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Portland Hearing Voices is recruiting facilitators for its new group, “Voices, Visions and Extreme States.” PHV will provide training and supervision. You will work with a co-facilitator and be paid a stipend. If you have lived experience of voices, visions or extreme states, and you are interested in facilitating, contact Kate Hill, PHV Director, at […]
By Jenny Westberg, Portland Mental Health Examiner, March 10, 2014 After a long hiatus that temporarily shelved their popular, twice-weekly support groups, Portland Hearing Voices Director Kate Hill announced yesterday that a new group is gearing up for action and scheduled to go live on Friday, April 4. The new group will take place at Outside In, a […]
By Jenny Westberg, Portland Mental Health Examiner, Oct. 10, 2013 With groups on hiatus and events on hold, you may wonder whether Portland Hearing Voices disappeared – but nothing could be further from the truth. Behind the scenes there’s all sorts of activity, the pre-work of being able to have groups again in the future. […]
By Jenny Westberg, Portland Mental Health Examiner, May 3, 2013 Along with spring blossoms, this May is bright with learning opportunities for those interested in mental health. With classes ranging from dream interpretation to cinema to living well with bipolar disorder, it’s a great time to learn something new and broaden your understanding of yourself, […]
At the annual meeting of the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (NCMHR) in Portland, Ore., on October 10, 2012, Will Hall, an internationally known mental diversity counselor and consultant and syndicated radio host, received the 2012 Judi Chamberlin Joy in Advocacy Award. Hall had been nominated by Oryx Cohen, director of the National Empowerment Center […]
Understanding Psychiatric Medications: A Harm Reduction Approach Sunday, October 21, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Process Work Institute, 2049 NW Hoyt St. Portland with Will Hall MA, Dipl PW $120 ($108 before Oct. 8th) Space limited; pre-registration recommended Registration: info@processwork.org Scholarship info: portlandhearingvoices@gmail.com 5.75 CEUs available for this workshop Download flyer here: http://www.portlandhearingvoices.net/files/PsychMedicationsWorkshopOct21-2012WillHall.pdf How can […]
By Jenny Westberg, Portland Mental Health Examiner Young adults who spend too much time on their cell phones or computers could be setting themselves up for sleep problems and mental health difficulties, according to a recent study — and in this case, if you don’t snooze, you lose. Sara Thomée and colleagues at the University […]
By Jenny Westberg, Portland Mental Health Examiner, April 8, 2012 As Portland Hearing Voices nears its third anniversary, the peer-run community group is growing fast and more active than ever. In January, director Will Hall trained seven new co-facilitators, enabling the popular, often-packed Voices, Visions and Extreme States group to start meeting weekly; a support […]
By: Women Survivors of Sexual Trauma, for The Lund Report, February 14, 2012 A new, weekly peer-facilitated support group, Women Survivors of Sexual Trauma, will hold its first meeting Wednesday, March 7, and thereafter it will meet every Wednesday from 7-8:30 p.m. at Empowerment Initiatives, 3941 SE Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland. The group will be […]
Hello, my name is David Green, and I would like to talk to you about the Eyes & Ears Newsletter, which is created by consumers of mental health services to help their fellow consumers in their recovery, and also share valuable information with family members and professionals, who can in turn share it with the […]
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