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
Statehouse reserved space - March 9, 2026 - State Capitol, First and Second Floor Rotunda and South Steps/Apron
- Fundraising - sponsor followup:
- Prairie View $500
- HQ $500
- ACMHC $500
- KS Clubhouse Coalition $2000
- Sunflower $500
- Edwardsville $500
- JO CO Mental Health $1000
- Blue Cross/healthy blue $2000 each (total $4000)
- NetSmart (getting approval)
- Health Forward (getting approval)
- Advent Health $1000
- Reach $1000
- Camber $500
- United $2000
- MHASCK $500
- Via? KHA?
Exhibitors so far: Lotus House, KS Consumer, NAMI KS, Breakthrough ESS, Breakthrough Episcopal, St. Francis, KDHE Working Healthy, Kansas Suicide Prevention, Astra Mental Health, DRC, Osawatomie.
- Volunteers- 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
- Lunch - Mary. Final count week before.
- Training - David, Chris, Lori
- Packets - MHASCK ordering supplies with them being shipped to Molly at Lotus, Chad Childs delivering to Topeka 2/24th. Amy printing stickers/labels and get to Lotus. Amy to give folder assembly instructions to Lotus.
- Name Tags- Sheilah (Monica to get organizing folder to)
- Registration - Working with Netsmart
- Cookies, snacks - Lori ordering 400 cookies with ombre puzzle and there. Amy sticker 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
- Legislative awards, advocate award, Matt and Sherrie poetry (Amy checking on 2 microphones), Gov.
- Issue Papers - Amy - to have to Tim H by Feb. 13th.
- 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 (name tag, props Lotus)
- Lori/Mary KSN Feb. 25th, Monica/Amy WIBW Feb. 16th
- Lanyards - have 410, Monica picking up week before.
- Committee gear - buttons are being worked on.
- Floor recognition. Lori (Sen Owens and Rep Hoffman) Work on who will be on the floor for KMHC.
Other reach outs - Amy (Governor),
Tentative NAMI Smarts Trainings - (1) Wichita KS at Walter's Branch Library on Feb. 5 (Module 1), 12 (Module 2), & 19 (Module 3) at 4:30pm. Library will open up registration in January. (2) On-line Feb. 4th 3pm-6pm Modules 1 and 3. (3) March 8th from 2pm-5pm in Topeka at possibly Topeka Library (change of local from NAMI KS Headquarters). Modules 1 and 3. Hotel reimbursement $125
Tentative Upcoming Meeting Schedule: Feb. 13 , Feb. 20, Feb. 27, and Mar. 6.
12:00 p.m. Adjourn
