Madison County to host mental health summit July 23 in Wood River

By Randy Pierce • Community leaders, service providers and advocates and representatives of organizations with an interest in focusing on mental health recovery plus supporting those with intellectual and developmental disabilities are invited to participate in the Madison County Mental Health Board’s “summit” being held to address appropriate concerns on July 23 at Riverbend Family Ministries, 144 East Ferguson Avenue, in Wood River.

The three-hour interactive event will begin with registration, lunch and networking from 11:30 a.m. until noon following the “summit” from then until 3 p.m. Those attending can choose from the following theme-based breakout sessions: (1) youth mental health and school-based prevention; (2) adults and seniors behavioral and mental health support; (3) substance abuse, harm, reduction and overdose response; (4) intellectual developmental disabilities; (5) crisis response; or (6) reintegrating with the community after justice involvement due to mental health or substance use rehabilitation.

The goal of the summit is to involve stakeholders and community members in the co-designing process for a three-year strategic plan concerning mental health in the county with the development of priority statements to be used in the funding and implementation of upcoming strategic initiatives. 

To RSVP, go online at https://arcg.is/0HHPTW0