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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, September 8, 2008
Contact:
Mark
Freedman, RSN Administrator,
360-786-5831
Free Mental
Health Forum to be Held
OLYMPIA
-- The annual Thurston-Mason Regional Support Network community mental health
forum will be held later this month in
Olympia
. The title of this year’s conference
is “Living Well in Recovery”. The
featured speakers for this year’s event are Mary
Jadwisiak and Jeanette Barnes who will speak about recovery
and resiliency.
The
schedule includes-
11:30
- 12:15 Registration and snacks
12:15
- 1:30 Keynote Speakers
1:30
- 1:45 Break
1:45
- 3:15 Individual Classes
3:15
- 3:30 Wrap Up
The
forum will be beneficial for many community members including consumers of
mental health services, family members of consumers, caregivers and providers
of community-based mental health services in Thurston and
Mason
Counties
. Forum attendees will be able to
choose from different classes depending upon their interests.
Class
1: Prevention
• WRAP (Wellness Recovery
Action Plan) • Housing • Advance Directives
Class
2: Caregiver & Family Support
• Coping Mechanisms •
Overview of Services • Family Support
Class
3: Employment
• Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation • Benefits Planning • Healthcare
The
forum is sponsored by the Thurston Mason Regional Support Network Advisory
Board in collaboration with Capital Clubhouse, Behavioral Health Resources,
Providence St. Peter Hospital, SeaMar,
Thurston County Mental Health Court
, and the Thurston-Mason National Association for the Mentally Ill.
For
further information or to request special accommodations, please contact Lois
Kim at (360) 786-5832 (Accommodations must be requested by September 05, 2008)
Pre-registration is NOT required.
The
Thurston-Mason Regional Support Network Annual Mental Health Forum-
DATE-
Friday, September 12, 2008
TIME- 11:30 - 3:30
WHERE-
Thurston
County
Public Health & Social Services
412 Lilly Road NE,
Olympia
, Room 107
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