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Join at at Erickson Kiva for this free, public event which explores the critical importance of bringing mental health service users' perspectives to the center of the design, improvement, implementation, and evaluation of crisis response systems, with a particular focus on the role and impact of police involvement, coercion, and involuntary interventions. Dr. Nev Jones from the University of Pittsburgh will deliver the keynote lecture, which will be followed by a panel discussion including community mental health advocates, people with lived experience and their family members, psychiatrists, and social workers.Panelists
Nev Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
Dale D'Mello, M.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus,
Department of Psychiatry, MSU
Carrie Lee Edwards
Mental Health Advocate for NAMI Lansing, Deaf Creative Professional
Kevin Fischer
Executive Director, NAMI Michigan
Melissa Misner
LMSW-Clinical, CAADC
Police Social Worker, Lansing Polic Department - Community Services Unit
Event Sponsors
MSU Department of Psychology
MSU Mental Health Research Connect
NAMI Lansing
MSU Mental Health Research Connect, MSU Department of Psychology and NAMI Lansing.
Free registration at the link below.
Free parking is available adjacent to Erickson Hall after 6 PM.
Beverages and snacks will be available at the event.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Erickson Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States
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