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August 24 & 25, 2012  
9 a.m – 4 p.m.

A conference for those who journey
with someone with mental illness



Keynote Speakers:

  • Cinda and Linea Johnson, authors of
    Perfect Chaos: A Daughter’s Struggle
    with Bipolar and a Mother’s Journey to
    Save Her

  • Nanci Schiman, a licensed social
    worker with three teenage daughters,
    two of whom were diagnosed at ages
    nine and ten with bipolar disorder

    Other speakers include:

  • A professor of pharmacology who
    will talk about psychotropic drugs

  • A psychiatric nurse who will discuss
    methods that can be used along
    with drugs to help the person with a
    mental illness



Group discussions will be
lead by the following professionals:

  • A mental health professional
    who will give you an insider’s
    view of what services are still available in an area that has
    been hit so hard with budget
    cuts

  • A mother, who has children
    with mental illness, will share
    the best way to navigate
    school systems

One day $40 Both days $60
Contact: programs@snows.org