Benefits unique to Affiliate Members include:

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Use of the National Council’s “Good Housekeeping” Affiliate Member Seal

on your marketing and promotional materials.

National Council AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIPYOUR ONE STOP FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

ABOUT THE NATIONAL COUNCILThe National Council for Behavioral Health (National Council) is the unifying voice

of America’s community mental health and addictions treatment organizations.

Together with our over 2,100 member organizations that employ 750,000

staff, we serve our nation’s most vulnerable citizens — more than eight million

adults and children living with mental illnesses and addiction disorders. We

are committed to ensuring all Americans have access to comprehensive, high-

quality care that affords every opportunity for recovery and full participation in

community life. The National Council pioneered Mental Health First Aid in the

U.S. and has trained 150,000 individuals to connect youth and adults in need to

mental health and addictions care in their communities.

YOUR MEMBERSHIP COUNTSThe National Council offers Affiliate Membership to qualified entities — vendors,

consultants, and organizations that serve behavioral healthcare organizations

and have a strong commitment to helping people recover from mental illness

and substance use.

Affiliate Members have the opportunity to interact with the premier behavioral

healthcare organizations in the country. Partnering with the National Council

and our members, you can be an intrinsic part of our public policy and practice

improvement action.

Affiliate membership opens up a dynamic marketplace where you can cultivate

and expand business contacts. As an “insider,” you gain valuable insight into

emerging business opportunities and problem areas in need of unique solutions

you can bring to the market.

First choice of premier opportunities at the industry’s biggest and best events — the National Council Conference and Hill Day — exhibit booth selections as well as high-profile advertising and

sponsorship opportunities.

Your logo on the National Council web homepage and a listing/description on the

Affiliate Member web page.

Special recognition in the Expo Hall and all National Council

Conference/Hill Day materials.

Description and logo featured in BHive, the National Council’s biweekly e-newsletter that

goes to 60,000+ subscribers.

We connect you with influencers and decision makers

We broaden your horizons and give you inside intelligence

We build name recognition in a competitive market

EXCLUSIVES! ONLY FOR MEMBERS

To learn more about membership and sign up, contact Ali Siemanowski,

Membership Associate, at 202.684.3746 or AlisonS@theNationalCouncil.org

www.TheNationalCouncil.org

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The National Council is at the forefront of efforts to ensure that

behavioral health services remain strong and viable. We use our

considerable expertise and influence to make sure that legislation,

policy, and regulations are aligned with the interests of those you serve.

Only the National Council has the connections and voice to focus high-level attention

on the issues affecting your organization, clients, and community. From informing year-

round engagement with your elected officials, payers, and administrative agencies

to rallying the entire field around key causes at our annual Hill Day in Washington

DC, the National Council points the way toward effective grassroots advocacy by all

behavioral health stakeholders.

We help YOU cultivate constructive relationships with members of Congress and

support your grassroots advocacy involvement.

National Council affiliate membership offers exclusive

strategic consultation by our senior leadership

team for your board members, executives, and key

stakeholders. Our policy and practice experts help you

understand what your prospects and customers need as

they steer through changing national and local landscapes

— shift in payer mixes, one-stop healthcare shopping,

emerging treatment and information technologies, and

increased emphasis on solution-focused therapies and

outcomes measurement.

Plus, you get to attend our exclusive corporate partner and

affiliate member meetings and network with National Council

board members and key industry partners.

Amplify your voice

to show that you care.

Get Involved

Embrace the future –

prepare your business for changing national,

state, and local environments.

Get Ready

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Affiliates (vendors) $6,500

MEMBERSHIP FEES

The National Council membership year runs from October 1 to September 30 and membership applications are accepted throughout the year with prorated fees.

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Orient your staff and engage your community in Mental Health First Aid, the mental

health literacy program endorsed by The White House and Congress. Take advantage of

the steepest discounted training rates for National Council member organizations.

Join the world’s leading thinkers and learn from healthcare’s most compelling success

stories shared at the industry’s leading National Council Conference, with deeply

discounted rates for members.

Get breaking policy and practice news you can use through highly rated e-newsletters (Notes

from Linda, Public Policy Update, BHive, Addictions News Now, SAMHSA-HRSA Center for

Integrated Health Solutions’ eSolutions); the National Council website and blogs; and social

media channels like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

Expose your full team to year-round learning opportunities through 50+ National Council

LIVE webinars offering tools and resources on clinical, administrative, marketing, HIT, and

other topics with live Q&A opportunities and free access to recordings.

Discover clinical and business best practices, hear from the experts, and keep up with

the latest research through exclusive member access to print copies of the theme-based

National Council Magazine and online access to the Journal of Behavioral Health Services

and Research.

Enrich your knowledge and

perspectives and position yourself for success.

Get Informed

To learn more about membership and sign up, contact Ali Siemanowski,

Membership Associate, at 202.684.3746 or AlisonS@theNationalCouncil.org

JOIN NOW