The 2019 NAMI National Convention in Seattle offered outstanding talks, workshops, sessions and presentations. We have made most of the presentations available below. You may also purchase the audio recordings for the 2019 NAMI Convention in MP3 or on CD. Audio recordings are provided as an external service by VW Tapes Conference & Seminar Recording.
The NAMI Leadership Summit: Forging Our Future (9:00AM – 12:00PM)
A Philanthropic Framework for Donors in Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
(1:00PM – 2:00PM)
NAMI Opening Plenary (9:00AM – 10:30AM)
Flash Sessions (11:00AM – 4:00PM)
Employment Opportunities for All Abilities
Leveraging the Power of Growing Corporate Activism to Accelerate Stigma Reduction
Community Response Team Program: Addressing Mental Wellness
The SBIRT Evolution for Adolescents: A Recipe to Drive Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care
Workshops – Group A (11:00AM – 12:15PM)
A New Approach to Communicating and Breaking Barriers to Mental Health in Black Communities
Disparities Faced by Individuals with Mental Health Problems: Tools to Forge Pathways for Change
Expand NAMI Programs: Online Program Leader Training
Life Changer: The Healing Power of Telling Your Story
NAMI Ending the Silence for Families
The Evolution of a DBT-Informed Parenting Skills Group for Caregivers of Youth
The Military Culture: Checking our Culture Competence
The Power of Employment
Workshops Group B (1:30PM-2:45PM)
Engaging Communities of Color with NAMI Affiliates
Family Inclusion in a Recovery Oriented System of Care
Integrating NAMI Peer-to-Peer and NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group into a State Prison System: How Iowa Did It
Leading Your Organization: How the Standards of Excellence Maps the Way
Measuring Impact: Begin at the Beginning
Narrowing the Net: Reducing the Role of Law Enforcement and the Criminal Justice System in Mental Health Care
Solving the Competency Dilemma – Reducing Inappropriate Incarceration of People with Mental Illness
The Kids We Lose: Partial Screening and Discussion
Spotlight Presentation (6:00PM – 7:30PM)
I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help
FRIDAY, JUNE 21
Friday Plenary (9:00AM – 10:00AM)
Dear Stranger: A Journey of Youth Mental Health
Flash Sessions (10:00AM – 3:00PM)
Successful Outcomes of an Integrated Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders Program
Desi and Depressed: Mental Illness in the South Asian-American Community
How to Successfully Challenge an Insurance Company’s Denial of Mental Health Benefits
NAMI on Campus
Workshops Group C (11:00AM – 12:15PM)
Achieving Evidenced-Based, Stepped Care, Technology-Informed Comprehensive Mental Health Care
Game Changer: Mo’ Money, Mo’ Mission
Intercept Zero: Successfully Implement Prevention Within Your Community
NAMI Family & Friends Presentation
The Destructive Impact of Imprisonment: Solitary Confinement of Prisoners with Mental Illness
Whole Health Coaching: A New Approach for Promoting Psychosocial Recovery
WRAP: Advancing the Holistic Synergy Between the Medical and the Recovery Models of Treatment
Writing from the Heart: Using Poetry as a Healing Response to Mental Illness
Workshops Group D (1:30PM – 2:45PM)
African American Church Business: What Every Organization and Mental Health Provider Needs to Know
Friend or Foe: How Relationships Influence our Mental Health
Navigating the Justice System with Mental Illness
Workshops Group E (3:15PM – 4:30PM)
Is Anyone Listening? The Silencing of African American Women and Girls with Mental Health Issues
Leveraging NAMI Sharing Your Story with Law Enforcement for Systems Change
NAMI In Our Own Voice Presentation
One Family’s Journey Down the Bumpy Road to Recovery and Transition to Young Adulthood
Substance Use Disorders and Medication Assisted Therapy
Celebrating Advancements: When the Judiciary Joins the Conversation
Research Updates (1:30PM – 4:30PM)
Bipolar Disorder: A Lifetime of Passion, an Unpredictable Journey
Combining Cognitive Training and Brain Stimulation: A Feasibility Study
Digital Mental Health: Recent Findings and New Directions
Person-Centered Approaches to Inpatient Care and Assertive Community Treatment
Cultural Awareness: The History of Mental Health
DBT: The State of the Science & Clinical Implications
National Partnership on Behavioral Health and Tobacco Use
Research Plenary (9:00AM – 10:30AM)
Science Improves Care For Early Serious Mental Illness: Advances and Opportunities
Special Workshop (1:00PM – 5:00PM)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis: What It Is, What It Does, and How You Can Help
Workshops Group F (1:30PM – 2:45PM)
Engaging Young Adults: How to Get Younger Populations Invested in NAMI
Federal Legislative Briefing and NAMI Policy Priorities
NAMI Connects: How to Implement and Secure Funding for The Next Level of Care in a Hospital Setting
Salesforce 101: NAMI 360 Training for States and Affiliates
Rule Changer: Your Event as an Advocacy Tool
NAMI Celebration and Awards Banquet
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