World Mental Health Day 2025

Workshop Series

Friday, October 10th

9 AM - 3 PM

World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.

Workshops

  • 9:00 AM - What is Peer Support and Who is MHA?

    with Jenny Miller, COO

    Discover what our team of Peer Specialists does and how we support individuals in our community. Through lived experience and specialized training, our Peer Specialists provide services that foster mental health recovery, support the prevention of mental illness, and encourage early intervention.

  • 10:00 AM - Foundations of Self Care

    with Sheila McCue, LCSW-R

    Consider that the primary relationship we have in life, is the one with ourselves! The Foundations Blocks of Self Care has been created to support individuals taking full ownership of that relationship. Join us in this workshop as tools are shared and practices ignited, empowering us all, to live fully and well.

  • 11:15 AM - Breath-Body-Mind

    with Melanie Little, MSW

    Breath-Body-Mind (BBM) is a set of evidence-based, mind-body practices that use breathing, movement, and attention-focus techniques to improve stress resilience, emotion regulation, and mental focus for individuals across diverse populations, including children, veterans, healthcare workers, and disaster survivors.

  • 1:00 PM - Intro to Wellness Recovery Action Plan

    with Larry Albro, NYSCPS

    Mental health can impact you just as much as your physical health. Learn about WRAP, a self-designed prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well, and make their life the way they want it to be.  

  • 2:00 PM - A Recovery Story

    with Katie Donovan, CRPA and NYSCPS

    Hear from our Certified Recovery Peer Advocate, Katie, as she shares her personal journey of recovery. Katie will also highlight the services she provides to support others on their own recovery paths.