Weekly News & Events
March 15th, 2018
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With Mental Health Awareness Month around the corner and a new legislative session in full swing, there are many conferences, advocacy days, and even film screenings coming up that you won't want to miss! Here is a mini-guide. Let us know of mental health awareness events coming up in your region!
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Upcoming Family-Centered Events
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Mental Health Awareness Month Events
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Children’s Mental Health Spring Advocacy Day
Date: Tuesday, May 1
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, 2018
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
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Please join us for a day of advocacy for children’s mental health at the state capitol. This is a chance to join other enthusiastic people to discuss important issues with legislators and their staff. It is also a great opportunity to combine your voice with the voices of people from other organizations to support common legislative goals. We will begin in the morning around 10:00 am and end in the late afternoon. Lunch will be provided. Stay tuned for the agenda!
FREE TO ATTEND.
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Mental Health Matters Day
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MAY 23, 2018
9:30am - 2pm
Please join us for this Community Mental Health Awareness event with our partners and community members outside the Capitol on Wednesday, May 23
rd
.
Click
here
to see view event flyer!
Click
here
to register for this FREE event!
Click
here
to visit our Facebook event page
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here
for more sponsorship information.
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Stepping Up is hosting a national Day of Action
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Save the Date: May 16, 2018
Stepping Up was launched in May 2015 to address the prevalence of people who have mental illnesses in jails and provide counties with resources to create sustainable, data-driven plans to impact this crisis. Since Stepping Up's launch, more than 420 counties have passed a resolution or proclamation committing to acting on this issue.
On May 16, 2018, Stepping Up is hosting a national Day of Action
, during which counties are encouraged to hold an event or participate in local activities to share with constituents the progress they have made toward reducing the number of people who have mental illnesses in their jails, raise public awareness and understanding of this important issue, and emphasize their commitment to creating data-driven, systems-level changes to policy and practice to achieve their Stepping Up goals.
Join your peers in hosting an event in your community. More details and a toolkit to help you plan your Day of Action are available at
StepUpTogether.org.
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Directing Change Film Screening and Award Ceremony in Los Angeles
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Save the Date! May 22
nd
, 2018 from 11am to 2pm at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Directing Change is part of Each Mind Matters - California’s Mental Health Movement and encourages young people to create films about suicide prevention and mental health. This festive event includes a screening of short films created by young filmmakers to change the conversation about suicide prevention and mental health at their schools and in their communities, and a reception.
Event Details:
May 22nd, 2018 11am to 2pm
· 11 am - Red Carpet & Reception (food provided)
· 12 pm - Screening & Award Ceremony
Theatre at Ace Hotel: 929 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90015
- Self-parking is available for $12; validated parking is available for $20
- This is a free event. Reserved VIP seats can be purchased for a donation.
The Directing Change Program and Film Contest is dedicated to educating young people about critical health topics through the medium of film and to promote social justice by changing conversations in schools and communities. In California, the program part of Each Mind Matters: California’s Mental Health Movement and is funded by counties through the Mental Health Services Act.
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The S Word screening in Oakland
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What is the S Word? One in 7,500 Americans attempt suicide at some point in their lives. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death nationally, and there are on average 123 completed suicides every day. For every completed suicide, there are 25 attempts (from
AFSP
). Yet, because of stigma, suicide is almost never openly discussed... until now.
Filmmaker
Lisa J. Klein
will be in attendance, as will former PEERS employee Kelechi Ubozoh, who is featured in the film. There will be a question and answer session after the film
Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services (PEERS) is a mental health non-profit located in Oakland, California, hosting this event in collaboration with
Mad Pix Films
and The New Parkway Theater.
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NAMI CA Annual Statewide Conference is June 1 - 2 in Monterey, CA
Early Bird Registration discount
ends March 23
!
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The 2018 NAMI California Annual Conference will take place June 1 - 2 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa on Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey, California. Take advantage of special Early Bird pricing, which ends March 23! Register now!
RSVP on Facebook!
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The first
MHSOAC Suicide Prevention Subcommittee
is scheduled to meet:
Friday, March 16, 2018
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The McConnell Foundation
800 Shasta View Dr.
Redding, CA 96003
Call-in Number: 866-508-0938
Code: 1765491 (Listen-in Only)
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Commission Meeting
Thursday, March 22, 2018
9:00am to 4:30pm
Darrell Steinberg Conference Room
1325 J Street, Suite 1700,
Sacramento, CA 95814
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Legal Action Center
FREE Webinar sponsored by SAMHSA
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CA, March 27
th
, 1:00pm-2:30pm PST
Helping Justice-Involved Individuals with Substance Use & Mental Health Disorders: Understanding How Laws, Regulations, & Policies Affect Re-entry
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We welcome your submissions for the NAMI California monthly and weekly newsletters! We would like to recognize our affiliates, NAMI members, calls-to-action, and special events across the state that highlight the best of what's happening in California mental health advocacy. Please keep the length of your submission to 250 words or less, and include a contact name, email and phone number in case we need to reach you for more information. We love photos, so please send a picture if you have one! We regret that we cannot publish all submissions, and we reserve the right to edit all content.
Email your submissions to NAMI California Communications Coordinator Shireen Dada Whitaker at
Shireen@namica.org
. Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you!
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NAMI California Office: (916) 567-0163
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