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September 2007~
NAMI-CT Presents:
Free Support Group Training in Spanish
For parents of children & adolescents with behavioral health needs.
Offered in Waterbury by NAMI-CT:
An eight-session course, offered in English, for families, service providers and caregivers of children and adolescents with mental illnesses.
· Has your child has been diagnosed with a brain disorder such as autism, Aperger’s syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive or other behavioral health disorder?
· Have you been told by a teacher that your child has a serious emotional disorder?
· Does your child’s behavior have a bad impact on his or her family, school and social life?
· Do you want to share mutual experiences and learn valuable tools from other parents and caregivers?
Beginning
Ø 09/12, Wednesday
Ø 09/19, Wednesday
Ø 09/26, Wednesday
Ø 10/03, Wednesday
Ø 10/10, Wednesday
Ø 10/17, Wednesday
Ø 10/24, Wednesday
Ø 10/31, Wednesday
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Space is limited.
Registration is required.
Breakfast will be served.
To Register Call:
Debbie McCusker
(203)757-7569
jamesmccusker@sbcglobal.net
Or Mary Held
(203) 527- 4915 (h) -(203) 441-1887 (c)
Youth Service Building
95 North Main St.
Waterbury 06702
From 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Upcoming Special Event:
Learn more about Why We Need an ADA Restoration Act from Melissa Marshall, Esq., Executive Director of Advoacy Unlimited, and long-time ADA consultant.
This issue directly impacts people with psychiatric disabilities.
Click here for the flyer and registration information!
Please contact Stan Kosloski for further information at skosloski03@comcast.net or 860-679-1513
Attention NAMI-CT Members
Please click here to see a flyer about a
Consumer Education Course that's starting.
Nami-Connecticut Annual Conference
Nami-Fairfield was represented last October 15, 2005 at the Nami-CT Annual Conference, called “The Mind/Body Connection.” We displayed our Educator’s Resource Binder and sold Narsad cards for fundraising.
This October 14, 2006, NAMI-Fairfield will present a workshop in partnership with the Fairfield University School of Nursing and The Wellness Center on “How to Develop a “Nami-On-Campus Affiliate”.
Please save the date and attend this year's NAMI-CT workshop:
"Operation Success, Recovery Strategies, tools and support for Children, Adolescents & Adults”
For more information, call Nami-Ct at 1-800-215-3021 or www.namict.org
(once again, the workshop will be held at the Morningside Conference Center in Wallingford, CT)
This spring, NAMI released the first comprehensive state-by-state analysis of our country's mental health care system in 15 years. Grading the States 2006: A Report on AMerica's HealthCare System for Serious Mental illness confirms in detail what President Bush's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health has called a "system in shambles".
The nation as a whole received a grade of "D"; 5 states graded in the "B" range; 8 states received "F"'s and none received "A"s.
Our State of Connecticut received an overall grade of "B"!
Following are the grades for the 4 different categories under which each state was graded:
Infrastructure A
Information Access C+
Services C+
Recovery Supports B+
With your continued support, NAMI drives the changes needed to provide good treatment and service across America - changes that offer opportunity, recovery and hope.
NAMI-CT will be sponsoring "In Our Own Voice" training for new presenters this
fall. Those interested in being trained to do these stigma reducing presentations, please contact: programdirector@namict.org
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