Dear IGGI Community,

Our HEAL Initiative Fellows have been working hard on wonderful research projects that address community mental health on college campuses.  As Executive Director of the HEAL Initiative, I invite you to

Join us in celebrating the work of the HEAL Initiative Fellows and that of our community partners!

Thrive Bay Area Alliance on Well-Being: Symposium & Reception November 14, 2026 (3:30pm to 7:00pm), at San Francisco State University.

The symposium will feature student research presentations focused on mental health among Southeast Asian, South Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and African American communities, as well as LGBTQ+ populations. These presentations will be delivered by students from San Francisco State University, UC Berkeley, and the University of Washington.

The event is organized in partnership between the Institute for Good Government and Inclusion (IGGI)'s Health Empowerment Through Advocacy and Leadership (HEAL) Initiative, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) – San Francisco, and the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse (NCAPDA).

Through this community partnership, we hope to contribute to a thriving Bay Area by bringing together students, educators, mental health and overdose prevention professionals, policymakers, and community leaders. In addition to student research presentations, the program will include discussions with community partners, on-site overdose rescue training, and a reception for community building.Thrive Bay Area Alliance for Wellbeing - Symposium & ReceptionThrive Bay Area Alliance for Wellbeing - Symposium & Reception

**See below to RSVP using the QR code on the flyer.

Best wishes,

Ethan Hagey on behalf of IGGI, NAMI-SF and NCAPDA