The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) has named John Snook as its director of government relations and strategic initiatives, effective 18 January 2020, it was reported on Monday.

Prior to joining the NABH, Snook was serving at the Treatment Advocacy Center as executive director. He has over 15 years of advocacy and policy experience at the state and federal levels.

Snook graduated with a BA from Washington & Jefferson College and a JD from the George Mason School of Law.

The NABH represents provider systems that treat children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with mental health and substance use disorders in inpatient behavioural healthcare hospitals and units, residential treatment facilities, partial hospitalisation and intensive outpatient programs, medication assisted treatment centres, specialty outpatient behavioural healthcare programs, and recovery support services in nearly all 50 states. The association was founded in 1933.