World Mental Health Day – October 10, 2011

Monday, October 10, 2011

Today is World Mental Health Day. This day has been celebrated annually on October 10th since 1992 to raise awareness and promote dialogue about mental health and the importance of funding prevention, education and treatment services. This year’s theme is...

Not All Who Travel to Dallas are Cotton Bowl Bound

Friday, October 7, 2011

Program Officer Rick Ybarra and I are headed to Dallas this weekend!  However, unlike many other Austinites who will be traveling northbound on IH-35, we won’t be attending the Texas-Oklahoma game or the state fair.  We will be gathering with social workers from all...

Only a Few Weeks Until the 25th Annual Alternatives Conference

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

There is excitement in the mental health consumer world about the upcoming Alternatives 2011 conference. The Alternatives conference is the oldest national mental health conference organized by and for mental health consumers/survivors. In a few weeks, three of my...

Spread the Message of Recovery Month Throughout the Year!

Friday, September 30, 2011

As September draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the importance of recovery and what it means to mental health. We know now that people with mental health conditions, even serious ones, can recover and experience wellness. They can live...

The Texas Tribune Festival: A Summary of Sunday’s Sessions

Thursday, September 29, 2011

The second day of the Texas Tribune Festival was as informative and engaging as the first. The opening and closing Health and Human Services presentations interacted nicely by laying out the policy arguments for and against the Affordable Care Act. Click on the posts...