The 2024 National Dialogues on Behavioral Health conference will convene in New Orleans to focus on collaboration, integration, and the engagement of community resources from across systems and providers, to improve treatment outcomes and the quality of care for individuals with complex needs. National experts will discuss the roles of mental health, substance use, and behavioral health specialists within integrated and collaborative care approaches. Presentations will focus on individuals with serious behavioral health (i.e., mental health and substance use) conditions, intellectual/developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, complex maternal care needs, and approaches to treatment across the lifespan.
The preconference, slated for Nov. 3rd, is entitled Cutting Edge Peer and Family Support Approaches for Adults and Children with Complex Needs. This entire day will focus on models and the contributions of peer and family support for persons with complex needs. These complex needs include people experiencing a range of mental health and substance misuse conditions.
The three-day conference, slated for Nov. 4-6, offers presentations on persons at different stages of life. This includes the perinatal period, where participants will learn about statewide models providing rapid access to integrated medical, behavioral health, and social services. Further presentations will focus on models addressing the needs of children and adolescents facing complex behavioral health needs. These presentations and discussions will cover collaboration, lessening barriers, and creating interconnected systems. Other presentations will cover models providing for the needs of older individuals. These include The Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), and the National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging.
Participants can hear about and discuss the latest advancements in research-driven interventions and collaborations. The NDBH annual conference provides an intimate setting in which conference participants have an opportunity to dialogue with the experts presenting at the conference.
Information about the conference, agenda, registration, CEs, and hotel booking is posted on the website https://nationaldialoguesbh.org. Note that the conference dates conflict with national elections so plan on early voting to ensure your vote is counted.