For more than 20 years, our Middle Management Academy (MMA) has equipped behavioral health leaders with the tools,confidence and community they need to thrive. In our Dec. 10 episode of Wellbeing Wednesdays, we sat down with program lead Jeanne Supin, MA, to explore MMA’s origins, evolution and lasting impact. Tune in to learn how MMA continues to empower the leaders at the heart of our health care system.

In this episode of Wellbeing Wednesdays we explore the behavioral health workforce crisis through a deeply personal and visionary conversation between Chuck Ingoglia, CEO of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, and Dr. Joe Lee, CEO of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Joe shares his journey from an immigrant background to leading one of the country’s largest nonprofits in substance use and mental health care. A major focus is on workforce development, particularly how Hazelden Betty Ford is pioneering alternative educational pathways, including master’s programs that don’t require a bachelor’s degree.

Joe highlights the organization's "ambassadorship culture", their unique graduate school, and their strategic partnerships, including a new collaboration with the National Council to create training pipelines for future clinicians. The conversation ends with a powerful reflection on the definition of recovery—not just sobriety, but thriving through living one's values.

In our latest Wellbeing Wednesdays episode, National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia, MSW, sits down with Laura K. Murray, PhD, MA, sr. scientist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and co-developer of CETA, to explore how this groundbreaking approach:

• Breaks complex care into practical, measurable components.

• Empowers clinicians and other caregivers to deliver effective treatment.

• Reduces burnout and waitlists through smarter workflows.

• Uses technology and AI to scale trainings and outcomes.