Maggie Labarta

Maggie Labarta is Founder and Consultant at Impact Non-profit Consulting, having previously retired as CEO of Meridian Behavioral Healthcare. Labarta holds a Ph.D. in Clinical and Community Psychology and has extensive experience in both administration and clinical practice. She also has particular expertise in strategic planning, data and analytics as management tools, and organizational development. She provides consultative services for numerous community organizations.

Engagement Solutions for HR & Clinical Challenges

Discover how addressing employee and client engagement in tandem can help you overcome HR and clinical challenges in behavioral health.

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What Happened to Culture and DEI?

In this blog, Maggie Labarta explores how priorities around culture and DEI have changed in the past few years - and what's needed to make these initiatives successful.

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Data - Why Is It So Hard?

In this blog, industry leader Maggie Labarta breaks down the challenges related to collecting and reporting on data that supports a value-based care model. Explore the topic here.

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Retention & Engagement: It's the Relationship

Relationships are the lynchpin for both employee retention and client retention, leading to better engagement and outcomes. Learn more in this latest blog from industry expert Maggie Labarta.

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Understanding Patient Engagement to Create a Culture That Supports It

Explore the complex nature of patient engagement and how to build a patient-centric culture at your organization in this blog from Maggie Labarta.

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All This Data, All This Risk

With more data comes more risk. Behavioral health organizations must handle sensitive data carefully to mitigate this risk. Discover strategies to get started in this blog from Maggie Labarta.

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Productivity: Tool or Burden, Motivator or Downer

Before measuring and addressing productivity, it's important to carefully consider your metrics, language, and more. Explore Maggie Labarta's latest insights in this blog.

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Data: Tool or Burden? Motivator or Downer?

Most organizations have a complicated relationship with their data. Discover how to start leveraging data more effectively in this blog from Maggie Labarta.

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CCBHC and Culture: There and Back Again

Explore how the evolution of CCBHCs has created an opportunity for organizations to shift away from a scarcity mindset to achieve better outcomes.

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CCBHC: Do You Have the Information?

Understanding CCBHC requirements is one thing, but getting the organizational information you need to excel as a CCBHC is another. Read this blog from Maggie Labarta to explore more.

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CCBHC: Promise and Challenges

The CCBHC model offers great promise and poses various challenges for organizations. In this blog from Maggie Labarta, explore the impact of CCBHCs and what they need to succeed in the future.

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The Trifecta: Positive Culture, Engaged Clients, and Engaged Staff

Explore the intersection of culture, client engagement, and employee engagement in this blog from industry expert Maggie Labarta.

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From Staff to Client: Engagement is Key

Engagement is important for employees and clients alike. Learn more about how to better engage clients to enhance your organizational goals and operations.

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Employee Retention, Part 2: Engagement and Culture

Engagement and culture are two key ingredients to better employee retention. Explore solutions for behavioral health organizations from Maggie Labarta here.

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What's New? Or Not... in the World of Behavioral Health

Industry expert Maggie Labarta analyzes the results of the 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Trends Report to provide her insights on what's to come this year.

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We Have a Plan... Now What?

Once you have a plan that has mission-derived goals and strategies with each strategy tied to tactics and metrics, now what? Find out in this blog from Maggie Labarta.

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Data, Information, and the Planning Process

Explore how measures of efficiency and effectiveness from your data and organizational information can help guide your planning process.

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Time to Check in on Planning

It's time to check in on planning. Explore the planning process with Maggie Labarta, PhD, and learn how you can leverage technology to make a plan that works for your organization.

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Where Behavioral Health Organizations Stand with Technology

Find out where behavioral health organizations stand when it comes to technology adoption and usage in the workplace in this article from Maggie Labarta.

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Remote vs. In-Person Work in Behavioral Health

Explore some of the key considerations that behavioral health organizations need to keep in mind to balance remote, hybrid, and in-person work policies.

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Maggie Labarta

Engagement Solutions for HR & Clinical Challenges

Discover how addressing employee and client engagement in tandem can help you overcome HR and clinical challenges in behavioral health.

What Happened to Culture and DEI?

In this blog, Maggie Labarta explores how priorities around culture and DEI have changed in the past few years - and what's needed to make these initiatives successful.

Data - Why Is It So Hard?

In this blog, industry leader Maggie Labarta breaks down the challenges related to collecting and reporting on data that supports a value-based care model. Explore the topic here.

Retention & Engagement: It's the Relationship

Relationships are the lynchpin for both employee retention and client retention, leading to better engagement and outcomes. Learn more in this latest blog from industry expert Maggie Labarta.

Understanding Patient Engagement to Create a Culture That Supports It

Explore the complex nature of patient engagement and how to build a patient-centric culture at your organization in this blog from Maggie Labarta.

All This Data, All This Risk

With more data comes more risk. Behavioral health organizations must handle sensitive data carefully to mitigate this risk. Discover strategies to get started in this blog from Maggie Labarta.

Productivity: Tool or Burden, Motivator or Downer

Before measuring and addressing productivity, it's important to carefully consider your metrics, language, and more. Explore Maggie Labarta's latest insights in this blog.

Data: Tool or Burden? Motivator or Downer?

Most organizations have a complicated relationship with their data. Discover how to start leveraging data more effectively in this blog from Maggie Labarta.

CCBHC and Culture: There and Back Again

Explore how the evolution of CCBHCs has created an opportunity for organizations to shift away from a scarcity mindset to achieve better outcomes.

CCBHC: Do You Have the Information?

Understanding CCBHC requirements is one thing, but getting the organizational information you need to excel as a CCBHC is another. Read this blog from Maggie Labarta to explore more.

CCBHC: Promise and Challenges

The CCBHC model offers great promise and poses various challenges for organizations. In this blog from Maggie Labarta, explore the impact of CCBHCs and what they need to succeed in the future.

The Trifecta: Positive Culture, Engaged Clients, and Engaged Staff

Explore the intersection of culture, client engagement, and employee engagement in this blog from industry expert Maggie Labarta.

From Staff to Client: Engagement is Key

Engagement is important for employees and clients alike. Learn more about how to better engage clients to enhance your organizational goals and operations.

Employee Retention, Part 2: Engagement and Culture

Engagement and culture are two key ingredients to better employee retention. Explore solutions for behavioral health organizations from Maggie Labarta here.

What's New? Or Not... in the World of Behavioral Health

Industry expert Maggie Labarta analyzes the results of the 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Trends Report to provide her insights on what's to come this year.

We Have a Plan... Now What?

Once you have a plan that has mission-derived goals and strategies with each strategy tied to tactics and metrics, now what? Find out in this blog from Maggie Labarta.

Data, Information, and the Planning Process

Explore how measures of efficiency and effectiveness from your data and organizational information can help guide your planning process.

Time to Check in on Planning

It's time to check in on planning. Explore the planning process with Maggie Labarta, PhD, and learn how you can leverage technology to make a plan that works for your organization.

Where Behavioral Health Organizations Stand with Technology

Find out where behavioral health organizations stand when it comes to technology adoption and usage in the workplace in this article from Maggie Labarta.

Remote vs. In-Person Work in Behavioral Health

Explore some of the key considerations that behavioral health organizations need to keep in mind to balance remote, hybrid, and in-person work policies.