Behavioral Health Advantage – The Elevance Health Approach To Innovations In Substance Use & Suicide Prevention

This presentation took place at The 2023 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute. Keynote speaker David Lederman, Senior Product Manager for Elevance Health, discussed how Elevance Health launched its Behavioral Health Advantage (BHA) program. Through BHA, Elevance Health sees significant reductions in suicide, alcohol, and opioid use. By leveraging prevention efforts, they are addressing access issues, providing mental health and substance use navigation support, creating comprehensive care plans, increasing the use of digital tools, and helping to eliminate stigma in the workplace.