The next National Alliance on Mental Illness Greater Boston Peer Support and Advocacy Network (PSAN) monthly speaker series will feature several members of opening doors to the arts telling their recovery story and how opening doors works. We get free and reduced price tix to concerts, theatre and more!  see www.openingdoorstothearts.org Speakers: Hilary, Michael, Howard…

Bio Lawrence Harris is a 19-year-old Youth Empowerment Speaker who helps teens and young adults break through limiting beliefs and build lives rooted in confidence, resilience, and mental wellness. As someone who is autistic and a survivor of childhood abuse and C-PTSD, Lawrence brings a raw, relatable, and powerful presence to every stage he steps…

  Bio Ashley Sproul is the Director of Recovery and Empowerment with the Department of Mental Health and a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS). She began her career as a CPS within The Living Room model, where she was able to provide peer support to individuals experiencing significant emotional distress in a trauma-sensitive setting. Throughout her…

  Bio Elizabeth Moore is currently employed as one of four Certified Peer Specialists at Waverley Place, the community support program associated with McLean Hospital.  She has been employed there for 8 years and loves helping members strive to meet their individual recovery goals.  Some of her other responsibilities at Waverley Place include leading groups,…

There will be no event on October 2nd because of Yom Kippur.