CBHL Member Networking Conversation | Profiles in Leadership – Meet Laura Van Tosh!

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Meet Laura Van Tosh!

Join us for our monthly networking conversation, “Profiles in Behavioral Health Leadership.” This series is designed to highlight inspirational leaders who are eager to share their personal leadership journey and the things that make them tick. You’ll gain valuable insight into the lessons they’ve learned, their proudest achievements, and how they maintain the passion and drive to cultivate healing, wellness, and recovery through their work.

Laura Van Tosh is a peer who has held policy positions at the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, University of Maryland, and the State of Oregon Health Authority. She is the founder of the Mental Health Policy Roundtable that met in Washington, D.C. and she started a local version of the policy roundtable in King County, WA. The roundtable brings newcomers and veterans of policy together in a neutral environment of learning. It celebrated 25 years in 2023.

Laura has written extensively about peer operated behavioral health care services and homelessness and has worked inside three state psychiatric hospitals. Her work is born from her experience as a patient turned activist and she has been involved with the peer movement since 1985. In December 2021, Laura was appointed to the Global Mental Health Peer Network (GMHPN) as a Country Executive Committee Member representing the United States. Laura has been recognized for her work in the behavioral health care field and in 2022, she was awarded a Lifetime Advocacy Award from the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.

In 2023, Laura was presented with a Sally Zinman Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) for her leadership in advancing the recovery and rights of people with mental health and trauma-related challenges across the nation. Serves as consultant with Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute.

Member networking conversations are designed to provide CBHL members with a unique opportunity to connect, exchange valuable insights, and collaborate with fellow leaders who are making a difference in their communities.  These sessions offer an informal platform for engaging discussions on leadership topics and challenges that are currently top of mind for our members.  

This time is for you!  We encourage you to join the conversation with your camera on if possible.  We look forward to seeing you.