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Weekly News & Events
March 2, 2016
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Team-Bri To Compete For NAMI CA
In Ironman Vineman Triathlon
 Team-Bri is back! The team will compete in the Ironman Vineman triathlon in Sonoma County in July to raise awareness and funds for NAMI California.
The Vineman, which takes place on Saturday, July 30, has been a California classic for decades. Athletes will swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles through Sonoma County's wine country.
Last year, Team-Bri raised $34,000 for NAMI California in the epic Ironman Lake Tahoe triathlon. Donations benefit NAMI California's criminal justice programs, creating statewide Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) trainings for law enforcement agencies and providing
grants to affiliates needing program assistance
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Let's support Team-Bri and NAMI California and show that recovery is possible!
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NAMI California Annual Conference
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Register now for the 2016 NAMI California Annual Conference and get our early bird discount! This year's conference theme is "Back to the Future: Building on the Past for a Better Tomorrow," with tracks on advocacy, criminal justice, consumer and family engagement, transitional age youth, and strengthening NAMI - plus inspirational speakers and practical workshops. The conference will be held at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront in Burlingame. This is your chance to learn what's happening in mental health in California!
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Send Us Your Workshop Proposals & Nominations!
 Do you have a workshop proposal for the
2016 NAMI California Annual Conference
? Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized for helping improve the lives of people living with mental illness? Are you interested in being a conference exhibitor? Here are the forms you need:
(new deadline: 3/11/16)
(deadline: 4/29/16)
(deadline: 7/5/16)
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NAMI California Advocacy News
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NAMI California Advocacy Training In Stanislaus County
The next NAMI Smarts for Advocacy Trainings and Regional Meetings will be held Tuesday, April 19 in Modesto. N
AMI Smarts for Advocacy is a hands-on advocacy training program that helps people living with mental illness, friends and family transform their passion and lived experience into skillful grassroots advocacy. To RSVP, please contact Marcel at [email protected].
NAMI Smarts Training and Regional Meeting
Tuesday, April 19 (time TBD)
Stanislaus County Behavioral Health Youth and Family Services
Martin Conference Room
800 Scenic Dr.
Modesto, CA 95354
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Save the Date: Our next NAMI CAN! Call will be Wednesday, March 23. To register, please contact Marcel at
[email protected].
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MHSOAC Meeting March 24
MHSOAC Commission Meeting
Thursday, March 24
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
MHSOAC
1325 J St. Suite 1700
Sacramento, CA 95814
Call-In Number: 866-817-6550
Participant Code: 3190377
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Ending The Silence Call This Thursday
 The next NAMI Ending the Silence Technical Assistance call is this Thursday, March 3 at 9 am PST
. We'll be going over 2016 updates to the manuals and program resources as well as the new online training process. This will be a great chance for you to get feedback from each other. Please come to the meeting with any challenges you'd like support from your colleagues on and/or successes you'd like to share.
Ending the Silence TA Call Thursday, March 3
9 am PST (10 am CST, 11 am MST, 12 pm EST)
Call in number:
1-888-858-6021
Participant code:
246 140 0111
Agenda
Announcements
2016 updates
Online training process
Q & A
Challenges/successes discussion
Facilitator
NAMI Education Staff: Holly Swick, program manager
We will record and post the call on the
Recorded Webinars/Conference Calls
section of our EduHelpDesk for those who are unable to join.
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Upcoming Training Opportunities
Below is the schedule for NAMI California Education and Support Group Programs.
Trainings are announced in this weekly report and the Upcoming Trainings page on our
website.
Applications are now being received for the following Family Program Education Trainings:
- April 1-3: Basics and Family-to-Family - Ontario
No IOOV trainings are scheduled by NAMI California at this time
*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]
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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Apply For Seat On MHSOAC
 Dr. Ralph Nelson, former NAMI California President, NAMI national board member and longtime mental health advocate, recently stepped down from the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (see story in our January monthly newsletter). We encourage interested NAMI members to apply for an appointment to the MHSOAC. There are currently two vacancies on the Commission: (1) family member of an adult or senior with a severe mental illness and (2) family member of a child who has or has had a severe mental illness. Click on the links below for the online application, MHSOAC description and website:
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Donate to NAMI California
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Thanks To Our Proud Sponsors
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[email protected]
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