World Mental Health Day
Workshop Series
Friday, October 10th
9 AM - 3 PM
World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.
Workshops
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What is Peer Support and Who is MHA?
9:00 AM
with Jenny Miller, COO
Learn about peer services and what our team of Peer Specialists do. Learn how our lived experience and specialized training informs our services which promote mental health recovery, prevention of mental illness, and early intervention.
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Foundations of Self Care
10:00 AM
with Sheila McCue, LCSW-R
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Breath-Body-Mind
11:15 AM
with Melanie Little, MSW
Breath-Body-Mind (BBM) is a set of evidence-based, mind-body practices that use breathing, movement, and attention-focus techniques to improve stress resilience, emotion regulation, and mental focus for individuals across diverse populations, including children, veterans, healthcare workers, and disaster survivors.
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Intro to Wellness Recovery Action Plan
1:00 PM
with Larry Albro, NYSCPS
Mental health can impact you just as much as your physical health. Like all of us, you have good days and days that are hard. Learn about WRAP, a self-designed prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well, and make their life the way they want it to be.
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A Recovery Story
2:00 pm
with Katie Donovan, CRPA and NYSCPS
Listen to a journey of recovery from our Certified Recovery Peer Advocate, Katie. She will also discuss the services she provides that can help those who are also on their recovery journeys.