Using conflict resolution tools to prevent mental illness stigma.
Dan is a mediator and mental health expert living with bipolar disorder
Dan Berstein, MHS has spent over fifteen years studying mental health and dispute resolution, and developing tools to help all sorts of mental health stakeholders address concerns about challenging behaviors and accessibility without inadvertently becoming discriminatory. His company, MH Mediate, has helped thousands of people, organizations, and government agencies have empowering mental health communication and prevent mental illness discrimination.
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Mental Health and Conflicts: A Handbook for Empowerment
Dan’s 2022 book was originally published by the American Bar Association (ABA) and priced at $99.95. Now published by DRI Press, it is available for free electronically (or low cost physical copies on Amazon).
The Mental Health Safe Project’s Stigma Spotlights
Dan founded MH Mediate’s Mental Health Safe Project (MH Safe) to provide free resources for everyday mental illness stigma and discrimination. The MH Safe Stigma Spotlights model organizes outreach to help affected parties and communities.
20 Years Embracing Bipolar
For the twenty year anniversary of Dan’s first hospitalization and being open with bipolar disorder, Dan launched this resource website about embracing life with a mental illness.
TEDxTalk
Dan’s TEDxTalk, “How to Talk About Mental Health Without Offending Everyone,” has been used in classrooms around the country to teach ways to use conflict resolution skills to overcome assumptions, paternalism, and stigma.