What’s “new at NAMI NH” Newsletter
October 2006
News to distribute and share with your groups and classes
This newsletter is currently sent to leaders, teachers, NAMI NH staff and board members, so please make copies, or forward emails to add members to the distribution list.
News-
Thank you to all who attended the Affiliate Leader/Teacher Fall meeting on September 9. The attendees were presented with the draft NAMI NH Strategic Plan. Lots of great input was given and those that are interested in staying involved in the process please contact me. The presentation did take up the majority of the meeting and leaders and teachers did ask that the next time we meet we spend more time on sharing and updates from leaders and teachers. Participants would also like to see representatives from the board visit the meeting again to focus on the affiliate and teacher concerns and allow more time for general discussion and getting to know each other. We will work on all these ideas for the spring meeting.
Upcoming Events-
Elections!! Please review the candidates in your areas and encourage everyone you know to get out and vote!!
YSPA Conference- Youth Suicide Prevention Assembly conference will be held in Bedford on Friday November 3rd, for more information contact Elaine deMello at edemello@naminh.org
Survivors of Suicide National Teleconference viewing will be held at 2 sites, Concord and Exeter. At both sites there will be a light lunch served at noon, followed by the viewing of the national teleconference and then concluded with discussion. Anyone that has lost a loved one to suicide is invited to attend. For locations and details please contact Becky at bmceneny@naminh.org
Affiliate News-
Some great educational meetings have been happening around the state
Littleton- In September David Lynde, Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center spoke on the evidence based practice-
Supported Employment. In October candidates for representative were invited to attend and get to know NAMI NH members. 7 local candidates attended the meeting and 7 local candidates left understanding the needs of families and those affected by mental illness!
Nashua- In August the Director of Community Service for Community council spoke to the group on “How should families interface with providers and the role of families during treatment and during crisis” In September a representative from Granite State Independent Living spoke to the group on benefits available (disability, medicare, Medicaid)
Salem- In September the group had three speakers come to talk specifically about depression and OCD
Manchester- Manchester presented both an IOOV presentation and an introduction to Family to Family, both were very well attended.
Plymouth- September’s meeting was a presentation on Communication in an emergency and the stages of change and contemplation.
F2F-
Pat Ciccolo, Kathy Canedy and Geri Foucher are currently teaching a F2F class in Bedford and Norma and Scott Smith are currently teaching a F2F class in Nashua.If you know of anyone willing or interested in training to teach family to family, please share their name and contact information with me.
Annette will be attending a F2F Leadership weekend offered by NAMI National, the first weekend of December. F2F coordinators from all the states will come together for this training and networking. If you have questions, concerns or suggestions in relationship to F2F please forward them to me so that I can bring them to this meeting.
VFT-
VFT teachers have been contacted by Claudia Ferber regarding the future of the VFT classes and the need to teach another class before the end of
December. NAMI Texas, the administrators of the VFT program are only allowing us that amount of time to utilize the current curriculum, if you are willing or able to teach a class please contact Claudia at cferber@naminh.org
Needed……..
Affiliate groups willing to reach out and connect with their local representatives. In February NAMI NH will host a luncheon and IOOV presentation for members of the legislator. The goal is to create interest for representatives to join a NH Mental Health Caucus. We all know that representatives are much more interested in what the members of their own communities want and need. The hope is that groups will invite their new (and old) reps to attend an informational meeting within their own community and help to create interest and awareness and prepare them for February’s presentation! Please let me know if you need help in planning this type of meeting.
Reminder-
This Affiliate Newsletter and Biannual meeting minutes can be found posted on the NAMI NH webpage at www.naminh.org, click on “News” on the black horizontal line and then click on Affiliate news on the left side.
Thanks,
Annette
Please contact me with questions, needs, and news of your groups and classes at acarbonneau@naminh.org or 1-800-242-6264 ext 25.NAMI NH 15 Green St., Concord, NH 03301 Fax- 228-8848
