Membership

Why Join NARMH

The National Association for Rural Mental Health is a membership based organization focused on raising awareness of and responding to a variety of rural mental health and social service concerns. Being a member of NARMH allows you to have a more active voice in this discussion, participate in a variety of advocacy activities, and links you to others addressing these and related concerns. Specifically, being a NARMH member includes the following benefits:

  • Free subscription to the Journal of Rural Mental Health,
  • Member-only access to monthly newsletter from both NARMH and NACBHDD,
  • Participate in annual advocacy meeting in Washington D.C. focusing solely on rural mental health;
  • Representation of your interests in public policy formation (NARMH has consistently supported initiatives that will strengthen the rural consumer voice as well as help consumers and rural providers establish mental health programs that are relevant to the unique needs and concerns of their population and region);
  • Electronic contact with other members of NARMH to share information and ideas, get and give support, identify problems, find solutions and work collaboratively with other NARMH members and the rural community;
  • An updated website with electronic publications and information on rural issues, conferences, and bulletins relevant to your interests;
  • Full voting rights for NARMH Board of Directors and any changes to membership fees and bylaws; and
  • A discount on registration fees at the NARMH Annual Conference where rural mental health professionals, consumers and families can share knowledge and resources.  The annual conference is the only national conference focused on rural mental health.

Annual individual and organizational membership costs by level

Individual Membership: $65

Join as an individual membership for yourself.

Receive all member benefits including subscription to JRMH, all for less than $6.00 per month.

Consumer: $30

A consumer membership is someone that uses mental health services.

Receive all member benefits including subscription to JRMH, all for less than $3.00 per month.

Student: $30

Join as a student membership if you are attending a university or college.

Receive all member benefits including subscription to JRMH, all for less than $3.00 per month.

Retired: $30

Join as a retired member if you have retired from your job.

Receive all member benefits including subscription to JRMH, all for less than $3.00 per month.

Organizational Membership: $175 (up to 5 contacts )

Join as an organizational member and up to five members of your organization receives a discount as a group membership (a savings of $150 when compared to individual fee!).

  • One individual will be the primary contact for the group
  • Five individuals will be allowed to be part of the group including the primary contact
  • All group members will receive JRMH
  • All group members will receive selected mailings

Large Group Membership: $350 (up to 10 staff contacts)

Join as a large group member and up to ten members or your organization receives a discount as a group membership (a savings of $300 when compared to individual fee!).

  • One individual will be the primary contact for the group
  • Ten individuals will be allowed to be part of the group including the primary contact
  • All group members will receive JRMH
  • All group members will receive selected mailings

Annual corporate sponsor membership costs by level

Platinum = $5,000 annually (up to 25 staff contacts)

  • All of the Silver and Gold benefits, plus:
    • Opportunities, as appropriate, to be a resource to NARMH and/or its members.
    • An opportunity to make a presentation at one of NARMH’s Board of Directors meetings each year.
    • 10 additional contact names added with the main contact’s membership information (will receive all email and mailed communications) (for a total of 25).

Gold = $2,500 annually(up to 20 staff contacts)

  • All of the Silver benefits, plus:
    • An additional complimentary registration for the NARMH Annual Meeting (total of two).
    • Listing on the NARMH web site with your logo and a direct link to your homepage.
    • 5 additional contact names added with the main contact’s membership information (will receive all email and mailed communications) (for a total of 20).

Silver = $1,000 annually (up to 15 staff contacts)

  • One complimentary registration for the NARMH Annual Meeting.
  • One discounted registration (20% off) for the NARMH Annual Meeting.
  • 10% discount on exhibits at the Annual Meeting.
  • Recognition in the Conference program.
  • 15 contact names added with the main contact’s membership information (will receive all email and mailed communications). See “contact names” definition below.

Note: “Contact names” is defined as members of the organization identified as information receivers. These individuals will receive updates and information from NARMH but are not individual voting members. Regarding membership voting privileges, the organization is granted one vote as a member of NARMH.

PLEASE NOTE that we reserve the right to review your organization’s web site to assess if your services align with our mission to rural mental health. We also have right to re-visit your site at any time, to ensure that your services continue to meet the needs and standards we outline for our members and site visitors. If at any time your link is no longer compliant, we will remove the link from the NARMH web site and notify you in via the email information you provided when you paid.