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Weekly News & Events
November 11, 2015
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NAMI Homefront: Helping Veterans & Their Families
In honor of Veterans Day, NAMI California thanks all veterans and service men and women for their service to our country and to their families for their support of their loved ones.
Due to the challenges inherent to military life, many veterans and service members experience mental health conditions such as PTSD, depression or traumatic brain injury. Based on the nationally recognized NAMI Family-to-Family program, NAMI Homefront i
s designed to address the unique needs of family, caregivers and friends of those who have served or are currently serving our country.
For questions about the future of NAMI Homefront in California, please contact Beth Wolf at
[email protected]
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NAMI Programs Show Significant Impact
on Stigma Reduction
 A new RAND report shows that three NAMI programs significantly reduce the stigma of mental illness. NAMI California would like to thank each and every affiliate and coordinator who participated in the RAND evaluation conducted through the CalMHSA grant to measure the stigma reduction of In Our Own Voice, Parents & Teachers as Allies and Provider Education. Over the past two years, evaluations using RAND's materials have been administered in 150 presentations, reaching 2,700 individuals.
NAMI California is very proud of these programs and our affiliates for their tireless efforts in the evaluation process. We hope you will review the report online and share it with your stakeholders. For questions about the evaluation or programs, please contact Beth Wolf, Director of Programs, at
[email protected]
.
Click here to view the report on the RAND website.
Ending The Silence TA Call
 Thank you to those of you who joined our October Ending The Silence TA call! We hope you learned a great deal about engaging your community and supporting young adult presenters.
Click here
for the new Language Matters handout we introduced on the call. It includes language tips to help you best reach youth. Please make sure your presenters all receive a copy of this handout.
If you were unable to join us, please consider watching the
webinar recording on the
EduHelpDesk. If you can't access these pages, please speak with your state program director or your NAMI Affiliate ETS program coordinator.
- The NAMI Education Team
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Below is the schedule for NAMI California Education and Support Group Programs for this fiscal year.
Trainings are announced in this Weekly Report, the NAMI California newsletter and the
namica.org
website.
Applications are now being received for the following Family Program Education Trainings:
- February: Family Support Group - Northern California
- March: Family to Family - Ventura
- April: Basics and Family to Family - Ontario
Applications are now being received for the following Peer Program Trainings*:
- March: Peer to Peer - Ventura
- Connection trainings: as announced (see below)
*Important Note:
There will be additional trainings offered for all the programs above. These workshops will be hosted by affiliates and sponsored by NAMI California in the form of small grants. Interested affiliates should contact
[email protected]
for details on how to apply for a grant. Trainings will be announced in your region as they become available.
NAMI support group trainings are for NAMI members to become facilitators of a support group. The education trainings are for members desiring to become teachers or mentors of an education program. Upon graduation, the affiliate makes arrangements with the graduate to teach the class.
Qualifications for training: Interested parties should be NAMI members in good standing and ideally have graduated from the same education program they intend to teach. A participant also needs to be recommended by their local NAMI chapter. Additional qualifications will apply. Please ask your NAMI affiliate to contact Family and Peer Programs Supervisor, Lynn Cathy at
[email protected]
or Erik Villalobos, Family and Peer Program Coordinator at
[email protected]
to receive an application via email. Prospective teachers/facilitators should return their applications in a timely manner as these workshops fill quickly.
Send inquiries to:
NAMI California Office: (916) 567-0163
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Call for Proposals for 2016 NAMI National Convention
Interested in an opportunity to share resources, tools and strategies with NAMI
National Convention attendees? Then consider submitting a workshop proposal application for the convention, which will be held in Denver from July 6-9, 2016.
The application a
nd complete details
are posted at
www.nami.org/convention
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- The deadline for for submission is Wednesday, December 2.
- As part of the application process, you will want to be very clear in your goals for the workshop and be able to explain fully how your presentation will be helpful to attendees after they return home.
- You'll be asked to provide an outline of how your session will flow from beginning to end. Including what tools and/or tactics participants will take back home with them to help themselves, their family members, or their community.
- The strongest proposals are those presentations that provide real tools and guidance on how attendees can take action and become more involved once they are back home.
- Important note: Workshop presenters cover their own travel and hotel costs. However, workshop presenters are eligible for a reduced convention registration fee.
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NAMI CAN!
Weekly NAMI
California Advocacy News
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Monterey Area Regional Meeting
NAMI California will hold a regional meeting and legislative update on Thursday, November 12 in the Monterey area.
The meeting will also offer participants the NAMI Smarts for Advocacy training. Please email
[email protected] to RSVP or for more information.
NAMI California Regional Meeting & Legislative Update
Thursday, November 12
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Castroville Library Community Room
11160 Speegle St.
Castroville, CA 95012
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Conference Highlights Still Available
Did you miss this year's NAMI California conference -- or are you interested in seeing a session again? Download the PowerPoint presentations and/or buy CDs or MP3s below:
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Thanks To Our Proud Sponsors:
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If you have something you'd like to see in the newsletter or want to send us a compliment, send us an email!
[email protected]
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