WISCONSIN UNITED
for MENTAL HEALTH

Sponsored by: The Wisconsin Restorative Justice Coalition & Wisconsin Association of Restitution Programs

Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells

Conference Registration: $60.00

Audience: Judges, Prosecutors, Victim Advocates, Social Workers, Crime Victims/Survivors, Probation & Parole Agents, Restorative Justice Program Providers & Volunteers

Detailed information & registration coming to you soon!
Questions – email: payback@novaservices.org or call: (262)338-7910

Hotel Reservations: 877-253-5466
Special Rate $62.00 single or $99.00 double, if reserved before April 7; Cancellation Fees Apply

8:30am - 4:00pm
American Family Insurance Conference Center
6000 American Parkway - Madison, WI 53783

Sponsored by NAMI Wisconsin, co-sponsored by William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, UW-Madison School of Social Work, WI DHFS Brain Injury Advisory Council, WI Department of Military Affairs.

Registration is by mail only, space is limited and preference will be given to families - will also accept registration from professionals who would benefit from this workshop.

Featured Topics:  Recognizing & Addressing Behavioral Difference after Brain Injury, Medical & Mental Health Overview, Spouse/Significant Other Relationship Challenges, Veterans as Parents, Challenges for Parents of OEF/OIF Veterans, Coping with the Transition.

For more information call: Melissa at NAMI WI 1-800-236-2988

Join HOPES at Olin-Turveille Park in Madison, Wisconsin for their 10th Annual Walk for Awareness: Bringing Depression and Suicide to Light.

Registration begins at 8:30
Walk begins at 10:00; followed by a light lunch

Informational Flyer .pdf

You can find registration forms and addition information at:
[http://www.hopes-wi.org]

Center for Mental Health Recovery (CMHR) Community Forum

Teleconference from 2 to 3:30 PM CST

This forum will feature six of the twelve organizations implementing CMHR support activities through the state implementation grants. To participate in the forum, dial 1-800-369-0860 and once prompted, enter 97174#.

Sponsored by the Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force

For more information contact Peter Hoeffel at 414-773-4646 or peterh@drwi.org

10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m
CWAG
2850 Dairy Drive, Suite 100
Madison, WI

On May 21 from 11:30am -1pm the DHFS will be presenting another in its series of Reaching Through Barriers webcasts, featuring a half-hour video on Men Get Depression. The video will focus on men from 30-55 years old. We are seeking men in this age range who have experienced depression who would be willing to be part of a panel that would follow the video. We would also like a psychiatrist who would be able to address questions on treatment experiences for men in this age group. Please contact Shel Gross, shelgross@tds.net or 608-250-4368; or Rebecca Cohen, cohenrw@dhfs.state.wi.us or 608-266-2712.

This special focuses on women and depression and contains a segment on postpartum depression.  Broadcast details available via PBS's Web site:
[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/takeonestep/depression/]

The 2008 Voice Awards will take place in Hollywood, CA, on Wednesday, May 28. The event will be hosted by Joe Pantoliano (from the movie “Canvas”) and will bring together people from the entertainment industry, consumer movement, and advocacy community for a night that celebrates increased awareness of mental health issues and recovery. The Voice Awards are a part of SAMHSA’s Campaign for Mental Health Recovery and honors writers and producers who incorporate dignified, respectful, and accurate portrayals of individuals with mental health problems into film and television productions.

The Voice Awards also acknowledge the tireless efforts of advocates who are working to promote social inclusion and recovery for individuals with mental health problems. The 2008 program will honor 26 films, shows, and individuals.

Please plan to join Disability Rights Wisconsin for a lively evening spotlighting milestone achievements within Disability Rights Wisconsin and the disability rights movement over the last 30 years. We’ll also shine a light on what lies ahead. Don’t miss the fun as we celebrate at Spotlight: 30 years of award-winning advocacy!

Saturday, May 31, 2008
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison

No Health Without Mental Health
Featuring the Inaugural Promotion and Prevention Summit.  To find out more about the program, our speakers and how to register today, visit www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/conference.  Space is limited and will fill up quickly, sign up now.

Join newly appointed DHFS Secretary Karen Timberlake for the Third Annual Summit of Wisconsin's eHealth Initiative convened on behalf of Governor Doyle's eHealth Care Quality and Patient Safety Board

8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Concourse Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin

Program Information available at http://media.med.wisc.edu/proofs/ehealth08/index.html or register directly at the UW Extension Web site

Break-out session descriptions now posted and new speakers added

Convened by  Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services in partnership with UW School of Medicine and Public Health and the UW Population Health Institute

Time: 10:00-12:00 am at the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation in Madison (WISLine available)

Early Relationships Matter: Building Networks
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health

Full Day Pre-conference Sessions, June 18th; Conference June 19-20

Location:
Concourse Hotel
Madison, WI

Keynote Presenters:
Roseanne Clark, Ph.D.
Dr. Clark is the Director of the Parent-Infant and Early Childhood Clinic and Post Partum Depression Treatment Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Clark is internationally recognized for her research on post partum depression, disturbances in early parent-child relationships and maternal employment.

Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, MA
Ms. Sheedy Kurcinka is the Director of Parentchildhelp.com residing in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mary is a best selling author of a number of books including Raising Your Spirited Child. She is an internationally recognized lecturer and parent educator.

Gerry Costa, Ph.D.
Dr. Gerard Costa is the founding Director of the YCS Institute for Infant and Preschool Mental Health in East Orange, New Jersey. The YCS Institute is a training and consultation, clinical service and research program concerned with the optimal development of infants and children, birth to six years, within the context of their relationships.

Topic areas of interest for workshops include but are not limited to:
General Infant Mental Health Concepts
Professional Development
Screening and Assessment
Supporting Parents
Integrating Infant Mental Health into Various Systems
Building Capacity within Local Communities
Supporting Early Childhood Professionals
Policy
[http://www.wiaimh.org]

“Understanding and Assessing the Dementias”

• Madison, WI
• Offered through the UW-Extension Program
• Fee: $150 for one or $275 for two.
  
• Contact the UW for more information: 608-262-1397 or 800-741-7416.

National Center for Trauma-Informed Care Conference in Washington, DC

This 2-day learning exchange and networking transformation forum will highlight useful and practical strategies for moving forward together with the implementation of trauma-informed care.  Administrators and those providing staff support, service providers, consumers and survivors, and representatives of outside groups who have a stake in this revolutionary transformation are all invited and welcome.

Registration and additional information about Dare to Transform will be available by February 1, 2008.

10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m
CWAG
2850 Dairy Drive, Suite 100
Madison, WI

This cutting edge conference will present the latest information on adolescent brain development,highlight sex-based brain differences and will conduct workshops demonstrating how gender sensitivity can lead to better outcomes when used with existing programs and models.

Cost: $175 if registered prior to July 7, 2008, and $225 if registered after that date.

Location: The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club, Madison WI.

Sponsored by: UW-Madison Professional Development & Applied Studies, The Gender Studies Project, Department of Health & Family Services, Bureau of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Project Fresh Ligh

Understanding and Assessing Late Life Mental Disorders

• Madison, WI
• Offered through the UW-Extension Program
• Fee: $150 for one or $275 for two.
  
• Contact the UW for more information: 608-262-1397 or 800-741-7416.

Time: 10:00-12:00 am at the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation in Madison (WISLine available)

Tour of Community Mental Health Programs, followed by Council Meeting

• Tuesday, September 16, 2008, Noon-6:00PM - Tour Regional Community Mental Health Programs (Region and Programs to be Determined)
  
  • Evening: Networking
• Wednesday, September 17, 9:00AM-3:00 PM - Council Meeting in Region (location to be determined)

Adams Mark Hotel - Buffalo, New York

In 1985, On Our Own of Baltimore, Maryland hosted the first Alternatives Conference, which was funded by Community Support Programs (CSP). The National Empowerment Center’s Executive Director Daniel Fisher recalls, "During the twenty years of Alternatives Conferences, our movement has inspired the nation to see that recovery is possible for all individuals. This history of consumer leadership played a role in recovery becoming the goal of the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. Alternatives is an opportunity for consumer/survivors to continue to lead this transformation to a caring system based on trust, hope, and a belief in the potential of each person to lead a full life."

"Like the mythological phoenix bird that rises from its own ashes in new power, many of us find new ways of being, functioning and making a difference,” according to NEC Director, Judene Shelley. “We rise from extreme emotional distress and use our experiences of personal recovery to transform our systems of care into caring systems."

Each Alternatives Conference offers in-depth training and technical assistance on consumer-delivered services and self-help recovery methods
[http://www.power2u.org/alternatives-2008/]

10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

CWAG
2850 Dairy Drive, Suite 100
Madison, WI

Time: 10:00-12:00 am at the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation in Madison (WISLine available)