Do you want to learn how to enable your child with ADHD make a successful start in middle school? 

Dr. Wasserman from Stanford University offers practical tools and tips to in this video, "Starting Strong, Starting Smart", to help your child learn basic executive functioning tools to succeed in school. 

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NAMI California is accepting nominations for our Board of Directors. Board candidates will be voted on by members at the Annual Conference and serve three-year terms. We are seeking qualified candidates who have experience as an individual or family member living with mental illness, knowledge of mental health policy, insight into nonprofit organizational structure, and/or legal, financial or fundraising experience. Board candidates must share a commitment to help all those affected by mental illness and a passion for NAMI California's mission. Please complete and return this form by November 30, 2016 . 

 

NAMI CA Board of Directors Nomination Form

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NAMI California would like to thank all affiliates for their patience this fiscal year with the training schedule for family and peer program trainings. NAMI CA is in process of negotiating bridge funding with the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC), while we await the Request for Proposal for the next 3 years of funding to be released. The bridge funding, while at a significant reduction of the previous contract amounts, will allow NAMI CA to coordinate some trainings. We anticipate these trainings taking place in the first quarter of 2017, and will provide more information on requesting trainings in the coming weeks. 

Thank you again for your patience and understanding. 

NAMI California is preparing our 2017 training schedule for the NAMI on Campus High School program. Please complete the following survey to let us know if your affiliate is interested in bringing a NCHS training to your community. 

 

Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PLCHX6L

 

Please note- we will be compiling a list of affiliates and will determine training locations based on readiness, school district support, student interest, and schedules.

 

NAMI on Campus High School Clubs are student-led clubs that raise mental health awareness and reduce stigma on their campuses and in their community through fun activities and education. Students will gain leadership experience, participate in NAMI, promote mental health and wellness, learn to plan exciting activities/events and much more. A critical component of the program is having strong school district support and engagement.

 

The program operates in the following way:

1. NAMI CA conducts a full-day training for student club leaders, their advisors and affiliates (The training day is required before clubs may form.)

2. The student clubs then officially launch their clubs on their high school campuses, with support from their local affiliates.

3. NAMI CA collects data from advisors, provides technical assistance and support to the affiliates, schools and clubs.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Erik Villalobos, Education Coordinator at erik@namica.org. 

If you feel that there is a high interest for this program in your area please contact Erik Villalobos, Education Coordinator at erik@namica.org .   

It is very important for all affiliates to report any NAMI Signature Program trainings that they will be conducting to NAMI California and to NAMI National. All trainings should be reported to NAMI National via the Extranet at least 6 weeks prior to the training and to NAMI California at least 1 month before the training.

 

To report to NAMI California, please submit the NAMI CA Training Notification Form  via email to erik@namica.org  or by fax at (916) 567-1757.

 

For instructions on how to report to National through the Extranet, please click here .

Please join NAMI National for their upcoming orientation webinar explaining the new 4-hour seminar option for the NAMI Provider Education Program on Tuesday, November 1st. 

 

Who can attend

This orientation is only open to certified teachers and state trainers for the NAMI Provider Education. People who are not certified teachers or trainers are not eligible to participate in the orientation webinar.

 

What attendees need

Participants in the orientation webinar must have their own copy of the new teacher manual for the seminar so that they can take notes during the webinar. Program Directors must contact Teri Brister ( tbrister@nami.org ) and request a PDF of the manual for printing. The manual is not available on the extranet or in the NAMI Store. You must be a trained Provider Education Teacher and have taught 1 classes in order to be eligible.

 

Date & Time

* Tuesday, November 1

* 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. PT

 

How to join

NAMI will be using Adobe Connect software, which requires both a computer and a telephone line. To join the meeting click on, or copy/paste into your browser, this link:

 

  https://nami.adobeconnect.com/provseminar16/   

 

You will be prompted to enter your phone number and the computer will call you directly. NAMI asks that you join the meeting 10 minutes early if this is your first time using Adobe Connect.

 

 Agenda

*  Orientation to the new 4-hour seminar based on the NAMI Provider Education curriculum

*  Q & A 

 

Moderator

Teri Brister, Director of Knowledge Integration, NAMI Basics and NAMI Provider Education

 

Listen later

NAMI will record this webinar and share the link in a follow-up email for those who are unable to join. Thank you and NAMI looks forward to connecting with you soon!

This is a reminder for the NAMI Peer-to-Peer conference call for program mentors that will occur Thursday, November 3rd at 9:00am Pacific Time.

 

This call provides an opportunity for you to connect with other mentors from across the country and brainstorm solutions to the issues that arise during your support groups. Together we celebrate successes and overcome challenges!

 

Call: (888) 858-6021

 

Conference Code: 429 444 2760

 

To avoid background noise during the call, you can mute your phone by pressing *6, you can unmute at any time by pressing #6

 

If there are questions or topics you would like addressed during the call, please e-mail them to Sarah O'Brien in advance at sobrien@nami.org . This call will be recorded for those unable to join. 

 

Thank you to those who joined NAMI National for the IOOV October Webinar!

During the webinar NAMI reviewed the challenges most commonly faced by new presenters and the group shared suggestions on how to best combat those challenges.  

For those who were unable to join, you can watch the webinar recording at the link below: 

  https://nami.adobeconnect.com/p2q8t0eo8r9/

If you have something you'd like to see in the newsletter or want to send us a compliment, please send us an email to  newsletter@namica.org