From crisis response to care orchestration: The future of behavioral health care delivery


Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT 

A patient in crisis arrives at the ED, is stabilized, discharged with a referral — and never connects with follow-up care. Weeks later, they return. The cycle repeats. For many health systems, this is still the default model.

It doesn't have to be.

In this panel discussion, healthcare leaders share how organizations are replacing fragmented crisis response with coordinated care that follows patients across every setting. Panelists will address the pressures reshaping delivery today — Medicaid constraints, payer scrutiny and demand outpacing capacity — and what's working to close gaps in intake, triage and care transitions.

Key insights include:

  • Connecting behavioral health across emergency, inpatient, ambulatory and specialty settings
  • Keeping clinicians engaged and supported despite workforce shortages
  • Building the ROI case for behavioral health integration with finance and payer partners
  • Workforce, policy and economic forces shaping behavioral health over the next 2–3 years

Feel free to register even if you can't attend live, we'll make sure to send you the recording afterwards. Hope to see you there!

Presenters:

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Laura Bauer

Vice President of Strategy, Iris Telehealth 

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Carolyn Mcekron-Bragg

Clinical Director, Southern Regional Medical Center, Prime Healthcare 

Jennifer

Jennifer Cullen, MSW

President Of Behavioral Services, Beth Israel Lahey Health

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Jason Betts, DNP, RN, CEN, NEA-BC

Director Of Patient Care For Emergency & Behavioral Health Services, Emory Healthcare

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LalithKumar Solai, MD

Vice Chair, Clinical Services, Department, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina