2024 Understanding Mental Health & Knowing the Signs

MSCA of Eastern PA will be partnering with the National Alliance on Mental Illness to present a virtual class on Mental Health Awareness and Knowing the Signs.

With the construction industry ranking as the second highest suicide rate among major industries, the conversation around mental health is crucial.
Please join us for an hour-long virtual call to bring awareness and understanding to the topic of mental health.

Speaker Bio:
Christine Michaels, MSHSA, is Chief Executive Officer of NAMI Keystone PA, the state organization in Pennsylvania for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health advocacy organization. Ms. Michaels has more than 35 years of experience in community mental health service delivery, social service agency administration, public policy, and legislative advocacy.

She is an accomplished instructor with experience in curriculum development and is nationally certified by NAMI as a state trainer for NAMI Family-to-Family, NAMI Support Group Facilitators, and NAMI Smarts for Advocacy.

Ms. Michaels is co-chair of the OMHSAS Planning Council Joint Committee, and she also serves on the Adult Committee for the OMHSAS Planning Council. She is chair of the Allegheny County MH/ID Advisory Board, serves on the 988 Advocacy Coalition Committee, and acts as the liaison from that committee to the State 988 Advisory Board. Ms. Michaels holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a Master of Science in Health Services Administration.