What does Mental Health Recovery Mean to You?
Photovoice is a research tool, where we ask people to use photography as a visual voice to reproduce everyday experiences. This project asks you to capture your thoughts about mental health recovery and the Krasman Centre. You will be provided with the tools (disposable camera) as well as a gift card for your participation. At the end of the project, we will create a visual collection (with your consent) and use it is a public art and education exhibit. Please see Wendy or Tanya for a package and more information. If you cannot come to the centre, please contact Tanya to have a package arranged for you.
The Central LHIN Consumer/Survivor Network is excited to provide this training opportunity to groups and individuals seeking to develop and explore the possibilities of alternative responses to crisis and alternatives to psychiatric hospitalization.
What is Intentional Peer Support?
Intentional Peer Support is a way of thinking about purposeful relationships. It is a process where people (or a group of people) use the relationship to look at things from new angles, develop greater awareness of personal and relational patterns, and to support and challenge each other as we try new things. IPS has been used in crisis respite (alternatives to psychiatric hospitalization), by peers, mental health professionals, families, friends and community-based organizations.
Dates: Monday August 31st to Friday September 4th, 2009 – 9am to 5pm daily
Location: M.L. McConaghy Senior’s Centre 10100 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, ON Room 205
Registration Fees: covers cost of course, written materials and daily lunch
Consumer/Survivors Peers Working in the field per person — $500.00 Mainstream Ally Organizations per person — $750.00
There are a few subsized spots available for peers not currently working in the field. For more information or to register, contact Theresa Claxton by telephone at 647-203-3726, or by email at: clhincsnetwork@gmail.com
We invite you to UNMASK Mental Health Recovery.
We will host the Grand Opening of our Alliston/New Tecumseth location on:
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Welcome: 11:30am
Opening Presentation: 12:00 noon
Mayor’s Ribbon Cutting: 12:30pm
Open House: 1:30 – 6:00pm
Our Alliston/New Tecumseth location is located at 17 Paris Street.
This year, Volunteer Apreciation Week runs from April 19th to April 25th. It is time to show our appreciation to every person that makes a difference in our communities. If you know of a special person that makes such a difference, make sure to honour them – on a daily basis – but especially during this week.
The Krasman Centre will be hosting a Volunteer Appreciation on Saturday April 25th at 1pm. We invite all of our volunteers to attend. We will have light refreshments and snacks. This will be great opportunity for all of us to show our appreciation to the wonderful volunteers that have assited us through the last year. We hope you see you!
