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Voices for Change: Empowering Advocates to Create Lasting ImpactNAMI Idaho’s 2026 Mental Health Conference Agenda:
9:00 am | Registration and Welcome
9:30 – 10:30 AM | Opening Plenary | Advocacy from the Ground (or Grassroots) Up | Laura Scuri and Ric Boyce
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS
NAMI Smarts for Advocacy Workshop
When OCD Looks Like Suicide Risk: Distinguishing Suicidal Ideation from Intrusive Thoughts in OCD | Dr. Laura Smestad | CEU for Suicide Prevention
12:00 – 1:15 PM | Lunch, keynote, Annual Meeting | Jenny Lawson, author of NY Times Bestseller “How to Be Okay When Nothing is Okay”
1:30 - 2:30 PM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Advocacy: Legislative Panel – Idaho policymakers and pundits speculate on potential hot topics for the 2027 Idaho legislative session
Professional Boundaries and Ethical Practice: Navigating the Gray Areas | LaDessa Foster | CEU for Ethics
2:45 - 4:00 PM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Advocacy at the Federal Level | Elisha Coffey, Vice President States Advocacy, Mental Health America
Seven Kinds of Rest | Kevin Laughlin, Ph.D. | CEU for Boundaries
4:00 – 4:30 PM | Closing
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Boise Centre on the Grove, 1711 S Division Ave, Boise, ID 83706-3845, United States
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