2019 NAMI Mass Convention: Finding Our Way Together

When

Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM EDT
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Where

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Leominster
99 Erdman Way
Leominster, MA 01453

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Contact

Ayanna Alimayu
NAMI Massachusetts
800-370-9085
aalimayu@namimass.org

The 2019 NAMI Mass state Convention is sponsored in part by:

CONVENTION AGENDA

8:00 - 10:00 am Registration & Breakfast

8:30 am Exhibit Area and Art Marketplace Open

9:00 - 10:30 am Morning Plenary

Welcome Remarks

Board of Directors Candidate Speeches

Keynote Address by Charmain F. Jackman, Ph.D., (Bio)

Discrimination Stress and Mental Health

10:30 - 10:50 am Break & Voting

Cast your vote for the NAMI Mass Board of Directors

Voting ends at 11:20 am

10:50 am - 12:10 pm Workshop Session One

12:10 - 12:30 pm Transition

12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunchtime Program

Lunch Service

Mass General Hospital Cancer Center Collaborative Care & Community Engagement Program

Awards & Recognitions

Recognition of Outgoing Board Members

Board Election Results

1:30 - 1:50 pm Break & Transition

Please visit the Exhibit Area and Art Marketplace

1:50 - 3:10 pm Workshop Session Two

3:30 pm Exhibit Area & Art Marketplace Close

3:30 pm Convention Ends

Workshops - Session One

Finding Home: Tools and Techniques for Finding Housing

The Living Room: A Peer-Based Crisis Alternative

Responses to Substance Use

The Importance of Lived Experience Narratives in Training for Law Enforcement

Preg�ntas al Doctor (in Spanish)

Workshops - Session Two

Advocacy: Speaking Truth to Power

Family Member Perspectives on Maintaining Wellness

Living with Voices: the Hearing Voices Network Approach to Unique Experiences

Defining and Validating Trauma

Trauma, Experiencia y Validaci�n: El Comienzo o el Principio (in Spanish)

Register Now!You must be a current NAMI Member to receive the member registration rate and vote for the NAMI Mass Board of Directors.

We are not offering scholarships at this time. Please check with your local NAMI affiliate for scholarship opportunities. Not sure what affiliate you belong to? See our online affiliate directory: https://namimass.org/local-nami-affiliates/.