Alliance Note: Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery are extremely pleased to announce details of the extraordinary lineup of speakers at this year’s Alliance Annual Conference, Leading the Charge for Recovery, Rights and Justice!, to be held September 25-27 in the Catskills Mountains at the Villa Rome Hotel in Callicoon, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿. Our program offers keynote and presentations by some of the most respected experts and leaders across ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ and the nation (click on their names for details), along with our traditional Stand Up for Mental Health comedy show, Shiatsu, Reiki, Acupuncture healers, BBQ under the Stars, Open Mic and Peer Support groups.
- We’ve sent out letters to inform people about proposals that we were not able to include in this year’s program.
- We also distributed 75 scholarships this week to people who’ve never previously received them.
We are offering the following special deal:
Score Big with Our BUY 5, GET 1 FREE Deal!
Score Big with Our BUY 5, GET 1 FREE Deal! Deadline September 6th
We are also very pleased to invite you to take advantage of our exclusive offer: when you register five people, you’ll get one registration (including the hotel reservation) absolutely free!
- Hotel, meals and special offerings: Just contact the hotel directly at 1-800-727-8455 and select #1 for reservations to claim your bonus. Remember, each attendee needs an individual reservation/registration, but if they’re sharing a room, you can reserve them together in one go. Planning a short stay? For one-night-only bookings, give the hotel a call at the same number and select #1 for reservations. Don’t miss out on these fantastic savings!
- To attend the conference program, make your qualifying registrations and then email Eileen Crosby for your free registration(s). Don’t forget to include the email address used for purchase and your organization.
If you plan to register less than 5 attendees, use the links to complete registration and get hotel accommodations online.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND HOTEL RESERVATIONS ARE SEPARATE.
- Conference Registration: Click
- Hotel Reservations Click
Look for daily Alliance E-News postings in the coming days to hear about our other speakers and schedule. Email us here to subscribe to our E-News!
Leading the Charge for Recovery, Rights and Justice!
Alliance for Rights and Recovery 42nd Annual Conference
September 25-27, 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Villa Roma Resort Callicoon, NY
Rights, Choice and Self-Determination
Self-Direction in ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿: Envisioning the Future: Ana Schick, Self-Direction Resource Consultant, Community Access; Jennifer Sutton, Director of Employment and Family Services, Independent Living; , Senior Research Associate and Director of Behavioral Health, Human Services Research Institute
Changing Conversation: Improving News Reporting and Public Discussion of Civil Commitment , Author of “Your Consent is Not Required
Informing ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿â€™s Study on Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program: PhD, Assistant Professor School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh and , Senior Research Associate and Director of Behavioral Health, Human Services Research Institute
Unpacking the Power of Psychiatric Advance Directives: , Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery; , Painted Brain; , Concepts Forward; , Mental Health Medical Director, Bureau of Mental Health at ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Moderator: Luke Sikinyi, Director for Public Policy and Engagement, Alliance for Rights and Recovery
Queer Workers’ Rights: Intersections of Disability Justice and LGBTQIA+ Rights in Employment , Recovery Specialist and Trainer, OnTrackNY, Center for Practice Innovations
From Stress to Strategy: Mental Health and Your Voting Power! , Director of Advocacy, Community Access; , Author; Luke Sikinyi, Director of Public Policy and Engagement, The Alliance for Rights and Recovery
Peer Support
Peer Support as Social Change: , Founder, and , Co-Director, Intentional Peer Support
KEYNOTE: Wellness and Peer Support Pioneers Panel: Creator of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), Educator and Advocate; , founder and Co-Director of Intentional Peer Support and , creator of the 8 Dimensions of Health and Peer Wellness Coaching; Moderator Harvey Rosenthal, CEO, Alliance for Rights and Recovery
The 25th Anniversary of Medicaid-Billable Peer Support: Reflections on Policy Impacts and Future Horizons , State of Georgia, Department of Behavioral Health-Director, Office of Medicaid Coordination and Health System Innovation
Transitioning Through Peer Roles: Exploring the Peer Specialist Career Path Kristin Rivera, Systems Youth Engagement Specialist, Youth Power
The Role of Peer Support as an Indigenous Practice: , COO and, CEO, Kiva Centers
Assessing Organizational Readiness for Peer Support Implementation in Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs): , BA, CEO, Recovery Options Made Easy; , assistant program director at Best Self Recovery Community Center
Embracing Connection: Helping Peers Understand and Overcome Loneliness in a Technology Driven World: , CEO, , Deputy Director of Programs, , Regional Director Adult Home Initiative, Baltic Street Wellness Solutions
Peer Supporters and Community Health Workers: Where is the Nexus? , Associate Director, Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies; , Director, Bureau of Special Populations; , CEO, MHA of Nassau County; Luke Sikinyi, Director for Public Policy, Alliance for Rights and Recovery
Listening to the Peer Workforce: What We Heard…and What You Can Do: , LCSW, NYCPS, Senior Director of Special Projects, Hands Across Long Island (HALI); , M.S, ALWF, Co-Director, PeerTAC; Jessica Wolf, Principal, Decision Solutions Consulting
Not for Nothing: A Continuing Dialogue on Answers to Three Critical Questions about Supervision of Peer Support Workers: , Consultant, Peer TAC and Rutgers University; , Director of Peer Services, Office of Behavioral Health, NYC Health and Hospitals; , Program Consultant, NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
The Challenges of Peer Services Integration: , Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation; , Co-Director, PeerTAC
Employment
Employment Matters: Making the Most of Your Employment Journey: Regina Kaiser, Crestwood; , Center for Practice Innovations
Racial (In)justice and Employment , , , , , and , Center for Practice Innovations (CPI)
Wellness and Recovery
Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing: , CEO, Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery
KEYNOTE: Wellness and Peer Support Pioneers Panel: Creator of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), Educator and Advocate; , founder and Co-Director of Intentional Peer Support and , creator of the 8 Dimensions of Health and Peer Wellness Coaching; Moderator Harvey Rosenthal, CEO, Alliance for Rights and Recovery
Introduction to Breath-Body-Mind: , Co-Founder, Breath-Body-Mind Foundation
Spirituality and Religion: , Director of Training, Wildflower Alliance; , Senior Recovery and Support Systems, Coordinator, National Association of State Mental Hygiene Directors; , MHA of Nassau County; , Crestwood Behavioral Health; Moderator, Harvey Rosenthal, CEO, Alliance for Rights and Recovery
Transforming Lived Experiences to Lived Expertise , Executive Director, NYC Justice Peer Initiative
Rhythms for Community Wellness: The Power of Drumming: , Founder/Owner, Chrys Ballerano Consulting Services
The Art of Recovery: , Author, Reaching Across with the Arts; Independent Consultant
Hearing Voices Network: , Director of Training, Wildflower Alliance
Pathways to Trauma Recovery , Surviving Spirit; , Baltic Street Wellness Solutions
Journaling Your Way to Healing: , Founder, Blooming Creativity
What Is Psych Rehab and Why I Should Want It In My Life? Britt Higgins, Senior Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist, , Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist, , Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist, Alliance for Rights and Recovery
The Real WRAP , Creator of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), Educator and Advocate
Reentry from and WRAP Implementation within Carceral Settings: , Alliance for Rights and Recovery Director for Peer Bridger Services and Technical Assistance; , Director, WRAP, Advocates for Human Potential; , Executive Director, Tomorrow’s Neighbors; , Freedom Horton, WRAP Coordinators, Step By Step, Inc; , Program Specialist, Shining Light
Advocacy and Public Policy
Fighting for Rights, Recovery and Peer Support Across the Nation! , Community Organizer for Public Policy, Disability Rights California; , Board President, National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery; Moderator: Luke Sikinyi Director of Public Policy and Engagement, The Alliance for Rights and Recovery
KEYNOTE: NYS Mental Health Policy Forum Ann Sullivan, Commissioner, Janine Perazzo, Assistant Commissioner; Erica van De Wal, Director of Planning; Ian Rodgers, Director, Patient and Client Feedback Initiatives, NYS Office of Mental Health NYS Office of Mental Health
Navigating ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿’s 1115 Waiver: Overview, Implementation Updates, and Future Opportunities: , Director, Bureau of Adult Special Populations, Policy and Programming NYS Department of Health; , President, CEO, Scudder Intervention Services Foundation; , Mental Health and Housing Policy Advocate; Luke Sikinyi, Director of Public Policy, The Alliance for Rights and Recovery
Understanding ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿’s Social Care Networks Under the New 1115 Waiver; , Senior Advisory, Brown & Weinraub; , President, CEO, Scudder Intervention Services Foundation; Luke Sikinyi, Director of Public Policy, The Alliance for Rights and Recovery
Building a Grassroots Demand for Trauma Informed Services Billy Gamble, Director of Statewide Services, Mental Health Empowerment Project (MHEP)
Racial Equity and Justice
Unapologetic Black Unicorns , Vice President of Partnerships and Innovation, Inseparable; , Founder and CEO, Pillars NYC; , Director of Peer Support Services & Research and Director of the Yale Lived Experience Transformational Leadership Academy and , Psychiatrist/Scholar/Activist; , Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Technical Assistance Collaborative
KEYNOTE: The Ecology of Equity: A Healing Pathway to Inclusive Environments Dr. Ashley Stewart, Director of Health and Racial Equity, C4 Innovations
KEYNOTE: Healing Through Hip Hop Luis Lopez, Director, Care Management Institute, Chacku Mathai, Director of Crisis Systems Training Initiative Center for Practice Innovations
Navigating Identity: Exploring the Intersectionality of Racism and the Immigrant Experience, , DEI Youth Engagement Coordinator, Youth Power
Story Circles 1: Wellness and Recovery (Resilience) Story Circle , CEO, Confluency Consultants; Theresa Hall, Long Island Regional Coordinator, Alliance for Rights and Recovery
Story Circles 2: Wellness and Recovery Story Circle Implementation , CEO, Confluency Consultants; Theresa Hall, Long Island Regional Coordinator, Alliance for Rights and Recovery
Recovery Across the Lifespan
Empowering Change: Youth Justice Reform and Advocacy in ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ CCA Representatives Patrick Stevens, Precious Lugo, Statewide Youth Engagement Specialist, Youth Power, , Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health (TIEMH)
Peer Support Throughout the Lifespan: , Director of Peer Workforce Development, Hands Across Long Island.
Ending the School to Trans-Institutionalization Pipeline; , Staff Attorney, Education Advocacy Project in Juvenile Rights Practice, Legal Aid Society; Other Representatives from Legal Aid Society
Strategies to Enhance our Support for Elders with Mental Health Challenges; , People USA; TBD, Fountain House; , Academy of Peer Services, and , Alliance for Rights and Recovery
KEYNOTE: Advancing the Mental Health of Young People Kelly Davis, Vice President, Peer and Youth Advocacy at Mental Health America Vesper Moore, COO, Kiva Center
Crisis Supports
Advancing The Crisis Care Continuum: Innovative Models for Support and Recovery: , Chief Program Officer, Greater Mental Health of ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿; Living Room/Respite, , BA, CEO, Recovery Options; Ellen Healion, Director of Peer Bridger Services, Alliance for Rights and Recovery; TBA Fountain House; , CEO, People USA
Compassionate Crisis Care: Person Centered Approaches to Improve Crisis Response: , member Daniel’s Law Task Force; , Director of Disability Justice, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Lawyers for the Public Interest; Billy Gamble, MHEP