The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maryland’s 42nd Annual Conference will be held virtually on Oct. 4-5, 2024. This year’s conference will bring together experts, advocates, and individuals passionate about mental health. Together, we’ll delve into crucial topics, foster insightful conversations, and work toward improving the lives of those affected by mental illness.
This totally virtual event will feature up to 40 workshops and plenary presentations over two days covering important and relevant topics. Presentations will be held by national and state decision-makers, experts, and advocates focused on improving education and reducing stigma. We invite individuals with mental illness, their loved ones, faith leaders, community members, students, health care providers, and criminal justice professionals to register for this year’s conference.
Early-Bird tickets are $65.00 for NAMI Members and $145.00 for non-members. Be sure to register soon – early-bird registration ends on September 2nd, 2024!
NAMI Maryland is also offering a significant number of FREE tickets to their conference through scholarships! Scholarship applications for NAMI Maryland’s conference will be approved on a rolling basis. Click here to download the scholarship application.
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Current topics include:
- Crisis de-escalation, diversion, and crisis Intervention
- Accessing benefits and resources such as insurance, housing, and assisted outpatient treatment;
- New and emerging research
- Mental health in special populations like youth and aging adults
- Equity in mental health care and social determinants of health
- And more!
Plus, if you are a professional working in Maryland, you can earn up to 14 continuing education credits (CEUs)!
CEUs will be offered for:
- Counselors, psychologists, social workers, and therapists
- Emergency medical professionals
- Criminal justice and law enforcement
- Peer specialists