News
What’s “new at NAMI NH” Newsletter
April 2008
News to distribute and share with your groups and classes
Please share these updates with your support group and classes.
Upcoming Events-
Annual Awards Dinner- The NAMI NH Annual Awards dinner will be held on Thursday June 19th at the Common Man in Plymouth NH. The Common Man is located right off the highway at exit 26. There will be a NAMI NH Annual Meeting held from 5-6:00, all are invited. There will be voting on new board members and NAMI NH bylaws. Please rsvp if you are attending the Annual Meeting.
The Annual dinner will begin at 6:00, the cost for the dinner is $45.00 per person, please contact the NAMI NH office to purchase tickets.
Annual Award winners- The winners of the annual awards are always exceptional people, but please congratulate Ellen Malloy – Unsung Hero and Nancy Adams- Outstanding Family volunteer. Both will receive their awards on June 19th!!
NAMI National Elections- NAMI NH Support groups that are registered with NAMI National as an Affiliate will be receiving voting packages in the mail early in May. Please cast your vote for bylaws changes and board members. The latest Advocate magazine highlights both the board and the bylaws.
Parents Meeting the Challenge Educational Program Teacher Training-
The Teacher training for this program will be held in May, please contact Claudia Ferber for more details at cferber@naminh.org
Updates
The Affiliate Leader & Teacher Spring meeting was held on April 12th. Thank you to all who attended. Highlights of the meeting include:
- Over view of current NAMI NH initiatives by Executive Director, Michael Cohen
- Open discussion with Mike about supports for consumers
- Presentation on engaging volunteers
- Thank you “plants” for attendees because our volunteers help us to “grow”
- Updates on the membership grant and marketing plans
- Discussion on the Information and Referral forms and process
Minutes from the meeting will be emailed out and posted to the NAMI NH website, under “News” then scroll down to Newsletters and click on Affiliate Newsletter.
A detailed overview of the I&R form and process has been created to address (hopefully) your comments and concerns. This will be sent out to you shortly.
Legislative Forums- Our thanks to the following people and others not mentioned for hosting Legislative forums:
Rochester- Feb 25th - Laurie Foster and Lisa Fieseher
Merrimack- march 14th Barbara Publicover
Nashua- march 19th Kathy Toomey and Norma Smith
Amherst – march 22nd Pam Banks and Tracy Girourd
Portsmouth- march 24th Don Moore and Jackie Ellis
Manchester- April 9thEllen Malloy, Geri Foucher and Rick Sherman
Nashua- April 21st Sandy Mulcahey
Littleton – May 5th Margaret Record, Marie Pineo
Support Group News- Need ideas for group presentations?The following is a list of some of the educational presentations held by NAMI NH groups
Littleton family group- Community Mental Health Center (CMHC)- “What to expect from case management?”
Portsmouth Bipolar Support Group- Consumer Credit Counseling- “Budgeting”
Berlin Family group- (CMHC) – “ACT- Assertive Community Treatment and IEA’s (Involuntary emergency admissions), CD’s (conditional discharge) and voluntary admissions”
Manchester parent group- Connery Psychological/Andre Connery-“Value of assessments and the difference between mental health care providers; psychiatrist, psychologist etc”. and Parent information center on “IEPs” (Individual educational plan)
Manchester Family group- Jonathan Routhier, Westbridge- “Ask the case manager”.and Michael Disabato- “Police training”
Nashua Parent group- Ruth Morgan, Area Agency
Rochester parent group- Parent Information center on “ADHD”
Life Interrupted presentations- Life Interrupted speakers are on the move! Presentations have been made to UNH students, NH Tec Nursing students and New Hampshire Hospital new employees. Upcoming presentations include Community Partners in Dover, Manchester Mental Health, FDIC (federal deposit insurance commission)conference, Hudson Kiwanis, Bedford Family to Family and the Congregational United Church of Christ.
If you know of a group, school, organization that would benefit from this presentation or a combined presentation of In Our Own Voice and Life Interrupted, please let me know.
What’s New?
Summer Camps-2008 Directory of Summer Camps is available on line www.nhcamps.org. Complete listing of summer camp programs in N.H. published by the NH Camp Directors’ Association.
A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety- This is a link to a PDF on internet safety published by the FBI.
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
May 8 is Children’s Mental Illness Awareness Day! NAMI NH is offering a book discussion program to elementary schools (grades 1-5) for FREE!The program has a story book “Why is Mommy Sad?” which talks about depression, stigma and that treatment works, related activities, a “gift” for each participant and resource materials for the book discussion facilitator. Would you like to have this brought to your child’s school? If so please provide a contact person’s name, school name, address and telephone number to Claudia on or before April 18, 2008.
And Again…
****Support Group Facilitator Training-
The training planned for May is being rescheduled to a future date. Meanwhile we continue to actively seeking candidates for this leadership training. Please continue to share your recommendations for new leaders. The training will be held in Concord, mileage reimbursement and childcare reimbursement are available.
Please contact me with questions, needs, and news of your groups and classes
at acarbonneau@naminh.org or 1-800-242-6264 ext 25.
