2025 NAMI Minnesota State Conference

Schedule

Sat Nov 01 2025 at 09:00 am to 04:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Saint Paul RiverCentre | Saint Paul, MN

From Advocacy to Action: Mobilizing for Mental Health Equity
About this Event

Join us on Saturday, November 1st for the annual NAMI Minnesota State Conference to attend workshops of your choosing, help us recognize the contributions of this year’s NAMI award winners during our annual Awards Luncheon and hear from our panel of Keynote speakers.


Opening Keynote: Panel on Legislative Advocacy
Closing keynote: Advocacy at the Federal Level
Hannah Wesolowski, Chief Advocacy Officer, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Full agenda and Keynote information coming soon!


Thank you to our Sponsors who make this event possible!

Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Securian Financial, Otsuka, STAR Services, University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Fraser, Avivo, Tasks Unlimited, Washburn Center for Children, Minnesota Psychiatric Society/Minnesota Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/FastTrackerMN.org – Minnesota Mental Health Community Foundation, Aris Clinic, Capitol Park Mental Health Hospital, Residential Providers Association of Minnesota, Seeds of Hope Books & Liz Sjaastad, Mental Health Collaboration Hub, Mental Health Minnesota, Ninja Billing Solutions, Vinland National Center, Charlie Health, Horowitz Integrated Services, The Emily Program


CEUs: (pending approval) for social workers from the Minnesota Board of Social Work, for LPCs and LPCCs from the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy, and for LMFTs from the Minnesota Board of Marriage & Family Therapy.

It is the individual licensee's responsibility to ensure that this event meets their continuing education requirements.

Cost: Tickets cost $85 for general admission. CEU credits cost an additional $40. Scholarships are available upon request. Contact Mameneh at [email protected] for more information.


Conference Agenda

(detailed program coming soon)

8:00 am | Registration Opens

9:00 am | Welcome Remarks

9:10 am | Opening Keynote by Panel on Legislative Advocacy

10:15 am | Break

10:30 am | Breakout Session 1

  • Legislative Update
  • Assessment and Beyond: Best Practices for Suicide Risk Stratification, Intervention, Safety Planning, and Postvention
  • Art Therapy
  • School Absenteeism and Refusal
  • Family, Faith, and Reputation: Navigating Dynamics in Rural Culture with a Focus on Mental Health

11:30 am | Awards Luncheon

12:45 pm | Break

1:00 pm | Breakout Session 2

  • Clozapine: Why is the gold standard antipsychotic still so
  • difficult to get and what is being done?
  • Somatics 101
  • Just Call!
  • Tailored Approach for Cannabis-Induced Psychosis
  • Children, Technology, and Mental Health

2:00 pm | Break

2:10 pm | Breakout Session 3

  • BIPOC Youth and Juvenile Justice
  • Supporting the 18 Million American Kids who Have Been Invisible for Too Long: Youth Whose Parents Have a Mental Illness
  • Intersectionality of Borderline Personality Disorder and Trauma
  • Affirming LGBTQ+ care
  • Mental Health and Immigration in East African communities

3:10 pm | Closing Keynote: Advocacy at the Federal Level

4:00 pm | Annual Meeting

4:30 pm | End


We at NAMI Minnesota seek to make our events as accessible as possible - if you require accommodations, contact Mameneh at [email protected] to arrange them. Please reach out with accommodation requests by Friday, October 20th. Note that we may not be able to accommodate requests made after October 20th, 2025.


Sponsorships: Become a sponsor! To become a sponsor please contact Mary Comfort at [email protected] or (651) 645-2948 ext 112.


Photo Permission Policy: Professional photographs and/or videoing may occur at an event, conference, or class. Your image may be used in NAMI Minnesota printed and electronic publications for promotional and educational purposes and may be made available to the media and other third parties or published on the internet.


Cancellation Policy: We understand that unforeseen situations arise and you may need to cancel your registration. If you are unable to attend, a substitute individual is welcome to attend in your place, but NAMI Minnesota must be notified in writing (email is acceptable) with the name and contact information of the person who will be attending. Refunds for paid events are issued per the following:

  • A full refund of 100% will be issued if you cancel more than 14 calendar days prior to the start date.
  • A partial refund of 50% will be issued if you cancel 7-14 calendar days prior to the start date.
  • No refund or credit will be given if you cancel less than 7 calendar days prior to the start date.

NAMI Minnesota reserves the right to cancel any event, conference, or class due to weather or unforeseen circumstances. If there is a cancellation, participants will be notified by telephone and/or email as soon as possible. NAMI Minnesota will make reasonable efforts to reschedule

Where is it happening?

Saint Paul RiverCentre, 175 Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul, United States
Tickets

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