Accelerating Innovation in Youth Behavioral Health
We Believe
Every year, millions of young people face mental health challenges, yet systemic barriers keep solutions out of reach. Families are left without support, innovators struggle to scale, and youth voices go unheard.
That’s why we created Behavioral Health Tech Impact: a national platform to connect youth, families, and innovators with the resources, partnerships, and opportunities they need to build a stronger future for behavioral health.
BHT Impact accelerates youth-focused behavioral health innovators across the industry.
We support leaders within non-profits, youth, families, communities, start-ups, providers, and more with the knowledge, access, and opportunities they need to accelerate their innovations and create sustainable impact. The platform publishes no-cost resources and programs co-developed with subject matter experts, community leaders, and youth and families.
Pillars
Youth and Family
Keeping youth and family voices central in the development of programs, content, and opportunities
Youth Medicaid
Accelerating leaders in the Medicaid space to implement and scale innovative solutions and sustain their impacts
Measuring Impact
Building multi-year solutions around improving the measurement of impact, value, and sustainability
Hear/SAY
Hear/SAY is the BHT Impact Youth & Family Creators' Collaborative, a paid program for youth and young adults ages 13–26, as well as parents and caregivers, that centers lived experience in the co-creation of behavioral health solutions.
In legal terms, hearsay is an out-of-court testimony offered to prove the truth. It is typically dismissed not because it lacks truth, but because the person who made the statement isn't in the room to be heard. We borrowed that idea intentionally. Hear/SAY is the infrastructure that puts youth and family perspectives in the rooms where innovators are designing and refining solutions that impact youth.
For youth and families, Hear/SAY is an intentional seat at the table to share your insights, work, and ideas on the kind of solutions that you and your communities need for better mental and behavioral health.
For innovators, Hear/SAY is the bridge between what youth and families are actually living and what you are passionate about getting right.
