Grayson County, Texas -- The Texoma Behavioral Health Leadership Team (TBHLT) is hosting the seventh annual Community Behavioral Health Conference (CBHC). This event will be held on Friday, April 14, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Continuing Education Credits are available for Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Social Workers, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. Despite this audience of professionals, all community members are encouraged to attend.

CBHC 2023 will once again be held in person at the Hilton Garden Inn Denison/Sherman - at the Texoma Event Center. Various speakers have been invited to discuss their experiences with mental health and ways to be empowered in life and work. Many local mental health organizations will participate as exhibitors and be available to network with throughout the conference.

This year CBHC has announced a new theme that will apply to every conference starting this year moving forward; Inform, Uplift, Empower. This new branding embodies the desire of the conference to aid the community in finding information, encouragement, and strength in the face of all the challenges and stigmas associated with mental illness.

Featured speakers will include:

- Coach Joanne P McCallie - Former NCAA Division I Basketball Coach and author of her bestselling memoir, Secret Warrior: A Coach and a Fighter On and Off the Court.

- Solome Tibebu - Founder of “Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech,” creator of the Upswing Fund for Adolescent Mental Health.

- Yohna Chambers - Vice Chancellor and Chief Human resource officer at Texas Christian University.

- Michelle Lemming- Founding President and CEO of the Texoma Health Foundation and recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Leaders Award.

The conference’s presenting sponsors are:

- Texoma Health Foundation

- Oliver Dewey Mayor Foundation

- Utter Family of Dealership

Tickets are $60. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit CBHCevent.com