NatCon Features Some of the Biggest Speakers in Health Care

Don’t miss the National Council Conference, the health care’s behavioral health conference. You can watch some of the biggest speakers — like actress and advocate Ashley Judd, former Congressman Patrick Kennedy, health care provocateur Ezekiel Emanuel and Blue Zone founder Dan Beuttner — from anywhere in the world. Each year, the National Council Conference features the latest innovations, science and business and clinical best practices.

View the livestreamed events at www.TheNationalCouncil.org/Conference.

Monday, April 20, 2015

• 8:30AM: Fearless in the Face of Change with Linda Rosenberg, President and CEO, National Council for Behavioral Health
• 1:30PM: Why What We Do Now in Addiction Medicine Sucks with Corey Waller, Spectrum Health Medical Group-Center for Integrative Medicine
• 1:50PM: Where Are We Going? with Gary Belkin, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• 2:10PM: It's Weird and It’s Wonderful: Alternative Treatment in the Mainstream with Jeanne Supin, Watauga Consulting, Inc.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

• 9:30AM: Reinventing American Health Care: Mega Trends with Ezekiel Emanuel, Oncologist, Bioethicist & Vice Provost of the University of Pennsylvania
• 10:00AM: The Power of Partnerships: Population Management and Behavioral Health with Joe Parks, MO HealthNet Division, Missouri Department of Social Services
• 10:20AM: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Them: Identifying and Treating Criminogenic Behavior with Fred Osher, Council of State Government Justice Center
• 10:40AM: Nap AND Give Birth Standing Up: Why the Giraffe Must Be the Behavioral Health Mascot! with Mark Ishaug, Thresholds
• 11:15AM: Ignite with Carl Clark, Mental Health Center of Denver; Rebecca Farley, National Council for Behavioral Health; Isabella Morgia di Vicari, Chef; Ji-Hae Park, Violinist; Bill Schmelter, MTM Services
• 2:00PM: Stories of Resilience Ashley Judd, Actress and Advocate
• 2:25PM: The State of the Union: Mental Health and Addictions with Ashley Judd, Patrick Kennedy, Former Rhode Island Congressman; David Satcher, Former U.S. Surgeon General

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

• 8:30AM: "If You Always Do What You’ve Always Done…" The Need for Disruption in Behavioral Health with Denny Morrison, NetSmart Technologies
• 8:50AM: Fear: Ebola vs. Suicide with David Covington, Recovery Innovations
• 9:10AM: What Do We Do About the 10%? Rethinking Behavioral Health Care in the 21st Century with Arthur Evans, Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services
• 11:15AM: The Secrets of Long Life, Health, and Happiness with Dan Buettner, Co-Founder, Blue Zones

The National Council for Behavioral Health (National Council) is the unifying voice of America’s community mental health and addictions treatment organizations. Together with 2,300 member organizations, it serves more than eight million adults and children living with mental illnesses and addiction disorders. The organization is committed to ensuring all Americans have access to comprehensive, high-quality care that affords every opportunity for recovery and full participation in community life. The National Council, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Missouri Department of Mental Health pioneered Mental Health First Aid in the U.S. and have trained more than 375,000 individuals to connect youth and adults in need to mental health and addictions care in their communities. To learn more about the National Council, visit www.TheNationalCouncil.org.