Why does society stigmatize certain individuals, groups, and conditions? How is stigma used to marginalize and silence difference and dissent? What impact does this use of stigma have on people living with mental illnesses? What can we do to challenge stigma in our community? – Please join us for this important community conversation.
Panelists will included Dr. Kevin Cahill, Executive Director of Clinical Services at Soldier On; Officer Cheryl Callahan, Pittsfield Police Department; State Representative Paul Mark; Eric Plakun, MD, Associate Medical Director and Director of Biopsychosocial Advocacy at the Austen Riggs Center; Julie Schwager, Western Massachusetts Area Director, Department of Mental Health; Alan J. Vreeland, Recovery Learning Community, Pittsfield Center Community Coordinator; and Simon Winchester, author of ‘The Professor and the Madman’.
Presented by the City of Pittsfield’s Human Rights Commission
Free! Everyone welcome!