Wendy Morris, MSN, is a Senior Behavioral Health Advisor for the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD). With more than 35 years of experience in the field, she has worked across the continuum in behavioral healthcare, including inpatient, outpatient, and home health services. Ms. Morris also has extensive experience in state government, having served as commissioner for Kentucky’s Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities. She holds a Master of Science in Community Health Nursing from the University of Kentucky and is credentialed as a Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.