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July 2024

August Membership Meetings

ACMHAI August VIRTUAL Membership Meetings are coming up on August 1 and 2, 2024. Be sure to register to receive the meeting materials and Zoom link in advance! Below are some highlights for the two-day online event:


Best Practice Training - August 1, 2024

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm


1:00 pm - 2:20 pm


Dr. Eric Ward, CEO of Family Counseling Service will present on the timely topic of “Mitigating a Community Mental Health Crisis: When Partnership Works,” highlighting innovative solutions to the workforce shortage.


2:30 pm - 4:00 pm


Rita Potter, Executive Director and Gene Stephens, Associate Director with the Open Door Rehabilitation Center will present on "Innovative Strategies for a Changing Workforce." They will discuss innovative ways to build a quality workforce in our ever changing and challenging world.


Business Meeting - August 2, 2024

9:00 am - 12:00 pm


The Association's Business Meeting is scheduled virtually from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm on August 2nd. During the Business Meeting, members will hear reports from ACMHAI leadership, standing committees, and ACMHAI's IPHA representative. Additionally, two ACMHAI member organizations will provide a report on recent activities and initiatives from their respective organizations.


Materials for the August meetings will be distributed soon. If your organization would like to submit a written report to include with the materials, please provide a brief summary of recent activities to jdart@acmhai.org by no later than July 25.



CLICK HERE to REGISTER for the Best Practice Training

CLICK HERE to REGISTER for the Business Meeting

 

Upcoming ACMHAI Standing Committee Meetings


  • Membership Committee: July 23 at 10:00 am | Zoom Link


  • Children's Behavioral Health: July 25 at 10:00am | Zoom Link


  • Legislative Committee: The Legislative Committee will not meet in July. The Committee will resume monthly meetings starting August 20 at 9:00 am | Zoom Link


  • I/DD Committee: September 10 at 10:00 am |   Zoom Link

What to Watch


Did you miss one of our recent Professional Development Webinars? Check out the links below to view our latest archived recordings.


Envision Illinois: Uniting Disability & Domestic Violence Services to Achieve Safety, Justice & Healing | Speaker: Krescene Beck, Illinois Self Advocacy Alliance


Recording

Slide Deck


Let’s Learn about Self-Advocacy | Speakers: Krescene Beck and Adam Wiser, Illinois Self Advocacy Alliance

 

Recording

Slide Deck – Let’s Learn about Self-Advocacy!

Handout – Pieces of the Self Advocacy Puzzle

Handout – Self Advocacy Resources

 

The webinars listed above were part of a three series of presentations from our partnership with the Illinois Self-Advocacy Alliance. The final webinar in this series is scheduled for August 20 at 10am on "Let's Learn About Supportive Decision Making." Click here to register.

 

Check out our full list of archived recordings, here.

July Is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month


 

Mental Health America’s 2024 BIPOC Mental Health Toolkit is available for download, here. The Toolkit provides free resources to help navigate mental health stigma, bridge generational differences, dismantle mental health myths, and encourage meaningful conversations.




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