New Beginnings: Reimagining Psychosis Services & Systems in the US: Full Schedule

ISPS-US 23rd Annual Conference | November 1-3, 2024 | University of Pittsburgh & Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA & Hybrid Online | Preliminary Schedule

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5:45pm EDT

Reception & Panel Discussion: Re-Visioning Mental Health and Practice - RSVP Required (In-Person Only)

Friday November 1, 2024 5:45pm - 7:30pm EDT

Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh

Conference Reception and Panel Discussion Event - University of Pittsburgh

Join us for an in-person panel discussion featuring emerging and established activist, clinical and policy leaders from across the US. Discussion will focus on priorities, actionable change, and equity in context of race, culture, gender identity, socioeconomic and disability. Refreshments provided.

When: Friday, November 1st, 5:45- 7:30 pm (immediately after the pre-conference workshop)
Where: University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning, Room 2017
Who: This event is open to pre-conference workshop attendees, general conference attendees, and members of the public
Cost: Free

RSVP required: Link here

Speakers

Claire Bien

Research Associate, Yale Program for Recovery & Community Health

Claire Bien is the author of a memoir: Hearing Voices, Living Fully, a Research Associate at the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, a member of the board of directors of the Hearing Voices Network-USA, and immediate past president of ISPS-US.

Sascha DuBrul

Institute for the Development of Human Arts

Sascha Altman DuBrul, MSW is the co-founder of The Icarus Project, a network of peer based mental health support groups and media project dedicated to redefining the language and culture of mental health and illness. He has a Masters from Silberman School of Social Work and worked... Read More →

Becky Brasfield, MA

Human Services Research Institute

Becky Brasfield is an award-winning Recovery Leader, Policy Researcher and Certified Peer Support Specialist based in Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Brasfield is a staunch advocate for mental health recovery, disability rights, and justice reform. She currently works as a Policy Researcher... Read More →

Shannon Pagdon, BA

University of Pittsburgh

Shannon Pagdon, BA (she/they), is a joint masters/doctoral student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Forensic Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and is a former Research Coordinator for EPINET New York State Psychiatric... Read More →

Will Hall, MA, DIplPW, Phd Candidate

Maastricht University School for Mental Health and Neuroscience

Will Hall, MA, DiplPW, PhD Candidate Maastricht University, is a therapist and community development worker changing the social response to madness. A schizophrenia diagnosis survivor and longtime organizer with the psychiatric survivor movement, Will is trained in Jungian psychology... Read More →

Christina Bomnae Babusci, LSW

Graduate Student, School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh

Friday November 1, 2024 5:45pm - 7:30pm EDT
Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh

Social, In-Person Only