What's New at NAMI NH - Affiliate Newsletter
January 2006
News to distribute and share with your groups and classes
This newsletter is currently only sent to leaders and teachers so please make copies and share, or forward emails to add members to the distribution list.
Annual Reports are available, if you did not get one and would like one sent to you, please call the NAMI office and request one!
Upcoming Events-
Support Group Facilitator Training or Refreshing!
2 Saturdays in February and 2 Saturdays in March.
New and Existing leaders invited!
Evidence Based Practice Conference
Below is an invitation sent to NAMI NH for all membership
On behalf of the State Evidence Based Practices Team, please hold the date of February 22, 2006 for a very important meeting.
The State EBP, comprised of a wide variety of stakeholders including consumers, family members, community mental health centers, the NH Bureau of Behavioral Health and staff from the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center has reached a consensus on the next EBP to be implemented in New Hampshire. That practice will be Evidence Based Supported Employment.
To start this process, the State EBP Team, in cooperation with the Dartmouth Evidence Based Practices Center and the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center will be holding a conference, "Making Evidence Based Supported Employment Work"
The conference will be held at New Hampshire Hospital in the A/B/C conference room on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Having representation from each region at this meeting will be important, including, consumers, family members, Directors of Peer Support Programs, CMHC and CMHP Directors, Community Support Program Directors, Chief Operating Officers, Vocational Staff, as well as other important community stakeholders.
The conference will provide an overview of Supported Employment, benefits, principles, implementation lessons learned and next steps for New Hampshire.
Please let me know if you are interested in attending and I will forward you further information.
News-
Mental Health commission
A mental health commission has been created to develop a comprehensive state mental health plan. They will review, study and make recommendations regarding: The role and mission of New Hampshire Hospital, Glencliffe Home for the Elderly, Community Mental Health Centers, Peer support programs, and other family mutual support organizations. They will also make recommendations regarding implementing evidence based standards for care and treatment, the integration of services for those with dual diagnosis, the development of regional transitional housing, ways to utilize local hospitals to provide short term stabilization of a mental health crisis and the promotion of research to improve treatment of mental illness. NAMI NH Executive Director, Mike Cohen and IOOV speaker Dan Daniszewski are both currently serving on the steering committee for this commission.
Affiliate News-
The Seacoast Affiliate has started their WRAP program for consumers. WRAP or Wellness Recovery Action Plan is about living in new and different ways that promote growth, recovery and wellness. The seacoast affiliate applied for a grant to fund this program. They have 24 people on board and 12 more on a waiting list for the next session. Kim Wedel is facilitating the program. If other groups are interested in information about bringing this program to their communities, please let me know and I will forward you contact information for the seacoast leadership.
Littleton Affiliate just celebrated its 5 year anniversary.
30 attended the potluck celebration on January 17.
NEEDED –
Annual Award Nominations
Coming soon to you via email will be the Annual Award Nomination form. This is your chance to honor someone you have seen go above and beyond! It can be your support group leader, F2F teacher, psychiatrist or local legislator.
Volunteers to serve on the Affiliate Special Projects committee.
• Review Affiliate requests for use of the special projects fund.
• 5-10 hours per year
• Must be an affiliate member
• No traveling to concord required
Walk 2006 Committee members
We are seeking a volunteer to represent NAMI NH on the State Mental Health & Aging Consumer Advisory Council. This monthly meeting is made up of consumers, family members, providers, administrators, and other interested parties who take a statewide perspective on the resources, programs, services for and needs of older adults dealing with mental health issues.
This group gets involved in outreach, education, support, and advocacy around key issues affecting older adults on such areas such as transportation, funding, legislation, and information to individuals and families.
The commitment would involve joining the meeting monthly (or as possible) on the last Monday of every month at the Bureau of Behavioral Health, from 11:00-2:00 (lunch is provided), and bringing the unique NAMI perspective to this meeting and key information from the meeting back to NAMI NH.
NAMI NH will interview interested candidates and select someone as our representative to serve as soon as the right individual is ready to step forward.
For more information about this, contact Elaine de Mello: 225-5359, ext 15 or edemello@naminh.org
F2F and VFT News-
Spring 2006 classes
• F2F will be taught again in Nashua- thank you Norma and Scott Smith
• VFT will be taught in Rochester and Claremont – thank you Laurie Foster and Karen Lord
What’s your group doing??
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.
