Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center

Alternatives 2004

Clearinghouse to host Alternatives 2004

The 19th annual Alternatives conference, the only national mental health conference organized by and for mental health consumers and survivors, will be held from October 13 to 17, 2004, at the Marriott Denver City Center in Denver, Colorado.

The theme of Alternatives 2004 — “Achieving the Promise of Recovery: New Freedom, New Power, New Hope” — was chosen to echo the title of the report of the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health: “Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America.” If you would like to be informed of conference news as it develops please subscribe to our low-volume listserv. Please click the following link for more information about subscribing to the Key Listserv.

If you have specific questions, please contact our meeting planner, Horizon Meetings Inc., at 1-800-776-1286 or pguyton@horizonmeetings.com.

To register on-line click here.

To download the word version of the Registration Brochure click here.

To download the .pdf version of the Registration Brochure click here.

 

Alternatives 2004 Important Documents

Asking For Money to Attend Alternatives 2004 click here.

 

The West Virginia Mental Health Consumers Association has established the Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center (Contac), which is located in the state’s capitol city of Charleston.

A national technical assistance center, Contac serves as a resource center for consumers/survivors/ex-patients and consumer-run organizations across the United States, promoting self-help, recovery and empowerment. Contac was developed utilizing research on ideal consumer self-help programs, successful consumer-run programs, community support service philosophy about service delivery, descriptions of mature mental health systems, and management and leadership skills.

An exemplary state-wide consumer-run organization, the WV Mental Health Consumers Association recognizes the need for developing skills and supports necessary for the success of consumers, ex-patients, survivors, and consumer-run organizations. Contac utilizes continuous quality improvement methodology in order to direct services to areas of greatest need. A Consumer Advisory Council and two Technical Advisory Groups help provide hands-on guidance.

      Our Vision

The Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center of the The West Virginia Mental Health Consumers Association, Incorporated [also known as WVMHCA], is a not-for-profit service agency created to organize a mental health consumer network throughout the United States;

To provide a forum for exchanging information to end stigma in the field of mental illness;

To achieve the best possible community mental health system for all citizens based upon our unique mental health consumer experience and perspective;

To provide primary consumer input into the affairs of all mental health providers;

To provide a means to help provide empowering support to all consumers in our search for appropriate health care, employment, housing, and other supports;

To provide a meaningful voice to consumers so to communicate our needs on issues directly impacting our lives;

To ensure that these concerns are heard and not discounted through consumer and public education and advocacy so as to eliminate discrimination and stigma;

To provide emotional support to and from consumers;

To research consumer empowerment, satisfaction and quality of life issues;

And to demand that all consumers are treated with the dignity and humanity due to all human beings.

Contact Information 

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Telephone

888-825-Tech

304-345-7312

FAX

304-345-7303

Postal address

P.O. Box 11000 Charleston, WV 25339

Electronic mail

Director of Operations,

Technical Assistance Center:        Kathy Muscari

General Information:                    USA Contac

Webmaster:                                   Webmaster