Tuesday, May 13th, 2025
The Washington State Mental Health Summit, Tuesday, May 13th
The next Washington State Mental Health (WSMH) Summit will once again take place at the HUB Grand Ballroom, University of Washington, Seattle campus. In December-January, the Washington State Mental Health Summit Advisory Council will accept proposals for new initiatives to be considered for presentation at the 2025 Summit and a new slate of six initiatives will be chosen by the Advisory Council for Summit presentation. Details on underwriting opportunities, the RFP for new initiatives and other announcements will be forthcoming soon. Stay up to date by joining the mailing list for up to the minute announcements.
DATE: Tuesday, May 13th, 2025
TIME: 8AM - 4PM
PLACE: Hybrid in-person at the Husky Union Building (HUB), University of Washington, Seattle, and streaming online.
COST: Free, courtesy of the generous support of our underwriters.
For a clear picture of what to expect, explore the slide decks and videos from the last WSMH Summit that was held on November 3rd, 2023:
Upcoming Request for Proposals:
Starting in early December, we will accept community proposals for new initiatives to be considered for presentation at the May 2025 Summit. Any mental or behavioral health stakeholder in Washington State is eligible to apply.
Initiative Expectations -
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Proposals shall use a provided PowerPoint framework to build presentations within.
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Presentations will follow a prescribed flow of Problem Statement, Proposed Solutions, Solution Development, Vision and clear Call to Action.
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Selected proposals will be expected to attend preparation meetings (two in the 60 days before the event) where presentations will receive feedback to maximize impact.
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Presentations shall be a maximum of 30 minutes, with Q & A.
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Initiatives shall provide an online facilitator that will meet with Summit tech representatives to manage real-
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time questions and feedback on the event app relating to the initiative.
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Initiatives shall submit PowerPoint presentations no later than Friday, May 2nd.
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Post-event, initiatives agree to participate in two follow-up progress report meetings, one at three and one at six months.
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Presenters must attend the event in-person.