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Weekly News & Events
April 27, 2016
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Calling All Youth!
Get Involved In Mental Health Month
NAMI California is calling California's youth ages
14-25
to stand up to stigma and spread awareness of mental illness during Mental Health Month in May!
See our tips below for ideas on how you can participate in Mental Health Month in your community. All month long, share photos and posts of what you're doing on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook using #NAMICAYouthVoices
.
On Youth Advocacy Day on
Tuesday, May 17, 2016, all
posters using the #NAMICAYouthVoices hashtag
will be entered into a raffle to win a deluxe Each Mind Matters prize package (sweatshirt, T-shirt, and more). To be eligible for the prize, you must post on May 17 -- however, be sure to use the hashtag all month long in May!
Here are a just a few ways you can get involved:
- Talk to your school administration and/or school board about implementing programs to reduce stigma and prevent suicide, like NAMI's Ending the Silence
- Set up a meeting with your local affiliate to talk about ways you can get involved locally
- Watch and share Directing Change videos (visit www.directingchange.org)
- Hand out green ribbons around your community in honor of mental health awareness
- Join your local NAMI affiliate and get involved in county mental health advocacy efforts
- Pledge to stop using words like "crazy," "schizo," "lunatic" and other stigmatizing words
- Write an article or blog post for your school or college newspaper
- Gather your friends and wear all lime green. When people ask you why, explain about Each Mind Matters!
- Register for NAMI CA's Annual Conference in Burlingame, CA on August 21-22- there will be a whole track of workshops for youth and students!
- Set up a meeting with your school principal, college dean or other school officials to talk about how to make your campus more accepting of mental health
- Don't forget to take photos and share online using #NAMICAYouthVoices!
Each Mind Matters is California's Mental Health Movement. We all have mental health, and
our voices are amplified when we speak up together. Each Mind Matters grows stronger every
day as millions of people and thousands of organizations are working to advance mental health!
Youth Advocacy Webinar
Join NAMI California and the California Psychological Association for a one-hour webinar at 5 pm May 3 or 4 pm May 4 where we will share what it means to be an advocate, the ins and outs of legislation, and why this matters in relation to mental health and mental illness. Please email Erik Villalobos at
[email protected] to register for the webinar.
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Mental Health Month Advocacy Activities
We encourage Californians of all ages to support Mental Health Month and bring awareness to their communities in May. Here are some helpful tips and resources:
Advocacy tip sheet and May is Mental Health Month resolution:
NAMI California has provided a handy tip sheet for how to engage in local advocacy in support of May is Mental Health Month and a model resolution for local public officials to go on the record in support of mental health and a stigma-free community.
Mental Health Month Advocacy Activities
Each Mind Matters May Is Mental Health Month resources and toolkit:
Each Mind Matters has put together a toolkit to help plan May is Mental Health Month events in your community.
Click here for more info
.
NAMI 2016 May Is Mental Health Month webpage:
NAMI has launched a webpage with a place to pledge your support to be stigma-free, plus resources and information on how to show your support for May is Mental Health Month.
Click here
for more info.
Whatever you choose to do for Mental Health Month please share your photos, stories and quotes with us!
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Advocacy Training & Regional Meeting In Alameda County
Save the Date: The next NAMI Smarts for Advocacy Training and Regional Meeting will be held
Saturday, June 11 in San Leandro. NAMI 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 Harris at
[email protected].
NAMI Smarts Training and Regional Meeting
Saturday, June 11
9:30 am - 3 pm
John George Psychiatric Hospital
Clinical Education Room, GL7
2060 Fairmont Drive
San Leandro, CA 94578
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Last chance: The next NAMI CAN! call is Wednesday, April 27 from 5-6 pm. The NAMI California Advocacy Network (NAMI CAN!) was created to facilitate the active involvement of NAMI members all over the state in education and advocacy around issues impacting individuals living with mental illness. During these calls, we hear from affiliates about local advocacy efforts, share legislative updates and short advocacy trainings. This month's call will feature Andrew Sperling, Director of Legislative Advocacy from NAMI. To register, please email Marcel Harris at
[email protected]
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MHSOAC Meeting This Thursday
The next
Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 28, in Calaveras County.
Participants can attend the meeting in person or call in using the number and participant code. MHSOAC is currently looking for panelists to share their experiences with the Issue Resolution Process.
MHSOAC Meeting
Topic: Issue Resolution Process
Thursday, April 28
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Calaveras County Health & Human Services Agency
Sequoia Community Meeting Room
509 E. St. Charles St.
San Andreas, CA 95249
Call-In Number: 866-817-6550
Participant Code: 3190377
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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.
No Family or Peer Program trainings are available at this time. Please check back next week.
*Important Note:
NAMI affiliates interested in holding their own trainings with grant assistance should contact
[email protected]
for details on how to apply for a grant. Grants are available for both May and June. Please contact us today for details!
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 State Coordinator Erik Villalobos at [email protected] t
o 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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2016 NAMI California Annual Conference
Learn what's new in mental health at the
2016 NAMI California Annual Conference
August 26 & 27 in Burlingame! We have an exciting lineup of sessions focusing on advocacy, criminal justice, consumer and family engagement, transitional age youth, diverse communities, and strengthening NAMI - plus inspirational talks and practical workshops. This year's keynote speakers will be Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, and
Professor Cyndi Shannon Weickert
, a leading schizophrenia researcher. We're also excited to welcome back guest speaker Major Sam Cochran, a national leader in the field of crisis intervention.
Don't delay -- register now to take advantage of early bird pricing!
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