Howard C. Liebengood Foundation Symposium
The first national forum treating law enforcement mental health as what it actually is: an organizational, clinical, and policy failure — not an individual one.
September 30 - October 1, 2026 in Washington D.C.
Treating the system, not just the officer.
The Howard C. Liebengood Foundation Symposium convenes the people who shape the conditions law enforcement professionals work in — to move from awareness to action, and from individual interventions to system-level change.
Sep. 30 – Oct. 1, 2026 at the Bloomberg Center, Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C.
Practical outcomes, not passive learning.
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A clearer picture of the occupational landscape
Understand how today's policing climate is reshaping stress, risk, and agency stability — with data, not anecdote.
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Drivers of the mental health crisis and what addresses them
Move past symptom-level thinking. Examine the organizational, clinical, and policy factors that create the conditions for crisis and what the evidence says about changing them.
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Intervention strategies that work at the agency level
Concrete pre- and post-crisis frameworks designed for implementation, not just awareness.
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Organizational resilience and adaptive leadership in practice
What it looks like when leadership actively shapes a culture where officers can get the help they need — and how to build it.
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A cross-disciplinary network you'll actually use
Leave knowing the researchers, clinicians, and policy voices who are advancing this work — and how to keep collaborating after the event ends.
The Event
Two days designed to produce results, not just conversations.
Date: September 30 – October 1, 2026
Location: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
Format: Working forum. Speaker sessions, expert panels, Q&A, and an applied afternoon workshop
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Keynote speakers, panel discussions, and audience Q&A across the symposium's core themes: the evolving policing landscape, mental health crisis drivers, and organizational and policy responses.
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Morning: Continued sessions with speakers and researchers.
Afternoon workshop: Apply the day's learnings to your specific agency, practice, or policy context — with structured facilitation and peer input.
