Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
July 13, 2007, Vol. 07-108

SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services National Advisory Council, Subcommittee on Consumer/Survivor Issues Meets July 23-24, 2007 in 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, July 23 through Tuesday, July 24 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, A. Kathryn Power, M.Ed and the newly appointed CMHS Associate Director for Medical Affairs Dr. Ken Thompson. There will also be presentations and discussions on alternatives to restraint and seclusion, understanding the Deficit Reduction Act and its implications, the development of an evidence-based practice on consumer provided services, cemetery restoration efforts on State hospital grounds, the establishment of a consumer memorial in Washington D.C., and a newly developed curriculum on peer delivered trauma-informed care. Attendees are also provided an opportunity for public comment.

The full CMHS National Advisory Council Meeting will take place at the same site on the two days immediately following the Subcommittee meeting, July 25-26, 2007.

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://www.mentalhealth.org/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://www.mentalhealth.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. JULY 23-24, 2007

DRAFT AGENDA

Monday, July 23, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Registration
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions Old Business Welcome Status of Recommendations
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	CMHS Director's Report Kathryn Power. M.Ed., Director, CMHS
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	"Leaving the Door Open: Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint" Gayle Bluebird, BlueBird Consultants
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Overview of the Deficit Reduction Act Shawn Terrell, Technical Advisor, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chris Koyanagi, Policy Director, Judge David L. Bazelon Center on Mental Health Law
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.	CMHS Medical Affairs Activities Ken Thompson, Associate Director of Medical Affairs, CMHS
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Public Comment
5:00 p.m.	Meeting Adjourns

CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL,
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSUMER /SURVIVOR ISSUES
1 CHOKE CHERRY ROAD, SAMHSA BUILDING, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
SUGARLOAF ROOM. JULY 23-24, 2007

Monday, July 24, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Registration
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Update on Consumer-Operated Services Evidence-based Practices (EBP) Crystal Blyler, Public Health Advisor, CMHS
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	"Recovered Dignity" - Establishment of a Consumer Memorial Film - 26 minutes Larry Fricks, Appalachian Consulting Group
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Peer Delivered Trauma-Informed Training Curriculum Joan Gillece, Project Manager, the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
12:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 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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