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Weekly News & Events
August 2, 2017
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NAMI California Annual Statewide Conference
August 25-26, 2017 Newport Beach, CA
The NAMI CA Annual Conference is less than
30 DAYS AWAY, are
YOU registered?
This year's conference will take place
August 25-26, 2017 at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa in Newport Beach, California. Registration closes
August 11, 2017.
The following links will provide you with more information regarding Conference.
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2017 NAMI California Voting Ballot - Your Voice, Your Vote!
This year, five candidates will be elected to serve for a three year-term on the NAMI CA Board of Directors.We ask that you take time to review each candidate's statement of willingness to determine your vote. Please review the following information and links listed below to cast your votes for the NAMI California Board of Directors.
To vote you will need your active membership ID number.
Candidate Information:
For more information and to review all ten candidates click here.
Ways To Vote:
1) Vote online by clicking here.
2) Mail in your ballot that was sent via US postage mail.
3) Vote in person at the NAMI CA Conference
The deadline for both online and mail-in ballot voting is Friday, August 15th, 2017 by 5:00 p.m. In person votes are due by 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 25th, 2017 at the voting table located at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa.
NAMI California seeks qualified candidates who have state-wide knowledge, personal experience as a family member or individual impacted by mental illness, insight into large non-profit organizational structure, participation on other boards, and/or legal, financial or fundraising experience.
For any issues regarding voting please send an email to [email protected]
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MHSOAC Upcoming Meetings
Transition Aged Youth Event Contract Project Meeting
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
MHSOAC Office
Steinberg Conference Room
1325 J Street, Suite 1700
Sacramento, CA 95814
Meeting Purpose:
- Explore different activities to engage TAY throughout the state, with a specific emphasis on underserved communities and engaging youth not already involved with mental health advocacy
- Identify barriers to engagement of TAY in mental health advocacy activities and possible solutions for addressing those challenges
- Identify specific mental health needs of Transition Aged Youth (TAY) communities that could potentially be addressed by this contract.
While this is a public meeting open to all interested individuals and organizations, this project should be driven by those within the TAY population. Our primary focus for the stakeholder planning process is to hear from TAY between the ages of 16 and 25.
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Annual California Crisis Intervention Training Conference
August 23-24th
The annual statewide "California Crisis Intervention Training" Conference will take place August 23-24, 2017 in Costa Mesa, CA. Training topics will include: California CIT - Response to Mental Health through the Integration of Specialized Training and Community Resources, Law Enforcement Response - De-Escalation Training, Debriefing of the San Bernardino Terrorism Incident, Moving Forward with Laura's Law and Many More Training Topics!
California Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)
Annual Statewide Training Update and Conference 2017
Believing in Change From Crisis to Collaboration
August 23-24, 2017
Location:
Hilton Costa Mesa
3050 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
For additional information, contact Marla Kingkade at
[email protected] or call (619) 784-4011.
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2017 California Behavioral Health Policy Forum
From Vision to Implementation
MHSA Successes of Today and Innovations of Tomorrow
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NAMI on Campus High School In-Person Trainings
Our partner, the CA Department of Education, is hosting 3 NAMI on Campus High School trainings this fall. They are looking for (3) County Offices of Education (COEs) in regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to host a NAMI on Campus High School (NCHS) training in September 2017.
If your affiliate is in one of these regions and you know of schools that would be interested, please contact the Education Coordinator at [email protected] so we can connect you to the CDE coordinator.
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NAMI Homefront Online Trainings
NAMI Homefront is a free, six-session education program for family, friends and significant others of Military Service Members and Veterans with mental health conditions. It focuses on the unique needs of military and veteran communities, such as post-deployment and post-discharge transitions.
The course is designed to help family members understand and support their loved one while maintaining their own well-being. The trained teachers of this course are also family members who have experience with military culture and know what it is like to have a loved one living with mental illness.
If your affiliate is interested in providing this wonderful program in your area please have participants fill out the
Homefront application
and submit it to Erik Villalobos, Education Coordinator, at
[email protected]
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Once reviewed, NAMI CA will follow up with the affiliate regarding online trainings provided by NAMI National.
Requirements for participants to become trained teachers:
- NAMI Homefront teachers MUST have a personal/family connection to the military or a Veteran AND they must be family members of someone with symptoms of a mental health condition
- NAMI Homefront teachers must be willing to share their perspectives as family member/caregivers
- Each NAMI Homefront Teacher trainee MUST meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Have a relative who is a Service Member or Veteran with symptoms of a mental illness/mental health condition (includes PTSD & TBI)
- Be a Service Member or Veteran AND have a relative with a mental health condition (the relative with a mental illness need not be a Service Member or Veteran but the NAMI Homefront teacher MUST have a personal connection to the military)
- Have a relative who is a Service Member or Veteran AND have a relative with a mental health condition (the relative with a mental illness need not be a Service Member or Veteran but all NAMI Homefront teachers MUST have a personal connection to the military)
If your affiliate has any questions in regards to the Homefront program or the application please do not hesitate to contact NAMI California.
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NAMI Federal Advocacy Update
NAMI's six-month fight to defend mental health and substance use coverage is over and, together, we stand victorious.
In the early hours of Friday morning, the Senate's "skinny repeal" of the Affordable Care Act came to an extraordinary end. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) joined Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)-and their Democratic colleagues-to reject the Senate bill by a vote of 51-49.
Just seven months ago, NAMI celebrated the signing of the 21st Century Cures Act into law. Today, we celebrate another win for mental health care.
You spoke up and Congress listened. They heard your stories. Because of you, they know that mental illness affects 1 in 5 of their constituents. Because of you, they know that stripping Medicaid funding would result in millions of Americans losing access to mental health and substance use services. And because of you, they know that taking a step back from insurance protections would harm people with mental illness.
Your voices made a difference. You sent 122,539 emails to members of Congress. Advocates 1,066 strong marched to Capitol Hill during our National Convention and spoke face-to-face with elected officials. You called, you tweeted, you posted on Facebook. You told Congress to work for bipartisan solutions that fix the insurance marketplace, not strip Medicaid and mental health coverage.
Thank you. You not only triumphed, you helped make mental health care a focal point of the debate.
Take a moment to congratulate yourself for being an integral part of NAMI's movement to champion better care and better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
What you can do:
- Post on Twitter
- Post on Facebook
- Share with your contacts
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NAMI apologizes for the inconvenience for those of you who were unable to get on the call via phoning in. It turns out the code was not connected to the ETS room.
The recording starts a little further in due to some technical difficulties, but the full PPT from the ETS call and supporting documents can be downloaded below.
Again, NAMI apologies for these issues, NAMI realizes this was an important call and they appreciate all of you who attended. NAMI is happy to make some extra time with those of you who couldn't get on until much later to discuss the pieces that were missed.
NAMI thanks you for your dedication to these programs, there are some exciting things coming and NAMI will do all that they can to have you prepared!
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NAMI Homefront Online Format Update
With summer vacations, registration has been a bit slow! NAMI has postponed three of the classes (the Wednesday class in the central time zone will begin as originally scheduled on Wednesday, 7/26) as noted below:
NAMI Homefront online classes are scheduled for:
August 7 - September 11, 2017 (six consecutive Mondays from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. MT)
August 8 - September 12, 2017 (six consecutive Tuesdays from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET)
July 26 - August 30, 2017 (six consecutive Wednesdays from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. CT)
August 10 - September 14, 2017 (six consecutive Thursdays from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. PT)
Everyone currently registered has been notified of the delayed start. Please distribute
this
to your networks in case any military/Veteran family members are interested in taking the NAMI Homefront class online.
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Upcoming NAMI National Webinars
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Program |
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| Webinar |
Directors, Coordinators, Executive Directors |
August 17, 2017 |
11:30 AM (PST) |
| TA Webinar |
Family-to-Family |
August 30, 2017
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12:00 PM (PST) |
| TA Webinar |
Homefront |
August 31, 2017
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12:00 PM (PST) |
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Send Program Inquiries To:
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- NAMI California Office: (916) 567-0163
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Donate to NAMI California
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