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Event Series: Mentorship in Motion

Mentorship in Motion with Ron Manderscheid | Lessons from a Lifetime in Behavioral Health Leadership

April 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT

Join us for an honest conversation with Ron Manderscheid, Ph.D.

In this dialogue, Ron Manderscheid, Ph.D. will reflect on key moments and experiences from his career and explore their implications for behavioral health leadership today. Through storytelling and candid insight, he will offer perspective on how individual leadership journeys intersect with broader system change. 

With a career spanning federal leadership roles, national policy, academic appointments, and executive leadership across major behavioral health organizations, Ron brings a unique, systems-level perspective grounded in decades of advancing social justice and whole-person care. His work has consistently elevated the voices of individuals with lived experience and their families while shaping national conversations on behavioral health.

Participants will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue, ask questions, and reflect on how these lessons can inform their own leadership paths. This interactive session invites leaders at all levels to consider how experience, timing, and decision-making contribute to lasting impact in behavioral health.

Complimentary for CBHL Members | $25 for Non-CBHL Members

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Ron Manderscheid, Ph.D.

Partner and Director at Capstone Solutions Consuliting Group, Adjunct Professor at the Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, and Adjunct Professor, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California.

Ron Manderscheid, Ph.D., has a life-long commitment to social-good and social-justice. This is reflected through a career that spans national work with the Congress and Administration, federal agencies, NGOs, and university teaching. He serves currently as Partner and Director at Capstone Solutions Consulting Group, Adjunct Professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, and at the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California. Until recently, he was President/CEO, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors and National Association for Rural Mental Health. Both organizations represent county and local authorities in the DC community. Concurrently, Dr. Manderscheid serves on the boards of the Global Leadership Exchange, the NASMHPD Research Institute, and the Danya Institute. He also served until recently as the Co-Chair of the National Coalition for Whole Health and on the boards of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare and the National Grand Challenge for Social Work Initiative. Past appointments include Director of Mental Health and Substance Use Programs at the Global Health Sector of SRA International and several federal leadership roles at the National Institute of Mental Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of HHS. Throughout his career, he has emphasized and promoted the concerns of peers with behavioral health conditions and their family members. Dr. Manderscheid was a Member of the HHS Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Healthy People 2020; the Clinton Healthcare Reform Task Force; President of the Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association (FEIAA) and Foundation; Chair of the APHA Mental Health Section and Governing Council, and a member of the post-9/11 Work Group; Chairperson of the Sociological Practice Section of the American Sociological Association; President of the Washington Academy of Sciences and the District of Columbia Sociological Society; and President of The College for Behavioral Health Leadership.

He edited eight editions of Mental Health, United States, co-edited Outcome Measurement in the Human Services, and contributed to Public Mental Health, First and Second Editions. He also published more than 550 scientific and professional papers on services to persons with mental illness and substance use conditions. He currently serves on several editorial boards and prepares a periodic blog. For almost two decades, he served on the editorial board of Behavioral Healthcare Executive (www.behavioral.net).
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    What are CBHL Mentorship in Motion Dialogues?

    Mentorship in Motion brings leaders together for honest conversations about leadership in behavioral health. Through shared experiences and lived wisdom, participants will gain insights that they can carry into their own leadership journeys.

    We invite attendees to join with cameras on, if possible, and come prepared to engage in thoughtful discussion and shared reflection.

    This event will be delivered live and will not be recorded. All registrations are final and non-refundable.

    The purpose of CBHL Mentorship in Motion is to:

    • Learn from Leadership Journeys: Gain insight from experienced behavioral health leaders as they share lessons learned, pivotal moments, and perspectives that have shaped their leadership paths.
    • Engage in Honest Dialogue: Participate in open and thoughtful conversations about the challenges and opportunities of leadership in behavioral health, creating a space for reflection and shared understanding.
    • Strengthen Leadership Community: Build connections with fellow CBHL members through meaningful dialogue that supports mentorship, peer learning, and the development of behavioral health leaders.