Tuesday, October 12, 2010

October = mental health awareness month

Readers who are interested in mental health, recovery and awareness may find the following website of interest. You are invited to check it out.

www.courageousrecovery.com/

The following information is from the website:

Courageous Recovery
Raising Awareness * Instilling Hope * Combating Stigma

*Ignorance, prejudice and discrimination are the foundation of mental illness stigma * My dream is that someday the world will look at people living with mental illness as courageous survivors!* - Carol Kivler

Courageous Recovery was founded by Carol Kivler, a mental health advocate and professional speaker for Kivler Communications. Through Courageous Recovery, she shares her personal experiences with depression, treatment, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and recovery.

Carol speaks to medical and mental health professionals, associations, businesses, patients, and the families and friends of those diagnosed with mental illness. Her high-energy and compelling keynote presentations change thinking and inspire audiences to reach beyond the myths and stigma surrounding mental illness.

No comments: