On Sept. 18, Psychological Well being America performed its 2024 Affiliate Day, an occasion held upfront of the 2024 Psychological Well being America Foremost Convention. The occasion spotlighted a handful of probably the most profitable packages constructed by a few of MHA’s 140 associates across the nation, and featured shows from affiliate management.

The highlighted packages included: Psychological Well being America of Southeast Florida’s Native Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) Group program; Psychological Well being America of Lancaster County’s wellness program for older adults; Psychological Well being Affiliation in New York State’s CarePath program; Psychological Well being America – Wabash Valley Area’s Let’s Speak Service; Psychological Well being Affiliation of East Tennessee’s Remedy Entry Financial institution program; and Psychological Well being Affiliation of Fauquier County’s Non secular First Help course.

Through the occasion’s luncheon, the 2024 Richard Van Horn Innovation in Programming Award, an award recognizing excellence in mission-centered affiliate programming, was given to the Psychological Well being Affiliation of East Tennessee for his or her Remedy Entry Financial institution program.

Remedy Entry Financial institution director Rose Patterson shared, “Our strategy is exclusive in the way in which we concentrate on ALICE (asset restricted revenue constrained employed) inhabitants. We actually needed to make this one thing that everybody has a stake in.”

Along with recognizing impactful affiliate programming, the occasion additionally featured classes from MHA Nationwide workers and different business consultants geared toward offering useful perception for affiliate leaders in attendance. Subjects included state and federal advocacy, office wellness, grant writing, software program integration, and constructing communities of observe.

Within the keynote session, Assistant Secretary on the U.S. Labor Division, Lisa Gomez, together with different panelists, up to date affiliate leaders on how federal regulation, litigation, and well being plans are evolving to enhance entry to psychological well being care.

Whereas Affiliate Day is a full-day occasion geared towards MHA’s affiliate community and management, MHA associates and their programming will proceed to be on show all through the 2024 Psychological Well being America Foremost Convention, from September 19-21.