2024 Virginia Behavioral Health Summit

VHHA held the 2024 Virginia Behavioral Health Summit, which attracted hundreds of health care professionals and stakeholders for a one-day conference in Richmond, on May 16, 2024. The Summit theme was “Connection: Building a Behavioral Health System that Serves All” and it featured programming on innovative behavioral health models, patient-centered strategies, an overview of the expansion of the crisis system across the state, and the opportunity to learn about advances in technology that can improve behavioral health resources. Featured speakers during the Summit included Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, Dr. Scott Zeller of Vituity, and stress and mental health expert Tami West, PhD. Other speakers and panelists include representatives from Carilion Clinic, Centra Health, Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), HCA Virginia, Riverside Health System, Sentara Health, Summit Behavioral Health, the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS), and Williams Mullen. In addition to program participants and attendees, VHHA and the VHHA Foundation thank the following sponsors for their support of the Summit: Qualivis, Vizient, Arrowood Addiction Treatment Center, Augusta Health, Centra Health, EVMS, Initial VII Consulting, Mary Washington Healthcare, Sentara Health, TSW, Universal Health Services, Unite Us, Valley Health, VCU Health, Ballad Health, Grafton Integrated Health Network, Troutman Pepper Strategies, VHHA Solutions, the Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants, the Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers, and Williams Mullen.