Meetings
2010 NCMHR Annual Open Meeting Report
NCMHR had two very successful meetings attended
by hundreds of people: an open networking dinner on September 30 and our Annual Open Meeting on
October 1, both in Anaheim, CA. At our Annual Meeting, we shared of our
accomplishments this past year and discussed next steps to transforming mental
healthcare in the U.S. We brainstormed about challenges and opportunities and
discussed policy priorities for the
2011 ballot. The National Coalition membership will soon vote on the policy
priorities for 2011. Stay tuned for those results!
At the Annual Open Meeting, we had the pleasure of giving out the Judi
Chamberlin Joy in Advocacy Awards. The awards went to Mike Finkel, Executive
Director of On Our Own of Maryland, and to Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director
of the New York Association for Psychiatric Rehabilitation (NYAPRS). We are so
thankful to Mike and Harvey for their lifetime of service and commitment to
advancing the rights and wellness of consumer/survivors, and for keeping Judi’s
dream alive. Click here to read the nominations and acceptance thank-yous from the winners (PDF, 55KB, 3 pages)
 National Coalition Annual Meeting Report - 2009
On October 29, 2009 The National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (NCMHCSO) held its 4th annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Over 125 people were in attendance from across the US.
Click here to read the
complete meeting report. (PDF, 52KB, 3 pages)
The National Coalition's Annual Meeting was held October 30, 2008, in Buffalo,
NY
Click here to view some of our accomplishments in the past year (PDF, 14 pages, 193KB)
Proposed NC Regional Networks
Proposed National Coalition Regional Networks for Organizing Purposes
We propose meeting in the following NC regional networks to balance out the
number of National Coalition members per organizing area. For example, federal
regions 4 and 6 combined would increase the number of NC member states from 1 in
federal region 6 to 6 in the combined region; and combining federal regions 7
and 8 would help region 8 which only has one NC member presently.
NC NORTHEAST REGIONAL NETWORK (A) - (6 NC members)
FEDERAL REGION 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Vermont. Regional Capitol: Boston
FEDERAL REGION 2: New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Island. Regional
Capitol: New York City
NC MID ATLANTIC REGIONAL NETWORK (B) - (5 NC members)
FEDERAL REGION 3: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia,
District of Columbia. Regional Capitol: Philadelphia
NC SOUTHERN REGIONAL NETWORK (C) - (7 NC members)
FEDERAL REGION 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee. Regional Capitol: Atlanta
FEDERAL REGION 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas. Regional
Capitol: Dallas-Fort Worth
NC MIDWEST REGIONAL NETWORK (D) - (4 NC members)
FEDERAL REGION 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin.
Regional Capitol: Chicago
NC PLAINS REGIONAL NETWORK (E) - (4 NC members)
FEDERAL REGION 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska. Regional Capitol: Kansas
City
FEDERAL REGION 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming.
Regional Capitol: Denver
NC WEST REGIONAL NETWORK (F) - (6 NC members)
FEDERAL REGION 9: Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada. Regional Capitol:
San Francisco
FEDERAL REGION 10: Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho. Regional Capitol: Seattle
National Coalition's second in-person meeting, October 12, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri
Celebrating the National Coalition's accomplishments: Lauren Spiro, Judene Shelley and Celia Brown. |
 Dan Fisher leads the National Coalition attendees in discussion of "If you could redesign how people get help, what would you recommend the Coalition do?" |
Sally Zinman speaks of her vision for the future of the National Coalition. |
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