• Presentation: “A Child’s Path to Mental Illness and Suicide: Creating Strategies for Trauma-Informed Communities”. Maine Department of Health and Human Services: Trauma-Informed Childrens System of Care. February 22, 2007

• Presentations: “A Child’s Path to Mental Illness and Suicide”, and “Anna’s Institutional Years”. Michigan Association of Community Mental Health. December 6, 2006

• Introductory Presentation: “The Story of Anna: A Child’s Path to Mental Illness”. American Academy of Pediatrics: Maine Chapter. 2006 Fall Conference and Open Forum on Early Childhood: From Risk to Resilience to Practice. November 4, 2006.

• Keynote Presentation: “The Story of Anna: A Child’s Path to Mental Illness and Suicide”; Building a Trauma-Informed Community; Panel Discussion: Healing from the Inside Out: a Personal Process; Anna’s Institutional Years: Art and Writing Exhibit. Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Bronx Psychiatric Center. October 25, 2006

• Presentation: “The Story of Anna: A Child’s Path to Mental Illness and Suicide”. Mainely Girls, Inc Board of Directors and Midcoast Maine community leaders. September 28, 2006

• Presentation: “The Story of Anna: A Child’s Path to Mental Illness and Suicide”: a pre-conference institute with Vincent Felitti MD and Susan Mockus. International Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) Conference, San Diego, CA, September 16, 2006.

• Presentation for MIMH Video-tape: “The Story of Anna: A Child’s Path to Mental Illness: Birth to Age 6 ½. Missouri Institute on Mental Health, May 18, 2006

• Presentation, workshop and art exhibit: “The Story of Anna: A Child’s Path to Mental Illness – Age Birth to Six and a Half”; Exhibit of Anna’s artwork. Missouri Department of Mental Health Spring Training Institute “Advancing Our Knowledge”. Osage Beach, Missouri. May 17, 2006

Some Audience Feedback:

“This is one of the most beautiful, moving, honest and brave pieces I have ever seen; it is a real gift to the field, and I will refer people to it often. You have done so much good for so many, and this is the sort of thing that can have a lasting impact”. (Lisa Najavitz, Ph.D.)

“This powerful account of a mother who is also a mental health professional has affected on how I work with persons who have been sexually abused and are diagnosed with mental illness. The presentation should be seen by as many people as possible including survivors, family members, and professional groups such as teachers, therapists, psychiatrists, researchers and policy makers.” (Kristina Muenzenmaier, M.D.)

“I am moved and deeply impressed. Your honesty on behalf of yourself and your family is unique. Your courage to let other people come that close to your life deserves utmost respect.” (Anna Luise Kirkengen, MD, Ph.D. Iceland)

“Wow, I am taken aback. A moving and impressive lecture I would like to show it to other people in Iceland and Norway.” (Linn Getz, MD)

“I don’t know when I have seen/read/felt something so real and so powerful. The healing that has happened – and will continue to happen – on this planet as a result of your love for your daughter is simply amazing.” (Andrea Blanch, Ph.D., Director, Center on Women, Violence and Trauma)

“Your powerpoint is an extraordinary, powerful presentation. I admire your courage in being able to present it to important audiences, and share your hope that it helps to save others from unnecessary suffering.” (Stan Rosenberg, Ph.D.)

“Key audiences for this presentation should include state MH policy and administrative people, hospital administration and staff, CMHC leadership and staff, consumer groups, NAMI, professional groups including both APAs, social work, nursing. The presentation should also be bundled into training for trauma-sensitive services, and consumer advocacy groups such as civil rights lawyers.” (Stan Rosenberg, Ph.D.)

“Just thinking about your presentation still leaves me nearly stunned and silent, lost in a flurry of thoughts that suddenly are halted by the staggering truth that this is your personal testimony – not just another case. It is very powerful.” (Arlene Irion, FBI/LA Field Office; Crimes Against Children Unit)

“Marvelous, intense, highly personal. Her images are so powerful and so fragile simultaneously. You reach out with such tragic yet strong and defiant intimacy. Vulnerable, damaged, courageous. Caring. Proud. By sharing yourself you empower the viewer. The presentation is raw. But it works. Congratulations. Despite the pain and all the regrets, the life shared is honored…. Yours and Anna’s. “ (Dan Weisbord, film director, editor, publisher)

This is a quite remarkable presentation. Congratulations! (Vincent Felitti, M.D., Principal Investigator of Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Kaiser Permenente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study.)