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Mental Illness & Families: A Story of Support
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Living with mental illness, whether it’s you or your child or sibling, is very difficult.
And because of the stigma attached, people don’t want to talk about it. They’re afraid you’ll judge them or ridicule them in some way. And that’s not a healthy way to live. 9 On Your Side found a group of people who know the best way to live with mental illness is through unity, pulling together to make a challenging experience easier.
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 5-11th) was created by the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health and is held every year during the first full week of May. This year’s theme is: Out of the
Shadows: Exposing Stigma.
Shadows: Exposing Stigma.Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (May 9th) was created by SAMHSA in 1994 to increase awareness around children’s mental health.
See North Carolina’s Proclamation for Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
*You can find ALL of the week’s awareness activities and resources HERE and the day’s awareness activities and resources HERE.
See NAMI North Carolina’s Special Children’s Mental Health Awareness Email with even more information, upcoming events, and resources – including a list of organizations that serve our children and adolescents across the state.
See below for presentations on the “Partnership for a Healthy North Carolina,” a framework to improve care, service and outcomes for North Carolina’s most vulnerable citizens. Secretary of Health and Human Services Aldona Wos and Medicaid Director Carol Steckel are continuing to travel the state to gather your ideas, input and feedback. This is also an opportunity for you to learn more and ask questions about the “Partnership for a Healthy North Carolina” framework. Below is a list of upcoming events. Please note more dates and locations will be posted soon:
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
4:00pm
Durham Hilton
3800 Hillsborough Road, Durham, NC
RSVP with names of attendants to RSVP@dhhs.nc.gov
Thursday, May 16, 2013
1:15pm
East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU
115 Heart Drive, Greenville, NC
RSVP with names of attendants to RSVP@dhhs.nc.gov
Thursday, May 16, 2013
6:00-7:00pm reception
7:00-8:30pm presentation
Forsyth Medical Center Conference Center
3333 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem, NC
RSVP to sandy@fsdcms.org (760-1234) or FMC Medical Staff Services Office at 718-5960
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 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 and other supporters across the state.
We appreciate all of the support that we receive from the state, community partners, grants, and from our donors!
Quarter 1 Report - July 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012
Quarter 2 Report – October 1, 2012-December 31, 2012
2013-2014 NAMI Program Trainings Announced!
July 12-14, 2013 – Basics Teacher Training
August 2-4, 2013 – Family to Family Teacher Training
August 16-18, 2013 – Peer to Peer Mentor Training
September 7, 2013 – Parents and Teachers as Allies Team Training
September 20-22, 2013 – Connection Facilitator Training
November 9-10, 2013 – In Our Own Voice Presenter Training
March 21-23, 2014 – Basics Teacher Training
April 26, 2014 – Parents and Teachers as Allies Team Training
May 23-25, 2014 – 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.
For more information and applications, click here
NAMIWalks 2013
NAMIWalks 2013
For more information and to donate to the Walk click HERE
Or contact Susan King Cope at skingcope@naminc.org or 800-451-9682
Be a Sponsor Of Our Walk! Click HERE
