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Speakers Announce for 2024 NAMI Montana Conference

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Matt Kuntz
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Oct 4, 2024
Oct 4, 2024
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Join us at the 2024 NAMI Montana Conference for insightful sessions, engaging workshops, and networking opportunities. The in-person event will be held at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls. but it will also be available for free online.
Don't miss out on this chance to connect with fellow peers, families, clinicians, administrators, mental health advocates and experts in the field. Mark your calendars and get ready for a great opportunity to learn and collaborate!
Speakers - By Order of Appearance
Kelley Edwards, M.S. Ed – Youth Suicide Prevention – Montana State University – Kelley’s journey from a high school teacher in the middle of a suicide cluster towards managing youth suicide prevention in Montana.
Dr. Heather Zaluski MD – Big River Psychology – Where is the right role for child psychiatry in our mental health treatment system - through the lens of first-episode psychosis care.
Tom Camel LCPC - Amazing story of recovery. Vietnam veteran from Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes talks about his journey to recovery through both Western and traditional practices.
Nikki Campbell, MS - State of Montana Behavioral Health Division - Mental Health for Post Partum and Pregnant Women
Meghan Peel – Deputy Administrator, State of Montana Behavioral Health Division - Behavioral Health System for Future Generations Effort and Investments
Dr. Jen Preble DSW, LCSW – Facilitated lesson gathering about Montana’s mental health care system from conference attendees.
Dr. Bob Sise MD, MPH, MBA – 406 Recovery – The path to building a distributed psychiatric practice for co-occurring in Montana.
Leanna Troesh SWLC, LAC – Powerful story of recovery and message about breaking the stigma against mental health care in student athletes.
Kevin Purinton BSHA, CPhT is the LEAD for the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness – Great Falls-Alluvion Health
You can register for the NAMI Montana Conference at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1015586625937?aff=oddtdtcreator
In person, Conference Registration does not include cost of rooms. Please book them separately. You can call and request the "NAMI Conference" room rate. Their website is https://www.gfheritageinn.com/ if you would prefer to book online.
Peer scholarships are available at https://forms.gle/HYHekQkVsTWo81AB9
Thank you,
Matt Kuntz
Executive Director
NAMI Montana
Join us at the 2024 NAMI Montana Conference for insightful sessions, engaging workshops, and networking opportunities. The in-person event will be held at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls. but it will also be available for free online.
Don't miss out on this chance to connect with fellow peers, families, clinicians, administrators, mental health advocates and experts in the field. Mark your calendars and get ready for a great opportunity to learn and collaborate!
Speakers - By Order of Appearance
Kelley Edwards, M.S. Ed – Youth Suicide Prevention – Montana State University – Kelley’s journey from a high school teacher in the middle of a suicide cluster towards managing youth suicide prevention in Montana.
Dr. Heather Zaluski MD – Big River Psychology – Where is the right role for child psychiatry in our mental health treatment system - through the lens of first-episode psychosis care.
Tom Camel LCPC - Amazing story of recovery. Vietnam veteran from Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes talks about his journey to recovery through both Western and traditional practices.
Nikki Campbell, MS - State of Montana Behavioral Health Division - Mental Health for Post Partum and Pregnant Women
Meghan Peel – Deputy Administrator, State of Montana Behavioral Health Division - Behavioral Health System for Future Generations Effort and Investments
Dr. Jen Preble DSW, LCSW – Facilitated lesson gathering about Montana’s mental health care system from conference attendees.
Dr. Bob Sise MD, MPH, MBA – 406 Recovery – The path to building a distributed psychiatric practice for co-occurring in Montana.
Leanna Troesh SWLC, LAC – Powerful story of recovery and message about breaking the stigma against mental health care in student athletes.
Kevin Purinton BSHA, CPhT is the LEAD for the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness – Great Falls-Alluvion Health
You can register for the NAMI Montana Conference at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1015586625937?aff=oddtdtcreator
In person, Conference Registration does not include cost of rooms. Please book them separately. You can call and request the "NAMI Conference" room rate. Their website is https://www.gfheritageinn.com/ if you would prefer to book online.
Peer scholarships are available at https://forms.gle/HYHekQkVsTWo81AB9
Thank you,
Matt Kuntz
Executive Director
NAMI Montana
Join us at the 2024 NAMI Montana Conference for insightful sessions, engaging workshops, and networking opportunities. The in-person event will be held at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls. but it will also be available for free online.
Don't miss out on this chance to connect with fellow peers, families, clinicians, administrators, mental health advocates and experts in the field. Mark your calendars and get ready for a great opportunity to learn and collaborate!
Speakers - By Order of Appearance
Kelley Edwards, M.S. Ed – Youth Suicide Prevention – Montana State University – Kelley’s journey from a high school teacher in the middle of a suicide cluster towards managing youth suicide prevention in Montana.
Dr. Heather Zaluski MD – Big River Psychology – Where is the right role for child psychiatry in our mental health treatment system - through the lens of first-episode psychosis care.
Tom Camel LCPC - Amazing story of recovery. Vietnam veteran from Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes talks about his journey to recovery through both Western and traditional practices.
Nikki Campbell, MS - State of Montana Behavioral Health Division - Mental Health for Post Partum and Pregnant Women
Meghan Peel – Deputy Administrator, State of Montana Behavioral Health Division - Behavioral Health System for Future Generations Effort and Investments
Dr. Jen Preble DSW, LCSW – Facilitated lesson gathering about Montana’s mental health care system from conference attendees.
Dr. Bob Sise MD, MPH, MBA – 406 Recovery – The path to building a distributed psychiatric practice for co-occurring in Montana.
Leanna Troesh SWLC, LAC – Powerful story of recovery and message about breaking the stigma against mental health care in student athletes.
Kevin Purinton BSHA, CPhT is the LEAD for the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness – Great Falls-Alluvion Health
You can register for the NAMI Montana Conference at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1015586625937?aff=oddtdtcreator
In person, Conference Registration does not include cost of rooms. Please book them separately. You can call and request the "NAMI Conference" room rate. Their website is https://www.gfheritageinn.com/ if you would prefer to book online.
Peer scholarships are available at https://forms.gle/HYHekQkVsTWo81AB9
Thank you,
Matt Kuntz
Executive Director
NAMI Montana
Join us at the 2024 NAMI Montana Conference for insightful sessions, engaging workshops, and networking opportunities. The in-person event will be held at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls. but it will also be available for free online.
Don't miss out on this chance to connect with fellow peers, families, clinicians, administrators, mental health advocates and experts in the field. Mark your calendars and get ready for a great opportunity to learn and collaborate!
Speakers - By Order of Appearance
Kelley Edwards, M.S. Ed – Youth Suicide Prevention – Montana State University – Kelley’s journey from a high school teacher in the middle of a suicide cluster towards managing youth suicide prevention in Montana.
Dr. Heather Zaluski MD – Big River Psychology – Where is the right role for child psychiatry in our mental health treatment system - through the lens of first-episode psychosis care.
Tom Camel LCPC - Amazing story of recovery. Vietnam veteran from Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes talks about his journey to recovery through both Western and traditional practices.
Nikki Campbell, MS - State of Montana Behavioral Health Division - Mental Health for Post Partum and Pregnant Women
Meghan Peel – Deputy Administrator, State of Montana Behavioral Health Division - Behavioral Health System for Future Generations Effort and Investments
Dr. Jen Preble DSW, LCSW – Facilitated lesson gathering about Montana’s mental health care system from conference attendees.
Dr. Bob Sise MD, MPH, MBA – 406 Recovery – The path to building a distributed psychiatric practice for co-occurring in Montana.
Leanna Troesh SWLC, LAC – Powerful story of recovery and message about breaking the stigma against mental health care in student athletes.
Kevin Purinton BSHA, CPhT is the LEAD for the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness – Great Falls-Alluvion Health
You can register for the NAMI Montana Conference at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1015586625937?aff=oddtdtcreator
In person, Conference Registration does not include cost of rooms. Please book them separately. You can call and request the "NAMI Conference" room rate. Their website is https://www.gfheritageinn.com/ if you would prefer to book online.
Peer scholarships are available at https://forms.gle/HYHekQkVsTWo81AB9
Thank you,
Matt Kuntz
Executive Director
NAMI Montana
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