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“Recovery Now” Conference Spotlights New Hope for Individuals who Experience Mental Health Problems

 The Schizophrenia Society of Ontario, United Survivors Support Centre, and Durham Mental Health Services (DMHS) have teamed up to host RECOVERY NOW, a conference for consumers of mental health services, their families, and mental health service providers on Monday April 26 at the Whitby Centennial Building. This conference is generously sponsored by Seamless Care Pharmacy.

 People can and do live meaningful, fulfilling lives despite experiencing mental health problems. The recovery vision is a set of attitudes, principles and practices that leads to new opportunities for individuals who experience mental health problems and new relationships between consumers of mental health services and service providers.

 RECOVERY NOW conference attendees will learn about the recovery vision, see how local organizations are responding, hear from consumers and family members, and practice applying the spirit of recovery to their own lives.

 Featured speakers include representatives from Durham Mental Health Services, Ontario Peer Development Initiative, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Schizophrenia Society of Ontario, and Stand Up for Mental Health – The Self-Help Alliance of Waterloo Wellington

 DMHS Executive Director Rob Adams says “Mental health services need to do more than treat illness. They need to help people live the lives they want to live in spite of any mental health problems. The recovery vision shows a way forward for consumers and service providers alike.”

For more information contact David Clarke, Coordinator of Training and Communications, at 905-666-0831, ext. 338 or dclarke@dmhs.ca