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Weekly News & Events
June 1, 2016
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Advocacy Training & Regional Meeting In Alameda County
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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Next MHSOAC Meeting in July
The next Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission Meeting will be held in July (location to be announced). P
articipants can attend the meeting by calling the number and entering the participant code.
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NAMI Information, Support & Education 2016 Hall of Fame
Without all of the wonderful people who volunteer as teachers, mentors, facilitators, presenters and trainers, NAMI Signature Programs would not be possible. We want to honor those leaders who make NAMI programs come to life in your communities. At the NAMI Convention each year program leaders who have performed above and beyond expectations with NAMI Signature Programs are recognized by inducting them into the NAMI Information, Support & Education Hall of Fame.
Affiliate Presidents or Executive Directors can nominate volunteers that meet the criteria outlined below. Please send a letter briefly explaining the nomination and verifying the volunteer meets the qualifications to Erik Villalobos at
[email protected] no later than
Monday, June 6. NAMI California will review nominations and submit them to National by the deadline of Monday, June 13.
Many NAMI volunteers are involved in multiple programs. If you have a volunteer who meets the criteria for Hall of Fame for more than one program, please submit their information for each program in one submission so that we can recognize them correctly.
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Programs
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Silver Honor
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Gold Honor
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Classes
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Basics, F2F, P2P
or Provider
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10+ classes per program
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20+ classes per program
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Presentations
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NAMI Parents and Teachers as Allies
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10+ in-service presentations
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20+ in-service presentations
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NAMI Ending the Silence & NAMI In Our Own Voice
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30+ presentations
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60+ presentations
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Support Groups
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Connection or
Family Support
Group
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2+ years facilitating
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5+ years facilitating
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Trainings
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All Trainers
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10+ trainings per program
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20+ trainers per program
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Ending the Silence In-Person Training June 25-26
NAMI California is excited to announce that we will be hosting our first in-person Ending the Silence Training on June 25 and 26 in Patton. This training is perfect for affiliates that do not already offer the ETS program but are interested in offering it through their affiliate.
Ending the Silence is a 50-minute program designed for high school audiences and is typically presented in the freshman/sophomore health classes during the mental health portion of the curriculum. This transformational program is devoted to giving students an opportunity to learn about mental illness through an informative PowerPoint, short videos, and personal testimony. Through the presentation, students learn symptoms and indicators of mental illness and are given ideas about how to help themselves, friends, or family members who may be in need of support.
If you are interested in participating in the ETS Training, please fill out and submit the
ETS application
to Erik Villalobos, Education Coordinator, at
[email protected]
or submit the application by fax to (916) 567-1757. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Erik.
For affiliates that already offer the program, please contact Erik to find out how to participate in the online ETS e-learning training.
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NAMI IOOV Presenters, Trainers and Coordinators:
Please join us for the next In Our Own Voice webinar. This month we will have an open discussion around challenges that arise when presenting.
Date & Time
Thursday, June 9, n
oon PT (1 p.m. MT,
2 p.m. CT, 3 p.m. ET)
Please join the meeting 10 minutes early if this is your first time using Adobe Connect
How to Join
We will be using Adobe Connect for this webinar, which requires a computer in addition to a telephone line.
Please click here for instructions on using Adobe Connect.
To join the meeting click on, or copy/paste into your browser, the link below:
Agenda
Welcome & Introductions
Announcements from NAMI
Open discussion around presenter challenges
Q & A from the group
Moderator
Julie Erickson, Program Manager for NAMI In Our Own Voice & NAMI Family Support Group
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New Family & Peer Support Program Starts In June
Would you like to help a family member or peer affected by mental illness but don't know how to get started? NAMI California invites family members and individuals from all walks of life to take part in the Family and Peer Support Specialist Program. A new session is starting in June.
The program consists of 70 hours of specialized training addressing various mental health topics: suicide prevention, recovery model, cultural competency, trauma informed services, motivational interviewing, triggers, etc. By the end of the program, you will be equipped with the necessary tools and support from your local NAMI affiliate to volunteer or secure a paid position within a wide range of behavioral positions.
For more information about the program, please contact Zuleima Flores at [email protected].
Family & Peer Support Specialist Program flyer
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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.
Ending the Silence June 25-26 Patton
No Family or Peer Program trainings are available at this time.
*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 wait -- register now to take advantage of early bird pricing!
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