Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
Augsut 11, 2005, Vol. 05-112

Third National Conference Addressing Homelessness for People with Mental Illnesses and/or Substance Use Disorders "Preparing People for Change: Knowledge and Choice"
October 26 - 28, 2005
Save the Date!

The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and its sponsoring partners want to remind you to register for the upcoming Third National Conference Addressing Homelessness for People with Mental Illnesses and/or Substance Use Disorders. The conference will be held October 26-28, 2005, at the Hilton Washington in Washington, DC. The conference will feature 90-minute, half-day, and full-day workshops, round table discussions, a site tour of local programs, and an awards ceremony for exemplary programs. Conference sessions will focus on three areas: housing, services, and cross-cutting issues. SAMHSA Administrator Charles G. Curie, M.A., A.C.S.W., and CMHS Director A. Kathryn Power, M.Ed., will address plenary sessions.

To register online for the conference and for specific workshops and training sessions, go to http://nrchmi.samhsa.gov/2005conference . At this site, you can also learn more about the conference and review a tentative schedule of workshops and training sessions.

To make hotel reservations, contact the Reservations Department of the Hilton Washington at 1-888-DCHILTON. When contacting the hotel, you must specify that you are attending the National Training Conference on Homelessness in order to receive the preferred attendee rate ($153 a night, plus tax). The group name for conference participants is "NRTC Homeless Conf." The deadline to make reservations is October 5, 2005.

"Preparing People for Change: Knowledge and Choice"
The Third National Conference Addressing Homelessness for People with Mental Illnesses and/or Substance Use Disorders October 26-28, 2005 Hilton Washington
1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Register online at http://nrchmi.samhsa.gov/2005conference

We hope to see you there!
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The Center for Mental Health Services is a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services.