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Teleconferences & Webinars
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You Are Invited to a Monthly National Networking Teleconference! The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse invites you to participate in our monthly national networking teleconferences, which take place the third Monday of every month at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. (If the third Monday is a national holiday, the call will take place the fourth Monday.) The call-in number is 866-906-0123; the pass code is 5037195#. The purpose of the call is for consumer/survivor leaders from around the U.S. to get together, share information, and “network.” There is no agenda; it is a free-flowing forum! Join us! Join us for a webinar on February 15 Space is Limited. Register Now! In the second of two webinars with Peggy Kubert, AM, LCSW, Executive Director of Erika's Lighthouse, we discuss Real Teenagers Talking About Depression: A Video-Based Study Guide. Several years ago, Erika's Lighthouse created the video to help youth understand depression. Now, the corresponding study guide helps teens, parents, and educators in exploring the complex issues of teen depression.
Topics covered include: - what is depression
- the stigma of depression
- coping strategies
- stress management
- bullying
- the physiology of depression
- how to help a friend suffering from depression.
In addition to being a valuable tool for schools, this study guide and video can also help parents talk to their children, as well as start a dialogue with their children's teachers about teen depression and other mental health issues. We hope you can join us for this webinar! Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Time: 8:30 – 9:30 AM Pacific 9:30 – 10:30 AM Mountain 10:30 – 11:30 AM Central 11:30 – 12:30 Eastern System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer Reserve your Webinar seat now: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/215406726
"Poverty and Mental Illness" with Amy Zulich and Donita Diamata In this webinar, we will examine the impact poverty has on mental health and well-being. We will examine the prevalence of poverty within the mental health consumer community and the complacency we have as a society and within the mental health system that people diagnosed with mental health issues are generally poor. This issue is part of a greater, on-going conversation intended to prompt change in the mental health system and create supports that help mental health consumers to ultimately move out of poverty. We invite participants to give feedback and ideas for change so the legacy of poverty within our mental health community can begin to dissolve. This webinar takes place: Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Pacific 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Eastern This webinar will be presented live via teleconference and web interface. WEB ACCESS: www.readytalk.com CODE: 8200138 PHONE ACCESS: 1.866.305.2467 CODE: 518298# You must log into both the web interface and teleconference to see and hear the presentation. Emotional CPR (eCPR): An Introduction to Assisting Others through Emotional Crisis
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern (10:00 – 11:30 AM Pacific) Please register by February 15, 2012. What is Emotional CPR? Emotional CPR (eCPR) is a public health education program designed to teach people to assist others through an emotional crisis by three simple steps: C = Connecting
, P = emPowering, and
R = Revitalizing. Emotional crisis is a universal experience. It can happen to anyone, at any time. When we are exposed to an extraordinary situation, we develop amazing and creative ways to protect ourselves. Through using eCPR, we can better understand and overcome our fear of seemingly unusual behavior brought on by an emotional crisis. eCPR gives us the skills to form supportive connections that empower a person in emotional crisis to heal trauma, feel revitalized, and resume meaningful roles in the community. Emotional CPR is a way to reduce harmful and coercive practices such as unnecessary institutionalization or incarceration, as it helps direct individuals in crisis to voluntary, peer-run community resources supporting recovery. This webinar is geared towards peers, peer-run organizations, mental health service providers, family members, policymakers, administrators, and all other stakeholders. Presenters: Daniel B. Fisher, MD, PhD: Dan’s life’s purpose comes from his lived experience of recovery from schizophrenia, which inspired him to dedicate himself to helping others find their voice and recover. He earned an MD, and completed his residency in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and has practiced as a board-certified, community psychiatrist for 30 years. In 1992, he co-founded the federally-funded National Empowerment Center and serves as its executive director. He was a commissioner on the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 2002-03. Ann Rider, MSW, CPRP: Ann is a social worker and mediator by training, and a writer and gardener by avocation. Using her own experience recovering from psychiatric disability and addiction, Ann developed and implemented Peer Specialist training for two agencies and for the state of Arizona. She worked as the mental health advocate for Arizona's Protection and Advocacy system, and has taught peer support and recovery classes in Arizona, Canada, and New Zealand. Ann is the CEO of Recovery Empowerment Network in Questions?
A Q&A period will follow the webinar. You will be invited to submit your questions any time during the webinar. Sponsor: The National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery is pleased to invite you to our free annual
“Visionary C/S/X* Leadership” teleconference This Is Our Time: Leading Boldly and Strategically
“A genuine leader is not a seeker of consensus but a molder of consensus…and there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Monday, Feb. 27, 2012
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST (12 p.m. to 1 p.m. PST)
Call-in number: 1-877-444-7543, Code: 8839036387# (Pre-registration not required, simply call in on Feb. 27!)
Presenters:
- Wilma Townsend, MSW, Acting Associate Director, Office of Consumer Affairs, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Susan Rogers, Director, National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse, and NCMHR Judi Chamberlin Joy in Advocacy Award Winner (2011)
- Daniel B. Fisher, MD, PhD, Executive Director, National Empowerment Center; and Board Chair, National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery
Please join us for a presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 2-3 p.m., in honor of Black History Month. NAMI will share the release of a new short video featuring African American perspectives on mental health recovery and suggestions of how to utilize this video for outreach efforts of NAMI's programs, including the Sharing Hope education and outreach initiative. Presenters will also provide an overview of 2012 updates to Sharing Hope including mini grant funding opportunities for its implementation. Registrants will receive further details as the event nears.
Click here to register.A recording of the webinar, access to the video posted on the NAMI website and copies of any presentation materials will be available to registrants following the event. |
FREE WEBINAR
Breaking the Poverty Cycle:
Creating Social and Economic Opportunities When:
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
3 p.m.–4:30 p.m. EST
(2 p.m. CST; Noon PST) Presenters:
Oscar Jimenez-Solomon, M.P.H., is a public health professional and advocate with over 12 years of experience in program development and applied research in health, disability, and economic development issues. Crystal Blyler, Ph.D., is a senior researcher at Mathematica Policy Research, where she works on projects related to health, mental health, and disability. Maura Kelley, CPRP, is Director of Mental Health Peer Connection, one of the family of agencies of Western New York Independent Living. Overview:
“The biggest enemy of health in the developing world is poverty."1
– Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations According to the World Health Organization, the social determinants of health are the complex, integrated, and overlapping social structures and economic systems that are responsible for most health inequities. “The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age . . . and are shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources”2 throughout local communities, nations, and the world.3 Addressing poverty is a social, economic, and health imperative. People with behavioral health problems are disproportionately affected by poverty. In fact, 32 percent of people with behavioral health problems live below the poverty line4 and 72 percent are unemployed.5 Economic stressors and other social determinants of health (lack of education, social isolation, societal norms and discrimination, limited transportation options, etc.) intersect, keeping individuals and families trapped in a cycle of poverty. During this webinar, you will learn about innovative, multifaceted interventions that assist people along the path to breaking the poverty cycle by addressing a number of intersecting determinants of health. You will gain an understanding of how these interventions impact a life, a family, and a community. Learning Objectives: - To identify components of effective programs and interventions that take a multifaceted approach to assisting people with mental and substance use disorders in exiting poverty, which results in improved mental health and enhanced community engagement.
- To gain a greater understanding for how the cycle of poverty; economic stressors, such as unemployment and substandard housing; and other social determinants of health disproportionately impact people with behavioral health problems.
- To understand from a first-person perspective how someone can engage a range of community supports and services to exit poverty and experience financial health and satisfying community integration.
Target Audiences:
- People in recovery from mental health, substance use, and trauma-related challenges
- Families
- Homelessness and housing organizations
- Social service, welfare, and employment services
- Criminal justice officials
- Policymakers or public officials
- Leaders of community- and faith-based organizations
- Health and behavioral health providers
Upcoming Webinar: Creating A Culture of Wellness: A Path To Eliminating Seclusion and Restraints February 29 2pm - 3:30 pm EST The Copeland Center is hosting a panel discussion with people who are leading or have led initiatives to reduce and eliminate seclusion and restraints. Panelists will give a national perspective on eliminating seclusion and restraints, talk about trauma informed care in the efforts to eliminate seclusion and restraints, and describe creating cultural changes in hospitals that lead toward a wellness oriented environment including the introduction of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan.
Click here for more information and to register
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