
Building Community, Busting Stigma

State Conference
2023
Spokane, WA


Stay at The Centennial with us in Downtown Spokane, WA!
303 W North River Dr.
Spokane, Washington, United States, 99201
Building Community, Busting Stigma Agenda
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Welcome
Alice Nichols - President, NAMI Washington
Matt Kanter, NAMI WA - Thematic explanation
Chauntelle or Pres, NAMI Spokane - Welcome
Local Elected Welcome
9:00 - 9:45
Keynote
David Puente Jr., Director, Washington Director of Veterans Affairs
9:45 - 11:00 AM
Plenary Session
Building Community; 988 an update on this tool for our community.
11:00 - 11:15 AM
Break - coffee, tea, water
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Youth Panel
NAMI Spokane & Matt Kanter
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 PM
SESSION 1
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Quality mental health should be available to all: How to engage with and sustain a pro bono counseling program in your community
2. Bringing Community into the Care Continuum: An Overview of the Youth Regional Behavioral Health Navigator Program
3.Afterschool Programs and their Potential to Improve Behavioral Health Outcomes
4.Navigating Conflict in Neurodivergent Relationships
5. Medicine Wheel Concept (TBD)
2:30-2:45 pm
Break - coffee, tea, water
2:45 -4:15 pm
SESSION 2
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Implementing Spanish Programs (TBD)
2. The Role of Occupational Therapy in Treating Individuals with Co-Occuring Disorders (TBD)
3. The Ripple Effect: How Showing Up for Mental Health Affects Us All
4. Breaking the Stigma around LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC Fathers (TBD)
5. Reducing Stigma and Building community with Psychosis REACH (Recovery by Enabling
Adults Caregivers at Home); A CBTp-informed family intervention for caregivers with a loved one with psychosis
4:15-4:45 pm
Break
4:45 PM
Closing Remarks
Matt & Lauren
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