Meeting Notice - Behavioral Health Planning Council (July 15, 2026)

Start: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - 10:00 am
End: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - 04:00 pm
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Behavioral Health Planning Council
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
10 a.m -4 p.m. CT

In-Person Information
Brynhild Hauglund Room
600 E Boulevard Ave.
State Capitol, Bismarck, ND

Virtual Information
Join by computer: Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 255 144 282 221 8
Passcode: h3mP2vy2

Join by phone: +1 701-328-0950,851803068#
Phone conference ID: 851 803 068#

Agenda

10:00 a.m.

  • Welcome and Call to Order: Rich Smith, Vice- Chairperson
  • Roll Call of Council Members via Electronic Sign-in/Quorum Established
  • Meeting Minutes Review and Approval-April 15, 2026
  • Agenda Approval/Reminder of Mission & Goals

10:05 a.m. 

  • BHPC Administrative Updates/Discussion Items: –
    • Monica Haugen, Behavioral Health Administrator/DHHS
      • Membership Update
    • Janell Regimbal, BHPC Facilitator
      • Call for Nominations- Vice Chair

10:10 a.m. 

10:40 a.m. 

  • Rural Health Transformation Program – Implications for Behavioral Health with guest Pat Traynor, Interim Commissioner of ND DHHS.

11:15 a.m. 

  • NDCEL BH Workshop Recap: Bridging Schools & Communities with guests Keith Harris, Dickinson Public Schools Asst. Superintendent; Patrick Healy, Badlands CCBHC Coordinator, and Anne Willamson, Central Regional Education Association's Chief of Staff.

11:55 a.m. 

  • Public Comment

Noon

  •  Lunch Break

1 p.m. 

  • Key Updates
    • Crisis Services, provided by Dr. Dan Cramer, Clinical Director, Behavioral Health Clinics/ND DHHS
    • BH Housing Supports provided by Jennifer Henderson, Community Housing and Grants Management Director/ND Housing Finance Agency

2 p.m.

  • Break

2:10 p.m. 

  • IMD Waiver: Furthering the Discussion Panel with guests Jared Eagle, MHA Nation/Tribal Health Director; Ty Hegland, CEO/Prairie St. John’s, and Eric Bailly, NorthStar Behavioral Health Advisory/Founder

3:10 p.m. 

  • Advocacy in Action Planning- work session discussion for the Council

3:40 p.m. 

  • Update Report Highlights
    • PMHCA- Sara Kapp, DHHS/Program Administrator, Behavioral Health
    • CFN- Matthew McCleary, Deputy Director/ND Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health

3:55 p.m. 

  • Public Comment

4 p.m. 

  • Adjourn

Next Meeting Scheduled
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026

On-site meetings at Brynhild Haugland Room of the ND State Capitol Bismarck, ND and online via Teams

Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations to participate in the meeting or who would like more information about the North Dakota Behavioral Health Planning Council can contact Julie Huwe at North Dakota Health and Human Services’ Behavioral Health Division at 701-328-8920, 711 (TTY) or jhuwe@nd.gov.

Date Posted: July 6, 2026

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