NAMI Washington State Conference on Mental Health

Conference Agenda

Highlights

• Welcome Keynote Speaker: Congressman Adam Smith - Author of Lost & Broken: My Journey Back from Chronic Pain and Crippling Anxiety
• 45 Year Anniversary Dinner & Costume Dance - theme 1979, the year our founding!

Workshops

• Sparking the Parent/Child Conversation About Mental Health - led by a teen
• Age of Consent: What it Means for Families
• Eliminating Stigma Through Education: The Mental Health Instruction Library
• Therapeutic Benefits of Therapy Dogs
• Peer Support for 55+
• From Parity to Patient Protections: How State Insurance Laws Can Improve Access to Care
• Office of Behavioral Health Advocacy: Who we are and how we support our community
• Occupational Therapy: A New Option for Behavioral Health
• Shining Light into Dark Places: The healing power of TMS
• Culture if Prevention, Prevention is Culture - Presented by the Yakama Nation

Plenary Sessions

• Intersection of Mental Health, Homelessness, and the Criminal Justice System
• The Seattle Times: Lost Patients of Northern State Hospital
• 2024 Legislative Roundup and 2025 Vision