Meet Us at NASMHPD 2026: Powering Crisis Response and Data-Driven Transformation
Converge Health & Behavioral Health Link at the NASMHPD 2026 Annual Meeting – Washington, DC, July 26–27
Converge Health and Behavioral Health Link (BHL) are partnering at the NASMHPD 2026 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, to help state mental health commissioners, behavioral health directors, Medicaid leaders, and their executive teams connect the dots between real-time crisis operations and long-term, data-driven system design.
Together, we’ll be highlighting how crisis system infrastructure (BHL) and “last mile” interoperability and governance (Converge Health) work together to support sustainable behavioral health transformation.
How We Complement Each Other
Converge Health
An SBA-certified Women-Owned Small Business, Converge Health is a healthcare advisory firm focused on furthering the “last mile” of interoperability which sits at the intersection of technology, policy, and compliance, working with:
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State agencies and regional HIEs to connect behavioral health, social care, EMS, corrections, and other historically siloed networks
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Specialized frameworks for TEFCA, 42 CFR Part 2, and other complex data-sharing requirements
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Advisory and fractional leadership services (e.g., fractional CIO, CMO, and operations) that translate policy and funding into executable roadmaps
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Converge Health Iowa, which was designated to build and operate a statewide data framework as part of rural and behavioral health transformation efforts
Behavioral Health Link (BHL)
A national crisis solution provider and technology developer, BHL specializes in coordinating behavioral health emergency care through its cloud-based BHL Platform, which supports:
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Call Center Hub – High-volume crisis hotlines and care alignment
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Mobile Crisis Dispatch – GPS-enabled deployment of mobile crisis teams
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Outpatient Referrals – Automated matching to nearby providers using local criteria
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Bed Registry – Real-time visibility into psychiatric bed availability
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Performance Dashboards – Continuous monitoring of crisis system KPIs
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988 Integration & Implementation – Frameworks to modernize infrastructure for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Together, Converge Health and Behavioral Health Link help states transform disconnected health, behavioral health, crisis, and social service data into coordinated action – creating a statewide learning system that continuously improves crisis response, whole-person care, resource utilization, and long-term outcomes.
What We’ll Be Talking About in DC
Two messages sit at the heart of every conversation we’ll have at NASMHPD 2026: helping your state align funding with its highest-impact priorities, and keeping interoperability at the center of whatever you build.
Keeping interoperability at the center – not as an afterthought
It’s easy to focus on getting data and forget the harder question: can that data actually move? Whatever a state is building – crisis response, RHT-funded initiatives, behavioral health networks – interoperability is what determines whether those investments compound or stay stranded in silos. Converge Health makes sure the “last mile” is designed from the start, so 988, mobile crisis, HIEs, and social care data can talk to each other and to the rest of your ecosystem.
Closing the “last mile” gap for hard-to-connect settings
Bringing in behavioral health, SUD providers, EMS, jails/corrections, and social care organizations that are often left outside traditional networks.
Turning fragmented behavioral health data into actionable intelligence
Using interoperable frameworks so that crisis data, outpatient data, and state systems can inform planning, equity, and outcomes.
Turning fragmented behavioral health data into actionable intelligence
Using interoperable frameworks so that crisis data, outpatient data, and state systems can inform planning, equity, and outcomes.
When it’s useful, our advisory team can run a targeted assessment, stakeholder interviews in person and by video and surveys, that produce an environmental scan and a prioritized set of use cases grounded in your state’s goals. The result is a shared, defensible roadmap for where to direct funding and how to measure impact over time.
Visit Us at NASMHPD 2026
Join us in Washington, DC on July 26–27:
Converge Health
Booth #43
Behavioral Health Link
Booth #8
Stop by to:
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Discuss statewide or regional assessments and “last mile” implementation support
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Talk through your state’s behavioral health and crisis system priorities
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Explore how to integrate the BHL Platform with broader interoperability strategies
Play the Use Cases Game - and Win a Prize
Not sure where your state should start? Stop by the Converge Health booth to play our interactive use cases game, see how different priorities stack up, and win a prize!
Let's Connect Before the Meeting
Want to reserve time with Converge Health or BHL during NASMHPD 2026?
Converge Health
Contact Converge Health to discuss statewide data strategy, interoperability, and behavioral health transformation.
Behavioral Health Link
Contact Behavioral Health Link to explore crisis system design, 988 integration, and deployment of the BHL Platform.