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NAMI Wisconsin Annual Conference - 2020

APRIL 17–18, 2020
Osthoff Resort

101 Osthoff Ave, Elkhart Lake, WI  53020

This year’s conference theme, Growing Stronger–Together, will focus on the strength of NAMI as a grassroots organization. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to celebrate the many unique connections grassroots organizations can create, while also learning how to use these connections to make the mental health system more collaborative. The event will once again host a large variety of audiences, including mental health providers, leaders, social workers, clinicians, government officials, criminal justice partners, consumers, and family members. Mental health advocates from all over the state are welcome to attend.
REGISTER NOW!
Registration for the Annual Conference opens November 7, 2019 and Closes April 10, 2020. You may also register at the event!
Scholarships Are Available! 
Every year, NAMI Wisconsin offers 10 full scholarships to individuals interested in attending the Annual Conference.
The NAMI Wisconsin conference scholarships are intended to provide financial assistance to family members and peers who otherwise would be unable to attend the conference. The purpose and priority of awarding scholarships include:

NAMI Wisconsin Annual Conference - 2017

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​Together We Define Tomorrow
By Carol J. Slovachek

Full Article text: together_we_define_tomorrow_-_nami_wi_2017_annual_conference.pdf     

The 2017 State NAMI Conference unfolded in Madison with early opportunities to participate in advocacy and legislative concerns.  I did not take the time to participate at this level but looking back perhaps we all should have been present at the state capitol. Our benefits and the benefits of many others are at serious risk of being taken away.

​First of all, a well deserved congratulations to our own Kris Coen as the 2017 Volunteer of the Year Award.  Thank you for your incredible contributions in creating and maintaining wwwnamikenosha.org.  If you haven’t seen our website you have been missing out!  Our website rocks girl!!

​A small group of us teamed up with Mettie Spies, keynote for Empowered Voices Save Lives to discuss our personal experiences with loss as the result of suicide.  She shared her perspective as a survivor left behind in the wake of the suicides of both of her older brothers.  We really came from all different perspectives as we explored our feelings about the losses of our friends, relatives, family members and friends.  We agreed that our perspectives and feelings are as unique as our own experiences have been. Mettie was incredibly approachable and generous with her time.  Watch for Mettie on her upcoming interview with the investigating TV show 20 20!! I would love to bring Mettie to speak to Kenosha in an open forum and she is eager to present to our community.  This would be an incredible gift of education and enlightenment for our community that could ultimately save lives and compliment our Ending The Silence efforts.


NAMI Wisconsin Annual Conference - 2016

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APRIL 29-30, 2016
Connecting Hear to Heart
THE OSTHOFF RESORT
101 OSTHOFF AVE
ELKHART LAKE, WI 53020

​This year's conference was held at the beautiful Ost Hoff Conference Center in Elkhart Lake. We had many Kenosha NAMI friends and family in attendance. This year's agenda was both informative and inspiring. A special thanks from Carol Slovachek and Cynthia Skarda to Kenosha NAMI for once again sending them to this incredible opportunity to network and attend some outstanding workshops and keynote addresses. Carol's summary of the conference is attached here.
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The conference theme, Connecting Heart to Heart, envelops the core principles of emotional CPR. It is meant to teach people how to form supportive connections that empower them to assume meaningful roles in their community, as well as teach people how to assist others to feel more hopeful and engaged in life. We hope to bring a mix of audiences to the conference, including mental health providers and leaders, social workers and clinicians in addition to consumers and family members and allow all these people to learn under one roof, side by side. ​

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