The Consensus Statement on State Policy Reform summarizes policy issues identified at the state forums and the recommended policy changes that will help improve their residents’ access to timely, high-quality mental health and addiction care.
Read moreThe launch of BHECON was featured in Behavioral Healthcare Magazine. To read the article, click here.
Read moreThe Second Annual National BHECON Forum is scheduled for April 22, 2018 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington, DC immediately preceding the National Council for Behavioral Health annual conference, NatCon18. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend.
Read moreOn April 2, 2017, the National Council for Behavioral Health hosted the first National BHECON Forum at NatCon17, its national conference in Seattle. The forum provided a platform to discuss some of the common themes that emerged from the state BHECON forums, the future direction of behavioral health and...
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BHECON is a platform to bring stakeholders, researchers, policy experts and government officials across the fields of behavioral health, criminal justice, and public safety together to consider initiatives and reforms based on sound economic data. BHECON believes leveraging data and engaging diverse stakeholders can drive behavioral health system change to improve the lives of individuals living with serious mental illness.