Weekly News & Events
February 18, 2016


Check Out Our New Website!

NAMI California's brand-new website is now live! Our new site has a fresh and clean feel with easier navigation to  better serve our members, affiliates and visitors. We'd like to thank the talented team at Big Tomato Tech and NAMI EasySite for designing and customizing the site. We're still updating content and adding features, so please check back often!

New features:
  • Easier to use Find Your Local NAMI tools, including county map and search by ZIP code
  • Better search functionality for NAMI classes and support groups, including Google maps of locations
  • Modern look and feel
  • Built-in Google translate on every page
  • Better social sharing and integration of social networks
  • Optimized for smart phones and tablets
  • Ability to resize text from any page (larger or smaller)
For affiliates:
  • Private login section (login instructions to be sent soon)
  • Ability to set up multiple users from each affiliate
  • Secure, private document capability
  • Class, group and event calendar
You can visit our new website at namica.org. Please let us know what you think! If you have comments or questions, please contact Kristin Rapinac at  [email protected].

 
NAMI California Annual Conference

2016 Conference  Early Bird Special

Cheap cheap! Register now for our  Early Bird rate for the 2016  NAMI California Annual Conference. The conference will take place August 26 & 27 at the  San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront in beautiful Burlingame. This year's conference's theme is "Back to the Future: Building on the Past for a Better Tomorrow" and will feature a fascinating lineup of speakers and workshops. Stay tuned for more details!  

Click here to register for our Early Bird Special!
 



Interested in participating in the Color Guard, singing the National Anthem or volunteering at the conference? Email Erik at [email protected].
Award Nominations, Workshop Proposals & Exhibitors

Do you have a workshop proposal for our annual conference? Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized for his or her contributions to mental health? Are you interested in being a conference exhibitor? Here are the forms you need:

(deadline 2/26/16)

(deadline 4/29/16)

(deadline 7/5/16)

NAMI California Advocacy News

MHSOAC Meeting Next Thursday
 
The next meeting of the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) will be Thursday, Feb. 25. Participants can attend the meeting in person or call in using the number and participant code. 
 
 
MHSOAC Commission Meeting
Wednesday, Feb. 25
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
MHSOAC
1325 J St. Suite 1700 
Sacramento, CA 95814 
Call-In Number: 866-817-6550
Participant Code: 3190377 

NAMI California Advocacy Training in Solano County
 
The next NAMI Smarts for Advocacy Training and Regional Meeting will be held Tuesday, March 1 in Fairfield. 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 for Advocacy Training and Regional Meeting
Tuesday, March 1
10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Grace Episcopal Church (Hall)
1405 West Kentucky St.
Fairfield, CA  94533

March NAMI CAN! Call
 
Save the Date: Our next NAMI CAN! Call is scheduled for Wednesday, March 23. To register, please contact Marcel at  [email protected].
 
Program News & Updates  

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:
  • February 20-22:  Family Support Group Modesto (full)
  • March 4-6: Family-to-Family Ventura
  • April 1-3: Basics and Family-to-Family Ontario
Applications are now being accepted for the following Peer Program Trainings*:
  • March 4-6: Peer-to-Peer - Ventura
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.

Need to Report NAMI Class or Training Data? Click on this link: www.nami.org/programdata
 
Send inquiries to:
NAMI California Office:  (916) 567-0163 

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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