Mind Freedom International Presents the Creative Revolution Conference: “Developing and Expanding Alternatives”
July 27-27, 2014, at Wisdom House in Connecticut
The Choice in Mental Health committee of MindFreedom International recognizes the need for alternatives and to build
intentional communities. The conference invites people who are interested and have developed alternatives to the mental
health system. The goal of the conference is to inspire and encourage more people to develop alternatives to the mental
health system. The conference will focus on four themed groups: Drug-withdrawal programs, Peer-run respite programs,
Open- Dialogue Based programs, and Soteria- like programs.
The goals for each workgroup are to help facilitate the creation and development of those alternatives—in particular
allowing time for a rich dialogue to unfold among participants about the concrete details of opening and running each
alternative. After the workgroup meetings conference participants will be invited to take part in a healing modality such as
yoga, acupuncture, reiki, etc. Our Keynote Speakers will be Robert Whitaker and Mary Ellen Copeland.
- For Soteria Houses: Susan Musante (Ex-Director of Soteria Alaska), Foster Berg (House Manager, Soteria Alaska), Amos Meacham (Project Director, Soteria Vermont), Steven Morgan (Former Project Director, Soteria Vermont), Laura-Nicole Sisson (Special Projects & Administrative Coordinator, Soteria Vermont).
- For Peer-Run Respite Programs: Sera Davidow (Director, Western Mass Recovery Learning Community), Chris Hansen (Principal, Intentional Peer Support, Vermont), Gloria van den Berg (Executive Director, Ayssum Peer Respite, Vermont), Roslind Hayes (Assistant Director, Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, multiple respites), Alan Green (Director of Mental Health Association of Nebraska, Keya House Respite), Kasey Moyer (Associate Director of Mental Health Association of Nebraska, Keya House Respite), Steve Miccio (Executive Director, PEOPLE, Inc., Rose House Respite, New York).
- Sunrise Center/Withdrawing from Psychiatric Drugs: Janet Foner (Chair of the Board of the Sunrise Center project), Joan Mackenzie and Hannah Gross (Board Members), Bob Ketcham.
- For Open Dialogue programs: Ed Altwies (Therapist with the Parachute Project in New York), Amy Morgan (Clinical Director, Advocates, Inc, Massachusetts), Chris Gordon (Executive Director, Advocates Inc., Massachusetts), Dan Fisher (Director of the National Empowerment Center).
- For Hearing Voices Network groups: Lisa Forestell (Director of Community Supports, Western Mass Recovery Learning Community) and Marty Hadge (Community Bridger, Western Mass Recovery Learning Center).
Learn more and register here: http://www.mindfreedom.org/who-we-are/save-the-dates-july-24th-july-27th-2014-creative-revolution-conference-developing-and-expanding-alternatives