Calling all Kansas professionals dedicated to childhood mental health!

When: Thursday - Friday, June 27 - 28, 2024

Time: TBD

Where: FHSU Memorial Union

600 Park St, Hays, KS 67601

Learn More and Buy Tickets Here: https://www.fhsu.edu/socialwork/rural-conference/

Face to Face Conference registration:

• 1 Day: $150

• 2 Day: $250

• Zoom Conference registration:

  • 1 Day: $75

  • 2 Day: $100

• Student Conference Registration

  • Face to Face Conference:

    • 1 Day: $50

    • 2 Day: $75

  • Zoom Conference:

    • 1 Day: $15

    • 2 Day: $25

Last day to register is June 14th!

Fort Hays State University Department of Social Work is hosting the 49th Annual National Institute on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas

Tentative Conference Schedule:

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Conference Social Event
Hays Arts Council
Thursday, June 27, 2024

Legislative Panel: (Hays Mayor Shawn Musil, State of Kansas Representative Barb Wasinger, Kansas State Senator Rick Billinger-tentative)
Keynote Speaker: Kris Kobach, Kansas Attorney General
Individual presentations (TBD)
Evening Social
Rural Caucus Meeting

Friday, June 28, 2024

Panel: Secretary Laura Howard and Staff, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) 
Keynote Speaker: Kimberly Freese, Regional Director of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
Individual presentations (TBD)

Questions? Email ruralswconference@fhsu.edu