September 4th, 2015
 
In This Issue
1-NAMI-NYS News
2-NAMI News
3-New York State News
4-National News
5-Signature Programs
6-Save the Dates
 

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NAMI-NYS News
Ribbon Workshop To Be Held at NAMI-NYS Education Conference



NAMI Westchester and NAMI Mid-Hudson have had a great deal of success with their individual Ribbon Campaigns during May is Mental Health Month.  We are excited to have Sheryl Brauman of NAMI Westchester and  Tina Lee of NAMI Mid-Hudson leading a workshop at this year's Education Conference on the ribbon campaigns.  Ribbons will be available at the conference if affiliates are interested in holding the ribbon campaign in their area.    

NAMI Cayuga County Holds C.I.T.
Representatives from local, county and state law enforcement agencies completed Crisis Intervention Training this week in hopes of more effectively responding to individuals in crisis. The five day 40-hour training, taught by Dr. Don Kamin, helps law enforcement officers learn how to safely handle situations involving individuals with psychiatric disabilities. Completing the training were:
  • 7 Auburn Police Department police officers
  • 1 Cayuga County 911 official
  • 1Cayuga County Probation Supervisor 
  • 4 New York State troopers
In Our Own Voice facilitators Marty Centers and Chris Wasilenko presented the program to the officers.  NAMI Cayuga County members Julie and Tom DiBagio, Lorelee Lardear, Bart and Terri Wasilenko presented the family's perspective to the officers. Click here to read more. 

NAMI-NYS Affiliates Complete Regional Training

Parents and Teachers as Allies Graduates
Ending the Silence Graduates

Over the weekend of Aug 29-30th,  NAMI-NYS, along with NAMI Westchester & NAMI Mid-Hudson, held two regional trainings for NAMI Signature Programs Ending the Silence and Parents & Teachers as Allies. NAMI-NYS is happy to announce that we now have 15 new PTAA and 11 new ETS presenters that will be presenting in the Westchester and Mid-Hudson areas. A special thank you goes out to Sharon McCarthy and Tina Yun Lee for taking the time out and training two wonderful groups.


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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, click here to read more. 
 
New York State News

Kenneth Cole Billboard Sends Mixed Message
 
NAMI Rockland member Diana Siegel recently spied the Kenneth Cole billboard on the Westside Highway depicting an offensive message to those living with mental illness.  Although Kenneth Cole attempted to clarify via Twitter that the message was a call for gun control and not meant to stigmatize mental illness, those of us advocating for the eradication of the stigma of mental illness, including NAMI Rockland, are reaching out to Kenneth Cole to voice their disappointment.  You can read NAMI Rockland's response here.  The American Psychiatric Association has commented on the billboard as well, click here to see more and click here to read a blog by the APA President.   


Solitary Confinement Is Cruel and All Too Common
 
Click here to read a recent article from The New York Times on Solitary Confinement.
National News
7 Mental Illness Myths People Still Believe
 
Mental illness stigma can lead to a multitude of false beliefs -- and it's about time to set the record straight. Negative stereotypes create a lot of misconceptions, which further alienate people in a community that already feels isolated.  Click here to read more.

Opening the Box: After Being Jailed in Iran, Sarah Shound Examines Solitary Confinement in the U.S.

Click here to read about Sarah Shourd, who was released in 2010 from an Iranian prison.  Shourd's work has focused largely on exposing and condemning the cruelty and overuse of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons. 

Signature Programs

 

September 8 - Join NAMI Putnam for a NAMI Family-to-Family course being held at the Mahopac Library.  Classes will be on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 - 9:00 PM.  For more information contact Wanda Crowley at (914)522-3812.

September 9 - Join NAMI of Central Suffolk for another NAMI Family-to-Family course at the VA Medical Center.  Classes will be from 7:00-9:30 PM on Wednesday evenings.  For more information and to register please contact Nancy (631)987-3063  or e-mail [email protected]. Priority seating goes to NAMI members and Veteran families.  
 
September 10 - Join NAMI Westchester as they begin a new NAMI Family-to-Family course being held Thursday evenings from 6:30 - 9:00 PM.  For more information or to register contact Sharon at (914)591-5458.
 
September 12 - Join NAMI Westchester as they begin a new NAMI Family-to-Family course being held Saturday mornings from 9:00 - 11:30 AM.  For more information or to register contact Sharon at (914)591-5458.

September 14 - Join NAMI Rensselaer as they begin a NAMI Homefront course at the Stratton VA Medical Center. Classes will be Monday's from 10:30 AM- 1:00 PM. For more information contact Mary Beth at (518)491-3743.

September 15 - Join NAMI Rochester for a new NAMI Peer-to-Peer course being held at their office in Rochester, NY.  Classes will be on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:30 PM.  Click here for more information.

September 16 - Join NAMI Rochester for a new NAMI Family-to-Family course being held at their office in Rochester, NY.  Classes will be on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 9:00 PM.  Click here for more information.  

September 16 - Join NAMI Buffalo & Erie for a new NAMI Family-to-Family course at Elma United Methodist Church in Elma.  Classes will be on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 8 pm.  Pre-registration is required.  Contact (716) 226-6264 or [email protected].
  
September 17 - Join NAMI Rensselaer as they begin a NAMI Peer-to-Peer course at the SUNY School of Public Health. Classes will be Thursday evenings from 6:00 PM- 8:30 PM. For more information contact Christine at (518)462-2000.
  
September 17 - Join NAMI Rochester for a new NAMI Family-to-Family course being held at their office in Rochester, NY.  Classes will be on Thursday evenings from 6:30 - 9:00 PM.  Click here for more information. 

September 17 - Join NAMI Huntington for a new NAMI Family-to-Family course being held at Pederson-Krag Center.  Classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 7:00 - 9:30 pm. For more information contact Jayette Lansbury at (631)385-0754.
   
September 21 - Join NAMI Mid-Hudson for a new NAMI Family-to-Family course.  Classes will be held on Monday evenings from 6:30 - 9:00 pm at Dover High School.  For more information or to RSVP contact Bob or Jo Ann Brown at 
(845)832-6368 or by e-mail. 
 
September 21 - Join NAMI Rockland for a new NAMI Basics course.  From 6:30 to 9 pm.  Place to be announced.  Call NAMI Rockland for more information or to register (845)359-8787.
 
September 22 - Join NAMI Mid-Hudson for a new NAMI Family-to-Family course.  Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 - 9:00 pm at the Dutchess Community College.  For more information or to RSVP contact Bob or Jo Ann Brown at (845)832-6368 or e-mail.

September 26 - Join NAMI of Central Suffolk for a new NAMI Basics course at St. Mary's in East Islip.  Classes will be from  10:00 am - 12:30 pm on Saturday mornings.  For more information and to register please contact Beth at (631)673-6097 or e-mail.

September 26 - Join NAMI Rockland for a new NAMI Family-to-Family course Saturdays from 9:30 am to 12 noon.  At the Rockland Psychiatric Center, Bldg 57, first floor conference room.

September 28 - Join NAMI Queens/Nassau for a new Family-to-Family course being held at the North Shore Zucker Hillside Hospital. Classes will be held Monday nights from 7:00 - 9:30 pm.  For more information contact NAMI Queens/Nassau at (516)326-0797 or (718)347-7284 or by e-mail.

September 28 - Join NAMI of Central Suffolk for a new NAMI Basics course at the Farmingville Mental Health Clinic.  Classes will be from 10:00 am -12:30 pm on Monday mornings.  For more information and to register please contact Beth at (631)673-6097 or e-mail.

September 28 - Join NAMI Queens/Nassau as they offer Family-to-Family at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center.  Classes will be held from 6:00 - 8:30 pm on Monday evenings. For more information or to register e-mail [email protected] or call (516)326-0697 or (718)347-7284.

September 30 - Join NAMI of Central Suffolk for a new NAMI Basics course at the Dolan Family Health Center in Huntington.  Classes will be from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm on Wednesday mornings.  For more information and to register please contact Beth at (631)673-6097 or e-mail.
  
October 3 - Join NAMI Queens/Nassau for a new NAMI Family-to-Family course being held at the Greater Allen A.M.E Cathedral of New York. Classes will be held Saturday afternoon from 1:00 - 4:30 pm.  For more information contact NAMI Queens/Nassau at (516)326-0797 or (718)347-7284 or by e-mail. 

October 3 - Join NAMI of Central Suffolk for a new 10 week NAMI Peer to Peer course at the Federation of Organizations in Patchogue.  Classes will be held on Saturday afternoons from 12 noon to 2 pm.  For more information or to register contact Sandy at (631)793-4712 or [email protected].

October 17 - Join NAMI Mid-Hudson as they host a new NAMI Basics course.  Classes will be held on Saturday mornings from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm for three weeks. For more information or to register contact Jo Ann Brown at (845)832-6368 or by e-mail. 
 
October 25 - NAMI Rockland will present a special NAMI In Our Own Voice program co-sponsored by The Friends of the Finkelstein Memorial Library, Spring Valley.  Contact (845)359-8785 for more information. 
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September 8 - Join the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation as they welcome Fritz A. Henn, M.D., Ph.D., for their monthly webinar.  Dr. Henn's topic will be New Approaches in Treating Depression.  The webinar will be from 2:00-3:00 pm, click here to register.

September 9 - Join NAMI Westchester for their Speaker Series from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. The subject is Employment Services with Dr. Paul Margolies.  For more information contact NAMI Westchester at (914)592-5458. 
 
September 10- Join NAMI April of Brooklyn and Steven M. Kaufman at 7pm at South Beach Psychiatric Center, Brooklyn.  For more information contact (718)748-1328.

September 10 - Join NAMI Columbia County as they welcome Denise Ranaghan, Director of Wellness Services for the MHA of Ulster County.  Ranaghan will speak on the 'Hearing Voices Network'.  To learn more contact NAMI Columbia County by phone (518)336-0246 or e-mail.
September 13 - Join NAMI Champlain Valley for the Battling Stigma Together Soup Cook-Off.   This event will take place from 11:30 am - 2:30 pm in Plattsburgh. For more information contact NAMI Champlain Valley at (518)561-2685 or by e-mail.
 
September 13-  Join NAMI Syracuse for their annual fundraiser called Harvest Hopela.  To learn more contact NAMI Syracuse (315)487-2085.

September 16 - Join NAMI Rockland and Rockland Psychiatric Center for a Program on Recovery Center featuring Mahima Christian, Program Director and Christine Randolph, art therapist, Director of the Living Museum- outpatient/recovery peer oriented programs held on campus.  For more information call (845)359-8787.
 
September 17 - Join The Community Advisory Board of Rockland Community Mental Health Center - Yonkers, Inc., as they will be honoring NAMI Westchester during their annual fundraiser dinner.  Tickets for the event at $60, $70 if purchased after August 30th.  For more information call (914)376-1742 or (914)318-4686.

September 18 - "Ask the Doctor," Howard Trachtman, Restraint and Seclusion.  11 am to 12 noon.  (888)858-6021, Participant Code 309918#.

September 23- The Clinton Coalition to Prevent Suicide & The Suicide Prevention Center of NYS, SUNY at Plattsburgh, 10:00 am to 11:30 am or 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.  For more informtaion or to register contact Amanda Bulris (518)561-2685 x17.

September 24- Black Minds Matter 2! Identifying Community Based Strategies By African Americans For African Americans
10:00 am - 12:00 noon.  Free webinar!  Click here to register.
 
September 25 - Join NAMI Huntington as they participate in the Northport VA Medical Center "Stand Down For Homeless Veterans." Any donations of personal care items and softly used clean, warm clothing to distribute to homeless veterans is appreciated. For more information contact Jayette Lansbury at (631)385-0754.
 
September 25 - "Ask the Doctor," Dr. Mark Ragins, The Village and Recovery.  11 am to 12 noon.  (888)858-6021, Participant Code 309918#.
  
October 6- Join OASAS and OMH when they conduct a joint hearing on their statewide comprehensive plans from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.  Both agencies will receive input for consideration in the development of their respective statewide comprehensive plans and ongoing initiatives.  The hearing will be held via videoconference (VTC) among nine locations; Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Binghamton, Ogdensburg, Manhattan, Staten Island, and West Brentwood.  You must attend at one of the VTC sites to see and participate.

October 7 - Join NAMI of Central Suffolk for their annual exhibit table st Suffolk County Community College's, Mental Health Awaresess Day, at the Ammerman campus in Sheldon from 9:30-1:30pm.  For more information contact (631)675-6831.
 
October 7 - Join NAMI of Central Suffolk for their monthly speaker series: Trauma Release Exercises workshop given by Patricia DeCarmine LMT at Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson, Conference Room One/Two at 7:30 pm.  For more information contact (631)675-6831.

October 8 - Join NAMI Columbia County as they welcome Claudia Coenen, CT, MTP, Counselor in Hudson, NY.  Coenen will speak on the 'Loss and Grieving'.  To learn more contact NAMI Columbia County by phone (518)336-0246 or e-mail.

October 8 - Join NAMI Syracuse for their annual Educational Conference from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm at the New York State Fairgrounds.  For more information on this event call (315)487-2085.

October 13 - Join the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation as they welcome Carrie E. Bearden, Ph.D., for their monthly webinar.  Dr. Bearden's topic will be Mood Disorders.  The webinar will be from 2:00-3:00 pm, click here to register.

October 16- "Ask the Doctor," Dr. Ellen Leibenluft, Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder.  11 am to 12 noon.  (888)858-6021, Participant Code 309918#.
 
October 18 - Join the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Capital Region chapter for their Walk for R.I.T.A.  The walk will be held at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds.  To learn more about click here.

October 21 - Join NAMI Westchester for their first Educational Event with Dr. Xavier Amador.  This event will be Wednesday from 1:00 - 4:30 pm at St. Vincent's Hospital.  For more information click here. 
 
October 21 - Join NAMI Rockland for their annual Breaking the Silence.  Topics addressed will be ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder): Triumphs and Challenges.  Will take place at Cultural Arts Center of Rockland Community College in Sufferen.  Suggested donation $15, students admitted for free.  For tickets and information call NAMI Rockland at (845)359-8787 or www.namirockland.org .
 
October 22- Join NAMI April of Brooklyn for a free showing of No Kidding! Me 2! by Joe Pantoliano at 7:00, located at South Beach Psychiatric Clinic, Brooklyn.  For more information contact (718)375-0600.
 
October 23- "Ask the Doctor," Dr. Jackie Feldman, Jail Diversion.  11 am to 12 noon.  (888)858-6021, Participant Code 309918#.
 
November 4-6 - Join the Association for Community Living for their 36th annual conference. The conference will be held at The Sagamore Resort, for more information click here.

 November 7 - Join NAMI Columbia County and the Apogee Center, with the cooperation of Parsons Child and Family Center for an all day workshop with Dr. Daniel Fisher on Emotional CPR.  Pre-registration will be needed for this event and the cost is $10 per person.  To learn more contact NAMI Columbia County by phone (518)336-0246 or e-mail.

November 10 - Join the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation as they welcome Carol A. Tamminga, M.D., for their monthly webinar.  Dr. Tamminga's topic will be Schizophrenia.  The webinar will be from 2:00-3:00 pm, click here to register.

November 13-15 - Join us for the 2015 NAMI-NYS Education Conference.  Click here to learn more.       
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