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| NAMI News for Hoosiers |
Volume 1, Issue 12
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 Improving Lives in the Criminal Justice System Through Education Since February 2004,
NAMI Indiana has been offering education and training resources to law enforcement, attorneys, judges, correctional officers, probation/parole officers, mental health providers and community leaders. Over the subsequent five years, NAMI Indiana's Mental Health and Criminal Justice Programs have grown substantially.
NAMI Indiana is proud to announce details of the 2009 Mental Health & Criminal Justice Training #101 Program.
Topics covered within the one day training include:
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Categories of Mental Illness
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Biological Basis of Mental Illness
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Active Listening and Tools for Crisis Situations
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In Our Own Voice presentations The first training date of Thursday, May 28, 2009 is quickly approaching, so reserve your spot now! If you can't make that date, other options are:
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
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Thursday, November 5, 2009 Trainings are held at Larue Carter Memorial Hospital, 2601 Cold Spring Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46222. Registration cost is $70 per person (lunch on your own). Class size is limited to 70 per training date.
CEU Credits for social workers and family therapists are available. Accreditation by ILEA (Indiana Law Enforcement Academy) and CLE credits for attorneys will be available, pending approval.
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| Greetings!
Most NAMI members and friends are aware that NAMI's single largest signature education program is Family to Family. However, those who are less familiar with this program may be interested to learn more about what it is, how it works and how it is so closely linked with NAMI's 30 year tradition of education, advocacy and awareness at the grass roots level.
Family-to-Family is a valuable 12-week course offered at no cost for family and caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses that discusses the clinical treatment of these illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more effectively.
Each Family-to-Family course is facilitated by a team of two trained volunteer facilitators from local NAMI affiliates who themselves are family members or caregivers of persons with serious mental illness. To qualify to facilitate a Family-to-Family course, candidates must successfully complete extensive training.
Records were broken this spring as 19 individuals completed this intensive training and are now qualified to join the approximately 130 previously qualified trainers in the Hoosier state.
Also of important note is that two bilingual Spanish-speaking facilitators completed this training... a significant milestone in the month of April, which is Minority Health Awareness Month. Soon Spanish speaking Family to Family classes will be available to families in need.
To help spread the word about the Spanish version of Family-to-Family, an outreach video will be widely distributed. It contains moving testimonials about the Spanish Family-to-Family program from teachers, trainers, and family members along with enthusiastic program endorsements from a medical doctor and a psychologist. It will be widely distributed throughout the United States, and beyond. The video was produced in Spanish with English subtitles. To view this compelling video, CLICK HERE.
"Throughout the state of Indiana, Family to Family continues to improve more lives each year," says NAMI Indiana Program Director Amanda Ramirez. "We are particularly pleased that we can now reach out to Indiana's growing Spanish speaking population with a version of the program that was specifically designed to respect important cultural differences from the English language version."
Those interested in learning more about either the English or the Spanish verison of Family to Family are encouraged to contact their local NAMI affiliate or the NAMI Indiana state office at 800-877-6442. |
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Check out a NEW Mental Health and Criminal Justice Training offering below!
"If I Am the Last Resort, Where Do I Turn for Support?"
First responders often find themselves at a loss when they or their co-workers need support. This three hour course addresses panic attacks, post traumatic stress disorder, depression and thoughts of suicide that many in law enforcement have faced. It demonstrates how you are not alone in past experiences, how some of your actions and emotions may be the result of past encounters and where you might turn for personal support.
If interested, please contact Kellie Meyer at 317-925-9399 or 1-800-677-6442 to discuss cost levels and to schedule a group training at your workplace for a minimum of 12 people. | |
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| Clinical Trial Opportunity
OFFICE OF CLINICAL RESEARCH #6521615.0
Internet Listing of a Clinical Trial
This listing REQUIRES IRB APPROVAL. It is the responsibility of the PI to obtain sponsor approval (if applicable) for the OCR study Listing. Please send the completed form to Clinical Research Outreach Office (CROO) at UH 1101C or fax to 278-2895.
* DENOTES REQIRED FIELDS
* IRB #:
* Disease/Condition: Schizophrenia
* Descriptive Title (lay terms): to determine the effectiveness of three different doses of AVE1625 compared to placebo (inactive substance) in improving cognition (memory, concentration, and ability to plan) in subjects with schizophrenia.
* Enrollment Start Date: 3/1/09
* Enrollment End Date: 12/31/09
* Eligibility:
To qualify you must: Be 18-65; have been diagnosed with Schizophrenia and have been prescribed Olanzapine, Risperidone, Risperdal Consta, Paliperidone, Quetiapine, Aripiprazole for at least 2 months
* Benefits: There are no direct benefits but you will be paid $50.00 at the completion of each.
Additional Information (i.e. website, compenswation, etc):
There are up to 18 visits for which you will be paid $50.00 at the completion of each.
RISKS Risks will be disclosed prior to enrollment in a study.
* Time Commitment: 3 hours per visit on average
* Location: Larue D. Carter Hospital, 2601 Cold Spring Road. Indianapolis, Indiana
* Principal Investigator: Alan Breier, MD
* Contact Name: Amy Frazer, RN
** Contact Phone: 317-941-4275
** At Least one contact method is REQUIRED (phone or email)
KEYWORDS (for patients to search by): mental illness, schizophrenia
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