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Important Information for Northwest Peer Connect Members
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NWPC members are asked to meet in their own localities this month, Wednesday, August 8th, to brainstorm ideas to make NWPC more visable/viable/active!
The September meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 12th, from 2-4 p.m. at the Center for Wellness and Recovery, 618 Court Street, Lynchburg 24504.
434.947.2662
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Peer Support Group Meeting, "Encouragement"
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This Wednesday, August 9th from 11:00 a.m. - Noon, at 84 Main, Warsaw
For further information: 804.333.3581
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Southwestern Virginia Regional Consumer Empowerment and Recovery Council
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Providing care and support to the following districts and entities;Planning District-1, Cumberland Mountain, New River Valley Highlands, Dickenson County, Mount Rogers, and Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute.
If you live in any of the areas listed above, The Southwestern Virginia Regional Consumer Empowerment & Recovery Council (RCERC) invites you to attend a general meeting which are conducted once a month on the third Wednesday at Hungry Mother Park Conference Center in Marion VA. Membership is open to all mental health consumers. Our next upcoming meeting will be on Wednesday, July 18th at 10 a.m. For more information, please contact Judy Salyer: (276) 479-2800 or email: jsalyer@mounet.com
The RCERC share common goals and interests, are committed to giving back, and speak with a united voice that is empowered, assertive and coordinated. We must tell our stories and work to identify and achieve goals that instill hope, protect the rights of others, and advocate for our fellow consumers.
Voting members are made up of two representatives and his/her alternate from each local consumer group or council throughout our region, and one at-large member from the community. Members may be sought or solicited through outreach by the Education Committee. Voting members may only be mental health consumers.
Family members or providers who do not have a mental illness will not be voting members, but are welcomed to attend. RCERC members from SWVMHI, upon discharge will remain active members of RCERC if they so desire. |
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Central Peer Connect to Meet in Ashland on Tuesday, August 14th
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12:30-2 p.m.
Thomas Hale Center, 203 S. Taylor Street, Ashland
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"A Peer to Peer Wellness Connection"
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Saturday, September 8th from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
McIntire Room (on the third floor)
Jefferson Madison Regional Library
201 E. Market Street, Charlottesville, 22902
This will include a one-hour hands-on Reiki demonstration.
For further information:
434.947.1850 or email:
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Friends 4 Recovery Whole Health Center Has New Computer Lab!
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All the computers in the new lab at Friends 4 Recovery Whole Health Center are connected to high speed internet and are loaded with MS Office 2010. An "Intro To Computers" Class will be taught every Friday in August at 2:00 p.m. to familiarize members with the basic operation of the computers.
For further information, call 804.308.1366
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New "Drop-In" WRAP Group in Richmond
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Ongoing group starting up for anyone facing mental health challenges.
Interested??
For further information, email: wrapnrecovery@gmail.com or call 804.727.8540/804.727.8555
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SAMHSA's STAR Center Hosts Webinar; "The Power of Praise in Peer
Relationships: Praise Early and Often"
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Hear from consumer supporters and service providers in how they use positive
reinforcement as a recovery tool and provide examples on why you should give
praise.
Learn how to use this best practice tool, enhance cultural competence, promote
recovery and support peers. All in which help boost confidence, increase self-esteem,
and give hope.
This call is for those who support & empower consumers (family
members, friends, service providers) who are on the path of recovery.
Register online here for the August 22 webinar. After registering you will receive a
confirmation email with the call-in information you will need to access the call.
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NEC's Wellness Works Initiative
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As part of National Recovery Month, SAMHSA is launching the second annual National Wellness Week from September 17th -23rd to promote the many ways that social inclusion, trauma-informed care, and the Eight Dimensions of Wellness can improve quality of life and increase life expectancy for people diagnosed with mental health issues.
During National Wellness Week, we aim to inspire individuals to improve one's physical health behavior, while exploring their talents, skills, interests, social connections, and environment to incorporate other dimensions of wellness. We will mobilize peer-run, faith-based and other community organizations, as well as mental health, substance addiction and physical healthcare providers to host events or promote messages encouraging the Eight Dimensions of Wellness (Emotional, Financial, Social, Spiritual, Occupational, Physical, Intellectual, and Environmental).
Wellness Works Initiative
As part of National Wellness Week (September 17-23, 2012), Peerlink, the National Empowerment Center, and the other Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Centers-the National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse, NAMI Star Center, and the Family Cafe TA Center - invite you to submit a piece of original creative work expressing what wellness means in your lives and for your communities.
Your submissions will help raise public awareness about the importance of
embracing a wellness-based perspective, in mental health services as well as our
communities at large.
Submission guidelines:
Submissions are due September 9th. Selected works will be showcased on the
web. Please email your original submissions to wellnessworks@power2u.org.
Submissions can include:
One poem (limit 3 pages)
One piece of visual art (attached as a .JPEG or .PDF file)
One song (attached as an .MP3 file)
One digital video (5 minutes or less; send YouTube/other hyperlink or .MP4 digital
video file)
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Free Webinar; "Trauma from Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Hidden Epidemic"
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Monday, August 27th from 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Dr. Felitti, co-principal investigator of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE study), an ongoing collaborative research between the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program and the Centers for Disease Control, will present the riveting findings on the impact of early childhood traumatic experiences and the correlation to mental, physical, and emotional challenges people face across the lifespan. Dr. Felitti will explain the profound relationship of ten categories of adverse life experiences in childhood to health, well-being, disease and death decades later. The findings of the ACE Study continue to inform mental health, substance abuse, primary care and all human services on the importance of looking through a trauma-informed lens.
To register:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/594205114
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Free Webinar on Healthy Lifestyle/Obesity Prevention
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This Thursday, August 9th from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Go to:
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