from personal experience and a deep knowledge of the field acquired from more than 28 years’ professional experience in the field, including site-of-service technical assistance, to members. He effects change at both the national and state level by playing a major role in policy advocacy and analyses on issues relevant to behavioral health.
Behavioral health often goes unnoticed. Even though mental illness and substance use disorders are less visible than many physical illnesses, they are no less painful and no less serious. They simply are unseen. Ironically, behavioral health care organizations also go unnoticed. Our nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic provides evidence…
Many will remember 2020 for what was lost. But we can’t overlook the significant investment of federal resources for programs to support people with mental illness and substance use disorders and the organizations that provide life-saving treatment and services in thousands of communities across the country. In a challenging year,…
Structural racism has infected numerous American institutions, including health care. As we observe Black History Month, it’s vital to our national wellbeing that we both acknowledge and address health inequity so we can meaningfully improve the lives of all Americans. Unfortunately, a raft of statistics indicate that Black Americans receive…