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Supported Education for Consumers of Mental Health Services

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Supported education provides supports for individuals with mental health disabilities to take advantage of skill, career, education and interpersonal development opportunities within a normalizing academic environment. Many individuals with behavioral health challenges find their educational process interrupted by their condition. Supported education is about getting those individuals back on track, so they can enjoy the […]

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View “Consumers with Lived Experience: Critical Partners in the Mental Health System of Care” Online

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The CAFE TA Center is pleased to announce that its first online training is now ready to be viewed ! This training, entitled Consumers with Lived Experience: Critical Partners in the Mental Health System of Care, explores the trends, approaches, and opportunities in workforce development involving hiring consumers of mental health services as Peer Specialists

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Attend ‘Beyond the Basics’ June 2 in Orlando

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Join us on Thursday, June 2, at the Disney Coronado Springs Convention Center, for a very special training opportunity. This day-long session, entitled “Beyond the Basics: Developing Leadership within the Consumer, Family and Youth Voice,” will give advocates and leaders the tools they need to create real, meaningful systems change. This training is ideal for

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SAMHSA Launches new Website for Mental Health Parity and Addictions Equity Act

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SAMHSA has just launched a new Mental Health Parity and Addictions Equity Act webpage that provides information on the impact of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 for States, providers, consumers and families. The new page is located at http://samhsa.gov/healthreform/parity. This site is a great source of information on the Mental

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CAFE TAC Publishes new Paper on Workforce Development

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We are pleased to announce that we have just posted our newest resource on Workforce Development, The Role of Consumers with Lived Experience in Mental Health Workforce Development. This document explores the role that consumers can play in forming the backbone of a mental health workforce that is well-versed in recovery and based in successful

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SAMHSA Is Seeking Comments on a New Unified Application for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Block Grants

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SAMHSA announces a new approach for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SAPTBG) and the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHSBG). Under this new approach, the grant applications will merge, providing states and territories the opportunity to use block grant dollars for prevention, recovery supports, and other services that supplement services covered

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Alternatives 2011 Call for Papers Available

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Alternatives, the national conference created by and for mental health consumers, will be held at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida this coming October 26-30. The event is designed to provide consumers with in-depth information on peer-delivered services, innovative paths to recovery and other issues related to consumer leadership in supporting our nation’s mental

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