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Weekly News & Events
October 4th, 2017
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Add your Voice to Mental Health Awareness Week!
Each year during the first full week of October, we observe and celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW). This year, MHAW takes place from October 1-7.
Visit the Each Mind Matters Resource Center to find several mental health resources as well as tools to help you spread the word in your community. This toolkit has posters, brochures and activities that are ready to be downloaded and shared, as well as a series of videos that you can post on social media.
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California Student Mental Wellness Conference
2nd Annual
California Student Mental Wellness Conference
February 28th & March 1st, 2018
Join Dr. Dan Siegel and Dr. Jean Twenge, along with over 700 educators, school administrators, and mental health service providers from across the state for this valuable two-day event. Hear from the leading voices in student mental wellness, with presenters from across the country helping you to promote student mental wellness and create a positive school climate.
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National Adoption Competency Mental Health
Training Initiative
This research initiative started in October, 2014 and is funded through a 5-year cooperative agreement between the Children's Bureau, and the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.), working alongside the University of Maryland School of Social Work Institute for Innovation and Implementation.
NTI will develop, pilot and evaluate
two state of the art, standardized, web-based trainings to build the capacity of child welfare professionals and mental health practitioners in all States, Tribes and Territories, to better understand and address the mental health needs of children, youth and their families moving toward or having achieved permanency through adoption and guardianship.
California is one of eight states selected to pilot a web-based training that focuses on permanency options for foster children. The Child Welfare Phase I has been launched, which includes child welfare and probation staff, providers and adoption agencies (over 2,000 have volunteered).
Phase II will consist of mental health practitioners and will launch in January 2018. Our next steps are working on engagement of mental health practitioners. The training is free and provides CEUs to those with a license.
By the end of the 5-year initiative
(October 2018), the web-based training will be available for use by all child welfare and mental health professionals in all states, tribes and territories.
To learn more about this research initiative,
click here.
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Annual Fall Advocacy & Collaboration Conference
Space still Available, Register Today!
California Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Alliance on Mental Illness California, United Advocates for Children and Families, are proud to host the Annual Fall Advocacy and Collaboration Conference.
We warmly invite you to participate in this opportunity to learn about current legislative issues in California and to take part in the developing of a mutual advocacy agenda for the 2017-2018 legislative cycle.
When: November 11, 2017 (
9am - 3pm)
Where: California Yacht Club
Fireside Room & Epicurean Room
4469 Admiralty Way
Marina Del Rey, Ca 90292
- Complimentary continental breakfast and lunch will be served.
- Online registration ends Monday, November 6, 2017
For questions and to register online please contact:
Marcel Harris, Statewide Organizer, NAMI California
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Upcoming MHSOAC Meetings
Community Forum Planning Workgroup Teleconference Meeting -
Agenda
This meeting will be held at the following public locations:
1325 J Street, Suite 1700, Sacramento, CA 95814
5849 Crocker Street, Unit K, Los Angeles, CA 90003
2000 Embarcadero Cove, Suite 400, Oakland, CA 94606
315 Camino Del Remedio, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
You may also attend the meeting via teleconference with Call-In Number 1-866-817-6533 and Participation Code 1189021.
Commission Meeting - October 26th, 2017
Location & Time TBD
Save the Date: Community Forum
Saturday, October 28, 2017
9:30AM to 4:00PM
Topic:
Discuss the Impact and Progress of the Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63).
Tentative Location: Los Angeles City College
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Suicide Awareness Film Screening in Sacramento
The CA Mental Health Planning Council is co-sponsoring a screening of the award winning full-length feature film, The S Word.
The director, as well as an individual featured in the film, will be available for audience discussion after the screening. Folks will be on hand to help any individuals who are triggered as a result of the subject matter. This film is not appropriate for individuals younger than high school age.
When: Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 (3:30pm)
Where: The Crest Theater 1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
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Minority Mental Health Affiliate Activity Mini-Grants
Are you planning to organize an event in your community or collaborate with another organization during one of the following Heritage Months to enhance public awareness around mental illness and mental health?
- November 2017- Native American/Alaskan Native Heritage Month
- February 2018- Black History Month
- May 2018- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- June 2018- LGBTQ Pride Month
NAMI California is pleased to announce that we will continue to support the work of the affiliates year round by offering grants to conduct events during the four heritage months mentioned above.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis
. However, applications must be submitted within 2 months prior to your planned event for logistical processing.
To view and complete an application please click here.
Questions?
Please contact Zuleima Flores, Community Engagement Coordinator,
by calling (916) 567-0163 or sending an email to [email protected]
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NCHS/NOC Mini-Grants Available
NAMI CA is offering mini-grants in the amount of $500 to NAMI on Campus High School (NCHS) Clubs and NAMI on Campus (NOC) Clubs who are interested in hosting a mental health awareness event on their campus or in their communities. Events must take place between October 1st, 2017 and May 31st, 2018.
For more information including the application for the mini-grants, please click on the link below. Applications are due 2 months prior to your event. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Erik Villalobos, Education Coordinator at
[email protected]
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NAMI Family to Family Teacher Training in Pasadena
NAMI Los Angeles County Council will sponsor a Family to Family (F2F) 2-Day Teacher Training in November 2017 in Pasadena. The F2F curriculum is designed to enable co-leaders who are not mental health professionals to conduct the classes. It is an opportunity for NAMI members to help guide other family members in navigating the challenges of supporting a loved one who is experiencing a mental illness. Teachers also let students know they are not alone.
What:
NAMI Family to Family Teacher Training
When:
November 4-5, 2017
Saturday,
November 4, 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 5, 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Where:
Pasadena, CA
Cost:
$100 per student covers trainer fees, materials and meals: Sat. Continental breakfast, lunch and snacks; Sun. Continental breakfast, lunch and snacks.
Click here to view flyer and
click here to complete your application.
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1 Week Left to Register for NAMI Homefront Online Classes!
NAMI Homefront is a free, 6-session program for family, friends and significant others of military Service Members and Veterans. The class helps families understand what the Service Member/ Veteran is experiencing related to trauma, combat stress, civilian life transition, PTSD and other mental health conditions.
The program is designed to help family members understand and support their Service Member/Veteran while maintaining their own well-being. NAMI Homefront leaders have personal experience with mental health conditions impacting their Service Member/ Veteran. The class is free, but you are expected to attend all six sessions.
Now offered online! NAMI understands that attending an in-person class can be difficult for busy individuals and families. NAMI now offers NAMI Homefront Online. Online classes meet weekly in a virtual classroom, so participants experience the same level of interaction and learning as traditional in-per
son
classes. You must have access to a laptop, PC or tablet with a stable internet connection to participate. Audio will be via telephone line, a headset is recommended.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR
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Pacific, Mondays 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. PT, Oct. 9 - Nov. 13
Mountain, Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. MT, Oct. 11 - Nov. 15
Pre-registration is required and space is limited. All participants are screened to ensure this program is appropriate for their needs.
Learn more about NAMI Homefront, and other NAMI programs, online at
www.nami.org
. If you have any questions or concerns, please email
[email protected]
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Upcoming Connection TA Call for Facilitators
Topic: Upcoming NAMI Connection conference call for program facilitators
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Date: Thursday, October 5th at 12 p.m. PT.
Call:
(888) 858-6021
Conference Code
: 429 444 2760
Please remember to mute your phone by pressing the mute button on your keypad or *6. To unmute, press the unmute button on your keypad or #6.
NAMI will record this webinar. All recorded webinars are available on the TA Calls and Recordings section of the EduHelpDesk (
www.nami.org/eduhelpdesk
) within a couple of days of the webinar.
If there are questions you would like addressed during the call, please e-mail them to Sarah O'Brien in advance at
[email protected]
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Upcoming NAMI Calls/Webinars
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Connection |
October 5, 2017 |
12:00pm PT |
| TA Webinar |
Family-to-Family |
October 11, 2017 |
TBD |
| TA Webinar |
Homefront |
October 12, 2017 |
12:00pm PT |
| TA Webinar |
Ending the Silence |
October 12, 2017 |
TBD |
| TA Webinar |
Basics |
November 9, 2017 |
9:00am PT |
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Send Program Inquiries To:
NAMI California Office: (916) 567-0163
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