Oct 27th Veteran Event

There’s still time to register and attend next week. Registration isn’t required to attend.

In Honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week, the VISN 2 Downstate Recovery Advocates cordially invite you to:

Strengthening the Foundation of Mental Health Recovery:

New Paths to Wellness

Open to all VISN 2 VA Staff, Veterans and Community Partners

October  27, 2016

9:00AM-3:00PM

Room 3D-22 Back

James J Peters VA Medical Center

Bronx, NY

Key Note Speaker : Dr. Tia Dole, Program Director, OnTrackNY

For more information and to register, contact your Local Recovery Coordinator:

Bronx- Efrion Smith – Efrion.smith@va,gov 718-584-9000 x5432


Preliminary Agenda is below:

Strengthening the Foundations of Mental Health Recovery:

New Paths to Wellness

 October 27, 2016

9:30-3:00

Registration:                                                                                                              9:00-9:30

Pledge:                                                                                                                        9:30-9:35

Welcomes:                                                                                                                  9:35-9:45

                                                                                     

Keynote Speaker:                                                                                                      9:45-10:45

New Advances in Recovery: How client with mental health conditions actually get better

North Central Bronx Hospital

Dr. Tia Dole, Site Director of Behavioral Health,

Helping Veterans with their MH Recovery in the  Least Restrictive Environment:  10:45-11:45

            Parachute Program

            Dr. Edward B. Altwies, Program Manager, CMHS, Parachute NATM Queens

            NJ Involuntary Outpatient Treatment Program and NY AOT

            Ms. Manuela Garcia, Mental Health Association of Essex County Inc. Program Director of

Assisted Outpatient Treatment Services and  Ms. Sara Servadio, Assisted Outpatient Treatment Coordinator, Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health

            Medical Foster Home

               Ms. Denneze Nelson, Medical Foster Home Program Coordinator, VANJHCS

Lunch:                                                                                                                         11:45-12:30

Medication as Part of Recovery:                                                                               12:30-1:15

            VISN 2S MIRECC

 Bruce Levine, MD, Director of Education, VISN 2 Downstate MIRECC

 Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai

Impact of Complementary and Alternative Treatments on Recovery:                   1:15-2:00

            Northport VAMC            

Ms. Richelle Rapaport, Holistic Coordinator

           

Community Perspectives on Recovery: Self Help Approaches:                              2:00-2:45 

               NAMI Family to Family and Homefront 

Mr. Mike Jones, NAMI New Jersey, FFEP Teacher and Ms. Pam Solomon, NAMI NY, Homefront Teacher

MDSG (DBSA affiliate)

            Ms. Rebecca Finn, Vice Chair, MDSG (Mood Disorders Support Group)               

Wrap-up and Adjourn:                                                                                              2:45-3:00