"The 28th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy Nov. 1-2, 2012 "

Beyond Stigma: Advancing the Social Inclusion of People
with Mental Illness – Nov. 2

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Keynote II

Graham Thornicroft, Ph.D., professor of Community Psychiatry, head of Health Service & Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London

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Panel III – Employment

Moderator:
Andy Miller, ceo/editor, Georgia Health News

Panelists:
David Lynde, M.S.W., mental health consultant

Margaret (Peggy) Swarbrick, Ph.D., O.T., CPRP, FAOTA, director of the Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey Institute for Wellness and Recovery Initiatives

Gretchen Grappone, LICSW, Clinician and Trainer, Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester, New Hampshire

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Panel IV – Integrated Care & Wellness

Moderator:
Michelle Roberts, M.S., director of communications, Health Literacy Missouri, Rosalynn Carter Fellow for Mental Health Journalism 2004-2005

Panelists:
Paolo del Vecchio, M.S.W., director, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
Joseph Parks, M.D., chief clinical officer, Missouri Department of Mental Health
Daniel Fisher, M.D., Ph.D., executive director, National Empowerment Center

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Special Presentation

Public Release of the CDC report "Attitudes Toward Mental Illness: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System" (BRFSS)

Robin M. Ikeda, M.D., M.P.H., director, Office of Noncommunicable Diseases, Injury, and Environmental Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Paolo del Vecchio, M.S.W., director, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA

Related article:
Carter Center: CDC report Shows Georgians' Attitudes about Mental Health Improving
This story was broadcast on WABE-FM on Nov. 8, 2012.

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Town Hall Meeting

Facilitators:
David Shern, Ph.D., past president, Mental Health America

Bernice Pescosolido, Ph.D., distinguished and chancellor's professor of Sociology, Indiana University, director of Indiana Consortium for Mental Health Services

Concluding Remarks

Rosalynn Carter
Chair, The Carter Center Mental Health Task Force