Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
March 7, 2006, Vol. 06-29

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

SAMHSA'S CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSUMER/SURVIVOR ISSUES

MARCH 20-21, 2006 - ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND

The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Subcommittee on Consumer/Survivor Issues of the CMHS National Advisory Council (NAC) will hold its next meeting on Monday, March 20 through Tuesday, March 21 at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in Rockville, Maryland. (See below for address.) The meeting will take place in the Sugarloaf Room and is open to the public. All those interested are encouraged to attend.

The agenda of the upcoming meeting features presentations from the Director of CMHS, Kathryn Power, M.Ed., and the Special Assistant to the Administrator of SAMHSA, Kana Enomoto. There will also be presentations and discussions on the development of the Subcommittee's consumer-driven statement, a report on the early development of the consumer-operated services evidence-based practice implementation resource kit, discussion of the recently published consensus definition of recovery, person-centered planning, consumer views on the Institute of Medicine's report on mental health, and the development of evidence-based practices for older adults. Attendees are also provided an opportunity for public comment. (See agenda below)

The full CMHS National Advisory Council Meeting will take place at the same site on the two days immediately following the Subcommittee meeting, March 22-23, 2005.

SAMHSA
1 Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, MD 20857

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CMHS CONSUMER/SURVIVOR SUBCOMMITTEE

The Subcommittee on Consumer/Survivor Issues was formed in August 2000 to report to the CMHS National Advisory Council (NAC) on the specific needs, issues and concerns of mental health consumers/survivors from the consumer/survivor perspective, and to advise and make recommendations to the NAC. (A complete list of the Subcommittee's recommendations to the NAC can be accessed at http://samhsa.gov/cmhs/AdvisoryCouncil/matrix.asp .) The Subcommittee consists of members of the NAC and expert consultants.

Anyone interested in serving on the Subcommittee on Consumer/Survivor Issues should submit a resume and a statement of interest to CMHS Consumer Affairs Specialist Chris Marshall at chris.marshall@samhsa.hhs.gov or mail to Chris Marshall, SAMHSA, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Suite 6-1071, Rockville, MD, 20857.

More information about the Subcommittee on Consumer/Survivor Issues is available on the CMHS website at http://samhsa.gov/consumersurvivor/programs.asp

CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL,
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSUMER /SURVIVOR ISSUES
1 CHOKE CHERRY ROAD, SAMHSA BUILDING, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND SUGARLOAF ROOM . MARCH 20-21, 2006

DRAFT AGENDA

Monday, March 20, 2006

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Registration

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

Old Business
. Welcome
. Status of Recommendations

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. CMHS Director's Report
Kathryn Power. M.Ed., Director, CMHS

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Consumer-Driven Statement
Patrick Risser, Member,
Subcommittee on
Consumer/Survivor Issues

12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. SAMHSA Consumer-Operated
Service Evidence-Based Practice
Implementation Resource Kit

Betsy McDonel Herr, Social Science
Analyst, CMHS
Crystal Blyler, Social Science Analyst, CMHS
Shery Mead, Team Leader, Advocates for
Human Potential, Inc

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Break

3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Recovery and Person-Centered Planning
Paolo del Vecchio, Associate Director for
Consumer Affairs, CMHS
Janis Tondora, Psy.D., Assistant Clinical
Professor Yale University School of Medicine

4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Public Comment

5:00 p.m. Meeting Adjourns

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. SAMHSA Administrator's Report Kana Enomoto, Special Assistant to the
Administrator, SAMHSA

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. SAMHSA Older Adult Service Evidence
-Based Practice Implementation Resource
Kit
Betsy McDonel Herr, Social Science
Analyst, CMHS

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Consumer Perspectives on the IOM Report
J. Rock Johnson, Member, Subcommittee
on Consumer/Survivor Issues

12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. NAC Agenda and Recommendations

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Public Comment

3:00 p.m. Meeting Adjourns
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