Alternatives 2011 Special Coverage
Couldn't make it to Alternatives this year? Had a hard time choosing among all the great sessions? Stayed up too late from all the excitement and overslept?
We at PEERS believe that media is an integral part of fostering education, awareness, and meaningful dialogue around mental health, both for consumers and the general population alike. And that's why this year we're producing groundbreaking real-time social media coverage featuring in-depth recaps of the premier national consumer conference.
We're coming away enlightened, informed, and fired up to continue the conversation until we all meet again next year.
Won't you join us?
Wednesday, October 26
There's nothing like the opening keynote to get one fired up about the days ahead! Get a recap on the first day's events:
- News: SAMHSA Administrator: Shift focus of national mental health dialogue from blame to social inclusion by Shannon Eliot
- Blog: An Alternative Way to Telling My Story by Christal Byrd
Thursday, October 27
The first full day of workshops has arrived. And it was so hard to choose just a few! In case you missed it, here are some recaps of a few terrific sessions:
- News: Trainer: Support, specific goals key to achieving fitness objectives by Shannon Eliot
- News: SAMHSA: Emotional health only one piece of personal wellness by Shannon Eliot
- Blog: Just Do It by Kristin Magruder
- Blog: Alameda County Youth Changing the Game by Lisa Smusz
- Video: What is the TAYi board game?
- Video: Meet the TAY of TAYi
- Blog: First Alternatives Conference, Another Blessing by Jenee Darden
- Blog: My Inside View on "We Can Heal from Our Trauma" Workshop by Yaffa Alter
- Podcast: Mental Health Recovery and Spirituality by Jenee Darden featuring Can Truong, Director of the National Asian American Pacific Islanders Empowerment Network
- Guest Blog: A Double Dose of CPR for DMH? by Michael Szczerbaty
Friday, October 28
We're back for day two! Join us as we grow this list throughout the day. In the meantime, get a recap on the latest:
- News: Photography used to give voice to disenfranchised, marginalized populations by Shannon Eliot
- Blog: The Water Drop by Lisa Smusz
- Blog: Getting Lost in the Art of Dance by Kristin Magruder
- News: Workshop teaches ABCs of getting your Zzzzzzs by Shannon Eliot
- News: Growing number of consumers living below poverty line by Shannon Eliot
- Podcast: Laughing All the Way to Wellness by Jenee Darden featuring Grace Karen Sweet, Director of the Average Miracles Foundation
Saturday, October 29
We may be on the last day of Alternatives workshops, but we're not slowing down. Stay tuned for in-depth coverage to close out the conference:
- News: Zinman: Consumer, survivor movement still evolving after 40 years by Shannon Eliot
- Blog: Oral History and Social Change by Jenee Darden
- News: Victorious Black Women share tribulations, triumphs by Shannon Eliot
- Video: Victorious Black Women
- Video: Alameda County Youth in TAY Keynote
