Are you looking for someone to inform and encourage your audience about issues of mental health, childhood victimization or self help?  Nationally recognized mental health advocate Michael Skinner can breathe inspiration into your next event.

 

Using humor and compassion, Michael takes his listeners on a journey from child victimization through the mental health, through legal and medical systems to his current career as a successful musician and award-winning speaker. 

 

Michael offers trauma survivors hope, insight and motivation.  He gives professionals a rare opportunity to learn about their system from the inside out, to see what help trauma survivors and what doesn’t.

 

Contact Michael today to discuss how he can contribute to the success of your next event at mikeskinner@comcast.net. 

“Michael uses his story and songs of his triumph over  horrific childhood abuse and victimization to inspire and motivate his audiences.”

Goals

 

Michaels passion is to educate his listeners about the tragedy of child abuse, victimization and human trafficking… to reduce the stigma of mental illness, and to motivate people to work toward change in their lives and in the lives of others.

Audiences

 

Michael speaks to a wide variety of audiences, including mental health, medical and law enforcement professionals, survivors of trauma and abuse, university students, educators, legislators, judicial professionals, community and civic leaders.

Topics

 

Michael speaks in a positive, upbeat manner about issues of mental health, trauma, child exploitation, peer support and self help.  His personal experiences as a survivor of severe trauma, a father, a mental health client and advocate and professional musician provides a broad background from which to connect with his audience.  He can tailor his talk to your audience and objectives.