Nominations are being accepted for the 2011
Judi Chamberlin Joy in Advocacy Award
The National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (NCMHR) honors one individual a year with the Judi Chamberlin Joy in Advocacy Award. This award recognizes Judi’s lifetime of joyful dedication to bringing hope into the lives of individuals labeled with mental illnesses around the world. The award honors an individual who best reflects Judi’s example in extraordinary achievements in disability rights advocacy. It will be presented at the NCMHR’s annual open meeting which will take place on October 27, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. NOMINATION GUIDELINES: The nominee must have the lived experience of mental health recovery. The nomination shall include no more than 500 words on why the nominee deserves this award. The nomination must include the name, phone number, and e-mail address of both the nominee and the nominator. Only nominations that follow these directions will be reviewed. Send nominations to
[email protected] and state on the subject line: “Judi Award Nomination”. The deadline for nominations is October 12, 2011. Location: The National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery will hold its annual open meeting October 27, 2011 at 6:30pm at the Buena Vista Suites, 8203 World Center Dr., Orlando, FL 32821 in the Valencia Room, Main Floor of Hotel. (The hotel is across a small parking lot from the Alternatives 2011 location, Caribe Royal Hotel)