The 2018 NAMI National Convention in New Orleans, LA offered outstanding talks, workshops, sessions and presentations. Take these resources back to continue our mission and the work we have to improve lives for millions of Americans.
You can also purchase all audio recordings (or individual recordings) from the 2018 convention. Audio recordings are provided as an external service by VW Tapes Conference & Seminar Recording.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
NAMI Leadership Development, Session Titles:
Diversification as a Pilar of Strategic Planning
2019 the Next Chapter – Positioning Your NAMI Organization for Growth and Success
Policy Potential: How Your Advocacy Creates Progress for Mental Health
Funding NAMI Signature Education Programs: They’re “No Cost” but “Not Free”
Leveraging Technology with NAMI’s National Education Programs
Great Missions Deserve Great Technology: Welcome to Salesforce
NAMIWalks Best Practices in Leadership
Planning Strategically: Prioritizing NAMI Goals in a Changing Environment
StigmaFree Company: Building a Movement Through Strategic Partnerships
Shaping the Conversation and Proposing Solutions: NAMI’s Voice in the Wake of Gun Violence
Overcoing Information Overload, or Data Dashboarding for Dummies
Advocacy Leaders Session: 2018 Strategies and Opportunities
THURSDAY, JUNE 28
GROUP A, Session Titles:
Standards of Care: Mental Health in Our Jails and Prisons…Now What?
Media and Messaging: How to Re-Frame Mental Health Coverage
Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics: Know Your Medication Options
Cultural Disruption: Strategies for Including and Accepting Culturally Divese Individuals
Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Ask a Psychiatrist
A True Path to Recovery: Starting a Clubhouse in Your in Your Community
Diversity! Inclusion! Outreach!
The Role of Peers and Family Members in Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT)
Best Practices for Fundraising Success
Intro to CBT Informed Care for Schizpohrenia
Recovery in Black and White
FLASH Sessions:
Mental Health: The Power of Books, Reflection and Community
The Journey of Military Caregivers: The Battle Back Home
Music for Mental Health: Bringing Light to Mental Health Matters through Music
“Copy That”
Approaching Behavioral Health System Improvements through Cross-Sector Collaboration
Innovative Approaches to Men’s Mental Health: Lessons Learned from the Humor and Digital Medic Program “Man Therapy”
GROUP B, Session Titles:
Whole Health for Trauma Recovery
Recovery-Oriented Culture Change in Mental Health Systems
Recovery in Black and White
Optimizing Special Needs Planning Opportunities
NAMI Mass COMPASS Information Helpline: Navigating Community Resources
Flip the Script: How Changing Our Relationship to Our Stories Can Improve Mental Health
Enhancing Familly Engagement in Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Programs
Creating Healthy Spaces for Men of Color: Mental Health Awareness
Beyond Treatment as Usual: The Case for Cognitive Enhancement Therapy
NAMI Unger Research Fellowship Discussions
Cognitive Training for People with Mental Health Conditions
Shattering the Bell Jar: Impact of an Open-Communication Model in an Acute Inpatient Unit
NAMI Talks with Brooke Johnson, AJ Mendez and Jay Stolar
FRIDAY, JUNE 29
GROUP C, Session Titles:
Benefits of Peer Support Inclusion in Forensic Models
Filmmaking for Youth Engagement: Production & Integration of Film into Services for Youth Psychosis
How to Improve Your Relationships to Improve Your Mental Health
Recognize and Connect: Together We Can Save Lives!
The Shame of Mental Health Challenges in the Black Community
Up on the High Wire: Building Resilience for Tough Times
The Psychology of Fundraising
CBT Informed Care for Schizophrenia
FLASH Sessions:
Llama and Its Five Capacities as a Transformational Tool
Mental Health and Entrepreneurship
“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” Bluebirds High School Support Group
Community-Academic Partnerships; How Mental Health Research and Program Develoopment Benefits from Peer, Caregiver, and Community Co-Leadership
My Story of Strength: Recovery from Schizophrenia and the Role of Peer Support
Female Veteran Suicide Crisis: Ways to Form the Right Connections
Presentation:
New NAMI Ending the Silence
Major Topic Symposiums:
21st Century Mental Healthcare System
(Not currently available)
Intregrated Permanent Supportive Housing: How Louisiana Made It Happen
Decriminalizing Mental Illness
(Not currenlty available)
Research Updates:
What Are We Learning About Genetics and Mental Illness?
Technology, Google and Screening
Recovery and Schizophrenia
GROUP D, Session Titles:
Bridges to Hope: Developing the Tools & Partnerships for Addressing Mental Health in Faith Communities
Organ Recitals and Mind Games: Leaving a Legacy
Rock to Recovery: Using Music Therapy with Non-Musicians to Improve Mental Health Outcomes
There’s an App for That: Tips, Tricks and Tools to Ease the Transition Out of High School
Turn Data Into Dollars
NAMI Ask the Expert, Live
CIT at 30: Reflecting on the Past, Inspiration for the Future
NAMI In Our Own Voice presentation
NAMI Annual Business Meeting
Author Showcase with Alisa Roth
Information, Support and Education Institute
Major Topic Symposium:
Federal Legislative Briefing and Update on Policy Priorities
GROUP E, Sesssion Titles:
How NAMIWalks Can Change Your Community
Setting the Record Straight on HIPPA and Confidentiality
Pursuing Progress: Expanding Team-Based Care for Early Psychosis
Expanding Our Reach: NAMI’s Community Partnerships
National Education Spanish Program Updates, Networking and Feedback
Engaging Families through the New NAMI Family & Friends Seminar
Evolution of a Dream Team: How NAMI Iowa and Des Moines University Partnered to Enhance the Training of Medical Students
Turnkey Successes Within Reach: Affiliate Building with Signature Programs
Creating Positive Change Through Storytelling
NAMI Celebration and Awards Banquet
