Peer Respites
Redefining Crisis
Presented by Sharon Kuehn, Braunwynn Franklin
and Kevin Fitts
- Why we want Peer-Run Respites
- Share personal experiences of using a Peer-Run Respite
- Peer Respites as a community movement
- Leveraging legislation to support Peer-Run Respites in Oregon
Sharon Kuehn
Sharon Kuehn (sharontrose@gmail.com) – Sharon leads the David Romprey Oregon Warmline and the new Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Service for Community Counseling Solutions. Both programs are firmly rooted in the practice of Intentional Peer Support (IPS). Sharon facilitates IPS training and serves as an advocate for Peer Delivered Services on the Oregon Consumer Advisory Council (OCAC). Sharon is also passionate about the healing power of nature and working to create new structures for our human family to find balance with nature, which she explores at http://lifeforcelearning.net.
Braunwynn Franklin
Braunwynn Franklin (braunwynn@live.com) – Braunwynn has been a peer specialist and advocate for over 10 years. She has a heart for social justice change in the prison/justice system and supporting people to gain a better quality of life: mentally, spiritually and physically. She has a Bachelors’ Degree in Healthcare Administration and is a native of Detroit, Michigan. Braunwynn facilitates NAMI Peer-to-Peer and is a Master Trainer in the Living Well with Chronic Disease from Stanford. Braunwynn is the Co-Champion of the Trauma-Informed Systems Committee of the Oregon Consumer Advisory Council.
Kevin Fitts
Kevin Fitts – Kevin is a passionate human and civil rights advocate. He is deeply ingrained in the mental health/addictions and consumer/survivor communities in the Portland Metro area. He is well informed on health and social policy, not only at the state, but also at the federal level. Kevin has served on many initiatives, boards, councils and committees as a public mental health consumer and peer advocate.
Wednesday, September 5, 2018, 7 – 9 PM
Unite Oregon
700 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, OR
(across from PCC Cascade Campus)
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FREE! (Donations Welcome $0 – $20 suggested)
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