NYAPRS is very pleased to announce that our September 21-3 Annual Conference, “A New Alliance: It Takes a Community”, will feature a Town Forum that will given attendees to hear from and speak with the state’s top mental health officials: NYS Deputy Secretary for Human Services & Mental Hygiene Jihoon Kim, OMH Commissioner Ann Sullivan and Special Assistant to the Commissioner and Bureau of Recipient Affairs Director Amanda Saake. The forum will be held on September 22 from 10:00 am to 11:30.
The conference will be held at the Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center at Callicoon, NY and will feature 5 keynote presentations, 50 workshops, our annual outdoor BBQ, Stand Up for Mental Health comedy show, Open Mic with Surviving Spirit’s Michael Skinner and a variety of special activities. See the Conference At-A-Glance Overview below.
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Please note that we have worked closely with the hotel to provide the following COVID RELATED PROTECTIONS:
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We will only admit those who show proof of both vaccines and the first booster.
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All hotel staff required to wear masks and gloves
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All common areas will be disinfected on an hourly basis
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Staff’s temperatures are taken before they start their shift
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Health & Hygiene reminders are posted throughout the resort
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We will make NYAPRS Conference designed masks available for everyone, and people will be encouraged to mask up.
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Social distancing personal preferences will be honored
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Please use the REGISTRATION LINK to be found in the flyer below or at https://tinyurl.com/2p9he5wt. Note that:
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If you are looking to register more than one person, you must register them individually. If you are registering people and want them to share a room, you can go ahead and register them together.
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If you are registering 5 people, make sure you take advantage of our BUY-5-GET-1 Free Promotion by contacting the hotel directly at 1-800-727-8455 and select #1 for reservations.
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To register for one-night only, contact the hotel directly at 1-800-727-8455 and select #1 for reservations.
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We have 1 bus leaving Long Island and 2 from NYS
NEW YORK CITY: Contact ICL’s Charles Sanchez at csanchez@iclinc.net to reserve your seat on the 1-2 buses leaving Union Square at 8:00 am on Wednesday September 21.
LONG ISLAND There will be a bus leaving on Wednesday September 21 as follows:
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5:30 am from the Association for Mental Health and Wellness at 1380 Roanoke Ave, Riverhead 11901 and then
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6:30 am at 939 Johnson Avenue Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 and then making a stop at
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7:30 at the Mental Health Association of Nassau County at 16 Main Street Hempstead, NY 11550
Cost is $52.00 per person
Contact Aleeyah Page apage@mhanc.org or at 516-361-9086 or
Keyonna Hill khill@mhanc.org or at 516-361-7048
Contact them today: Seats are limited!
Come on back home: we can’t wait to see you in September!
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