North Carolina · Convening since 1978

One morning a year, the field sits down together.

Providers. Advocates. People with lived experience. Joined by the legislators shaping policy.

Since 1978, North Carolina's mental health community has gathered for one breakfast each February: to align on priorities, hear what's working, and put what matters in front of the people who can act on it.

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When
Saturday, February 13th
Exact time TBD
Where
Embassy Suites by Hilton Raleigh Durham Research Triangle
Cary, NC
2027 Theme
Mental Health in North Carolina: The Current Landscape and the Road Ahead
Understanding the present. Shaping the future.
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Who comes

The room you'll be in.

Every February, around 500 people gather for The Legislative Breakfast. It is one of the few places in North Carolina where the entire mental health field and the legislators making policy come together in one room.

200+
Providers & Clinicians
Clinical providers, social workers, peer specialists, and program leaders from across NC.
150+
Advocates & Coalitions
NAMI & MHA chapters, Disability Rights NC, faith communities, and county-level advocacy.
100+
People with Lived Experience
Individuals and family members whose stories shape what gets prioritized.
50+
Legislators & Officials
State senators, representatives, county commissioners, and agency leaders.
48 years
Convening continuously since 1978
500+
Attendees at the 48th breakfast
↑ Up from 320 in 2020
28
NC counties represented in 2026
↑ Up from 14 in 2020
Why we convene

Three things happen when the field gets in one room.

Policy moves. Priorities that take a year to surface in the General Assembly get raised in three hours, by the people closest to the work.

The network thickens. The clinician from Asheville meets the advocate from Wilmington meets the senator from the eastern district. The field starts to operate as a system, not silos.

Mental health stays visible. Year after year, the breakfast keeps mental health on the legislative agenda and in the public conversation.

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Be in the room with the people you want to reach.

Sponsorship puts your organization in front of 500+ of North Carolina's mental health decision-makers: clinicians, advocates, and the legislators who fund and shape the field. Every level keeps the convening possible and supports the year-round advocacy work it anchors.

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48
Past Breakfasts

Nearly five decades of policy conversations.

Every breakfast since 1978: speakers, recordings, sponsors, and photos. Browse the full archive of legislative breakfasts and the policy conversations they sparked.

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Registration for the 49th LBMH opens this fall. Enter your email and we'll send you the link the moment it's live, along with the theme reveal, speaker announcements, and sponsor application dates.

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