https://kansasmentalhealthcoalition.wildapricot.org/Meetings-and-Events Kansas Mental Health Coalition upcoming events Kansas Mental Health Coalition Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:26:34 GMT Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:26:34 GMT Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:30:00 GMT <div class="WordSection1" style="font-family: tahoma, sans;"> <p align="center" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; font-size: 12px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span><strong><span><font style="font-size: 24px;">Kansas Mental Health Coalition</font></span></strong></span></span></p> <p align="center" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12px;"><em><strong>Speaking with one voice to meet critical needs of people with mental illness.</strong></em></p> <p align="center" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">Agenda</font></span></strong></p> <p align="center" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><em><span><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Click on underlined items for web links.</font></span></em></p> </div> <p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><strong>April 22, 2026</strong></span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, sans; line-height: 20px;"><font style="font-size: 13px;"><strong style="font-family: tahoma, sans;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">9:30 a.m.&nbsp; Welcome and Introductions</font></strong> <font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: tahoma, sans;">&nbsp; &nbsp; President Monica Kurz</font></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">Minutes of the previous meeting</font></strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">9:35 a.m. Reports&nbsp;</font></strong></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;Board of Directors -</strong>&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></strong> <strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Financial Report</font></strong> <font face="Verdana, sans-serif">–</font>&nbsp;<font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Mary Jones</font></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp;Advocacy Committee –</font></strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">&nbsp;Lori Barnes -&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Governor’s Behavioral Health Services Planning Council –</font></strong></font><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">&nbsp;Diana Marsh - Council report and reports from members serving on the Council or subcommittees.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 13px;"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">&nbsp;Big Tent Coalition</font></strong> <font face="Tahoma, sans-serif">-</font> <font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Mike Burgess&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 13px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">KanCare Advocates Network</font></strong> -</font> <font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Sean Gatewoo</font><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif">d&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">&nbsp; <strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">&nbsp;Consumer Programs -</font></strong>&nbsp;CAC, CRO, P3, Clubhouse, Other</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 13px;"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font> <font face="Verdana, sans-serif">&nbsp;<strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Parity Committee</font></strong> -&nbsp; Susan Rome/Mary Jones&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 13px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Suicide Prevention Coalition -</strong> Kane Sheek</font></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 13px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;988 Crisis Line</strong> - Monica Kurz&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, sans;"><font><font style="font-size: 13px;"><span><font color="#212529" face="Verdana"><strong><font face="Verdana"><strong><font style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></strong></font></strong></font></span></font></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, sans;"><font><font style="font-size: 13px;"><span><font color="#212529" face="Verdana"><strong><font face="Verdana"><strong><font style="font-size: 13px;">10:00 a.m.&nbsp; &nbsp;</font></strong></font></strong></font></span></font></font><strong style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-size: 13px;">Agency Update&nbsp;</font></strong></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;"><font><strong><font face="Verdana"><strong><font><font style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></font></strong></font></strong></font></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;"><font><strong><font face="Verdana"><strong><font><font style="font-size: 13px;">10:30</font><font style="font-size: 13px;">&nbsp;a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-size: 13px;">&nbsp;</font></strong></font></strong></font></font><strong style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"><font>Lobbyist Report</font></strong></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Tahoma"><span>List of Legislation - Governor signed</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Tahoma"><span>Budget Items Passed and Signed into Law</span></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, sans;"><font face="Verdana"><strong><font style="font-size: 13px;">1</font></strong><font style="font-size: 13px;"><strong>1:00 a.m.&nbsp; Guest Topic</strong></font></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, sans;"><font face="Verdana"><strong><font style="font-size: 13px;">1</font></strong><font style="font-size: 13px;"><strong>1:25 a.m.&nbsp; Announcements&nbsp;</strong></font></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, sans;"><strong><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;">11:30 a.m.&nbsp; Adjourn</font></strong></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p><br> <p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, sans; font-size: 13.3333px;"><font style="font-size: 12px;">For more information, contact: Kansas Mental Health Coalition</font></p> <p align="right" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, sans; font-size: 13.3333px;"><font style="font-size: 12px;">c/o Amy A. Campbell, Lobbyist,&nbsp;P.O. Box 4103, Topeka, KS 66604</font></p> <p align="right" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, sans; font-size: 13.3333px;"><font style="font-size: 12px;">785-969-1617&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> <a href="mailto:campbell525@sbcglobal.net"><font style="font-size: 12px;">campbell525@sbcglobal.net</font></a><br></p> <div class="WordSection1" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></div> https://kansasmentalhealthcoalition.wildapricot.org/event-6626727 https://kansasmentalhealthcoalition.wildapricot.org/event-6626727 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:30:00 GMT <p><font style="font-size: 16px;">Mental Health Advocacy Committee Meeting</font></p> <p><span style="">Lori Barnes, Chair</span></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;">11:00 a.m. Call to Order</font></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Recap of Advocacy Day:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Set-up: new registration spot thoughts</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">exhibitors:&nbsp; Susan Rome (pathway and bert nash)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">sponsors&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">attendees:&nbsp; 275</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">volunteers:&nbsp; worked out great.&nbsp; Suggestion, add clean up help?</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">lunch:&nbsp; one case of water left</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">rally:&nbsp; awards, poetry, Gov.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">senate floor/house announcement:&nbsp; good!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">ice cream:&nbsp; change time to 2pm for senate?</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">media:&nbsp; great coverage</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">selfie station:&nbsp; how much was it used?</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Notes for 2026-2027 Day:&nbsp; grass root person for member award.&nbsp; up ice cream time.&nbsp; add clean up?&nbsp; Leg. award (BR)&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><span style=""><font style="font-size: 16px;">12:00 p.m. Adjourn</font></span></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://kansasmentalhealthcoalition.wildapricot.org/event-6492716 https://kansasmentalhealthcoalition.wildapricot.org/event-6492716 Wed, 27 May 2026 14:30:00 GMT <div class="WordSection1" style="font-family: tahoma, sans; font-size: 13.3333px;"> <p align="center" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; font-size: 12px;"><strong><span><font style="font-size: 24px;">Kansas Mental Health Coalition</font></span></strong></p> <p align="center" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12px;"><em><strong>Speaking with one voice to meet critical needs of people with mental illness.</strong></em></p> <p align="center" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong><span><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Agenda</font></span></strong></p> <p align="center" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><em><span><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Click on underlined items for web links.</font></span></em></p> </div> <p style="font-family: tahoma, sans; line-height: 20px;"><font style="font-size: 13px;"><strong style="font-family: tahoma, sans;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">May 27, 2026</font></strong></font></p> <p style="font-family: tahoma, sans; line-height: 20px;"><font style="font-size: 13px;"><strong style="font-family: tahoma, sans;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">9:30 a.m.&nbsp; Welcome and Introductions</font></strong> <font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: tahoma, sans;">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Monica Kurz, President</span></font></font></p> <p><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">Minutes of the previous meeting</font></strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">9:35 a.m.&nbsp;</font></strong><strong style="font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">&nbsp;Reports&nbsp;</font></strong></p> <p><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;Board of Directors -</strong>&nbsp;meet June 24</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Treasurers Report</strong> - Mary Jones</font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp;</font></strong></font><strong style="font-size: 13px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Big Tent Coalition</font></strong>&nbsp;<font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">-</font>&nbsp;<font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">Mike Burgess</font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 13px;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">KanCare Advocates Network</font></strong>&nbsp;-</font>&nbsp;<font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Sean Gatewoo</font><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif">d&nbsp;</font></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">&nbsp;Consumer Programs -</font></strong>&nbsp;CAC, CRO, P3, Clubhouse, Other</font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 13px;"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font>&nbsp;<font face="Verdana, sans-serif">&nbsp;<strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Parity Committee</font></strong>&nbsp;-&nbsp; Susan Rome/Mary Jones</font></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Suicide Prevention Coalition -</strong> Kane Sheek</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;988 Crisis Line</strong>&nbsp;- Monica Kurz</font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 13px;"><font color="#212529" face="Verdana"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;</strong></font><br></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong>10:15 a.m.&nbsp; Lobbyist Report&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Amy Campbell&nbsp;</font></p> <ul> <li> <p><br></p> </li> </ul> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">10:45 a.m.&nbsp; KDADS Update&nbsp;</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</strong> Drew Adkins<strong>&nbsp;</strong></font></p><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></strong> <p style="font-family: tahoma, sans;"><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">11:15 a.m. &nbsp; Annual Elections Open nominations from the floor for Board seats for 2025-2027. Nominees should be full members, active in the organization.</font></strong></p> <p><strong><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;">Nominations Committee recommends:</font></strong></p> <p><font><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;">&nbsp; &nbsp;Board Members renewed for next term 2026-2028</font></font></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="font-family: tahoma, sans;"><strong><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;">Accept motion to approve nominated Board members.</font></strong></p> <p style="font-family: tahoma, sans;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong>Nominations Committee recommends:</strong></font></p> <p style="font-family: tahoma, sans;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;">President</font></p> <p style="font-family: tahoma, sans;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;">Treasurer</font></p> <p style="font-family: tahoma, sans;"><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">Accept motion to elect officers.</font></strong></p> <p><font color="#333333" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><em><br></em></font></p> <p><br> <br></p> <p style="font-family: tahoma, sans;"><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">1</font></strong><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">1:25 a.m.&nbsp; Announcements</font></strong></p> <p style="font-family: tahoma, sans;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;</strong> The August meeting will be held in person in Topeka.</font></p> <p style="font-family: tahoma, sans;"><strong><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;">11:30 a.m.&nbsp; Adjourn</font></strong></p> <p><br></p> <p style="font-family: tahoma, sans; font-size: 13.3333px;"><font style="font-size: 12px;">For more information, contact: Kansas Mental Health Coalition</font></p> <p align="right" style="font-family: tahoma, sans; font-size: 13.3333px;"><font style="font-size: 12px;">c/o Amy A. Campbell, Lobbyist,&nbsp;P.O. Box 4103, Topeka, KS 66604</font></p> <p align="right" style="font-family: tahoma, sans; font-size: 13.3333px;"><font style="font-size: 12px;">785-969-1617&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> <a href="mailto:campbell525@sbcglobal.net"><font style="font-size: 12px;">campbell525@sbcglobal.net</font></a><br></p> <div class="WordSection1" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></div> https://kansasmentalhealthcoalition.wildapricot.org/event-6626741 https://kansasmentalhealthcoalition.wildapricot.org/event-6626741