NARPA’s 27th Annual
Rights Conference
Advocacy for Rights in a New Era
September 9-12, 2009, Phoenix Arizona
2009 Conference Featured Speakers
Ira Burnim
Nationally Known Advocate & Legal Director
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Lisa St. George
Survivor & Director of Award-Winning California Peer Program
Stefan Kruszewski, MD
Prominent Critic of Inaccurate Research & Off-Label Promotion by Pharmaceutical Industry
Kim Hopper
Medical Anthropologist & Co-Director
Center to Study Recovery in Social Contexts
Special Presentations by
Linda Andre
Author of Doctors of Deception:
What They Don’t Want You To Know About Shock Treatment
Susan Stefan
Significant Developments in Mental Health Law – 2009
Conference Tracks will emphasize:
Guardianship & Forced Treatment
Recovery & Alternatives to Medical Model Treatment
Advocacy & Legal Strategies for Challenging Times
All conference activities will be held at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort.
More information to come… check NARPA’s website at www.narpa.org for frequent updates!