Alliance Note: The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and the National Disability Rights Network will be hosting a SAMHSA sponsored webinar on the positive effect people with lived experience bring to Mental Health Crisis Services. The webinar, which will be held on May 13th from 12-1:30pm, will include speakers from the Bazelon Center, Trans Lifeline, Brownsville In Violence Out, and People USA. We encourage everyone who is interested in learning more about the inclusion of people with lived experiences in crisis services to attend the webinar. You can register for this webinar here. See below to learn more.
  Serving Our Communities: How People with Lived Experience Make Mental Health Crisis Services More Effective May 13, 2024, 12 – 1:30 PM ET Zoom Registration Link More Information Description: This webinar is part 1 of a 2-webinar learning series hosted by the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN). This learning series will focus on strengthening the behavioral health workforce and increasing access to mental health services by working with people with lived expertise who can provide peer supports to adults and youth. Learning Objectives: By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: Understand what makes peer-provided crisis services effective along the service continuum, Learn from multiple real-world successful examples of peer-led programs, Learn how to leverage federal, state, and local funding to pay for peer-involved crisis services, and Actively engage with presenters and other participants to address any questions about bringing such programs to their communities. Speakers: Monica Porter Gilbert, Policy & Legal Advocacy Attorney, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Nemu HJ, Education & Communications Manager, #SafeHotlines campaign,Trans Lifeline Jahmil Roberts, Hotline Operations & Care Manager, Trans Lifeline Dushoun Almond, Program Manager, Brownsville in Violence Out Steve Miccio, Chief Executive Officer, People USA If you have any questions, please contact Kelle Masten via email at kelle.masten@nasmhpd.org or Paige Thomas at paige.thomas@nasmhpd.org. This is a SAMHSA-Sponsored webinar. Live closed captioning and ASL interpreters will be available for this webinar. ***Post materials will be emailed to you within a few days after the webinar. This will include the recording link, PowerPoint slides and a certificate of attendance as we do not offer CEU credits. REGISTER HERE STAY CONNECTED     |