Sylvia Caras
| v/fax: 1 831 426 5335 | 146 Chrystal Terrace 5 |
| e-mail: sylvia@peoplewho.org | Santa Cruz CA 95060-3654 USA |
Summary of Current Service
Health and Human Rights and Responsibilities for People with Disabilities
Service Goals
Form and sustain mutual support and advocacy networks
Speak for and provide an example for users of mental health services
Participate politically to change policy and create access to knowledge
Educate
Founder, People Who Email and
Internet Resources
ICT Technical Expert for IDA
Steering Committee, International Disability Caucus (IDC)
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Representative to MHSA for CNMHC
(California)
Publications |
Presentations |
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| 08 | Western Center Law and Poverty (California) | ||
| 07 | Internet Governance Forum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| 07 | CIMH IT, CIMH Prevalence (California) | ||
| 06 | Mental Health America | ||
| 06: | "Consumers’ View," WAPR Bulletin | 06 | Tunis, Global Disability Forum, WSIS |
| 05 | World Summit in Reflection, ITID | 05 | Milan, Consumers Views |
| 05 | Foreword, Voices from the Shadows, WHO | 05 | Amman, Arab Region Disability Symposium |
| 04 | Florence, WPA | ||
| 02 | Yokohama, WPA | ||
| 01 | Vancouver, World Fed Mental Health | ||
| 01 | "Volunteering for Change," NMHA Bell | 01 | Rural Mental Health |
| 01 | "Words Matter" | 01 | National Statistics Conference |
| 00 | "Real Shame" | 00 | Nat'l Statistics Conference |
| 99 | "Advocacy & Support," Self Help & Self Care | 99 | Norway, TelePsychiatry |
| 99 | "Transformation," WICHE WestLink | 99 | Santiago, World Federation Mental Health |
| 98 | "Family-Organized Advocacy," Psych Services | 98 | NMHA Beers Conference |
| 97 | "Dialogue: Consumer Self-Help Online," BHT | 97 | National TA Teleconference |
| 97 | "Owning a List," InterNIC News | 97 | World Federation Mental Health |
| 95 | World Federation Mental Health | ||
| 94 | "Disabled," Disability and Society | 93 | Int'l Sociology of Mental Health |
| 91 | Compiler, Doing Without Drugs | ||
Awards |
Education |
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| 08 | CA Champion | ||
| 06 | APHA Annual Mental Health Section Member | BA, Wellesley College | |
| 06 | NMHA Clifford Beers | PhD, Summit University | |
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