Contact Communications@thenationalcouncil.org or call 202.684.7457, ext. 240.

Opportunities At A Glance

• National Council Magazine
• JOBank
• Website
  
• E-Newletters
  
• Board Meetings
  
• National Council Live
  
• Mailing List
  
• Awards of Excellence
  
• Annual Conference
  

Reach the Largest Audience of Behavioral Healthcare Organizations

As the nation’s voice on the delivery of mental health and addictions services, the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare offers unprecedented opportunities for visibility and connections with key decision makers. Each year, National Council member organizations treat six million adults, children, and families for mental illnesses and addictions. These organizations purchase an array of services and products.

Brand your product or service and deliver your message to industry leaders, policy makers, and 3,500 provider organizations employing more than 250,000 staff, by taking advantage of the National Council’s print and electronic communications as well as face-to-face contact opportunities. You also gain exposure with provider organizations’ Boards of Directors whose members are community business and professional leaders.

Target Your Message

National Council member organizations help adults and children with a range of emotional disorders, mental illnesses, and addictions. Our members include:

• Community Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Centers
• Mental Health Associations
• Child Welfare Agencies and Residential Treatment Centers
• Rehabilitation, Club House, and Residential programs
• Hospitals
• State and County Departments of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
• Managed Care Organizations and Regional Boards.

Tap Into Significant Buying Power

National Council member organizations spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a range of products and services.

Advertise in National Council Magazine

National Council Magazine reaches 10,000+ behavioral health leaders who make buying decisions in key areas—staffing, training, IT, facilities, food, furniture, medications, office supplies, and transport.

We are currently accepting advertisements for the Fall 2008 issue, which is devoted to mental health and addictions issues among children and transition age youth.

See past issues of National Council Magazine.

For reservations and to learn more, please contact Communications@thenationalcouncil.org or call 202.684.7457, ext. 228.

National Council Magazine Ad Specs and Prices

Pricing is for 4-color ads—ads must be CMYK.

Ad Type	Size	Price
Outside back cover (specs allow for mail panel)	Trim size: 8.5" w x 7.875" h Bleed size: Add .125" (on left side and top only) to trim size. Non-bleed size: 8" w x 7.675" h	$2,500
Inside front cover	Trim size: 8.5" w x 11" h Bleed size: add .125" to trim size Non-bleed size: 8" w x 10½" h	$2,300
Inside back cover	Trim size: 8.5" w x 11" h Bleed size: add .125" to trim size Non-bleed size: 8" w x 10½" h	$2,300
Full-page ad	Trim size: 8.5" w x 11" h Bleed size: add .125" to trim size Non-bleed size: 8" w x 10½" h	$1,600
Half-page vertical ad	4" w x 10" h No bleed	$1,100
Half Page horizontal ad	Trim Size: 8.5" w x 5.375" h tall Bleed Size: 1/8" bleed	$1,100
Quarter-page ad	4" w x 5" h No bleed	$700

Electronic Submission Guidelines

Submit ads as press-optimized PDF files. Attach links and fonts (outlined fonts preferred).

Email your file to Communications@thenationalcouncil.org.

Reach Buyers through the JOBank

The National Council’s web-based JOBank service is the premier industry resource for recruiting executive, clinical, and administrative positions. JOBank connects employers and recruitment agencies with potential job seekers. Managed with state-of-the-art technology, JOBank lists the latest openings in easily searchable categories.

• Advertise your open positions in the JOBank to recruit from a national talent pool. Price: $250 ($125 for National Council members) for 30 days.
• Take advantage of PowerPost to extend your posting to other popular job boards like Monster, CraigsList, CareerBuilder, and more.
• Set up annual subscriptions or purchase multiple credits to get the best deal on posting multiple job openings.
• Browse resumes and obtain contact information for the candidates you’re interested in.
  
  

For reservations and to learn more, contact Communications@thenationalcouncil.org or call 202.684.7, ext. 228.

 

Gain Visibility on Our Website

The National Council’s website averages 750,000 hits per month. The site is designed to be a prime reference for media, member organizations, consumers, and vendors and is continuously updated and refreshed with state-of-the-art features.

Website Banner Specs and Prices

All banners may be 4-color and will hyperlink to your website

Position	Size	Price
Homepage	Width: 234 pixels; Height: 60 pixels	$5,000 per month
Specific second-level page	Width: 234 pixels; Height: 60 pixels	$2,000 per month
Listing under “Industry News and Events”	25-word text-only listing on homepage with link to your website	$250 per month

Advertise in National Council E-Newsletters

National Council e-newsletters deliver up-to-the-minute news, analysis, and resources to dedicated and fast-growing opt-in lists. Over 90% of recipients have rated the newsletters 4–5 (on a scale of 1–5, with 5 being the best) for content and value and report sharing them beyond the behavioral health industry.

State Policy Focus

Each month, the State Policy Focus e-newsletter zeroes in on a public policy topic affecting states and local communities, providing in-depth information and analysis. The breadth of perspective and informed opinions have enhanced the reprint and citation value of this e-newsletter and made it a key advocacy resource.

Monthly circulation: 3,500.

State Policy Focus Ad Specs and Prices

All banners may be 4-color and will hyperlink to your website

Ad Type	Size	Price
Banner— top position	Width: 180 pixels Height: 150 to 300 pixels	$1,500 per issue, monthly (minimum commitment of 3 issues required)
Banner— bottom position	Width: 500 pixels Height: 100 pixels	$1,200 per issue, monthly (minimum commitment of 3 issues required)

Public Policy Update

The Public Policy Update e-newsletter is sent out every Thursday and features up-to-the-minute mental health and addictions policy developments. This newsletter has a high readership, especially among federal, state, and local advocates, CEOs, and Boards of Directors.

Weekly circulation: 3,500.

Public Policy Update Ad Specs and Prices

All banners may be 4-color and will hyperlink to your website

Ad Type	Size	Price
Banner— top position	Width: 180 pixels Height: 150 to 300 pixels	$1,200 per issue, weekly (minimum commitment of 4 issues required)
Banner— bottom position	Width: 500 pixels Height: 100 pixels	$900 per issue, weekly (minimum commitment of 4 issues required)

Technical Assistance Update

This monthly e-newsletter highlights the National Council’s well-known expertise on clinical and business practices. It offers practical tips and links, and resources to improve operations; and keeps members up to date on available funding.

Monthly circulation: 3,500.

Technical Assistance Update Ad Specs and Prices

All banners may be 4-color and will hyperlink to your website

Ad Type	Size	Price
Banner— top position	Width: 180 pixels Height: 150 to 300 pixels	$1,500 per issue, monthly (minimum commitment of 3 issues required)
Banner— bottom position	Width: 500 pixels Height: 100 pixels	$1,200 per issue, monthly (minimum commitment of 3 issues required)

Benefit from Unique Opportunities for Small Group Interaction

Meetings of National Council Board of Directors and Affiliate Association Executives

In spring and fall of each year, the National Council’s Board of Directors and the executives of our affiliate state and local associations, totaling about 75 of the industry’s most influential decision makers, meet in Washington D.C. for three days. Involvement in these meetings is a chance to personally convey the value of your product or service, and hear first-hand about policy developments and practice trends important to your business.

Sponsor a high-profile reception and get onsite signage acknowledging your support, exhibit space, personal introductions to key leaders, and attendance at selected committee meetings. A limited number of sponsorships are available for each meeting.

National Council Live

National Council Live webinars are a highly valued and popular member benefit that have both timely and archival value. These phone and web-based presentations focus on practice and policy issues of critical importance to the industry, are led by experts, and offer opportunities for questions and follow-up.

Program archives are available. From 150 to 800 individuals participate in each program, depending upon the topic.

Approximately 15,000 people receive multiple emails announcing each upcoming event.

Sponsor a National Council Live program, and be acknowledged and introduced during the webinar itself. In addition, your name and a link to your website are featured in web and email communications promoting the call.

Mailing List

The National Council offers a mailing list of 3,500 behavioral healthcare treatment organizations (with the names of the executive director/CEO) across the country.

The list is available for one-time use only and is subject to the National Council’s approval of the materials you intend to mail.

Price: $500 for mailing list in the form of an Excel file.

Gain Recognition at Premier Events

Awards of Excellence

Each year, the National Council’s prestigious Awards of Excellence honor the best of the best in behavioral healthcare — leaders and staff of treatment organizations, consumers and family members, and prominent policy makers and public figures. Honorees are selected, through a competitive application process, by a distinguished panel and the awards are recognized by behavioral healthcare’s accrediting agencies.

Most of the awards are conferred at a high-profile dinner during the National Council’s Annual Conference in spring, with the policy and media awards given at the Congressional Reception held during the National Council’s spring Washington D.C. Hill Day.

Sponsor the Awards of Excellence Dinner and/or the Congressional Reception and associate yourself with excellence. Acknowledgment of sponsorship appears onsite at the events, on invitations and programs, and in all awards communication materials.

You can also acknowledge honorees through an ad in the Awards Program, a beautifully designed keepsake distributed at the events.

Annual Conference

The National Council’s Annual Conference is the behavioral health industry’s most recognized and best-attended event, drawing nearly 2,000 providers, consumers, policy makers, and researchers every year. From exhibit booths to high-profile sponsorships and advertising, the conference offers multiple opportunities for high-impact exposure.