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Last Chance to Get Early Bird Registration Rates
for 2015 NAMI-NYS Education Conference
Today is the last day to receive the 'early-bird' rates for the 2015 NAMI-NYS Education Conference-
Redefining Recovery: New Challenges, New Opportunities, New Hopes taking place November 13-15 at the Desmond Hotel in Albany. You do not want to miss your opportunity to register at the best rates for what should be the most all encompassing conference NAMI-NYS has ever produced.
Click here to learn about the Criminal Justice track.
Click here to learn about the Military Community track.
Click here to learn about the Wellness in Recovery suite.
There is also still time to advertise in the conference journal or exhibit at the conference.
Click here to learn more.
NAMI-NYS Participates at the Brain & Behavior
Mental Health Research Symposium
On October 23, NAMI-NYS Public Engagement Coordinator Matthew Shapiro and board members Sigfrido Benitez and Ceceile McIntosh Green participated in the 27th annual Brain and Behavior New York Mental Health Research Symposium. The symposium featured presentations from BBRF grantees from around world who detailed their work addressing schizophrenia, bi-polar and ADHD as well as new technologies advancing the understanding of the brain.
The keynote speaker was former National Football League player and Super Bowl Champion Keith O'Neil who detailed his experience living with bi-polar disorder.
NAMI Otsego President Ginnah Howard Publishes
I'm Sick of This Already: At-Risk Learning in a High School Class
I'm Sick of This Already: At-Risk Learning in a High School Class
by Ginnah Howard is about a year of working with a group of students in upstate New York who need intensive remediation in reading and writing. Synopsis: It's the first day of school at Stanton Central High. The teacher stands by the door as ready as she's going to be. The 6B Improvement of Language Skills class bursts in: "I'm hungry"... "I hate English" ... "I'm sick of this already." And so the new year begins. We will be with them for two semesters and we will get to know them all. Many of us will come to care about all of them and be sad when some of them run away or get arrested or become pregnant. We'll understand why this teacher is relieved when Stan and Mike are both absent on a subzero Monday in the middle of February. Lots of days, we'll give her a gold star for her efforts.
Ginnah Howard won the NAMI NYS Media Award in 2009.
NAMI-NYS Presents at
NYS Library Association Conference
On Friday, October 23rd, 2015 NAMI-NYS Executive Director Wendy Burch and NAMI-NYS Programs Coordinator Shaniqua Jackson had the honor of presenting at the New York State Library Association Annual Conference in Lake Placid, NY.
NAMI-NYS was contacted during the summer to help support and educate the library staff across NY when faced with difficult situations with patrons of the libraries. We were able to present on "The Mental Health Challenge: Moving from Stigma to Support." This was an opportunity for them to learn tips on how to de-escalate a situation as well as begin the important conversation among staff.
Following the presentation, the floor was open for
Q&A and it was moving to hear how much of an impact we made throughout the room. NAMI-NYS would like to thank those who attended and we are looking forward to the lasting connections we made.
Watch Education Conference Featured Speaker
Jason Paden Presents at SUNY Cobleskill
Jason Paden, who will be participating in the
Redefining Recovery session at the
2015 NAMI-NYS Education Conference, recently presented at SUNY Cobleskill where he unveiled his new cartoon characters which are designed to raise mental health awareness.
SUNY Oneonta Looking to Form
NAMI on Campus Club
SUNY Oneonta students are currently working to form a NAMI club on campus this semester. With over 100 interested students, the project is very successful so far. Two events have been held on campus and students have been volunteering to help out through NAMI on campus. Although the club is not an official club recognized by the school, the founders are meeting with school officials to make this possible. Dr. Stephanie Poplock, Steven Doolittle, Alexandra Fields, and Lupe Colangelo are working with students to make the club personalized to the Oneonta campus. The goals of College NAMI are to reduce the stigma of mental illness on campus and to create a safe and accepting place for anyone affected by or interested in mental illness.
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NAMI and Leading Mental Health Organizations Call on ABC-TV to Drop Halloween Episode
of Modern Family
Stigma Violates TV Network's Own
Anti-Bullying Campaign
NAMI and five other of the nation's leading mental health organizations have joined in calling on ABC-TV to drop the episode of "Modern Family" which aired on Wednesday October 28th. The Halloween episode mocks and stigmatizes people with mental health conditions.
NAMI was joined by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the Bazelon Center on Mental Health Law, the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), Mental Health America (MHA), and the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS), Inc. The letter includes the observation that the episode violates ABC-TV's own code of Corporate Citizenship and Social Responsibility and that one of the television network's own partners in a current anti-bullying campaign has itself called for an end to the stigma that surrounds mental illness.
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GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES $50 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR NONPROFIT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
Governor Cuomo today announced that $50 million is available through the Governor's Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program to support projects that improve the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of programs that provide crucial human services to millions of New Yorkers each year.
"Nonprofit organizations play an invaluable role in providing critical services for countless New Yorkers and we must do all we can to make sure that aging infrastructure does not stand in the way of their admirable work," Governor Cuomo said. "This funding does just that by helping these organizations complete capital projects that further their ability to deliver essential services."
As part of Governor Cuomo's 2015-16 Opportunity Agenda, the Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program provides funding critical for the financing of construction projects that include renovation or expansion of program space, accessibility renovations, energy efficiency modifications, and other technology projects. The program is being administered by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York and the funding application will be available on New York State's Grants Gateway
website
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All interested nonprofits must submit completed applications by Wednesday, December 23, 2015.
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Watch the Senate Hearings on S.1945
Mental Health Reform Act of 2015
On Thursday, October 29th, the Senate held hearings on
S.1945 the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015. NIMH Director Dr. Tom Insel, was among those who testified.
FDA Modifies Monitoring for Neutropenia Associated With Schizophrenia Medicine Clozapine and Approves New Shared REMS Program for All Clozapine Medicines
The FDA has announced that it will make changes to the requirements for monitoring, prescribing, dispensing, and receiving the medicine clozapine. These changes address continuing safety concerns and current knowledge about a serious blood condition called severe neutropenia.
Clozapine is a medication prescribed for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Its use may be recommended after more standard antipsychotic treatments fail to address symptoms or result in adverse side effects such that an effective dosage level cannot be attained.
A Hospital Reduces Repeat ER Visits By Providing Social Workers
Aurora Sinai Medical Center, the last hospital left in a mostly poor area of Milwaukee, is adding social workers to its staff in an effort to reduce the amount of people who misuse the emergency room.
Thousands Of Soldiers With Mental Health Disorders Kicked Out For 'Misconduct'
This week, National Public Radio detailed the findings of an investigation they conducted with Colorado Public radio which concludes that the U.S. Army has kicked out more than 22,000 soldiers since 2009 for "misconduct," after they returned from Iraq and Afghanistan and were diagnosed with mental health disorders and traumatic brain injuries. That means many of those soldiers are not receiving the crucial treatment or retirement and health care benefits they would have received with an honorable discharge.
Click here to read more.
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NIMH Update
Click here to read the latest Update from NIMH. This updates features the latest findings from the RAISE Study.
NIMH Discusses the Raise Study
on PBS News Hour
Dr. Robert Heinssen from NIMH (who also presented at the NAMI convention) appeared on the PBS News Hour program to discuss the new RAISE findings.
Click here to watch the segment with Dr. Heinssen.
Research Participation Opportunity
Bipolar Disorder (Pediatric) Research Study
Treatment of Severe Mood Dysregulation, SMD
(Inpatient: 12- to 15 weeks) This study tests the efficacy of different treatments for decreasing irritability in children with severe mood and behavioral problems. Participants have symptoms of severe irritability and are not doing well on their current medications. The child must be currently in treatment with a physician, medically healthy and not currently hospitalized, psychotic or suicidal. The study includes day or full hospitalization to discontinue medication, followed by either methylphenidate plus citalopram, or methylphenidate plus placebo. Recruiting ages 7-17. [09-M-0034]
For more information on research conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, MD click here
www.nimh.nih.gov/JoinAStudy
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November 4
- The Mental Health Association of Westchester Community Conversation. 7pm to 9pm. Rosenthal JCC of Northern Westchester, 600 Bar Ridge Road, Pleasantville, NY.
Raising Our Youth With The Best of Intentions: The Hidden and Not-So-Hidden Pressures for Success, Is There Really an Alternative? You are invited to join us for a vital conversation about the messages we explicitly convey to our children, how we can better recognize stressors and how best to respond and what we can do to increase emotional resilience short and long term. Panelists include Christopher Borsari, Shari Applebaum and Barbara Bernstein.
November 4- Join NAMI of Central Suffolk for their monthly speaker series:
Ask The Doctor. Constantine Loannou MD, Director of Adult Inpatient Psychiatry and Director of Psychiatry Residency Training. Everything you always wanted to know about behavioral health disorders & never asked- an opportunity you've been waiting for and NOT to be missed! Mather Hospital Port Jefferson Conference Room Two at 7:30 p.m. For more info call Deb (631)675-6831
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 8 - Team Daniel Running For Recovery From Mental Illness is running their 3rd Annual 5K run/walk at North Hempstead State Park (Bar Beach) in Port Washington, NY at 9am. Sign up is on active.com look for Team Daniel. Proceeds will be going to support NAMI/BBRF/and other Mental Health charities.
November 9-
December 11- The Mental Health Empowerment Project Presents: Free Peer Specialist Training in Troy, NY. Tues-Wed-Thurs each week. 9am-4pm. To register or for more information please contact Marianne at the Empowerment Exchange. (518) 235-2173.
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 2pm -3pm,
click here
to register.
November 11- Join NAMI Westchester for their speaker series at St. Vincent's Hospital in Harrison, NY with presenter Jeff Fink of Go Fetch Wellness. Jeff Fink will be presenting on the therapeutic effects of incorporating therapy dogs into the overall treatment plan of people struggling with mental illness. Contact NAMI Westchester at (914)592-5458 for more information.
November 12- Join NAMI Staten Island for their 25th Annual Awards Celebration. The honorees include: Mary Ann Clark, LCSW, Director of Customer Services at South Beach Psychiatric Center; Larry Hochwald, Chair of Mental Health Council of Staten Island; and Digna Quinones, Regional Advocacy Specialist at the New York State Office of Mental Health. The celebration will be held at 6 p.m. at LiGreci's Staaten; 697 Forest Avenue Staten Island, NY 10310
November 13-15 - Join us for the 2015 NAMI-NYS Education Conference.
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to learn more.
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