Alternatives 2021 (Virtual) Conference: Connecting, Organizing, Activating!
 
 
 
 
      Honor Peer Leaders with Annual Alternatives Awards!
Reserve an Exhibit Space!
 
 Sponsored by the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery 

Thursday, July 8, & Saturday, July 10, 2021  
Thursday, July 15, & Saturday, July 17, 2021 
 
 
Join us at the Alternatives 2021 virtual conference, where you will experience a variety of perspectives, gain valuable expertise and resources, develop leadership and advocacy skills, and create connections. Please join from wherever you are!
 
 
            Nominate a Peer for an Alternatives Award!

At each Alternatives Conference, awards are given to people who have contributed to our movement for social justice. You are invited to honor peer leaders in your community by submitting nominations for these awards:
 
Lifetime Achievement Award
Judi Chamberlin Joy in Advocacy Award
Cookie Gant and Bill Compton LGBTQIA+ Leadership Award
Howie the Harp Arts Award
Youth/Young Adult Peer Leadership Award
 
Click here for descriptions of each award and a form where you can make nominations. Please submit your nominations by June 16, 2021.
 
 
                 Become an Exhibitor at Alternatives!

Exhibitors will be listed in the conference program and on the Alternatives website as part of the Virtual Exhibit. Exhibits can feature a five-minute video as well as the exhibitor’s website and/or flyers.
 
More information is at the Exhibitor sign-up link

 
The Alternatives Conference, now in its 35th year, is renowned for offering the latest and best information about the peer recovery movement. We’ll bring a variety of lived experience and ways of maintaining wellness as we share our skills, talents, and wisdom in the more than 60 workshops being offered.
 
This exciting schedule of workshops and presenters will provide attendees with an opportunity to learn about innovative peer-run programs; alternative approaches to health, wellness, and recovery; and pathways to racial and social justice, from diverse presenters.
 
For a list of the workshops click here.
 
Thanks to our generous sponsors, you can attend the conference for free! There is only a small fee for those who require continuing education units (CEUs).
 
To register (for free—although donations are welcome!), click here.

This year, in addition to presenting a full schedule of workshops guaranteed to engage, educate, and inspire you, the conference will invite you to join thought-provoking Action Groups. Use the power of our collective voice to influence and create policy, programming, and support in alignment with our values.
 
The Action Groups are:
1.    National and Statewide Advocacy
2.    Crisis Prevention and Alternatives to Institutionalization
3.    Promoting Racial and Social Justice
 
             To learn more about the Action Groups, click here­­­.
 
 
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Sponsors are needed: More information is available at the Sponsorship page (click here).
 
We will update the Alternatives 2021 website and social media as new information becomes available.
 
Questions? Write info@ncmhr.org 
 
Follow @Alternatives21 on Twitter; the hashtag is #Alternatives2021.
 
For the Alternatives Facebook page, click here.
 
For the Alternatives Announcements Facebook page, click here.
 
 
 
 
National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery
Email: info@ncmhr.org