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October 16, 2012

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Some HOT News This Week

Wednesday:

NEW Health Coverage: opportunities for people living with mental illness  How does the new health law help people living with mental illness? NAMI's new FACT SHEET explains the benefits in plain terms. Download and distribute to friends, members and allies.

 

Friday:

NAMI California Urges Support of 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. See NAMI California for details.

Friday:

NAMI California adds support for Proposition 34 - Death Penalty Repeal.

NAMI CA also adds support for Proposition 36 - Third Strike Reform. 

See the position papers here. 

 

Saturday:

Used the day to plan advocacy with the California Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists, United Advocates for Children, and Lets Erase the Stigma. More about this later!

 

Monday:

Study: Improving Quality and Lowering Costs Requires Partnerships Between Individuals and Care Providers.    Get involved with the physician community and let them know that you know this dynamic and, more importantly, can teach a thing or two about it. 

 

Thanks to: Children's Mental Health Network and the National Institute for Health Care Reform.

 

The message of the week - a variety of work and advocacy is needed as always. Most pressing and most time-sensitive, tell your family, friends, and co-workers that NAMI California urges their YES votes on Propositions 30, 34, and 36!

 

-- Bettie Reinhardt, MPH

Legislative and Public Policy Consultant

[email protected] 

NAMI California Endorses Propositions 30, 34, and 36 

NAMI California encourages your action in voting YES on Propositions 30, 34, and 36.

Read our complete, detailed endorsements of these ballot measures at NAMI California. 

Proposition 30: Protects Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

Proposition 34: Death Penalty Initiative
repeals the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole.

Proposition 36: The Three Strikes Reform Act revises California's Three Strikes Law to prevent unjust life sentences for certain non-violent offenses.

Register to vote and please support Propositions 30, 34, and 36. 

Family Programs News

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).

 

There are still some spaces left.  If you are interested please contact Lynn Cathy at: [email protected].  

 

Deadline: November 16th, but please submit as soon as possible. Thank you! 

 

Support Group Conference Call

We will be holding a conference call for support group facilitators 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

 

Please feel free to email discussion topics for this call.

Upcoming NAMI Smarts Classes

Santa Barbara

Monday, October 22, 9:45 - 11:30, Class I, Telling Your Story

 

Carlsbad (San Diego County)

Monday, November 5, 9:45 - 11:30, Class I, Telling Your Story

 

Attendees from all parts of the state may participate.

RSVP to [email protected] 

Join NAMI Bikes Nov. 10

nami bikes 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: [email protected]

Mental Health and Faith: Compassion in Your Community

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 [email protected].

If You Paid for Paxil�, You Could Get a Payment from a Class Action Settlement

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 Paxil� 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 Paxil� 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 Paxil�. GlaxoSmithKline denies each of these allegations.

Click here for details.

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1851 Heritage Lane,  

Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95815 

Phone: 916-567-0163 Fax: 916-567-1757
 

www.namicalifornia.org

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