Mental Health Advocacy Day REGISTER NOW Monday, January 30, 2023 - 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Posted over 2 years ago by Michelle Wade

Mental Health Advocacy Day

Monday, January 30, 2023 - 10:00 am-2:00 pm

“Mental Health Starts with YOUth”

Let's be the generation that replaces mental health stigma with mental health support.

Virtually by Zoom!! Learn more...

We are looking forward to bringing a virtual component to Mental Health Advocacy Day in 2023. Form a Watch Party for the day of the event! We will begin the morning with Welcome Addresses from State Leaders and a Keynote Presentation from Alexina Federhen, Miss Vermont 2022. The afternoon will be an opportunity for the community to share their mental health experiences and stories.

TESTIMONY: Do you want to share testimony between Jan. 31-Feb. 3 with House or Senate Committees? Click here to sign up. Please note that testimony is at the discretion of the Committee Chairs.

REGISTER TO SHARE YOUR STORY: Attendees have the opportunity to share their lived experience story, poem, or other insights at the event. Each participant will have 2-3 minutes. Click here to register to share your story. Click here for guidelines on pre-recording your video.

SHARE YOUR STORY THROUGH ART - A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words: Send your photo of art, with its title if you have one, by Weds., 1/25, to: MHADart2023@WCMHS.org as a JPG, PRN, or PDF file. Include permission to use your name as the artist OR submit your art without your name.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Mental health advocates, peers, family members, professionals, providers, community members and mental health stakeholders.

2023 AGENDA:

10:00 am ~ Welcome and Introductions
10:10-11:00 am ~ Welcome Address from State Leaders
11:00-11:45 am ~ Keynote: Alexina Federhen, Miss Vermont 2022
11:45-12:00 pm ~ Youth Mental Health Advocacy Awards
12:00-12:30 pm ~ Lunch Break – Slideshow of Artwork
12:30-2:00 pm ~ Sharing Stories – Live and pre-recorded
Jan. 31-Feb. 3 ~ Testimony at Key Legislative Committees (schedule available day of event)

FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://namivt.org/mental-health-advocacy-day/

CO-SPONSORED BY:

Alyssum ~ BAART Programs ~ Building Bright Futures ~ Cathedral Square ~ Center for Health and Learning ~ Central Vermont Perinatal Mental Health Coalition/ Good Beginnings of Central Vermont ~ Champlain Community Services ~ Clara Martin Center (CMC) ~ Collaborative Solutions Corporation (Second Spring) ~ Counseling Service of Addison County (CSAC) ~ Disability Rights Vermont ~ Families First Inc. ~ Green Mountain Support Services ~ GunSense Vermont ~ Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS) ~ Howard Center ~ Lamoille County Mental Health Services (LCMHS) ~ Lincoln Street ~ Me2/Orchestra ~ Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization, Inc. ~ Montpelier Police Department ~ NAMI Vermont ~ National Association of Social Workers-VT ~ NFI Vermont, Inc. ~ Northeast Kingdom Human Services (NKHS) ~ Northwestern Counseling and Support Services (NCSS) ~ NVU & Castleton University, Graduate Programs in Counseling and School Psychology ~ Parker Advisors, LLC ~ Postpartum Support International – Vermont (PSI VT) ~ Recovery Partners of Vermont (formerly - Vermont Recovery Network) ~ Rutland Mental Health Services ~ Spectrum Youth and Family Services ~ Support and Services at Home (SASH) ~ Team Two Vermont ~ The University of Vermont Health Network ~ United Counseling Service of Bennington County, Inc. (UCS) ~ United Way - Mental Health Initiative ~ Upper Valley Services ~ Vancro, Inc. ~ Vermont Addiction Professionals Association (VAPA) ~ Vermont Afterschool ~ Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery (VAMHAR) ~ Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS) ~ Vermont Care Partners (Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services) ~ Vermont Center for Independent Living ~ Vermont Cooperative for Practice Improvement and Innovation ~ Vermont Department of Mental Health ~ Vermont Family Network ~ Vermont Federation of Families ~ Vermont Medical Society ~ Vermont Mental Health Counselors Association ~ Vermont NEA ~ Vermont Psychiatric Association ~ Vermont Psychological Association ~ Voices of Hope ~ Washington County Mental Health Services, Inc. (WCMHS)