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EVENTS,
CONFERENCES, AND WORKSHOPS
MHANYS
sponsors and/or co-sponsors training conferences and events on
wide variety of topics relating to mental illness and mental health.
In addition, our MHA affiliates and other organizations regularly
sponsor conferences and events. If your organization is holding
an event that you would like to list on this page, please send
an email with all the pertinent information to: infocenter@mhanys.org.
May
4th – 10th, 2008
Children's Mental Health Week. Join
Us this Year! Wear
a green ribbon during these observances. It brings awareness to
the needs of children with emotional, behavioral, and social disabilities
and their families across New York State. Click
here for more information.
May
5, 2008
Children's
Mental Health Awareness Day.
May
8 - 9, 2008
Social
Security Benefits Training - Myths,
Tricks, Tips and How to Make it Work.
Two day intensive training for recipients, families, providers
and benefits specialists. Free of charge sponsored by OMH and
CDPC NAMI Families, ONLY 150 seats. Click
here for flyer.
May
9, 2008
The
Sacred Self: Uncovering New Evidence in the Treatment of Complex
Trauma. Presented by: The Long Island
Committee on Sexual Abuse and Family Violence (LICSA/FV). Keynote
Speaker: Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD. Location: Melville Marriott
Long Island/Melville; 1350 Walt Whitman Road; Melville, NY 11747.
Click
here for conference brochure.
May
15, 2008
Wildwood Programs Family & Community
Services free workshops: Guardianship the Alternatives.
Presented by: Ed Wilcenski, Attorney. At age
18 anyone with or without a disability has reached the age of
majority. This means that, under the eyes of the law, anyone age
18 or older is able to make decisions without parental consent.
In order to protect their children with disabilities, many families
seek legal guardianship. Learn what guardianship is, how to apply,
who needs it, and hear about the alternatives to guardianship.
All programs will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. at their Latham Office
at 1190 Troy-Schenectady Road. To register, call Gladys Askew
at 640-3318. For questions, contact Eileen Marrone at 640-3373.
June
5, 2008
Wildwood Programs Family & Community
Services free workshops: Supplemental Needs Trusts.
Presented by: Ed Wilcenski, Attorney. In planning for the future,
many parents are concerned about maintaining their child's eligibility
for benefits such as SSI and Medicaid, but they also want to be
sure that there are funds available for uncovered medical expenses,
recreational activities, and the important "quality of life
extras". A Supplemental Needs Trust provides a mechanism
by which families can appoint someone to manage funds for an individual
with a disability. The trust can be used to provide a source of
funds without jeopardizing governmental benefits. All programs
will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. at their Latham Office at 1190 Troy-Schenectady
Road. To register, call Gladys Askew at 640-3318. For questions,
contact Eileen Marrone at 640-3373.
ONGOING
EVENTS
Women's
Wellness Meeting
Meets at Albany County Consumer Advocacy Board
(ACCAB) on Tuesdays, 5:30pm - 6:30 pm. Wellness is about the process
of healing and hope. It is developing a plan to self-manage medical,
addiction, and psychiatric symptoms. Together we motivate, encourage
and support each other. Location: ACCAB; 10 N. Russell Road, Albany
(just off Central Ave, in the Westgate Building). For more information
call: Mental Health Empowerment Project at (518) 434-1393 or ACCAB
at (518) 434-1203.
