2022 Kansas Mental Health Advocacy Day

When
February 22, 2022
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Location
Kansas State Capitol, 300 SW 10th Street, Topeka, KS 66612 OR ONLINE
Registered
186 registrants

Registration

Group Guest Registration
Standard registration for individual consumers, family members, providers and advocates to attend advocacy events - including briefing, rally, exhibits, legislative sessions.

Please provide as much contact information as possible for each group guest. If you do not have an email for each guest, you can enter a dummy email.
Individual Registration
Standard registration for individual consumers, family members, providers and advocates to attend advocacy events - including briefing, lunch, exhibits, legislative sessions, and meetings with elected officials.
Individual Registration - Online Only
Will not attend in person. Will participate in the online zoom forums.

Registration is closed

2022 MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY DAY - FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Kansas Mental Health Coalition Annual Event

SCHEDULE:

IN PERSON EVENTS:

8:00 a.m. Exhibitor setup

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Registration - Kansas State Capitol Visitor’s Center Ground Floor

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exhibits - 1st Floor Rotunda

9:45 a.m. Welcome and Briefing - Ground Floor

10:00 a.m. Advocates packet assembly and assistance - Ground Floor

10:30 a.m. Delivering Packets to Legislator Offices

9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Legislature Working - House Chamber and Senate Chamber

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch for Legislators and Advocates - 1st Floor - North Wing

All Day - Advocates are encouraged to schedule meetings with their legislators and may be able to arrange to meet and briefly visit with legislators who come down to the lunch area or are willing to step out of the House or Senate chamber.

ONLINE EVENTS: find zoom link in your reminder email

10:00 a.m. Welcome and Briefing - special guest Andrew Brown, Behavioral Health Commissioner

11:00 a.m. 2022 Issues Briefing - Ryan Reza, NAMI Kansas

11:45 a.m. Lunch Break

1:30 p.m. 988 Crisis Hotline and Suicide Prevention - Monica Kurz, Kansas Suicide Prevention HQ

2:15 p.m. Ask the Lobbyist - Amy Campbell, Kansas Mental Health Coalition

3:00 p.m. Engaging Youth - YLINK - Youth Leaders in Kansas

3:45 p.m. Wrap-Up and Thank You

Please schedule your appointments with legislators before you come to Topeka - assistance is available through your registration.