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8:00am – 6:00pm
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VOTING
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9:00am – 10:30am
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RESEARCH PLENARY
NIMH RAISE Study
NIMH Director Dr. Tom Insel along with Dr. Jeff Lieberman and Dr. John Kane will describe a large-scale research project to explore the effectiveness of early and aggressive treatment in reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia as well as preventing further deterioration from the illness. The group will talk about the RAISE study and its potential to revolutionize the treatment and course of schizophrenia. They will also explain how stakeholders—including NAMI members—can have input into shaping it and participating in it.
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10:45am – 12:15pm
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SYMPOSIA
- Improving Outcomes by Integrating Mental Health in Primary Care
People with mental illnesses die on average 25 years earlier than those living without a mental illness.There is a critical shortage of mental health professionals and limited access to quality mental health care among ethnically and racially diverse communities.As our nation moves forward with health care reform, the discussion in increasingly turning to the need to integrate mental health in primary care.But, what does that really mean?What models exist that show improved outcomes on these disparities from integrating mental health in primary care?This session will explore effective models of integration and proven approaches to improving the lives of children and adults living with mental illnesses.
- Parity Roundtable
Curious about how the recently passed federal parity law will affect individuals and families with mental illness and co-occurring disorders?Join our panel of distinguished representatives from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the US Department of the Treasury as they discuss federal regulations and the implementation of parity, oversight, how federal parity will interact with state laws; and what parity will and will not do for individuals and families.Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from and question key federal agencies on this important health care topic.
- EmploymentModels
International Center for Clubhouse Development (ICCD) Clubhouses, which now number more than 300 worldwide, is founded on the realization that recovery from serious mental illness must involve the whole person in a vital and culturally sensitive community.An ICCD Clubhouse community offers respect, hope, mutuality, and unlimited opportunity to access the same worlds of friendship, housing, education, healthcare, and employment as the rest of society.Employment continues to be a high priority for people living with serious mental illness and their families.The ICCD Clubhouse employment programs are some of the most successful vocational rehabilitation programs in today’s community mental health systems.As a right of membership, ICCD Clubhouses provide members with both transitional employment and independent employment opportunities.ICCD staff and clubhouse members will describe the array of employment services and supports that make ICCD clubhouses unique.Speakers will present the latest data on the effectiveness of this model, as well as a first-person account of the impact of clubhouse employment programs.
- Building a Effective Children’s Mental Health System in Your State and Community
Too many mental health services are provided to children and youth in restrictive settings, including the juvenile justice system.We wait for crises to hit before providing services and there is often a lack of coordination across child-serving systems.Moreover, in budget crises, policy makers are turning to advocates to ask which services should be cut and which preserved.This session will feature model community- and state-based approaches to building effective mental health services and supports to communities and children, youth and families.It will also feature effective advocacy approaches in helping to build a more effective service system in states and communities.
- Family-to-Family as a Evidence-based Practice
NAMI and the University of Maryland faculty have participated in a four-year study, funded by NIMH, of the Family-to-Family Education Program in the state of Maryland.In this study, family members who expressed an interest in taking Family-to-Family and who provided informed consent were randomly assigned to take the class immediately or to wait until the next class.In this symposium, we will present the results of the study to date.
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12:15pm – 1:45pm
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LUNCH BREAK
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2:00pm – 3:30pm
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SYMPOSIA
- Decriminalizing Mental Illness:Making the Case for Justice Reinvestment During Difficult Economic Times Spending on corrections is at record high levels even as states and communities struggle with rapidly growing budget deficits.Concerns about out-of-control correctional spending have sparked interest in strategies to reinvest justice dollars into services that are both cost effective and produce good outcomes.This symposium will describe how the current economic climate provides opportunities for advocates seeking to make the case for alternatives to incarceration for people with serious mental illnesses.Hear the latest data on the costs and benefits of jail diversion and community reentry programs.Learn about available federal and state resources to support these initiatives.
- Wrestling with Our Inner Angels:Faith, Mental Illness and the Journey to Wholeness
Spirituality is a key component of our humanity, yet attention to an individual’s belief system and spiritual practices has been largely ignored by those who work with people with mental illness.This session will explore and explain the value of exploring this part of a person’s life.
- Veterans and Military Mental Health: Can VA and DoD Move Forward Together
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines are returning from combat in need of a range of mental health, reintegration, and readjustment counseling services.In-service suicides have become an especially tragic emblem of our nation’s failure to reach some war veterans in crisis.The military leadership is gaining an emerging awareness of the inevitable effects of war on combat troops.Considering that almost half of all deployments to the two war zones are National Guard and Reserve members, without the post-deployment services that are available on military bases for active duty service members and military families, both military and VA health care authorities are moving forward with a new urgency to jointly improve mental health programs for our newest generation of war veterans.Officials from both the VA and DoD will be invited to report their progress to date and discuss their outstanding challenges in meeting this critical need.
- Expanding Access to Affordable Housing for People with Mental Illness
Last year the Congress authorized a new National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) program to invest new funding in the development and preservation of rental housing targeted to extremely low-income households.Over time this new NHTF program offers tremendous promise in addressing the affordable housing needs of people with serious mental illness living on Supplemental Security Income (SSI).An important study by the Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) known as Priced Out in 2008 demonstrates that non-elderly adults living on SSI are (on average) at 18% of area median income—well below the standard of extremely low-income renters.Once up and running, the NSTF will provide capital funding through state housing agencies develop and preserve affordable rental housing for extremely low-income households.This session will explore the potential of the NHTF to develop affordable rental housing options for extremely low-income people living with serious mental illness and the role that NAMI advocates must play at the state level to ensure that the program effectively reaches those most in need.
- Multicultural Mental Health Research
Recent U.S. Census Bureau projections indicate that minorities will be the majority by the year 2042. For example, more than one of every two people added to the nation's population between July 1, 2007, and July 1, 2008, was Hispanic/Latino. NAMI does not currently represent our nation’s diversity. NAMI’s health and growth depends on our ability to reach and attract all communities who need us. This symposium will provide pertinent information on mental health issues faced by people from diverse backgrounds. The symposium will explore the field of multicultural mental health research. It will provide an overview of pressing issues in multicultural mental health, major research findings and key information NAMI advocates need to know to get quality services and to advocate for access and quality of care. Specifically, the symposium will focus on cultural competence, disparities and ethnopsychopharmacology research
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3:45pm – 5:15pm
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WORKSHOPS (Group One)
- Up to 12 concurrent workshops
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7:00pm – 8:30pm
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NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group
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7:30pm - 9:00pm
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Special Session with Ross Greene, PhD
Author of “The Explosive Child” will deliver a talk entitled “Collaborative Problem Solving: Understanding and Treating Kids' Behavioral Challenges as a Developmental Delay”
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7:30pm – 9:00pm
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Screening: “Unlisted: A Story of Schizophrenia
A special NAMI convention screening of the award-winning documentary by filmmaker Delaney Ruston
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7:30pm – 9:00pm
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Special Performances: Recovery and the Arts
Three highly talented performers will demonstrate how artistic expression has aided in their recovery. An evening of music, song, and celebration!
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