LEAD 2023
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This first ever multi-day advocacy event featureD:
(1) a webinar focused on policy
(2) our virtual Legislative Education & Advocacy Day -LEAD-
(3) an in-person day at the Capitol
Schedule of events:
*Please register for each event separately
- March 7 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm MT
Mental Health Colorado: 2023 Policy Agenda Overview (Virtual): The Mental Health Colorado policy team will provide an overview of bills we have proactively worked on this session, the legislation we are monitoring, and how these bills will impact you.
Register for LEAD Kickoff Webinar
- March 8 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm MT
Legislative Education & Advocacy Day (LEAD): Raising Expectations for Competent Care (Virtual): Each Coloradoan deserves whole-person, person-centered care. This means building a system that is responsive to the unique needs and challenges of our underrepresented, marginalized communities. Join us for a discussion with experts with experience on the gaps in Colorado’s behavioral health system and the solutions needed to create a system that delivers high-quality care and component care to all.
Panelists:
Chrissy Evans, Integrated Insight Therapy
Brad Barfield, Envision: You
Lindsay Saunders-Velez, Empowerment Program + Jail Standards Commission
Betsy Craft, Municipal Public Defenders Office
Khatira Amn, Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning
Keynote Speaker:
LJ Jensen LMSW, The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center
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- March 9 | 7:30am - 12:00pm MT
Mental Health Colorado’s Day at the Dome (In-person): We are excited to host our first advocacy day at the Capitol! We will host an advocacy training breakfast to meet other Brain Wavers and learn how to advocate effectively on our legislative priorities. After the training, you will have the chance to meet face-to-face with your legislators to share your story and discuss the bills they should support.
Training location: First Baptist Church of Denver at 1373 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203
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