Why should you attend the 2018 King County Behavioral Health Legislative Forum?
- Share what matters to you.
The forum begins with a public reception and dedicated time for constituents to meet informally with state legislators, county council members, and legislative staff. It’s a chance to sit down directly with your legislator and share what matters most to you, your family, and your community when it comes to mental health and substance use. Click here to see the list of elected officials who plan to attend. - Learn what we’re working on this year.
Every year, King County partners with elected officials to improve service systems and tackle challenges together. As part of the forum, King County will announce its legislative priorities in behavioral health -- what they'll be working on with state and federal elected officials, like improving access to community-based treatment or preserving the protections of the Affordable Care Act. - Help fight stigma about mental health and substance use.
Sharing with your friends, family, and community how substance use and mental health impact your life or your loved ones puts a face to an issue that is too often stereotyped or misunderstood. These conversations can save lives. When we change how individuals, communities, and systems see and treat people with substance use or mental health conditions, we make it easier to find help and maintain hope that recovery is possible. - Sit down with your legislator and county council members.
Almost 20 elected officials and their staff plan to attend, and they really want to hear from you. - Celebrate people in recovery.
On November 8, it’s time to celebrate the thousands of people in our communities who are in recovery or on a journey toward it. What can you do to support people who use behavioral health services, and their allies?
When: Thursday, November 8, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Where: Seattle Center Exhibition Hall – 301 Mercer St, Seattle
Register: on Eventbrite.
The UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute is proud to be one of many organizations helping to co-sponsor this event!
Help spread the word! Use hashtag #KC4Recovery and encourage people to come -- there's plenty of room even if you have not registered.
