Weekly News & Events
January 25th, 2018
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"The Mental Health care system in California remains fragmented, separated and ineffective. Both on the private and public fronts, care systems struggle to grapple with both the short term and long term needs of individuals living with Mental Illness and their families. Although research has shown many best practice options, we have yet to see them implemented comprehensively in any area of our great state."
Read NAMI California Chief Operations Officer Steven Kite's message on building a state standard of care in today's blog.
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Mental Health Matters Day
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NAMI California is proud to once again be a sponsor of Mental Health Matters Day! This year's theme is 'California Strong' and there is an exciting line-up planned that you won't want to miss. To keep up to date on the latest please click 'Interested' or 'Going' on the event
Facebook event page
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The event is free! Please contact Mental Health America of California with any questions at
info@mhac.org
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Save with Early Bird Registration for the NAMI CA Annual Statewide Conference!
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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. Register now!
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Michael Phelps: 'I am extremely thankful that I did not take my life'
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23 time Olympic gold medalist
Michael Phelps recently opened up about his struggles with depression and suicide ideation at the annual conference of the Kennedy Forum, a behavioral health advocacy group. Phelps detailed how his drive to succeed came at a cost, and that his wins at each Olympic games were followed by self-described "explosions," including an extreme low in which he "didn't want to be alive anymore."
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Sen. Beall Proposes State Certification of Peer Providers
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SB 906, a proposed bill that would allow qualified peer providers to be certified by the state to deliver services to patients with mental illness, is drawing bipartisan support.
Jessica Cruz, NAMI California Executive Director, says that “peer certification is essential to the behavioral health care continuum,’’ as reported in a press release on Senator Beall's website. “Because families and individuals are experts out of their own experience, they are able to leverage their knowledge and expertise to help others through their journey. NAMI California stands in strong support of California becoming the 41st state accepting peers as certified professionals. We need to catch up with the rest of the country.’’
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This month's webinar will be the first of the New Year focusing on important updates such as membership priorities and next steps in terms of advocacy.
Wed, Jan 31, 2018
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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NAMI California is looking for personal stories of mental health recovery to share in our
Your Stories
blog and in our monthly newsletters.
Additionally, we would love to hear from family members. If you would like to share your story as a family member or caregiver of someone with mental illness, please email Communications Coordinator Shireen Dada Whitaker at
Shireen@namica.org
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LESS THAN ONE WEEK LEFT of Covered CA Open Enrollment!!
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California’s official health insurance marketplace to shop for, compare, and enroll in health insurance is open through January 31st, 2018. Four out of five of those who have enrolled in Covered CA have qualified for financial help. Help us spread the word until every single member of our community is covered, for the sake of their physical and mental health!
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Commission Meeting
Thursday, 02/22/2018 - 9:00am
MHSOAC
Darrell Steinberg Conference Room
1325 J Street, Suite 1700,
Sacramento, CA 95814
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TOMORROW: Adult Residential Facilities Stakeholder Meeting
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With the passage of Assembly Bill 1688 (Chapter 511, Statutes 2017), the California Mental Health Planning Council is now the
CALIFORNIA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL (CBHPC)
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NEW: Family/Peer Support Specialist Webinar Training Program
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Here at NAMI CA, we understand that an individual with lived experience, or a family member, has a unique role in the life of their loved one and/or others who live with mental illness. Chances are they have witnessed their illness in a way that no one else has, not even their doctors or counselors. Which means that because of their lived experience in dealing with, or finding services for and watching their loved one live with their illness, they become experts regarding those who live with a mental illness. They see what needs to be done and they watch all the factors that come together for good (or bad), and what works (or doesn’t). This type of “lived experience” is what has inspired us to create a web-based Family and Peer Support Specialist Training Program.
The Webinar Training program is devoted to giving peers and family members an opportunity to learn about educational skills such as the Recovery Model, Communication Skills, Trauma Informed Care, among others. All webinar training sessions are guided by trained presenters and provide opportunities for live participant interaction. The goal of this program is to provide individuals with lived experience as a peer or family member, Behavioral Health educational training, one-on-one career counseling, and support to volunteer or work in the Behavioral Health Field.
If you would like to learn more about the training program and/or have opportunities available for graduates from the program, you can contact or send an interest form to F/PSS Program Coordinator Jonathan DuFresne at
Jonathan@namica.org
or at (916) 567-0163.
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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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Send Program Inquiries To:
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NAMI California Office: (916) 567-0163
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