Tuesday June 19th: 7 pm: Special Event with Twitch and Shout’s Lowell Handler Presenting His New Photography/E-Book Crazy and Proud (featured in NAMI Advocate Magazine)
Fearrington Village Barn (midway between Chapel Hill and Pittsboro Hwy. 15-501 south)
Admission $5 at door
Special guest Lowell Handler, is the star, narrator, guide, and associate producer of the Emmy-nominated PBS television documentary Twitch & Shout. The film set the stage for his 1998 memoir, Twitch & Shout: A Touretter’s Tale, published by Penguin. A segment of the the documentary which has been described as “wonderful, compassionate, funny, instructive, inspiring and flat-out brilliant documentary” will be shown.
Handler’s latest project Crazy and Proud is a first-person narrative that chronicles what happened when the Lowell, a photographer with Tourette syndrome, began work at a New York City shelter for mentally-ill women. He wasn’t sure what he’d signed on for. The year that followed taught Lowell to keep a sense of humor, and to not pre-judge anyone. The women learned photography and took some great pictures. Many are in the new eBook, along with the text, which Handler will read from, photographs he will project, and a short video that features one of the women, which will be screened.
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Child and Family Advocacy Day
May 17, 2012
NC Museum of History
Action for Children North Carolina and The United Way are joining forces for a day of advocacy on behalf of important issues facing North Carolinians. The day will include training on key issues, special guest speakers and an opportunity to visit legislators.
Learn more about issues affecting children and families in the upcoming legislative session with Action for Children’s 2012 Leiglstaive Agenda. We will gather in the Longleaf room at the North Carolina Museum of History to kick off the day.
Register online today! North Carolina’s children can’t wait!
MH/DD/SA Advocacy Day and Popcorn Rally
May 22, 2012
The Legislative Building in Raleigh
Come on out and advocate for services and supports for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Disease. Bring a friend, bring your co-worker, bring a family member or neighbor – we need to make our voices heard and be a force for those affected!
Visit www.thecoalitionnc.org for more information!
Click HERE for a spreadsheet that lists medications by name and dosage and where you can find them at greatly discounted rates.
You might find yourself asking what NAMI North Carolina has been up to this year. Well, we have decided to start posting our quarterly reports that will show you what how many classes we are offering, Helpline calls we are receiving, outreach into communities, collaboration with other organizations, service on committees and much, much more!
So feel free to take a look at our quarterly report that we submit to the Division of MH/DD/SAS to show what work we have done through a contract supported by the Mental Health Block Grant.
Quarter 1 Report – July 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011
Quarter 2 Report – October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Quarter 3 Report - January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2012
2012-2013 NAMI Program Trainings Announced! Reserve your spot today!
August 17-19, 2012 – Peer to Peer Mentor Training
September 28-30, 2012 – Connection Facilitator Training
October 6-7, 2012 – In Our Own Voice Presenter Training
March 23, 2013 – Family to Family Refresher Retreat
April 5-7, 2013 – NAMI Basics Teacher & Family Support Group Facilitator Training
* All dates are tentative and training sites will be determined by area where most interest is received no later than 1 month before the training.
