Join us for a Live Virtual Teach-In

Join us for to learn about the history and future of the Peer Movement: Where we’ve been, where we are now, and what we want for the future. The Peer Movement for mental health is founded on the importance of community, peer support, advocacy and recovery.

About the Virtual Teach-In:

The Peer Movement began in reaction to government restrictions on the freedoms, self-determination and personal autonomy of folks with mental health disabilities. Peers joined together to advocate against laws that discriminated against them, imposing involuntary treatment and forced medication on people who were perceived as "abnormal," or who didn't live according to society's norms. Richard will present about the history, present and future of the peer movement from a firsthand perspective. He will introduce some of the pioneer peer advocates who were leaders in the movement, explore the meaning and values of recovery and describe how changes in mental health laws impact the lives of our peer community.

Speakers:

Richard Krzyzanowski (he/him pronouns) is an editor and writer who has worked for more than 20 years in behavioral health/disabilities as both a Peer and professional advocate, organizer and educator focused on opposing discrimination and promoting rights.

Richard is president and Legislation Committee chair of the California Association of Mental Health Patients’ Rights Advocates; Chair-elect of the Patients’ Rights Committee of the California Mental Health Planning Council; and a longtime member of the Client and Family Leadership Committee of California’s Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission He also is editor of the RollerCoaster Times, a quarterly publication of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.