Free Audio-Net Training on Self-Employment

CMHS CONSUMER AFFAIRS E-NEWS 3 OCTOBER 2008
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You are cordially invited to

TOPIC:      Self-Employment: One Road to Recovery, An Avenue for Transformation DATE:        Tuesday, 21 October 2008 TIME:         10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (EDT)

Learn strategies to support self-employment for mental health consumers

and why entrepreneurship makes sense for some people and their recovery

The training will address the following:

• Demonstrating how entrepreneurship is related to recovery and the supports needed for successful consumer entrepreneurship,
• Providing an overview of a successful program for emerging entrepreneurs, and 
• Using Supported Employment to help consumers start their own businesses.

Presenters

• Mary Blake, SAMHSA/CMHS
• Morris Tranen, Reaching Independence Through Self-Employment (RISE, Inc.)
• Jeanne Michelle (entrepreneur), Range of Emotion
• Robert Burns, Division of Rehabilitation Services, Maryland State Department of Education

To register for this event:

• Go to the URL:  https://www.mymeetings.com/emeet/rsvp/index.jsp?customHeader=mymeetings&Conference_ID=1095798&passcode=1673322

• Choose “”Web RSVP” under “Participant Join” and enter the conference number and passcode:

CONFERENCE NUMBER: 1095798
PASSCODE: 1673322

• Provide your information for the event leader and then click submit.

Norman DeLisle, MDRC
"With Liberty and Access for All!"
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Mental health parity can boost productivity and retention

Forging their own path, some employers are providing mental health parity in their employee benefits plans without it being required by law, while legislators in Congress and statehouses continue to debate mental health parity bills. What's more, companies are finding that parity improves productivity and retention.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., a Houston-based oil exploration and production company, has provided mental health parity for years - meaning that the mental health coverage is equivalent to the medical coverage when it comes to visit limits, deductibles, copayments, lifetime benefit limits and annual benefit limits.