Frontiers of Mental Health and Recovery

BrainFutures is bringing together national leaders, innovators, researchers, patients, and changemakers to explore some of the most pressing questions and promising opportunities shaping the future of mental health care. With more than 40 speakers, the conversations will be shaped by leaders like: 

• Rick Lambert, MD – Federal liaison, SAMHSA/OAS 
• Al Bugazia, MD – ARPA-H 
• Gül Dölen, MD, PhD - University of California, Berkeley
• Michael Davis, MD, PhD – U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
• Andrew Gradison, JD – Veterans Health Administration 
• Anthony Estreet, PhD, MBA, LCSW-C – National Association of Social Workers 
• Steven Gillaspy, PhD – American Psychological Association 
• Carol Hubner, PhD - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Jessica Jackson, PhD - Mental Health America

The summit centers on working sessions that move from problem identification to practical outcomes. Speakers will tackle critical challenges, weaving safety and ethics throughout, as they build strategies for system readiness and ensure psychedelic therapies and other emerging treatments are integrated into the existing continuum of care.