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18 Public Policy Presentations at Alliance Conference 2024; Buy 5 Get 1 Free Registration Deal Ends TOMORROW; CEUs Available

by The Alliance for Rights and Recovery

Leading the Charge for Recovery, Rights and Justice!

Alliance for Rights and Recovery 42nd Annual Conference
September 25-27, 2024ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Villa Roma Resort Callicoon, NY

Alliance Note: This year’s Alliance Conference will offer a broad array of 18 substantive presentations and discussion around some of the most pressing and/or promising public policy developments and challenges that face ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ers and, likely, stakeholders across the nation. See below for more details, including information around scholarships and CEUs.

  • 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
  • Taking Back Our Power, Bringing the Pain Jihoon Kim, CEO, InUnity Alliance;Ìý Jerome Wright, Co-Director, HALT Solitary Campaign; Chacku Mathai, Director of Crisis Systems Training Initiative at Center for Practice Innovations; Glenn Liebman, CEO, Mental Health Association in ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ State; Harvey Rosenthal, Director for Public Policy and Engagement, Alliance for Rights and Recovery
  • 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)
  • 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; Jody Gnant, Community Access
  • Informing ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿â€™s Study on Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program: PhD, Assistant Professor School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh; , Senior Research Associate and Director of Behavioral Health and Ebony Flint, Policy Analyst, Human Services Research Institute; , Executive Director, NYC Justice Peer Initiative.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Challenges of Peer Services Integration: , Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation; , Co-Director, PeerTAC
  • Racial (In)justice and Employment , , , , , and , Center for Practice Innovations (CPI
  • 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)
  • Strategies to Enhance our Support for Elders with Mental Health Challenges; , People USA; TBD, Fountain House; , Academy of Peer Services, and Ìý, Alliance for Rights and Recovery
  • Advancing The Crisis Care Continuum: Innovative Models for Support and Recovery: Raquelle Kolodny, Coordinator of Integrated Services, 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
  • 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
  • Navigating Identity: Exploring the Intersectionality of Racism and the Immigrant Experience, , DEI Youth Engagement Coordinator, Youth Power

Don’t be on the sidelines: join these very critically important discussions!
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Alliance Note: Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is 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).Ìý 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!