American Hospital Association January 6, 2026
As hospitals and health systems look for sustainable and scalable solutions to help address rising behavioral health needs across the country, digital tools are emerging as important ways to extend support and ensure personalized care.
The American Hospital Association and CredibleMind recently cohosted the AHA Affinity Forum: Advancing Population-based Behavioral Health Inside and Outside the Hospital Walls. This multipart series explored how hospitals and health systems can strengthen behavioral health prevention and treatment for patients, staff and communities.
While the first affinity forum session focused on the “why” of population behavioral health, a second session, “Leveraging Digital Health for Scalable Mental Health Solutions,” went deeper into the “how.” It highlighted what scaled support looks like in practice, how it fits...







