Peerpocalypse 2025 Workshop Proposal
DEADLINE EXTENDED: December 2, 2024

2025 THEME: C.H.A.N.G.E. - Community, Hope, Advocacy, Networking, Giving, Evolution 
As Peer Support Specialists, we find ourselves advocating for our peers in a variety of ways, in a variety of settings. This year, as we embrace the theme of C.H.A.N.G.E.—Community, Hope, Advocacy, Networking, Giving, and Evolution—we seek to explore how these elements shape our work and impact those we support. At Peerpocalypse, we aim to unite peers from around the world to foster a culture of growth and resilience. Together, we will identify opportunities, build strong networks, and advocate for positive change, ensuring that our communities are inclusive, hopeful, and empowered. 

As of 2022, Peerpocalypse will be offered as a hybrid conference, meaning we provide both in-person and virtual participation options. Peerpocalypse is held virtually through the Whova app and in person in Seaside, Oregon at the Seaside Convention Center, 415 1st Ave, Seaside, OR 97138.

Check out more here.

​Hello Families, Friends and Community,
We would like to invite you to The City of Berkeley Mental Health Division & Berkeley Mental
Health Commission’s "May is Mental Health Month 2024" campaign.
Please join us and register for the May is Mental Health Event – “Be Kind to Your Mind”
happening on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 from 5:30-7:30 pm, North Berkeley Senior
Center, 1901 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley for in person location.
We will have a night full of activities to help you “Be Kind to Your Mind”. There will be
chair yoga, art, drumming, mediation, raffles, music, food, community resources and
more. This is a free community event, available both in-person and via Zoom. Let's unite to
show our support for mental health.
Please register. Here is the link for Eventbrite.

In-Person Location: North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Avenue
Free Zoom Registration Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-DNxDLWdRGWvSI8vS3GBcQ
Webinar ID: 817 1865 5955, Passcode: 905328
Telephone: Dial: US: +1 669 900 6833
For additional Information contact: [email protected] or Dial: (510) 981-7644

Read the original flyer here

Zoom recording of a NAMI  East Bay Speaker meeting.
You can view the recoding here.

Give the gift of peer support this year

Bay Area Hearing Voices Network offers indispensable peer guided support for those who hear voices and other forms of extraordinary sensory experiences, as well as support for the family and friends who support these individuals.  


Through community, we foster belonging, acceptance, growth, and ways to cope, outside of traditional medical models of treatment. We champion the fight to destigmatize mental health and empower individuals to self-define.

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Berkeley mental health crisis team has a phone number and a start date.
Soon, residents will have a new number to call for certain emergencies: 510-948-0075
By Alex N. Gecan
​Aug. 17, 2023, 3:26 p.m.

The Specialized Care Unit, Berkeley’s mobile crisis team, finally has a projected start date and a phone number.
The SCU should be able to start taking calls on Sept. 5, the day after Labor Day, according to Samantha Russell, director of crisis services at Bonita House, the nonprofit mental health care organization running the $4.5 million two-year pilot program.

Read more here.