CONSUMER AFFAIRS BULLETIN
Volume 2, No. 1 Spring 1997

Calendar

JUNE 3

Consumer Public Policy Forum
Washington, D.C.

Featured consumer leaders, private and public sector providers and policy makers will address the most pressing mental health policy issues facing consumers/survivors at this forum.

This event is separate from the NMHA Conference listed below. There is no registration fee, but space is limited. To register, call the National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse at (800) 553- 4539.

JUNE 4-7

Clifford W. Beers National Mental Health Conference
National Mental Health Association
Washington, D.C.

Conference brings together leaders from the NMHA network aff~liates, consumers, and well known experts in service delivery, advocacy, research and education. (A limited number of consumer scholarships are available.)

Contact: Diana Church for scholarship application form. For general info., contact: NMHA 1(800)969-NMHA or write: NMHA, 2001 N. Beauregard Street - 12th Floor, Alexandria, Va. 22311; fax: (703)684-5968; Web Site: http://www.nmha.org.

JULY 6-11

Cornerstones for Mental Health Federation's 1997 World Congress Lahti, Finland

The World Congress is being held in Finland to mark the centennial celebration of the Finnish Association for mental health.

Contact: Khaki-Congress Services, P.O. Box 762, FIN00101 Helsinki, Finland, fax 358 0 492 810, E-mail: kako_ar@cc.helsinki.fi.

JULY 10-13

National Alliance for the Mentally III (NAMI) Annual Conference Albuquerque, N.M.

The annual family conference addressing various issues which attracts significant consumer/survivor representation. Contact: NAMI at 1-800-950-NAMI

CORRECTION

In the first edition of the Consumer Affairs Bulletin, Winter 1996, in the "Community Highlights" article, the correct telephone for CAUSE (Consumers and Alliances United for Supported Education) should be (617) 770-4000, x297, (fax) (617) 770-2953.

HELP IS ON THE WAY!

Disaster Crisis Counseling

The Emergency Services and Disaster Relief Branch, CMHS, is in contact with Arkansas, Ohio and Indiana related to the recent tornadoes and flooding disasters and are working with the state departments of mental health in developing disaster crisis counseling programs. For information contact CMHS consumer affairs at (301)443-9824. The National Mental Health Information Center has a number of emergency and disaster assistance publications, including Responding to the Needs of People with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness in Times of Major Disasters; Disaster Response and Recovery: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals; and Training Manual for Human Service Workers in Major Disasters. Contact the Information Center for copies of these booklets and others.

Consumer Affairs Bulletin
Volume 2, No. 1 Spring 1997