Kennedy Forum on Community Mental Health—Local Events: On October 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy, signed the Community Mental Act in law, opening a new era for mental health. On October 23 and 24, 2013, the inaugural Kennedy Forum on Community Mental Health will convene in Boston to celebrate 50 years of progress in meeting the goals President Kennedy articulated in 1963 and to set forth an agenda for a united mental health community to follow. To open this event to as many people as possible and to give its message of community inclusion the widest possible exposure, the Kennedy Forum will develop materials enabling local groups to hold Forums in their own communities. Materials will include: a webcast of featured speakers at the Gala Dinner to be held at the JFK Library in Boston on October 23; edited videos of speakers and panelists at the Kennedy Forum Conference to be held in Boston on October 24; materials on President Kennedy’s 1963 vision for community care, the gains that have been made in pursuit of it over the past 50 years, and today’s opportunities to expand that vision based on cultural, scientific, and legislative advances; and a Consensus Paper developed by a panel of respected mental health, substance use, and developmental disability leaders on the future of community services. For more information, please contact Bill Emmet at thekennedyforum@gmail or 508-549-5799.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 16:54:00 +0000
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