Community Events Related to Mental Health

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June 2008 Events

The 2008 Vermont CRT Conference: Exploring the Changing World of Services and Supports for Adults with Major Mental Illness
June 13, 2008; 9 AM – 4 PM (registration starts at 8:15 AM)
Killington Grand Hotel, Killington, VT
Cost: Free
http://healthvermont.gov/mh/documents/crtflyer1.pdf

Please note that registration is necessary

Workshops by Vermont CRT Staff & Consumers on Innovative Programs/Services will include: Using Contingency Management to Promote Involvement in Treatment and Wellness Activities, Developing Peer-Run Recovery Centers, Combating Stigma in Your Community, Innovative Recovery-Based Groups, Innovative Approaches to Residential Treatment, Early Detection and Interventions for Schizophrenia, How the Futures Project is changing the Mental Health Landscape, Negotiating Professional Boundaries, Mindfulness Skills for Providers, Exploring the Possibilities of Evidence-Based Supported Employment, and Exploring the Relationship between Treatment and Recovery. Keynote presentations by Amy K. Long, National Empowerment Center on “Balancing Client Choice with Risk and Safety Issues,” and Michael Hartman, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health, on “the Past, Present and Future of CRT Services in Vermont.”

Vermont Summer Institute on Autism Spectrum Disorders
June 23-27, 2008
South Burlington
http://www.uvm.edu/cmsi/?Page=institute/default.html
Please note that registration is necessary

Sponsored jointly by The Autism Society of Vermont and The University of Vermont, Department of Communication Sciences

September 2008 Events

Walk a Mile in My Shoes – Bridging Peer Support & Treatment Services
September 26, 2008; 9 AM -4 PM
Cortina Inn, Killington
Cost: Free
Contact: Patty Breneman at (802)652-2033 or pbreneman@vdh.state.vt.us

Sponsored by Friends of Recovery VT, VT Psychiatric Survivors, VT Vet to Vet, VT Recovery Network, VT Harm Reduction Coalition.