Mental Health Advocacy Committee Meeting
Lori Barnes, Chair
11:00 a.m. Call to Order
Members - Note - please be sure you have selected a membership category for official committee membership. If you are an alternate designee for a group or provider, we can add that designation.
Statehouse reserved space - March 9, 2026 - State Capitol, First and Second Floor Rotunda and South Steps/Apron
2026 Agenda
- Fundraising - sponsor followup:
- Prairie View $500
- HQ $500
- ACMHC $500
- KS Clubhouse Coalition $2000
- Sunflower $500 (need to pay invoice)
- Edwardsville $500
- JO CO Mental Health $1000
- Blue Cross $2000 (not registered)
- healthy blue $2000 (need to pay invoice)
- NetSmart $1500
- Health Forward ??
- Advent Health $1000 (need to pay invoice)
- Reach $1000 (not registered) (application submitted)
- Camber $500
- United $2000
- MHASCK $500
Exhibitors so far: Lotus House, KS Consumer, NAMI KS, Breakthrough ESS, Breakthrough Episcopal, St. Francis, KDHE Working Healthy, DRC, KSPC, Astra, Osawatomie, Resilience, Sunshine connections, Healthsource.
- Volunteers- Lori sending out duty/instructions by March 4th. need people directing and ushering on main floor, lunch.
- Legislative meeting set-up - Rebekah Darrow. rdarrow@healthsrc.org Have 2 helpers throughout the day.
- Exhibitors - Susan Rome (Ann Fritz)
- Lunch - Mary. Final count week before. Lori make sandwich signs.
- Training - David, Chris, Lori
- Packets - MHASCK ordered supplies with them being shipped to Molly at Lotus, Chad Childs delivered to Lotus 2/25th. Amy gave folder assembly instructions to Lotus.
- Name Tags- Sheilah (Monica to get organizing folder to) Amy getting attendee info to.
- Registration - Working with Netsmart
- Cookies, snacks - Lori ordered 400 cookies with ombre puzzle and there (Lori/Susan baskets). Amy stickers for cookies and bundts. Bundt cakes. Strawberry/cream and Lemon 170 with Amy Pick up on Saturday then I can grab Sunday. Invoice has been sent to Mary. Ice Cream social. $100 deposit and $3.95 a cup. Will be invoiced after event, set up 1:45pm with social at 2:15pm. Toppings: Oreo, strawberries, blueberries, M&M, chocolate sauce. Koozies :)
- Legislative awards, advocate award, Matt and Sherrie poetry, Gov. has been confirmed.
- Issue Papers - Amy print on colored
- Accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing participants- Kelsey.
- Photo Booth- Tim x2- second floor incentive, Tim H working on graphic
- Theme - Every Piece Matters
- Lori/Mary KSN Feb. 25th, Monica/Amy WIBW Feb. 16th
- Lanyards - have 410, Monica has. Susan basket for lanyard return.
- Committee gear - buttons are on their way or get on Mar. 9.
- Floor recognition. Lori (Sen Owens/Sykes and Rep Hoffman/?) Information has been sent.
- T-shirts for Rally Lotus House
Tentative NAMI Smarts Training: March 8th from 2pm-5pm in Topeka at the Topeka Library. Modules 1 and 3. Hotel reimbursement $125. Need to be registered by Feb. 27th and have a minimum 5 signed up, or training will be via Zoom.
Tentative Upcoming Meeting Schedule: Feb. 27, and Mar. 6.
12:00 p.m. Adjourn
