Tonight in Asheville: Dan Fisher MD at a community event will share his personal story

Well, I will try to be there, but that’s a big if at this point. I still can’t make plans. Getting to meet Dan would make me very happy! If you’re in the area stop on by.

This community dialogue will be held on Sept. 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Mother Bear’s office at 65 Hill Street near the Asheville Chamber of Commerce. Donations are welcome.

Dan Fisher, MD, PhD, is the executive director of the federally funded National Empowerment Center in Massachusetts and helped lead the White House’s first Commission on Mental Health. He is an advisor for the White House’s National Dialogues on Mental Health initiative. Diagnosed with schizophrenia and hospitalized several times as a young man, Dr. Fisher is one of the few psychiatrists in the country who speaks openly about his recovery from a severe mental illness diagnosis. He travels the world extensively conducting public health workshops,
community dialogues, and mental health recovery conferences.

On September 11, Dr. Fisher will share:

• His personal recovery story
• Community-building techniques as a way to improve community mental health
• Emotional CPR, an international public health program that teaches individuals how to help others through an emotional crisis (www.emotional-cpr.org)

See a video with Dan: Breakdown to breakthrough says, Dr. Dan Fisher (psychiatrist who overcame a schizophrenia diagnosis)