Joseph Green is a father, motivational speaker, educator, trainer, professional storyteller, award-winning spoken word poet, and a person in long-term recovery. In his prevention and wellness work with high school-aged youth, Joseph had designed and facilitated...
Description As crisis services expand and the well-intentioned ideas around replacing “cops” with “care” gain momentum, it is important to analyze the carceral structures within mental health systems. Both family advocacy and more progressive group discussions often...
Description This presentation is an exploration of the value of taking part in mental health support groups. Presenters will describe and explain the structure and benefits of different types of groups including therapy groups (both psychoeducational and process...
Joseph Green is a motivational speaker, educator, trainer, professional storyteller, award-winning spoken word poet, and a person in long-term recovery. Joseph’s life story and work are featured in media outlets such as Youth Today, UpWorthy, PBS NewsHour, NPR, and...
Jess Stohlmann-Rainey (she/her) loves to talk about suicide, peer support, and liberation. She is a mad care worker located in so-called Denver (unceded ancestral lands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Sioux) people). She is...
