The first week of Vermont’s legislative session saw the introduction of two bills that would dramatically advance the development of peer-based mental health services in the state. Five peer-led mental health organizations – Alyssum, Another Way, MadFreedom, Pathways...
Since the start of the pandemic, the Hearing Voices Network USA (HVN-USA) has expanded its Zoom-based peer support for those who hear voices and experience visions. While the Omicron surge did not fully shut down in-person meetings, most groups have moved online,...
Counterpoint Fall 2018 • Commentary • Page 23 By CALVIN MOEN This was my second consecutive year attending the Alternatives conference. Like last year, I distinctly felt that there were (at least) two separate conferences happening concurrently. One of these...
From Counterpoint Fall 2018, page 20 ANNE DONAHUE WASHINGTON – Somewhere between the restored freedom of a conference built without government funding and the celebration of peer support models expanding across the mental health system, a tension emerged at...
