Mental Health Conference 2008
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Speakers
Dr. Laura Miller, is the
Director of the award-winning
Women's Mental Health Program
at the University of Illinois-Chicago and an Associate
Professor of Psychiatry at UIC. Dr.
Miller has published extensively in the area of
women's health, particularly on the subject of the
assessment and treatment of depression during
and after pregnancy.
Mary Jo Barrett, MSW, is the
Executive Director and co-founder
of the Center for Contextual
Change, a Chicago area nationally
recognized facility for the treatment of trauma, violence and the
effects of abusive behaviors. Ms. Barrett is on the
faculties of the School of Social Service
Administration at the University of Chicago, the
Chicago Center for Family Health and the Family
Institute at Northwestern University.
Tracy Harris is an internationally-renowned flutist, a
Yamaha Performing Artist who
has performed across the United
States. Ms. Harris suffers from
schizoaffective disorder which
she has lived with for over 20 years, eloquently
written about in the book, The Music of Madness,
and spoken about on National Public Radio. Ms.
Harris will perform a recital, with her sister-in-law
Russian pianist Svetlana Harris, at a Foundation
benefit at Beth Emet on May 31, 2008.