The District of Columbia Behavioral Health Association works to create a District of Columbia where all residents with mental illness or substance use disorders receive high-quality, whole-person health care services.

Member agencies include mental health providers, addiction treatment providers, primary care providers, and consumer and family run organizations that deliver mental health services, addiction services, or both. These member agencies are joined by hospital, managed care and commercial health plans, academic institutions, and community-based service providers as affiliate members. 

Since 1983, the District of Columbia Behavioral Health Association has represented its members in policy advocacy with the DC Council and the DC Executive Branch, strengthened service quality through training and practice improvement assistance, and pursued community engagement to understand the needs of diverse stakeholders and to provide public education about prevention, early identification and intervention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery.