Since the publication of CRAZY, which refers to our mental health system and not persons with mental illness, Pete Earley has visited 46 states and three foreign countries advocating for mental health reform. In 2010, he is offering groups two different speeches:
 
CRAZY: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness describes Pete's attempts to help his son, Mike, after he is denied treatment during a psychotic break and is arrested. Pete explains why jails and prisons have become our new asylums, why this is wrong and what we need to do to turn mental health back into a health issue instead of continuing to make it a criminal justice problem.
 
HOPELESS NO MORE is Pete's newest speech and is intended as a follow-up talk to groups that already have heard CRAZY. Pete describes successful recovery programs that he has visited during his travels including, Housing First, ACT teams, Crisis Intervention Training, Mental Health Courts and Peer to Peer support.

If you are interested in having Pete speak, please e-mail peteearley.speeches@gmail.com

If you are interested attending one of Pete's speeches, see the schedulebelow. Information will be updated as it is received.

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Speech schedule for 2010:

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July 16th
Florida Partners in Crisis
Meeting the Challenges Ahead
Orlando, FL

July 20th
Keynote Address
11th Annual Summer Institute
Arizona State University's Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy
Key Components for Creating Comprehensive Systems of Care, Prevention to Recovery
Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa
90 Ridge Trail Drive
Sedona, AZ
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September 12th
NAMI Omaha
State conference
Omaha, Nebraska

September 17th
NAMI State Convention
Chattanooga, TN

September 21st
Legislative Luncheon and Public Meeting
Sponsored by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

October 9th
Mental Health Day
Encontrar+SE, Portugal

October 13
Department of Psychology lecture
Mount Union College
Alliance, Ohio

October 22nd
NAMI Texas Gala
Dallas, TX

November 16th
Victoria College Lyceum lecture series
The Victoria College
Victoria Texas
7:30 p.m.

November 18th
Drug and Mental Courts Institutes (members only)
Idaho Supreme Court
Idaho Falls, Idaho

Last updated on July 8th, 2010