Dr. Virna Little is a distinguished leader in behavioral health and a recognized expert in integrating primary care and behavioral health services. She is the Co-Founder of Concert Health, a behavioral health medical group providing Collaborative Care to healthcare organizations across 21 states, serving over 150,000 patients. She is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Zero Overdose, a national nonprofit seeking to eliminate unintentional overdose events and deaths through overdose safety planning. Additionally, Dr. Little leads SPiER, an international effort aimed at improving suicide care and reducing suicide-related events and deaths by optimizing technology such as electronic health records and health information exchanges.

Dr. Little has served as faculty for the national Zero Suicide initiative and has supported the implementation and advancement of integrated care across all 50 states. She has consulted for nationally recognized organizations including the University of Washington AIMS Center, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, and the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute.

A nationally and internationally recognized speaker, Dr. Little has presented at the White House and other prestigious venues. She has received numerous honors, including two lifetime achievement awards from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved. She has served on multiple boards in roles including chair, elected member, and advisor, and has authored over a dozen peer-reviewed articles, along with other reports and briefs.

Dr. Little holds a doctoral degree in psychology and a master’s in social work.