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Updated report of programs to train and certify peer specialists across the country. Compiled by the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health.
Kaufman, L., Brooks, W., Bellinger, J., Steinley-Bumgarner, M., & Stevens-Manser, S. 2014.
View the document on the Web - http://sites.utexas.edu/mental-health-institute/files/2014/07/Peer-Specialist-Training-and-Certification-Programs-A-National-Overview-2014-Update.pdf - or download it below.
The Academy of Cognitive Therapy lists low-cost cognitive therapy providers.
Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014
2 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. CT, noon MT, 11 a.m. PT
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All of us have heard an exasperated person say, “You can't fight City Hall!” But that would be wrong: Peers have helped shape policy at the local, state, and national levels. This webinar will cover methods that you can employ to influence decisions affecting yourself and others. Using current advocacy campaigns as illustrations, the session is a chance to discuss best practices in systems advocacy, including such topics as:
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Elisha Coffey, MSW
Program Manager for I CAN at MHASP
Elisha is the program manager of the Involved Consumer Action Network (I CAN) at the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania. She supervises a team of advocates who help individuals access and navigate mental health services and other community resources. Elisha also serves on coalitions, boards, and committees that drive system change efforts. Elisha is a member of MHASP’s public policy team, analyzing policy, educating legislators, educating and mobilizing persons in recovery, and writing policy briefs. She is also instrumental in planning and implementing the Youth Point-in-Time Count in Philadelphia. She previously worked with youth aging out of foster care to help them access housing resources. Elisha holds a master’s degree in social work from Temple University.
Adam Nester, MS
Advocate for Mental Health Systems and Policy at MHASP
Adam is the advocate for mental health systems and policy at the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania (MHASP). His responsibilities include legislative outreach, coalition-building and advocacy training and development, with an emphasis on systems analysis and public policy. He directly works with municipal, state and national legislatures and systems stakeholders, including peers, family members, and service providers. He holds a master’s degree in conflict analysis and resolution from George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, and an undergraduate degree in psychology from Saint Joseph’s University.
Here is a template for a letter to help you request funding to attend Alternatives 2014. We also urge you to check out the Funding Suggestions page on the Alternatives 2014 website, which is available by clicking here. In addition, the deadline to apply for a SAMHSA scholarship to attend the conference is available by clicking here.
List of resources for nonprofits looking to start and grow social media campaigns.
"Social Media for Nonprofits is the world’s only conference series dedicated to social media for social good and to date has earned a 92% approval rating from over 2,500 nonprofit leaders across the USA. Instead of abstract concepts and theory, our focus is on sharing practical tips and tools for fundraising, marketing, and advocacy with nonprofit decision-makers."
The National Empowerment Center has a great listing of resources for learning more about social media.
A Guide for People with Lived Experience of Mental Health Issues and Recovery by the National Empowerment Center
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, Vol. 33, No. 1, January 2006 (2005)
By Daniel B. Fisher, MD, PhD and S. Michael Szczerbaty, M.A., MHSC
What is Emotional CPR (eCPR)? The approach is said to be holistic, hopeful, and empowering. It is a heart-to-heart experience between provider and consumer. It is embedded in a hopeful belief that by using interior experience, empathy, compassion and knowledge, anyone can help another person recover from an emotional crisis. Rather than labeling someone with another 'mental health problem,’ the approach assumes that the person is coping with an experience beyond their current ability to effectively manage their emotional crises. The sooner an eCPR practitioner begins to support a person in their emotional crisis, the more likely it is that the person will make a full and timely return to a life that has meaning and purpose.
http://www.peersnet.org/blog/2014-05/emotional-cpr-recommended-la-county-dmh
"Live Through This is a collection of portraits and stories of suicide attempt survivors, as told by those survivors."
This research tested the effectiveness of a widely used mental health education curriculum in changing knowledge and attitudes about mental illness.
Despite the many studies of public attitudes toward mental illnesses, relatively few have examined the views of the youngest generation of citizens. This study was intended to increase understanding of youths' views of mental illness by developing and administering measures of knowledge and attitudes of middle school students toward mental illnesses.
http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=1103905
Fact sheet from the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery
http://www.ncmhr.org/downloads/NCMHR-Fact-Sheet-on-Involuntary-Outpatient-Commitment-4.3.14.pdf
"The Complementary & Alternative Medicine for Mental Health Conditions program compiles evaluations of the CAM treatments most studied, recommended and used for mental health conditions, based on the ten principal sources. CAM encompasses a broad range of non-medical substances used for treatment or prevention, from yoga to SAM-e to fish oil."
This presentation was delivered at Temple University on March 26, 2014. It covers how the consumer/survivor/ex-patient movement has helped shift the mental health paradigm from an illness/maintenance model to a wellness/recovery model.
"The Lived Experience Research Network (LERN) aims to advance inclusion and social justice issues impacting service users/survivors. LERN also hopes to narrow the gap between advocacy and research."
Sponsored by the Council of State Governments Justice Center, The National Reentry Resource Center provides education, training, and technical assistance to states, tribes, territories, local governments, service providers, non-profit organizations, and corrections institutions working on prisoner reentry.
http://csgjusticecenter.org/nrrc/
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