CONSUMER AFFAIRS BULLETIN
Volume 1, No. 1 Winter 1996

Calendar

Here's a listing of a few up-coming conferences of interest to consumers/survivors. To find out about more events, contact the Information Center. If there are other events that should be listed, let CMHS Consumer Affairs know.

1996

December 14-18
Alternatives '96
The Clarion Plaza Hotel
Orlando, Florida

Entitled "Creating Healing Alternatives for Real Health Reform" and sponsored by the National Mental Health Consumer Self-Help Clearinghouse with support from CMHS, this is the 12th annual conference given by and for consumers/survivors. Contact Kathleen Douglass at (800) 553-4539 extension 256.

1997

January 9-10
Pivotal Issues in Mental Health Law: Competence, Risk & Coercion
The Pointe Hilton Resort at Squaw Peak
Phoenix, Arizona

Sponsored by ComCare and the Arizona Health Sciences Center, this meeting will focus on the findings of 8 years of MacArthur Foundation-funded research examining issues of competence of persons to make their own decisions, the risk of violence sometimes associated with mental health problems, and the role of compulsory treatment. Contact Sheri Brown at (602) 249-0362.

January 27
Joint SAMHSA /CMHS CSAT/CSAP Advisory Council Meeting
Reston, Virginia

Periodic meeting of National Advisory Councils to review activities and offer suggestions on future developments. Contact the Information Center for more information.

March 19-22
"Learning From Us" Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sponsored by the National Empowerment Center, this event is targeted to mental health administrators, policy makers, managed behavioral healthcare personnel, and other mental health professionals to teach models of empowerment, healing and recovery. Contact (605) 338-1088, e-mail to LFConf@aol.com.

April 10-11
CMHS National Advisory Council Meeting
Washington, DC area

The periodic meeting of the National Advisory Council to review CMHS activities and offer suggestions on future developments. Contact the Information Center for more information.

July 6-11
The World Congress for Mental Health
Helsinki, Finland

The biennial international mental health conference attracts individuals including consumers/survivors from throughout the globe.

Contact CMHS Consumer Affairs for more information (301) 443-2619 or (301) 443-9824.

July 10 - 13
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Annual Conference
Albuquerque Convention Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico

The annual family conference addressing various issues which attracts significant consumer/survivor representation.

For more information contact The National Alliance on Mental Illness at 1-800-950-NAMI.

Consumer Affairs Bulletin
Volume 1, No. 1 Winter 1996