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Mental Health Events Around California 

25th Anniversary of Mental Illness Awareness Week  
October 4-10th, 2015

Each year Mental Illness Awareness Week occurs during the first full week of October. This year it takes place between October 4-10. This year, the theme revolves around building a movement through the new StigmaFree initiative. 

Being Stigma Free means learning about and educating others on mental illness, focusing on connecting with people to see each other as individuals and not a diagnosis, and most importantly, taking action on mental health issues and taking the StigmaFree pledge. The hashtag for the theme is #IAmStigmaFree. 

We believe that these issues are important to address year round, but highlighting these issues during Mental Illness Awareness Week provides a time for people to come together and display the passion and strength of those working to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.

Learn more  and help yourself or someone you care about. - See more at the following link: NAMI

Mental Health & The Church:  October 7-9

It's difficult to imagine that 50% of adults will develop depression, anxiety, self-harm, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, PTSD, borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, or some other mental illness in their lifetime. 

This staggering reality can feel daunting, but there is HOPE for mental health.

HOPE says that you are not defined by your illness. HOPE says your life has a purpose even when you don't feel it. HOPE says you are not alone.

Be a part of breaking the silence and stigma by joining us on October 7-9, 2015 for Saddleback Church's Gathering on Mental Health and the Church. These three days are packed with practical help and hope for individuals affected by mental illness, their loved ones, church leaders, and mental health professionals. It's time to join together and create a pathway to HOPE. It's time to offer a place of refuge, love, and compassion for those who need it most. It's a time to acknowledge the facts and embrace the millions of people suffering every day from mental illness.

Join us for this hope-filled event!

 
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Weekly NAMI  California Advocacy News   
October 17th

Fall Advocacy Conference in collaboration with the California Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: NAMI California members are invited to attend this conference to hear legislative updates and engage in discussion. The conference will take place from 9AM to 3PM on October 17th at 4469 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey. RSVP to [email protected].
 
October 28th

Humboldt Regional Advocacy Meeting: Join NAMI California and NAMI Humboldt for this opportunity to sharpen your advocacy skills and discuss mental health programs in Humboldt and surrounding counties. RSVP to [email protected]. 
Programs News and Updates  


Below is the schedule for NAMI Education and Support Group Programs for this fiscal year.

These trainings are announced in this Weekly Report, the NAMI California newsletter and the www.namica.org   website.



Applications are now being received for the following Family Program Education Trainings:
  • October 16-18, 2015:  Family to Family -  Ukiah, California
  • November 6th- 8th 2015: Basics - Sacramento, California
  • February:  Family Support Group - northern California
  • March:  Family to Family - Ventura, California
  • April: Basics and Family to Family - Ontario
 
Applications are now being received for the following Peer Program Trainings*:
  • October - Peer to Peer in Ukiah (Mendocino County)- October 16-18, 2015
  • March - Peer to Peer in Ventura
  • Connection trainings - as announced (see below)
 
*Important Note:   There will also be other 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 program 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, [email protected]   or Erik Villalobos, Family and Peer Program Coordinator [email protected] to receive an application via email.  Prospective teachers/facilitators should return their applications quickly as these workshops fill up quickly.
 
Send inquiries to:
 
NAMI California Office:  916-567-0163 

 
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