A national association of innovative & entrepreneurial
behavioral healthcare organizations
focused on the development of C-suite executives.

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Member CEOs & Staff can access member-restricted areas such as Document Archives, ListServer, and other content.

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Join Us in Clearwater Beach, FL!

February 24 - 26, 2026 - In-Person only!

Select sessions will be video-recorded.

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Select sessions will be video-recorded.

Update on mhca & NextGen Healthcare's Center of Innovation (COi)

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Advancing innovation and entrepreneurship in behavioral healthcare by enhancing leadership and strategic connections.

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Advancing innovation and entrepreneurship in behavioral healthcare by enhancing leadership and strategic connections.

The Culture of mhca

What our members think about us!

Who We Are
What our members think about us!
 

Conferences

Conferences

Get information on our conferences.

 
 

CEOs Staff

Members

Member CEOs & Staff can access member-restricted areas such as Document Archives, ListServer, and other content.

Recruitment

 Prospective
 Members

Find out how you and your organization can become an mhca member!

Vendors

 Vendors

Exhibitors, Sponsors, Advertisers and others with products and services can check out opportunities to reach decision makers at leading behavioral health organizations.

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New Podcast Feature: Advancing Behavioral Healthcare Through Innovation & Entrepreneurship

President & CEO Kiara Kuenzler PsyD LP joins The Catalyst to share how mhca is equipping behavioral healthcare leaders to navigate constant change, prevent burnout, and maximize impact. The conversation explores innovation, entrepreneurship, workforce development, the role of technology and AI, and mhca’s key priorities for 2026.

Listen here:
 
mhca 2024 Behavioral Healthcare C Suite Compensation Report		    

2024 Behavioral Healthcare C-Suite Compensation Report (New!)

Successful organizations need to ensure their talent management strategies incorporate compensation benchmarking. mhca’s member CEOs can login to download a free copy of our 2024 Behavioral Healthcare C-Suite Compensation Report (formerly known as the CEO & Top Management Compensation Report). Non-members can contact us to purchase a copy of the report for $500. 

CEOs download here:
 

 

"I have attended mhca conferences and presented at mhca in the past.  I appreciate the small conference learning, project/learning communities, CEO interaction and learning about BH-ACA issues across the U.S.  I would very much appreciate continuing my relationship with mhca."

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Mary Monnat
President/CEO
LifeWorks NW

 

We have a strong desire to grow our organization and serve a greater number of people.  We want to provide more efficient and effective services, and expand our regional organizational footprint.  In order to accomplish these goals we realize the need to learn from other successful organizations.  We realize that by joining mhca we will be exposed to the best organizations from across the country, and hopefully by gaining that perspective we will strengthen our competitive position into our own market.  While our focus is to learn from others, we also hope to modestly share the successes that we have enjoyed when applicable.  From a CEO standpoint, this is a great opportunity to promote leadership development, stimulate thought, and broaden my outlook.

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Paul Bolino MSEd
Chief Executive Officer
Community Counseling Center
Ashtabula, OH

 

 

"Having the opportunity to meet with other executive leadership staff for consultation and brainstorming; Learning from the presentations at quarterly meetings; Building relationships with colleagues nationwide."

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Shelly J. Spalding
President
AXIS Health System
Montrose, CO


About Us

mhca is a results-oriented organization that operates in a fast, flexible, and focused mode. We take pride in the purposeful and productive involvement and participation of our members. Because mhca is composed of members who share common visions and priorities, we are able to quickly determine our objectives, commit the necessary resources, and accomplish our goals.

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P.O. Box 12037
Tallahassee, FL  32317
TEL:  (850) 942-4900