1. Enable a consumer-directed regional planning process and service delivery system
2. Expand Consumer-operated services and programs
3. Establish regional consumer ombudsmen
5. Increase capacity for providing recovery-based educational opportunities
6. Develop a pilot program for consumers using assistive technology & EPAT
7. Interactive Website to be used by all stakeholders
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Events and announcements
Introduction
These Events and Announcements (or trip reports) were made at RRWG meetings by the person listed and/or generally known in the consumer community collected and placed here for group and community use.
Where a RRWG meeting is called, it is by the person listed, usually the Large Group chair or Lead Contact for subgroups...
Please contact the person by for more information about the event, registration process, location specifics, etc and perhaps forward back additional information to the Interactive Website team and/or subgroup technical liason for distributed updating...
The upkeep of this group calendaring is onerous, so help Participate...
Software enhancements going towards a Calendar component of the Interactive Website subgroup is a goal when regular web hosting is added...
RRWG Regional Recovery Workgroup (listed reverse chronologically)
Oct 16, 2006 (Monday) 1-3+ pm RRWG meeting at Institute
Sept 22, 2006 (Friday) 9.30-10.30 am "executive" (RRWG "Officers" +?) at cafeteria FFX Gov't Center
Sept 22, 2006 (Friday) 10.30- am "executives" (RRWG "Officers" +?) with CSB Directors at FFX Gov't Center
Sept 22, 2006 (Friday) 1 pm Steering Committee Meeting at FFX Gov't Center
Sept 18, 2006 (Monday) Regional Support Center subgroup 1 pm meeting at Institute by Mary Ann
Sept 11, 2006 (Monday) RRWG Large Group meeting by Elected Officers
Regularly scheduled 2nd Monday of the month Large Group RRWG meeting.
Sept 6, 2006 (Wednesday), 7 pm Consumer Operated Services subgroup meeting at LMEC Edsall Road by Ray
Aug 28, 2006 (Monday) RRWG Large Group Meeting topic Elected Officers by Sharon
July 31, 2006 (Monday) Regional Support Center subgroup meeting with Lynn at Institute by Mary Ann
notes please? emailed, but not up yet
July 24, 2006 (Monday) 12 noon/ 1-3 pm @ NVMHI by Sharon
Large Group meeting of the Regional Recovery Workgroup RRWG
RRWG History
Northern Virginia Regional Partnership Meeting
Sept 22nd (Fri) Next Steering Committee Meeting in Fairfax County Gov't Center
Exact room and time to be obtained...
NVRPP History
On Our Own of Fairfax County
Executive Director vacancy announcement by Bill and/or Diane
A position description is being circulated for a new Executive Director...
Patrick S & Edwina may have more information...
Sept 3, 4 pm - On Our Own Picnic in Alexandria by Bill and/or Diane
Others may have more information...
- Picnic photos by someone todo
On Our Own of Fairfax County History
Fall Trainings & Conferences (see contact name on line for more info)
Sept 29 (Fri) Mental Illness Awareness Week MIAW Fairfax County in Fair Lakes, VA 2006 MIAW Brochure.pdf
One of the larger gatherings of Fairfax County Mental Health before the holiday season begins...
Usually includes:
- a keynote speaker
- and/or panel
- Consumer and Provider of the year awards by NVMHCA, NAMI NOVA and others,
- and hotel conference center lunch...
- difficult to get to by your average consumer unless Ridesharing to MIAW2006?
- the audience which largely already knows about MH one way or another, though may learn more, or experience something else...
In 2006, plans include a panel on transformation with
- [Dr. Reinhart] of DMHMRSAS,
- Mary Ann of RRWG, Fairfax CSB and other fame among others in Fair Lakes, VA...
- moderated by Paolo del Vecchio bio of the CMHS Office of Consumer Affairs in SAMHSA
In 2005, Jackie McKinney as keynote speaker and a consumer panel on Drop In Centers moderated by Will Gallik of On Our Own of Charlottesville in Merrifield, VA...
In 2004, Dr Dan Fisher of the National Empowerment Center spoke in Fair Lakes, VA.
MIAW Fairfax History
Oct 19th (Thurs) Larry Davidson from Yale at FFX Co Gov't Center by Gail
Oct 28 (Sat) Journey to Independence (brain injury) at GMU Campus with Myra on Panel by Myra
Nov 28-29 (Tues-Weds) Pat Deegan in Prince William County by Gail
Nov 29-Dec 1st (Weds-Fri) VAPRA in Fair Lakes, VA by Beth
(VA state (old name IASPRS, the clubhouse model organization)) with a focus on Recovery
Early December COSIG Co-occuring Disorders (MH & Substance Abuse) Minkoff's? by Beth?
Regional Conference History
VOCAL (Virginia Organization of Consumers Asserting Leadership)
Our statewide consumer group similar to neighboring On Our Own of Maryland and Collaborative Services Project of NJ, though perhaps years behind, as reforming after approximately a decade without a reasonably well funded state consumer organization.
OUR JOURNEY: Virginia's First Annual Statewide Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Conference
August 1-3, 2006 (Tues-Thurs) on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
Keynote Speaker: Judi Chamberlin of the National Empowerment Center in Boston, Massachusetts
For more information on registration, contact the VOCAL Network at 1-804-343-1777 or email Yolande Long at yolande@vocalvirginia.org. Yolande A. Long, M.S.W., VOCAL Network Office Manager/Newsletter Editor, PO Box 477, Richmond, Virginia 23218
Our Journey Experiences by Jerry
Herding Turtles
July 18, 2006 (Tues)
The VOCAL CO-OP is pleased to invite you to a free training: “Herding Turtles”
How To Create Great Meetings
(FULLED and past July 1 deadline but a Wait List)
Herding Turtles report by Jerry
VOCAL Retreat
October 1-4, 2006 (Sun-Weds)
Currently wait list only.
VOCAL History
REACH (Recovery Education and Creative Healing)
REACH is a training component of VOCAL with emphasis on WRAP.
See REACHVirginia.org and the VOCAL websites for more info
July 16-21, 2006 (Sun-Fri)
WRAP Training in Richmond area
REACH WRAP Fall Facilitator Training:
October 22-27, 2006 (Sun-Fri) in Richmond. Peers from any region may apply. There will be 7 scholarship slots and 5 sponsored slots. The deadline is September 22, 2006. Please return via email to reachinghigher@reachvirginia.org or FAX to 757-558-3900 or FAX to tool-free 866-647-9500.
See REACHVirginia.org for more information.
REACH History
Regional Consumer Groups
Consumer groups are largely consumer run organizations governed by a majority consumer board, or in the process of legally forming with incorporation, bylaws, etc...
NVMHCA (Northern Virginia Mental Health Consumers Association)
Monthly Meetings 1st Sunday of the month
(except holidays like Labor Day weekend delayed to the next Sunday?).
See NVMHCA Yahoogroup Diane, Bill, NVMHCA and/or others
CELT Consumer Empowerment and Leadership Training
see mhav.org/CELT
NEW SCHEDULE COMING SOON
Rumors of upcoming Richmond academies with a legislative visit being planned
STAY TUNED and see the CELT website...
Regional Consumer Groups History
National Associations
National mental health related organizations. See also NAMI Groups
with all the local affiliates. Other national organizations are Disorder Specific National Organizations...
National Mental Health Association
National Associations History
Disorder Specific National Organizations (approximately by prevalence and/or popularity?)
Mood Disorders
DRADA.org
Depression and Related Affective Disorders, mostly meeting in the Baltimore and Washington area, but national effects affliated with Johns Hopkins Medical School.
DBSAlliance.org
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance with national and some local support group meetings in DC and Seven Corners.
- Runs PeerSupport.org, a peer organization with Sherry Mead among others.
Schizophrenia
NSFoundation.org
National Schizophrenia Foundation. todo
Anxiety
ADAA.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of America todo
Personality Disorders
MHSanctuary.com
Substance Abuse
Not really mental health, but a disorder, and many have Cooccurring Disorders...
Disorder Specific National Organizations History
NAMI Groups (in somewhat reverse grass roots order of size)
NAMI-PW.org
Relatively newly forming NAMI organization lead by our own Phil...
NAMI Arlington
See also NAMINoVA.org for Arlington listings.
Note: website?
NAMI NOVA
Regional NAMI organization with local affiliates...
NAMI Virginia
State organization
Note: currently no website?
NAMI National
The national organization is based in Arlington, VA at Court House MetroRail...
NAMI Groups History
State Associations
Mental Health Association of Virginia
See also CELT and VOCAL some of whose offices are hosted there...
Virginia CSB
A provider association of Community Service Boards across the state of Virginia
State Associations History
Local Government
see Representation and Governments for a listing with regional links
State Government
DMHRSAS
DMHRSAS is the Virginia state organization, and also a funder of the RRWG...
VOPA
Virginia Organization Protection and Advocacy is the state advocacy and legal rights organization usually called in to investigate the death of a patient in a state facility...
State Government History
Federal Government
SAMHSA
SAMHSA CMHS
MH Info Center
SAMHSA VA Database
Federal Government History
Non Profits
see Non Profits, Representation and Organizations
Page History
20060830 Jerry
- Added many announcements from 20060828 RRWG meeting
20060904 Jerry
- Some updates for subgroups meetings, ordering listings by chronological, prevalence, etc
- adding links, details and some sub sections added
20060918 Jerry
- Some updates of meetings and moved Steering Committee up in this very long document
- Forked Calendar now requires updating 2 places, one graphical overview, another with details?
- Onerous+++
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