49TH ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RURAL MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE

Embassy Suites – Boulder, Colorado – November 2 – 4, 2022

Beyond the Pandemic – Building on Rural Resiliency

The National Association for Rural Mental Health invites you to submit a proposal for the 2022 NARMH Annual Conference!

About the 2022 Conference Theme:

We are interested in learning more from communities – In the past two years, how have you handled the unusual challenges posed by the pandemic? What innovative solutions have you employed to deal with service delivery, rural and remote workforce shortages, and developing and supporting a resilient workforce and community?

The NARMH Conference 2022 programming proposals can include but are not limited to, any of the following suggested interdisciplinary themes related to the conference theme, “Beyond the Pandemic – Building on Rural Resiliency”

Suggested interdisciplinary Themes (but not limited to):

  • Building on Rural Resiliency.
    How have efforts to sustain community resiliency and enhance connections affected the mental and behavioral health of rural residents?
  • Innovations in Service Delivery.
    How have innovations in service delivery enhanced care for rural and frontier community members? How have innovations affected individuals and groups with specific and often unaddressed needs: veterans, LGBTQ, intellectual/developmental disabilities, those with traumatic brain injury, immigrants/refugees/DACA recipients/ asylum seekers, the elderly, children, adolescents, and those in transition. Who are our partners and how do we make connections in innovative service delivery?
  • Rural and Frontier Workforce Development Strategies.
    What are our most challenging workforce issues and what are some strategies to address them? How do we include Peer Support Workers and Community Health Workers? How are traditionally underrepresented groups: Native Americans, Hispanics, African Americans, and others included in the workforce? How can we most effectively work on policy development and changes?
  • Embracing the Reality of Behavioral Health in Rural Communities – Struggles, Responses, and Successes.
    Funding limitations, dwindling populations, economic impacts, community resilience, and culture matters are all areas for vibrant conversation!
  • Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders and all of the above!
  • Other topics.

Proposals will be accepted until the agenda is filled.

All presenters must register for the conference. Registration fees, travel, and hotel accommodations will be handled on an individual basis.

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