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Breaking News: NAMI California Officially Endorses Passage of Proposition 30
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NAMI California has called for a "yes" vote by our constituency for Proposition 30 on the November Ballot.
Proposition 30 - Protects funding of Mental Health services and substance abuse services and child welfare
- Adds a section to the California Constitution so legislators cannot take money designated for mental health and substance abuse services to put in the State's General Fund
- Asks wealthy Californians to pay their fair share of taxes for schools and local public safety, including mental health and substance abuse services. Only couples making more than $500,000 per year would pay more income taxes, temporarily.
- If Prop 30 fails, state spending on health and education will be cut severely.
Read the full endorsement.
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NAMI CAN!
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The Week's Advocacy and Action Notices
Tuesday:
Brown's Veto of Health Care Bills - Why He Did It
Thursday:
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 4, 2012 During the presidential debate on Wed. night, "mental health" and "mental illness" were words never spoken by President Obama or Governor Romney. "The oversight leaves unexplored important mental health dimensions and distinctions," said Michael J. Fitzpatrick, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Friday:
Urge Congress to Keep Children Safe in Our Nation's Schools.
No federal laws currently exist to protect students in our schools from the harmful use of restraint and seclusion. The consequences are well documented: case after case of children suffering serious injury, trauma and death as a result of the use of restraint and seclusion in schools.
Saturday:
NAMI Allies in Congress Press the Administration to Publish Final Regulations Implementing Federal Parity
Sunday:
Stay tuned with NAMI at national level:
- sign up for legislative alerts
- for summaries of your representatives' votes.
Monday:
In a few short months, since late April, the first group of NAMI Smarts teachers have taught at least 19 times to over 317 people across the country. Watch the NAMI CA weekly newsletter for times and places to join a NAMI Smarts class and learn to provide effective grassroots advocacy.
Check the monthly NAMI California Newsletter for longer Legislative & Public Policy articles.
-- Bettie Reinhardt, MPH
Legislative & Public Policy Consultant
bettie.reinhardt@namicalifornia.org
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Celebrate Mental Illness Awareness Week
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Celebrate Mental Illness Awareness Week by supporting NAMI and mental health advocates across the country as we work together to change attitudes and lives through outreach, education and advocacy.
Please consider a donation of $20 to help supply our grassroots network with the tools and resources necessary to keep MIAW a tradition.
With your support, NAMI can continue to help individuals and families achieve recovery, end stigma and work every day to save every life.
In 1990, the U.S. Congress established the first full week of October as Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in recognition of NAMI's efforts to raise mental illness awareness. Since 1990, mental health advocates across the country have joined together during the first full week of October in sponsoring many kinds of activities. Learn more.
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Mental Health and Faith: Compassion in Your Community
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What: a conference, Mental Health and Faith: Compassion in Your Community.
Purpose: to provide tools, education, and community resources to help guide faith leaders to comfortably provide mental health support and to develop a caring faith community for those with mental health challenges and their families. Opportunity to learn from Pastor Horatio Jones, keynote speaker with experience in mental health and faith ministries; and a panel of individuals with the "lived mental health experience."
Who is invited: faith leaders (pastors, imams, priests, rabbis, etc.), faith RNs, faith staff members, others interested in developing mental health services/awareness in their faith communities.
Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012.
Time: 9:30-10:00AM-sign in and registration (space available); continental breakfast; manned, community resource tables
10:00AM-2:00PM-conference, including lunch
Location: Concord Campus of John Muir Medical Center, Concord Rooms I & II, 2540 East Street, Concord.
There is no charge but pre-registration guarantees a seat and lunch.
Register with Monique Tarver at 510-552-5284 or moniquetarver@yahoo.com.
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Community-Defined Solutions for Latino Mental Health Care Disparities Training, October 15
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For the last 2 years, the UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities and the Latino Mental Health Concilio have been working on a statewide project funded by the Department of Mental Health called the California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP). Our team has specifically been working on the Strategic Planning Workgroup focused on Latinos (there are other contractors focusing on other ethnic groups and LGBTQ populations).
Recently we completed and released the final report titled Community-Defined Solutions for Latino Mental Health Care Disparities or Latino Population Report and are now in the dissemination phase. As part of our dissemination, we are planning to host regional training workshops across California to discuss the implementation of the strategies detailed in our report.
One of these workshops will take place in Fresno on October 15, 2012 from 8:30-2:00 at the Holistic and Wellness Education Center, located at 4879 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno CA.
Registration to participate is free and lunch will be provided.
A response by Friday, October 11, 2012 is appreciated.
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Join NAMI Bikes Nov. 10
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 Starting and finishing in beautiful Davis, California, our NAMI Bikes event features three road courses with beautiful panoramic views.
Enjoy the ride of your choice and help fight stigma! All routes are well marked with support of vehicle teams and rest stops conveniently located.
Continental Breakfast and Ride
Check-In opens at 6 a.m., and ride-out times vary according to distance (time listed at point of selection). Enjoy food, music, family entertainment, and more.
Have questions? Email: namibikes@namicalifornia.org.
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DRAFT - MHSA Statewide Participatory Evaluation Report
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Please see the attached DRAFT - MHSA Statewide Participatory Evaluation Report re the Impact of MHSA Peer Support, Employment and Crisis Intervention Services on Individual Client Outcomes. This is the 30+-day public review period for this report. Many of you have been involved in this evaluation, either in the planning phase by participating in focus groups, or as survey and interview respondents.
In addition, two NAMI members, Doug Stephens of Sonoma County, and myself were involved as "Participatory Evaluation Partners." The evaluation team consulted us on some aspects of the planning and implementation of the evaluation. Your comments on this report are especially important. If you find there are elements missing in terms of analysis, or if you have suggestions for improvement, the Evaluation team should hear from you, especially since this is supposed to be participatory. Please direct your comments to Dr. Jane Yoo at jane@clarusresearch.org or 626-791-5861 by November 13. You may participate in a conference call scheduled for Tuesday November 13th at 12:00pm PST during which you may provide verbal feedback on the report. Please contact Dr. Yoo for call in details for this phone meeting.
-- Kathleen Derby, MA
Director of Advocacy
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Family Programs News
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Below are the dates for the Family Programs trainings for the fiscal year:
- November 9-11, Family to Family Teacher Training in Oceanside, CA.
- November 30 - December 2 -Train the Trainer Support Group in Sacramento, CA (This training is for current support group facilitators to be trained as state trainers).
The Family to Family teacher training in Oceanside is right around the corner!! Please let us hear from you soon!
If you would like to volunteer to become a Family to Family teacher or support group leader, please contact your local affiliate. If you are interested in becoming a support group trainer, contact Lynn Cathy at: Lynn.Cathy@namicalifornia.org
Support Group Conference Call
We will be holding a conference call for support groups on Thursday, October 25 at 12 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. All facilitators are invited to participate.
Conference Phone # 1-800-944-8766
Participant Code - #18854
More information regarding this call will be available soon. Please feel free to suggest discussion topics.
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If You Paid for PaxilŽ, You Could Get a Payment from a Class Action Settlement
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A class action settlement will provide money to California residents who were 18 years old or older and who paid for any portion of the price of the prescription antidepressant PaxilŽ while living in California from January 14, 1999 through January 1, 2003, and who qualify under the settlement (these people are called "Class Members"). If you're included, you may ask for a payment, or you can exclude yourself from, or object to, the settlement. The Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles will have a hearing to decide whether to approve the settlement so that payments can be issued. The lawsuit claims that GlaxoSmithKline falsely advertised and promoted PaxilŽ as being non-habit forming or non-addictive and that GlaxoSmithKline's advertisements and promotional materials failed to disclose the risk of symptoms from stopping or discontinuing PaxilŽ. GlaxoSmithKline denies each of these allegations. Click here for details. |
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Contact Information
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Weekly Report
NAMI California
1851 Heritage Lane,
Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: 916-567-0163 Fax: 916-567-1757
www.namicalifornia.org
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