Transform psychiatric emergency care at the 2nd Annual EmPATH Summit—a national gathering bringing together hospital leaders, clinicians, policymakers, designers, and innovators committed to advancing the EmPATH (Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing) model.
Connect with industry leaders, gain insights into best practices, and explore how the EmPATH model is helping hospitals solve psychiatric Emergency Department boarding and improve emergency department throughput across the country.
The EmPATH Summit is designed for those who are leading change:
🛠 Designing or optimizing EmPATH units
🏥 Driving behavioral health strategy across hospitals and systems
🧠 Creating spaces that support dignity, safety, and recovery
🤝 Partnering across sectors to strengthen crisis response
🌍 Asking the essential question: How can we do this better?
2026 Summit Focus Areas
The EmPATH Impact
Reduction in inpatient psychiatric admissions.
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Decrease in 30-day psych patient returns to ED.
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Stabilization time for the vast majority of psychiatric crisis cases.
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Patients require the use of restraints.
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What You'll Gain at the Summit
Connect with visionary leaders and peers dedicated to behavioral health innovation.
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Learn from industry leaders that are transforming psychiatric crisis care.
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Discover effective solutions to alleviate ED boarding and improve patient outcomes.
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Explore healing-centered design and operational strategies for modern clinical facilities.
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Emergency department capacity for non-psychiatric medical emergencies
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Gain actionable insights into evidence-based, trauma-informed care for those in crisis.
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2026 Exhibitors & Sponsors
It was an incredible opportunity to connect with passionate professionals who are rethinking the way we respond to mental health crises. The EmPATH Model continues to prove that
compassionate, patient-centered care in a calming environment isn’t just possible, it’s necessary.
Be Part of the Solution
Join a national movement to transform psychiatric emergency response with a therapeutic and human-centered model for every community.
Check out highlights from EmPATH Summit 2025!