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NMHA Tools You Can Use

Don’t miss NMHA’s 2005 Annual Conference June 9-11, “Justice for All,” for an ideal opportunity to exchange effective practices with your colleagues and further the fight for meaningful change in our communities and across the nation. Join hundreds of advocates, consumers, government and corporate officials, and other stakeholders to get the tools and tactics you need to improve local programs and policies. We’ll examine innovative and effective programs, education campaigns, consumer empowerment, advocacy and business strategies and much more.

This year’s program includes exciting speakers and new features:

• Journalist Jane Pauley and actor/producer Mark Wahlberg will share their incredible stories of struggle, recovery and advocacy.
• Our new Consumer and Parent Issues workshop track will offer a series of workshops focusing on self-empowerment, involvement and best practices.
• National experts and researchers will unveil the latest findings and show us how to use them to improve the health of our communities.

NMHA's 2005 Annual Conference featuring actor/producer Mark Wahlberg and journalist Jane Pauley

To register today, visit our Annual Conference Registration Guide now online at http://www.nmha.org/annualconference, which will be mailed to all MHAs soon. Take advantage of the significant MHA discount by registering before May 15.