the steinberg institute presents
The Third
Annual Vision
2030 Solution
Symposium
February 9th, 2027 in Sacramento, CA
What is the Vision 2030 Solution Symposium?
Hosted by the Steinberg Institute, California’s leading force in behavioral health policy and advocacy, the Vision 2030 Solution Symposium is where the most influential visionaries, changemakers, and advocates convene to discuss how to transform California’s behavioral health systems of care.
Held in Sacramento, the symposium is a powerful demonstration of leaders across sectors working together to drive real, systemic change. Join us to connect with hundreds of leaders across the behavioral health sector and help shape the next chapter of mental health and substance use care.
third annual symposium
From Investments to Impact
The next era of behavioral health in California is here, with billions of dollars in landmark initiatives underway and a renewed focus on transparency and accountability. The question we now must answer: how do we ensure these investments translate into positive outcomes for Californians?
Our third annual Symposium theme, From Investments to Impact, brings this next chapter into focus. The agenda will break down the landmark initiatives and transformations in our behavioral health systems and what it will take to deliver on the promises made.
Join hundreds of the state’s most influential leaders across sectors and disciplines for a full day of conversations, surfacing strategies to turn California’s investments into impact.
What you can expect
Dynamic panels with cross-sector leaders, extensive networking, and interactive experiences to identify what needs to be done to deliver results for Californians with behavioral health conditions. Topics include:
How key behavioral health investments are positioned to address the homelessness crisis
Creating a more connected system of care across Medi-Cal managed care, county behavioral health, and private insurers
What California can do to ensure mental health and substance use parity is realized in practice
How California’s conflicting criminal justice initiatives can work together to prioritize care over criminalization
new this year!
Join us one day early for our flagship Advocacy 101 Workshop
For the first time, Symposium attendees can attend the Institute’s Advocacy 101 Workshop. You’ll learn how to shape policy, navigate budgets, and make your voice heard in California’s political system. It’s ideal for clinicians, providers, individuals with lived experience, and executives looking to deliver policy impact for their community or cause.
Become a Symposium sponsor
Join the state’s most influential leaders and advocates and drive the change we want to see in California’s behavioral health systems.
2026 panels
Our second annual symposium panels centered on the areas where the stakes are greatest: homelessness, parity enforcement, crisis response, and the criminalization of substance use.
Protecting California’s Progress: Advancing Reform Amid Uncertainty
Featuring
Susan Talamantes Eggman, Former State Senator and BHSA Author
Dr. Mark Ghaly, Former Secretary of California Health & Human Services
Aligning Systems for Impact: Policy, Provider, and Payer Perspectives on Behavioral Health Reform
Moderated by Kana Enomoto
Director of Brain Health at the McKinsey Health Institute
Modern Systems for a Strained Workforce: Technology, Access, and the Next Era of Behavioral Health
Moderated by Andrew Barr
Founding Partner at GreyMatter
From Incarceration to Care: Decriminalizing and Caring for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
Moderated by Karen Larsen, LMFT
Chief Executive Officer of the Steinberg Institute
Breaking the Cycle: Strategies to Reduce Homelessness, Incarceration, and Hospitalization
Moderated by Margot Kushel, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division Chief, UCSF Division of Health and Society, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
Redefining Response: Building a Safe and Effective Crisis Response System
Moderated by Tara Gamboa-Eastman
Director of Government Affairs at the Steinberg Institute
Highlights from our 2026 Solution Symposium
Protecting our Progress
Six panels addressing some of the biggest challenges facing behavioral health: advancing reform amid federal uncertainty, aligning our fragmented systems, redefining crisis response, decriminalizing substance use disorder, and more.
In-depth discussions on California's behavioral health system
Panels included roundtable discussions on how to achieve our Vision 2030 goals to build a robust behavioral health workforce, expand access to care, and dramatically reduce hospitalization, homelessness, and incarceration among those living with behavioral health conditions.
Strategies for Advancing California Behavioral Health Reform
A deep dive report highlighting the key takeaways and insights from our second annual Vision 2030 Solution Symposium: Protecting Our Progress.
Join us at the Vision 2030 Solution Symposium: From Investments to Impact
thank you to our 2027 sponsors and partners