Have You Ever Lived in Support of Someone You Love?

National Alliance on Mental Illness of Washtenaw County (NAMIWC) Presents a Special Screening of “A Sister’s Call” with Appearance by Director and Executive Producer, Rebecca Schaper.

In 1977, Call Richmond disappeared. 20 Years later, his sister, Rebecca Schaper, found him homeless, alone, and suffering from severe paranoid schizophrenia. Filmed over fourteen years, “A Sister’s Call” follows Rebecca's journey to "bring her brother back" from the depths of his homelessness and his schizophrenia. Through helping Call, Rebecca and her family confront the issues of their dark past and attempt to overcome the complicated family dynamic that comes with living in support of someone you love and who has a serious brain illness.

See trailer at: www.asisterscall.com Join NAMIWC in hosting a special screening of “A Sister’s Call” followed by a conversation with Director and Executive Producer, Rebecca Schaper, at the University Of Michigan Depression Center Auditorium on May 20th. Reception at 5:P.M. Introduction by Gregory W. Dalack, MD, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and showing at 6 P.M. Discussion with Rebecca Schaper immediately to follow. Tickets are $10. or $2. Limited Income. For more information, please contact namiwc.org , call 734-994-6611 or

Click HERE for more details.  

WANT TO COMMUNICATE BETTER WITH YOUR TEEN?

FREE evening of entertainment and education on adult-teen communication.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Marriott at Eagle Crest -- Elizabeth Ann Conference Room

1275 Huron Street, Ypsilanti

6:00pm - 8:30pm

SPACE IS LIMITED - REGISTER TODAY!

Call (810) 225-9550 or email Emily at emily@kbamichigan.com.

EVENING ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• A performance by the Corner Health Center Theatre Troupe;

• An interactive presentation by Barb Flis, Founder of Parent Action for Healthy Kids; AND

• FREE dinner & prize giveaways

Click HERE for more details.

 

Program meetings:

For more information contact NAMI WC at 734-994-6611.

 

 

May 14th: Recovery Oriented System of Care

 The Washtenaw Community Health Organization (WCHO) has moved to a Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC) for the delivery of Substance Abuse Treatment Services.  Representatives from the Substance Abuse Coordinating Agency will present at the May Program Meeting about access to and the delivery of substance use disorder services in Washtenaw County.

NAMI WASHTENAW will sponsor a new course this year entitled, "NAMI BASICS".  This course is specifically tailored to meet the needs of parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents with a mental illness. This course will include an overview on working with the public school system to get your child the accommodations they may need. The 6 week series of classes will begin on Tuesday, June 5, from 6:30-9:00 p.m. at a location to be announced soon. Registration is required, but the course if free of charge.  For more information, contact Kathryn Diebel @ 734-330-7584.

 

Also, there may still be a limited number of spaces available for the NAMI Washtenaw Family-to-Family course BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 6:00-8:30 P.M. at the VA in Ann Arbor.  This is a 12-week structured course developed by NAMI National to help caregivers understand and support individuals with serious brain disorders while maintaining their own well-being.  Run in partnership with the VA, supported by WCHO/CSTS, and taught by certified facilitators.  Free.  Registration Required.  Contact Penney Acosta ASAP at NAMI office - 994-6611

 

Time: 7:30-9:00pm.

Place: King of Kings Lutheran Church
2685 Packard, Ann Arbor.

Free!

For more information:
734-994-6611

Come and learn about different topics related to mental illness.

Please come and bring a friend!

* Note - Program meetings are not always held in June, July, August and December.

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All are invited, and the presentation is (as always) free!

Mental Health First Aid training, thursdays beginning in May. Click HERE for details.

Research volunteer opportunity for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Click HERE for details.

NEWS FROM NAMI Livingston:

Our next NAMI educational meeting is Tuesday, April 3rd; our speaker is Dr Stephan Taylor, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan.  His topic is:  Communication and Mental Illness:  What to Say to Your Loved Ones.  We meet at the First National Bank, 8080 Challis Rd., Brighton, 7:00 p.m.  Our NAMI meeting flier is attached for more details.

FAMILY TO FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAM....A free 12 week educational program for family caregivers of adult individuals with a mental illness.  This class provides support & information about diagnoses, medications, treatment options, communication & problem solving skills and how to advocate for better treatment for your loved ones.  A resource/workbook is included.  Thursdays May 3 to July 19, 2012, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the St. Joseph Mercy Brighton Health Center, 7575 Grand River, Brighton.  To RSVP or for more information, call Janet at 517-548-3084.

Benefits and Employment in 2012 Workshop. Click HERE for details. Or contact the office, office@namiwc.org

EVENT Alert:

The local Kalamazoo County CMH, KCMHSAS, is holding an annual Mental Health Breakfast at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo on Thursday, April 26, 2012 beginning at 0930. Keynote speaker is the former U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy.

AFTER the Mental Health Breakfast, at about 11AM , the Hon. Patrick Kennedy, with NAMI National personnel, will hold a public forum at the Radisson Plaza Hotel on the Federal Mental Health Parity law that was approved by Congress in the 2007-2008 time frame. Since Michigan is one of about 9 states not having a state mental health parity law that topic will certainly also be discussed.

Persons, who use insurances from private employers and are having issues with mental health insurance coverage vis-à-vis physical health coverage, are needed to testify at this April 26th, 2012 “Federal Parity Field Hearing” . In addition, we need to hear from persons (Reserve and National Guard personnel) who have returned from serving in Iraq or Afghanistan and have found difficulty with their private insurances covering the costs of their private mental health treatment.

Reservations for the Mental Health Breakfast can be made with Paul Esman, pesman@kazoocmh.org

 

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