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Join us at this year’s
Behavioral Health Policy Forum, presented by Thresholds and the
Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (IARF).
**Online registration is now closed! Please register at the door.**
Event Details
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 | Chicago Cultural Center
G.A.R. Hall and Rotunda | 78 E. Washington St.
Continental Breakfast and Workshop 9AM
**Use entrance at 77 E. Randolph Street**
This year’s event, presented as a free workshop-based breakfast, is an important opportunity for key stakeholders in
the behavioral health field - mental health advocates, service providers,
insurance providers, pharmaceutical companies, and legislators - to unify over
a critical piece of mental health legislation presented to the Illinois
Assembly.
Program
Welcome - Mark Ishaug, CEO, Thresholds
The Honorable Robyn Gabel
Illinois House of Representatives, Evanston, Illinois (18th District)
The Roadmap to Mental Health Reform
Josh Evans, Vice President of Government Relations, IARF
Heather O'Donnell, Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy, Thresholds
**Advocates Panel on How to Achieve Mental Health Reform in Illinois**
The need for early intervention for youth to prevent homelessness
Graham Bowman, Staff Attorney, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
The need for rate and rule reform to build capacity
Emily Miller, Behavioral Health Policy Analyst, IARF
Connecting the justice population to healthcare, treatment and housing immediately upon release
Margaret Stapleton, Director, Community Justice, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
The important role of people with lived experience in recovery and advocacy
Kyra Wilson, Assistant Director of Honest, Open, Proud Program, NAMI Chicago
Addressing the social determinants of health through Medicaid
Closing and Call to Action - Janet Stover, President and CEO, IARF
Special thanks to our presenting sponsor!
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