Community Hope hosted its Annual Forum on Mental Health on Friday, May 21, 2010 at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy in Parsippany. The Forum is an annual educational event promoting wellness and recovery for health care professionals; individuals with mental illness; their family members and caregivers. The Forum is also open to the public.

Delivering the keynote address was Shauna Moses, Associate Executive Director of the New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies, Inc. (NJAMHA). She represents NJAMHA on groups convened by the state and other mental health stakeholders; coordinates NJAMHA’s Grassroots Advocacy Network; and provides member services. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Trenton State College.

Workshops focused on ways in which family members can advocate for services for a loved one with mental illness; recent federal and state legislative issues in the news which are affecting people with disabilities and their families and other topics relevant to mental health consumers.