Tag: Jay Mahler

  • POCC “50-Year History of the Mental Health Consumer Movement” Event

    POCC “50-Year History of the Mental Health Consumer Movement” Event

    Today PEERS’ Associate Director Lynn Rivas spoke at the POCC “50-Year History of the Mental Health Consumer Movement” event in Oakland. Attendees also celebrated the birthday of renowned movement organizer Jay Mahler. Lynn spoke about the history of PEERS as a consumer-run organization before screening an interview that PEERS/BestNow! Intern Steve Hayes’ conducted with Jay  Mahler.  

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  • Interview with Consumer Movement Organizer Jay Mahler

    PEERS’ BestNow! Intern Steve Hayes recently interviewed Consumer Movement organizer Jay Mahler about his life, activism, and the history of the movement. Check out this amazing interview!  

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  • Jay Mahler

    In the series debut, longtime advocate Jay Mahler shares his decades-long relationship with the mental health system. Hear about his first encounter with treatment and how that catalyzed a lifelong commitment to consumer rights activism. Stories of Recovery is a video series featuring real, honest, and hopeful stories of mental heath recovery — all told from…

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