[NYAPRS Enews] SAMHSA May 9 TC to Feature 3 Innovative Social Inclusion Initiatives

[Harvey Rosenthal]

SAMHSA ADS Center FREE Training Teleconference

Social Inclusion in Action: Innovative Community Programs

Monday, May 9, 2011    3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)

 

Social inclusion occurs when individuals and entire communities of
people have access to rights, opportunities, and resources that are
usually available to members of American society. People with mental
health and substance use problems are more likely to fully recover and
rebuild their lives when they have access not only to care and services,
but also to social, economic, educational, recreational, and cultural
opportunities that most citizens take for granted.  A socially inclusive
society also provides opportunities for individuals in recovery to
contribute to their communities as peers, employees, parents, residents,
students, volunteers, teachers, and active citizens. Social inclusion
provides a policy framework to make this vision a reality. 

 

The SAMHSA ADS Center invites you to a FREE teleconference training to
learn about three innovative community programs that are improving
lives, changing communities, and transforming systems through social
inclusion practices. The training will highlight the promising practices
of the 2010 Campaign for Social Inclusion Award recipients, including:

*         SC SHARE's Dream Team, which is reaching thousands of young
people throughout South Carolina through partnerships with key
government, faith, and community leaders. The Dream Team uses lived
experience to show that there is hope; that a full, productive life can
be the expectation; and that recovery is possible.

*         Heartland Consumer Network's Poetry for Personal Power, which
is changing lives and influencing educational systems by bringing open
mic spoken poetry competitions to colleges throughout Missouri. This
program is offering young people with mental health and substance use
problems the chance to use personal experience and creativity to inspire
others.   

*         Advocacy Unlimited, Inc., which developed a 30-minute
documentary titled Shining Stars - Young Adults in Recovery to give a
voice to young people with mental health and substance use problems who
teach about what recovery looks like and the important role all of us
play in supporting each other. This program will be featured during a
public viewing of the documentary in June at the State Legislative
Office Building in Connecticut.  

 

These SAMHSA-supported community-based efforts will demonstrate how
social inclusion programs improve lives, communities, and systems.
Participants will also learn how they can apply for the 2011 Campaign
for Social Inclusion Awards and become a pioneer for building a socially
inclusive America.

 

 

Register Today!

To learn more and to register, please 
visit the following page: http://promoteacceptance.samhsa.gov
<http://promoteacceptance.samhsa.gov/teleconferences/default.aspx>
/teleconferences/default.aspx
<http://promoteacceptance.samhsa.gov/teleconferences/default.aspx> . 
We encourage you to share this invitation with interested friends and
colleagues.

Please note: Registration will close at 5:00 p.m., ET, on Sunday, May 8,
2011.

 

Date and Time

Monday, May 9, 2011
3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET

Presenters

*         Corinna West, M.S., CPS
Creative Director
Wellness Wordwork

*         Karen Kangas, Ph.D. 
Executive Director
Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.

*         Lloyd J. Hale II, CPSS-CAC
Certified Peer Specialist and Client Affairs Coordinator
South Carolina Department of Mental Health

 

Questions?

This training teleconference will include a question-and-answer session.
We invite you to submit questions at any time before or during the
teleconference. To submit questions before the teleconference, please
e-mail promoteacceptance at samhsa.hhs.gov. Speakers will answer as many
questions as possible during the Q&A session, but we cannot guarantee
that your question will be addressed. We will provide the presenters'
contact information so that you may contact them directly for a response
or additional information. 

Please note: You may submit anonymous questions; however, if you provide
your name and organization when submitting a question, we may use it
during the call. 

 

Training Sponsor

This teleconference is sponsored by SAMHSA ADS Center, a project of the
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS). CMHS is a center within the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.

Please explore the SAMHSA ADS Center Web site for more information:
http://www.promoteacceptance.samhsa.gov
<http://www.promoteacceptance.samhsa.gov/> 

 

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