BROWN UNIVERSITY Health will host the 2026 Behavioral Health Nursing Conference on April 10 in downtown Providence.
PROVIDENCE – Brown University Health will host the 2026 Behavioral Health Nursing Conference next month, called “Answering the Call: Supporting Nurses, Patients, and Practice,” in downtown Providence.
The conference, which will take place on April 10 at 15 LaSalle Square, invites nursing professionals and behavioral health leaders from throughout the Northeast to strengthen knowledge and best practices in mental health treatment.
Kristen Kichefski, chief nursing officer at Bradley Hospital, said the event will feature “dynamic presentations, meaningful collaboration and valuable networking opportunities while helping nurses deepen their expertise in behavioral health.”
The event will also feature keynote speakers and breakout sessions focused on topics such as mental health nursing, forensic nursing, outpatient treatment, acute psychiatric care, and pediatric and adolescent behavioral health.
Featured speakers include Elizabeth Burke Bryant, an attorney and professor at the Brown University School of Public Health and member of the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute; Danny G. Willis, dean and professor at the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing; and Cynthia Bautista, head of the Nursing Brains education service.
Those interested may register at the Brown Health website.
Jacquelyn Voghel is a PBN staff writer. You may reach her at Voghel@PBN.com.