FULL PROGRAM

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMConnect with Colleagues
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMOpening/ Welcome Statements and Awards Presentation
12:45 PM - 2:00 PMBuilding Volunteer Engagement
12:45 PM - 2:00 PMDotting the I's and Crossing the T's: Program Directors guides for successful program management
12:45 PM - 2:00 PMEmpowering Student Advocacy: Strategies for Growing NAMI On Campus Outreach
12:45 PM - 2:00 PMLeading with a Purpose: Governance as Leadership
12:45 PM - 2:00 PMNAMIStrong: Crisis Navigation Across the Alliance
12:45 PM - 2:00 PMThe Importance of Diversified Funding
2:15 PM - 3:30 PMBuilding Volunteer Engagement
2:15 PM - 3:30 PMDotting the I's and Crossing the T's: Program Directors guides for successful program management
2:15 PM - 3:30 PMEmpowering Student Advocacy: Strategies for Growing NAMI On Campus Outreach
2:15 PM - 3:30 PMLeading with a Purpose: Governance as Leadership
2:15 PM - 3:30 PMNAMIStrong: Crisis Navigation Across the Alliance
2:15 PM - 3:30 PMThe Importance of Diversified Funding
3:45 PM - 4:30 PMStandards of Excellence Session
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:15 PMWelcome & Keynote - To Be Announced
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMAdvancing Schizophrenia Research: Integrating Lived Experience and Scientific Progress in the AMP SCZ Initiative
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMExcellence in Engagement: An Evaluation of Exemplar NAMI Affiliates
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMImplementing the Sharing Hope Series: Building Trust in Minoritized Communities with NAMI Affiliates
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLeading Through Crisis: NAMI Leaders’ Building Community in the Midst of Trauma
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMNothing For Us, Without Us: How California Youth Shaped the Award-Winning Never a Bother Campaign
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMWhat's Happening in DC? A Government Relations Update
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMBreaking the Stigma: Supporting Young Men’s Mental Health Through Resilience and Connection
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMCreative Campaign to Challenge the Status Quo of Criminalizing Mental Illness
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMMental Health at Work: Fresh Data on What Workers Want (and Why It Matters)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMPromoting Mental Health Equity in Reentry: Supporting Successful Transitions
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMQuieting the Silence: The Power of Storytelling in Faith Based Spaces
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMThe Power of Partnerships with National Mental Health Corps & NAMI
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMWhat to Know Post Clozapine REMS: Update and Best Practices
3:15 PM - 4:30 PMKeynote Session & Closing Statements - To Be Announced
Thursday, June 12, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMWelcome & Keynote - To Be Announced
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMBuilding Bridges: Strengthening Affiliate and State Relations within the Alliance
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMBuilding Partnerships between Parishes and NAMI to Reduce Hispanic Mental Health Disparities
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMCreating and Maintaining a Functional Board
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMEmpowering Schools to Champion Student Wellbeing
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMReimagining Crisis Response with 988
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMScaling Coordinated Specialty Care for First-episode Psychosis
1:45 PM - 2:45 PMConnecting and Creating a Sustainable NAMI on Campus Through Engaging Youth & Diverse Communities
1:45 PM - 2:45 PMCrisis Can't Wait: Mental Health Care Navigation and Crisis Mitigation for Graduate and Professional Students of Color
1:45 PM - 2:45 PMEnhancing Access to Psychological Care for Psychosis: Innovation Solutions for Pernicious Challenges
1:45 PM - 2:45 PMHealth Care Not Handcuffs: Building A New Skilled Workforce for Behavioral Health Crisis Response
1:45 PM - 2:45 PMIntegrating Peer Specialists Into Your Organization
1:45 PM - 2:45 PMMetabolic Psychiatry: Tools and Resources for Patients
1:45 PM - 2:45 PMNAMI Virtual Town Hall: Lived Experience with PTSD
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMKeynote Session & Closing Statements - To Be Announced
Friday, June 13, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMWelcome & Keynote - To Be Announced
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