Registration

Registration for Mental Health Advocacy Day is now open! Please let us know if you will be attending in person at the State House and Vermont Supreme Courthouse Auditorium, or if you would prefer to receive a link to watch the livestream when it becomes available.

Who should attend?

Mental health advocates, peers, family members, professionals, providers, community members, and mental health stakeholders.

Agenda

• 8:00-9:00 am — Meet and Greet Legislators (State House Card Room)
  • Artwork and Photo Slideshow (VSC Auditorium)
• 9:00-9:15 am — Welcome and Introductions (VSC Auditorium)
• 9:15-9:45 am — State Leader Welcome (VSC Auditorium)
• 9:45-10:30 am – Keynote Speakers Representative Daisy Berbeco (Winooski) and Mike Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer (VSC Auditorium)
• 10:30-11:00 am — Sharing Stories (VSC Auditorium)
• 11:00-11:45 pm — Mental Health Advocacy Day Awards
• 11:45-12:15 pm — Overview of Legislative Bills
• 12:15-1:00 pm — Policy Table Talks with Legislators (VSC Auditorium)
• 1:00 pm — Resolution by House of Representatives (House Chamber)
• Throughout the day — Testimony at Key Legislative Committees (State House)
• Throughout the day — Card Room Exhibit Tables (near Cafeteria at State House)

Register to Share Your Story

Attendees have the opportunity to share their lived experience story, poem, or other insights at the event. Each participant will have 2-3 minutes. Click here for guidelines on pre-recording your video.

Register to Share Testimony

Do you want to share testimony with House or Senate Committees? Please note that testimony is at the discretion of the Committee Chairs.

A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

Artists of all backgrounds are warmly invited to contribute their creativity to Mental Health Advocacy Day on January 29th. We’re assembling a powerful “A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words” slideshow to be displayed from 8–9 a.m. in the Supreme Courthouse Auditorium before the program begins. If you’d like to be part of this visual celebration, please send a photo of your artwork—along with a title, if you have one—by January 22nd to [email protected] as a JPG, PRN, or PDF. You may choose to include permission to use your name as the artist or submit your piece anonymously. Your art can help spark connection, conversation, and hope.

Co-Sponsored by:

National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont (NAMI Vermont) ~ Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery (VAMHAR) ~ Vermont Care Partners ~ ACLU of Vermont ~ Another Way ~ Bellcate School ~ Building Bright Futures ~ Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity ~ Clara Martin Center ~ Counseling Service of Addison County ~ Disability Rights Vermont ~ Health Care and Rehabilitation Services ~ Howard Center ~ Jenna’s Promise ~ Kind Souls Foundation ~ Lund Vermont ~ Me2/Orchestra ~ Milton Family Community Center ~ National Association of Social Workers-VT ~ Northeast Kingdom Human Services ~ Northwestern Counseling and Support Services ~ Recovery Partners of Vermont ~ Sana at Stowe ~ SASH – Support and Services at Home  ~ Team Two Vermont ~ The Family Place Parent Child Center ~ The University of Vermont Health Network ~ United Counseling Service of Bennington County, Inc. ~ Vermont 211 ~ Vermont Afterschool  ~ Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems ~ Vermont Collaborative for Practice Improvement and Innovation ~ Vermont Family Network ~ Vermont Federation of Families ~ Vermont Medical Society ~ Vermont Principals Association ~ Vermont Psychiatric Survivors ~ Vermont Psychological Association ~ Vermont School Counselor Association ~ Vermont State University Graduate Programs in Counseling ~ Washington County Mental Health Services, Inc.