Mental Health and Wellness Through Civic Participation: Why Your Opinion Matters

“Did you know if you are hospitalized you are still able to vote?” asks the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion. “Missed out on the last election? Get prepared for the next one! Check out our new document: ‘Mental Health and Wellness Through Civic Participation.’” To download the free 20-page manual, click here .

If You Have a Criminal Record, There May Be Help to Clean the Slate

“Forgiving and Forgetting in American Justice: A 50-State Guide to Expungement and Restoration of Rights,” offered for free by Collateral Consequences Resource Center, “catalogs and analyzes the various provisions for relief from the collateral consequences of conviction that are now available in each state, including judicial record-sealing and certificates of relief, executive pardon, and administrative nondiscrimination statutes. The report’s goal is to facilitate a national conversation about how those who have a criminal record can best regain their legal rights and social status.” For the guide,   click here. In addition, the Council of State Governments Justice Center, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, launched the Clean Slate Clearinghouse, which helps support juvenile and adult criminal record clearance around the country. For more information,  click here.

Free Webinar on Legal Basics: Medicare Savings Programs

On December 13, 2017, at 2 p.m. ET, the National Center on Law and Elder Rights will present a free webinar on “Legal Basics: Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs).” “MSPs are Medicaid-administered programs for Medicare beneficiaries with limited income and assets. This webinar will provide an overview of the eligibility requirements for MSPs, how to help people enroll in MSPs, and the benefits of the different MSP programs. Participants in the webinar will learn to distinguish between the different MSP programs: Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB), Specified Low-Income Beneficiary (SLMB), Qualified Individual (QI), and Qualified Disabled Working Individual (QDWI). Participants will also learn how to assist people who may be eligible for MSP and tips on troubleshooting potential challenges in MSP programs." To register, click here.

Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition (Pa PSC) Save the Date for 1st Annual Conference

Coming Together: Creating a Culture of Community 1st Annual Conference

April 6, 2018

9:00am - 4:00pm

Ramada Inn - State College

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PA CPS Supervisor Webinar: Certified Peer Specialists as Employees

12/7/17 1:00 - 2:00pm

Online

To register follow this link: https://goo.gl/forms/X46unPVzEZGDnUSD2

For more information on this training, click here.

CPS Supervisor Training: Supervision In The Peer Support Environment (S-CPS 301)

2/14/1 8 - 2/15/18 9:00am - 5:00pm

7200 Chestnut Street, Upper Darby, PA 19082

To register, click here: https://mhaspwufoo.wufoo.com/forms/refo4630xjx55x/

Application deadline: January 31, 2018

Quarterly CPS Supervisor Meetings

1/30/18 10:00am - 12:00pm

7200 Chestnut Street, Upper Darby, PA 19082

3/1/18 10:00am - 12:00pm

7200 Chestnut Street, Upper Darby, PA 19082