Mental Health Advocacy Committee Meeting
Lori Barnes, Chair
11:00 a.m. Call to Order
Member Introductions - Who should be invited to join? Note - please be sure you have selected a membership category for official committee membership. If you are an alternate designee for a group or provider, we can add that designation.
Review Statehouse reserved space - March 9, 2026 - State Capitol, First and Second Floor Rotunda and South Steps/Apron
Review 2025 Event
2025 Agenda
Legislative Cover Letter
Summary of Consensus Priorities
Assign Sponsor Contacts - See sponsor & exhibitor list - Sample Request
Review online sponsor form process
Assign Volunteer Roles (see 2025 volunteers)
- Fundraising - sponsor followup: Mary, Monica, Amy, Jessica
- Volunteers- Monica
- Exhibitors - Lori - exhibitor registration opens in January
- Lunch - Mary
- Training - Isaac, Lori
- Packets - Mary, Andres
- Registration - Sheilah
- Cookies, snacks - Lori
- Afternoon Ice Cream Social - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Rally and Awards - Mary and Amy
- Issue Papers - Amy - committee members please review the 2025 issue papers for needed updates and amendments or new advocacy priorities
- Accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing participants- Kelsey, Amy
- Photo Booth- Tim- second floor incentive
Other
Key groups we should invite?
Set Meeting Schedule
12:00 p.m. Adjourn
- Healthy Blue Kansas - 2000
- Health Forward - 1500
- AdventHealth - 1000
- HeadQuarters Kansas- 1000
- Mission Health - 500
Review Volunteer Reports
- Fundraising - sponsor followup: Mary, Monica, Amy, Jessica
- Volunteers- Monica
- Exhibitors - Lori - exhibitor registration opens in January
- Lunch - Mary
- Training - Isaac, Lori
- Packets - Mary, Andres
- Registration - Sheilah
- Cookies, snacks - Lori
- Afternoon Ice Cream Social - Suicide Prevention
- Rally and Awards - Mary and Amy
- Issue Papers - Amy - committee members please review the 2024 issue papers for needed updates and amendments or new advocacy priorities
- Accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing participants- Kelsey, Amy
- Photo Booth- Tim- second floor incentive
Other
Key groups we should invite?
12:00 p.m. Adjourn
