MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS DAY 2020 GOES VIRTUAL!
Dear Friends and Fellow Advocates,
DUE TO AN UNFORSEEN ISSUES IN OUR BUILDING, WE HAVE TO POSTPONE OUR VIRTUAL MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS DAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS HAS CAUSED. WE WILL SEND OUT A NOTE IN THE COMING DAYS REGARDING A FUTURE DATE.
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) begins to have an increased impact on our communities, we feel it is important to make some adjustments to MHANYS Mental Health Matters Day on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. While we will certainly miss the over seven hundred people who would have been in attendance in person, we are hoping to get even more people to attend the virtual event.
FIRST, we are canceling the in-person gathering scheduled to take place in Albany.
SECOND, we are taking MHANYS Mental Health Matters Day virtual!
Start the day at 9:00 am by listening to a Roundtable Discussion of MHANYS Mental Health Matters Day Legislative Briefing Book. Mental health policy issues that are important to all New York State communities will be discussed.
Handouts include:
1) talking points for your school/organization to facilitate a discussion following the roundtable
2) templates for contacting your legislative member (phone and email)
3) template for sharing your “advocacy narrative” (i.e “Mental Health Matters to me/my school/my community because…”)
4) social media toolkit for connecting with your representatives
Join us for the Roundtable and make your voice heard throughout the day using the toolkits and tips provided.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
We look forward to advocating with you on MHANYS Mental Health Matters Day.
Here are the issues MHANYS will be focusing on this Mental Health Matters Day.
The following materials are a part of Mental Health Matters Day:
You can find the Legislative Gazette article to accompany this video here.