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| What | Convention |
|---|---|
| When |
2008-10-29 05:00
to 2008-11-02 05:00 |
| Where | Buffalo, New York, USA |
| Contact Name | National Empowerment Center |
| Contact Email | info4@power2u.org |
| Contact Phone | 1-800-POWER-2-U |
| Attendees | All are welcome, especially mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors. |
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Since the 1980's, the US federal government helps fund a large conference of several hundred mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors, many of whom are leading consumer-driven projects such as support groups and drop-in centers. This year's conference is being held in Buffalo, New York, USA.
A different federally-funded national technical assistance center sponsors it each year. This year's conference is sponsored by National Empowerment Center.
The theme this year is:
Creating Community Through Active Citizenship
From the organizers:
"Out of the experience of creating community, consumer/survivors not only become conscious of being members of a group, but we begin to understand that our life has meaning, and we appreciate that our efforts make a difference as we become active citizens in the human community."
UPDATE: Proposal deadline extended: May 23, 2008
