NAMI-CO News | March 2022
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NAMI Walks Northwest Your Way - Coming up in May! |
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March 3, 2022
Join us for NAMIWalks Northwest 2022!
Whether you're able to come walk with us in person in Portland, or want to join us online from the location of your choice, you can do NAMIWalks Northwest Your Way. This pandemic and other traumatic events have shown us than more than ever, our community is in need of NAMI’s services. Your continued support allows us to offer our programs at no cost to those who need them. We are so excited to have an in-person event this year, and we'll have a livestream component – how you join us is up to you! No matter where you are, you can join us for a virtual walk “your way” – walking, hiking, spending time with family – or, you can join us in person. We will again come together to make a statement that mental health matters, that no one should be embarrassed to ask for help, and that recovery is possible. Funds raised through our walk event help support NAMI programs and services, which are offered at no cost to participants.
More information about a local gathering/walk in Bend will be available soon!
You can join our team as an individual member, or you can create your own team and be a Team Captain!
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Buried in Plain Site: Mental Illness in Central Oregon |
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location
Meeting Room
Contact
Description
Understand the history of how mental illness is addressed in Oregon.
This is an in-person program. Masks are required at all in-person library events.
In addressing serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression, and other significant mental disorders, the state Oregon, like many states in the US, has had considerable difficulty in effectively discussing these issues. Starting with the asylum system in the 1800s to our current system of community based mental health treatment, individuals struggling with severe mental illness have often been discounted and been left buried in plain sight.
In this presentation, psychiatrist and medical director for Deschutes County Behavioral Health, Dr. Wil Berry will take a look at the history of serious mental illness in Oregon and how our systems of addressing serious mental illness have often led to isolation and marginalization of this vulnerable population.
Wil Berry, MD, is a public and forensic psychiatrist. He is the Medical Director at Deschutes County Behavioral Health and treats patients with serious mental illness with a focus on first-episode psychosis and forensic populations. His academic focus is in civil commitment policy, risk assessment in psychosis, and the history of psychiatry.
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Are you interested in volunteering with us? Below are specific opportunities that we are looking for volunteers. As we begin to move toward more in-person events, we will need more volunteers to help.
1. CIT Training: April 25th - 29th.
- Looking for some Peers to speak at this training and to share their story. It would be great if they could speak about any experiences they had with law enforcement, NAMI, and how their daily life is now.
- Looking for family members to share from a family members perspective.
- Looking for volunteers to help with some food set up and cleaning.
2. Gauging interest here, Cascades Relay. We are applying to become a Charity Partner. (Being a Cascade Relays Foundation Charity Partner provides a fun and easy opportunity to raise significant funds for your organization! As a Charity Partner, your organization plays a critical role in the Cascade Relays Foundation’s “Hire A Volunteer” program. For all Cascade Relays events, each team is required to either provide their own volunteers or “hire” a charity partner volunteer. As a Charity Partner, your organization finds supporters to volunteer at the event on behalf of your charity/community group for those teams that opt to “hire” volunteers. Each volunteer will generate funds for your respective organization. At the end of the race season, the Foundation hosts a reception (traditionally held in October) where each Charity Partner receives a grant from the Foundation. Grant amounts are based on the total number of volunteer hours assigned/reported by each organization. )
- Bend Beer Chase - June 4th, 2022
- Looking for volunteers who can work a 4-5 hour shift along the race course.
3. Social Media help
- Looking for help with our social media sites (Facebook and Instagram)
4. Newsletter
- Are you able to write in a compelling and engaging way? And have fun doing so! If so, we need your help with our monthly newsletter….
5. Other
- General help with admin work. (Taking minutes at board meetings, mailings, thank you cards, etc…)
- We are always thinking of new ways to fundraise, and will soon need some volunteers to help us with certain projects. We need to continue to raise money so that we can continue with our programs and hopes of expansion as well.
- As we begin to open up and come back to an in person situation, more events and projects will be coming up.
If you are interested in volunteering with NAMI Central Oregon, please fill out the volunteer application and email to: recruiting@namicentraloregon.org
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NAMI Central Oregon Looking for Affiliate Board Members |
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Do you have lived experience as a peer or a loved one living with mental illness or do you just have a passion to help others in your community with mental health? If so, we are looking for you!
NAMI-CO is currently recruiting operational board members to help grow our organization within the Central Oregon region. We are looking for dedicated individuals with all types of skill sets, looking to fill the need on a fun, passionate, and working board.
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Did you know you can help NAMI next time you shop online at Amazon? When you shop through smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to NAMI Oregon.
How does it work? On your first visit to AmazonSmile, before you begin shopping, you'll need to enter "NAMI Oregon " into the search bar where it says "pick your own charitable organization." Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation to NAMI Oregon .
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NAMI's Family-to-Family and Peer-to-Peer classes are being offered virtually across the state of Oregon! Don't wait for one hosted by Central Oregon, contact us to find the next scheduled course. To learn more about classes being offered virtually, please email: info@namicentraloregon.org or namior@namioregon.org |
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COVID-19 resources: Omicron variant and booster information
With the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) strengthened its recommendation for booster doses on Nov. 29, 2021.
The CDC now recommends everyone age 18 and older should get a booster dose when they are eligible: six months after the second dose of a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and two months after a Johnson & Johnson vaccination. Previously, booster doses were highly recommended for certain groups of people and were made available to other groups based on their own assessment of risk.
The CDC announced on Dec. 1, 2021, that the first case of the Omicron variant had presented in the United States. Read more here.
The NAMI Oregon COVID-19 Vaccine Info webpage has information on scheduling vaccine appointments, transportation to and from vaccine events, what to expect after receiving the vaccine, vaccine videos from OHA, and more.
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We're Growing
NAMI-CO is committed to providing hope and support to all who need it, and to keeping our programs free.
Help us make a bigger impact in Central Oregon by supporting our work today.
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Join NAMI
Become a member of NAMI today and show that mental health is something we all need to care about.
Subscribe to the latest mental health updates, participate in an online discussion group, learn how to advocate in your community, and add your voice to the mental health movement.
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Volunteer
Looking for a way to help your local community?
Become a volunteer!
NAMI-CO relies on volunteers to help run our programs, and we're looking for a few more helping hands. All volunteer positions are currently virtual.
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NAMI Central Oregon Support Groups |
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All meetings, classes, and support groups have moved online. NAMI-CO virtual support groups are open to anyone.
Please download the free Zoom app on your phone, tablet or laptop. Once you have the app, at the meeting start time, click on the event link and your app will open, then click on "join the conversation."
Family Support Groups
Bend Family Support Group: 3rd Tuesday of Every Month. 5:15PM - 6:45PM. Contact Bud Manley manleypenman@aol.com
Bend Family Support group: Every last Thursday. 5:15-6:45.
Zoom Meeting Registration:
Redmond Family Support Group: First Saturdays. 10:00-11:30AM.
Connections and Peer Support Groups
Bend Connections Peer Support Groups: Every Monday. 7:00 - 9:00PM.
Contact Marcia at (541) 480-8269
Connections: Thursdays. 10:30AM.
Contact: Janet Marie- 541-408-8675 or Joe at (541) 640-9069 - standby
NAMI Oregon
NAMI Oregon Helpline remains operational. Call 503-230-8009 or 800-343-6264. Or email at namioregon@namior.org. Callers receive live assistance from 9 am to 5 pm weekdays.
NAMIOR Covid-19 Resource and Information Guide in PDF format.
Talk it Over (parent support group online meetings) is for all family members of a child, teen, or young adult with a behavioral disorder which meets every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. This is a free public service provided by NAMI Oregon, with support from the Providence Foundation. Click here to sign up.
NAMI Oregon support groups are available online. For complete list:
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NAMI National has a helpful new tool, a guide to navigating a mental health crisis. Please take the time to visit www.nami.org to explore the resources they have available for access. Some topics to explore could include their information on medications and their NAMI Blogs. The NAMI Blog is our way of getting tips, research, information and messages of hope to you.
Crisis Help
If you or a loved one are experiencing a mental health crisis, call the Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
If you are 55 or older and feeling isolated or just want to have a friendly conversation, call the Senior Loneliness Line at 503-200-1633.
If you are 21 or younger and want support for any problem, big or small:
- call YouthLine at 1-877-968-8491 or text teen2teen to 839863.
Other Helpful Supports
Parent Warmline: 833-732-2467
Parent Warmline is a program from Reach Out Oregon. If you or a family you are working with are feeling the pangs of isolation and is dealing with a child with heightened behavior needs this may help. The service is not dependent on insurance and is not payor specific; meaning that they can have OHP, Commercial or no insurance and still be able to use the number.
The David Romprey Oregon Warmline: 800-698-2392
Who should call the Warmline? Anyone needing support may call our Warmline to speak to a trained peer.
Friendship Line/Warm/Hotline: Call (800) 971-0016
Hearing Voices: Online Support group: Providing a space for families and friends to discuss navigating the experience of supporting loved ones who may hear voices, have visions or a variety of other non-consensus experiences and beliefs. Mondays 5PM. Email facilitators: Cindy Marty Hadge & David Adams at families@westernmassrlc.org
Wise Warriors Suicide Prevention: Contact Margaret Kuehn at (503) 402-2857 for more information.
Drug Addiction Family Support Group- Life Raft
Central Oregon Resource Map: Resources on this map include, but are not limited to, handwashing stations, public restrooms, and food resources.
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Connect with us!
541.316.0167
info@namicentraloregon.org
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