Society and Mental Health Business Meeting, 2022 Minutes from 
Apr 1, 2022via Zoom 
Present: Alex Trillo, Fernando Rivera, Giovani Burgos. 
Due to low turnout, it was decided we would only brainstorm for next year’s sessions and other ideas to increase involvement. All formal decisions will be made on a case by case basis, via email. 
2022 Sessions: Please share with colleagues on social media etc. 
2023 Sessions: We will wait to see how this year’s topics/panels go before deciding what to do next year. Also, use the chair’s meeting to explore co-sponsorship opportunities. 
Awards: Be sure to publicize and ask members and others in the field for suggestions for next year. 
Newsletter: Feature accomplishments including panels, and pick one in-depth story. 
Social Media: Make a new twitter account for the conference and future events. Consider others. Old Twitter password is lost. 
Meeting Adjourned 

Society and Mental Health Business Meeting, 2022 Agenda 
I. 2022 Meetings: 
A. Panels: 027 Race and Mental Health. Friday,August 5, 4:30-6:10 PM in the Governor's Room at the Omni. 
085 Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health. Sunday,August 7, 10:30-12:10 PM in Watercourt B at the Omni. 
090 (Co-sponsored) Environmental Change, Stress, and Mental Health. SundayAugust 7 at 12:30-2:10 PM in Rose at the Omni. 
B. 2022 Society and Mental Health Reception (co-sponsored event with several other sections): Saturday,August 6 from 7:15pm-8:15pm at Grand Café Patio All meeting registrants are invited to this event. Complimentary beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages and heavy hors d'oeuvres will be available. 

II. Next Year's Sessions: 
Each division is to propose three conference sessions, and at least one of them should be based the annual theme. 
We can also co-sponsor up to seven panels Consider collaborations with community orgs, movements, non-professional sociologists, researchers, and activists. 
III. 
Awards: (here 
are 
last 
year's 
solicitations 
at 
https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/pageId/1720) 

A. 
Congrats to Shannon Magnuson of George Mason University for her winning paper: “Sent to the Hole: Restricted Housing Unit (RHU) Reform for Individuals with Severe Mental Health Diagnoses.” 

B. 
No nominations for the GreenleyAward this year. Unfortunately this was a common challenge for many sections. 

C. 
Nominations to look forward to for 2023 (this will take place at the end of 2022) 


1. 
Student PaperAward 

2. 
James R. GreenleyAward 


IV. Newsletter 
We were able to secure some budget money to do this properly. Let's aim for: 
A. Post conference (late summer early fall) 
B. Late winter/early spring 
V. Social Media Presence: 
Does anyone have access to the old Twitter account password? New account. 
VII. Other business?