Alternatives Conference 2017
Youth and Young Adult Peer Leadership Award
Nomination Form
Alternatives
The Alternatives Conference offers life-changing opportunities to those in the mental health peer-recovery community. It helps mental health consumer/survivors make valuable connections, develop leadership skills, provide and receive peer support, and share expertise and resources. We honor those who have paved the way, provided leadership in promoting recovery, and kept the Alternatives Conference alive for three decades. We welcome emerging leaders and those who are new to the peer community to this conference. This year, our theme is Building Healing Communities Together. We can’t do it alone; together we can build healing communities for everyone.
Youth and Young Adult Peer Leadership Award
In honoring contributing members of our community, Alternatives hashonoredthose who excel in certain fields. This year brings the addition of a new award to honor our future – the Youth and Young Adult Peer Leadership Award. Alternatives wishes to stand tall with our emerging leaders and honor a youth or young adult who is exceling in providingleadership to engage more youth and young adults and who is working on continually changing the system to be person centered, recovery, health and wellness focused.
Selection Process
The Alternatives YouthCommittee will receive all nomination forms by July 21, 2017, and will select the awardees based on a thorough review of the nominations.
This year we are sending the nomination form to a wider audience to gather nominations from across the country to ensure those unsung leaders are considered.
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If you are aware of someone that fits the criteria for this award please complete the following nomination form and return to by July 21, 2017.
Youth and Young Adult Peer Leadership Award
Nomination Form
NAME OF NOMINEE: ______
CONTACT DETAILS OF NOMINEE:
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Phone: ______
ACHIEVEMENTS OF NOMINEE THAT WOULD SEE THEM AS A RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD:
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NOMINATING PERSON NAME: ______
CONTACT DETAILS OF NOMINATING PERSON:
Email: ______
Phone: ______