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August 16 & 17 2013
San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront
1800 Old Bayshore Hwy.
Burlingame, CA 94010Phone: 506-474-2009 For reservations call toll free: 877-622-3056 To make reservations online, click here. Renew your membership or join today! |
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This is an Olio
Wednesday
After the school tragedy in Newtown, NAMI California executive director Jessica Cruz calls for increased early intervention and treatment services for all Americans who need it.
Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission meetings - watch this space! We are posting all meeting announcements and any updates to those announcements on our NAMI California Facebook page and in this newsletter. Thursday Speaking of MHSOAC, the 2013 MHSOAC Work Plan is now available on the MHSOAC homepage. The Work Plan can be viewed at http://mhsoac.ca.gov/docs/Publications/MHSOAC_WorkPlan_2013.pdf. Friday ACTION ALERT! Petitioning The President of the United States and Lawmakers of America.
Saturday News we can use!
Sunday California Gets Federal Approval to Close Healthy Families, Feds Allow Move to Medi-Cal.
Monday AB 5 (Ammiano) Homeless Rights was introduced in the Assembly on swearing-in day in December. It is on NAMI CA's list to look at more closely. This article and the editorial present diverging views of its effectiveness. That is why NAMI CA does its own research before taking a position.
The following changes have been made to the MHSOAC website:
Upcoming MHSOAC Committee Meetings
The agenda for the January 17, 2013 Mental Health
Financial Oversight Committee meeting has been posted here. The meeting will take place in Sacramento from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM.
Tuesday
Governor Jerry Brown will release his proposed 2013-2014 State Budget plan in a press conference scheduled for January 10th. While most Capitol analysts and advocates do not expect massive proposed cuts on the scale of those enacted last year and in previous budgets to close much larger deficits, very few expect the Governor at this point to propose any restorations of previous budget reductions, including those made to health and human services impacting people with disabilities, mental health needs, seniors and low income families.
- The full budget committees in both houses will likely each hold an informational hearing for an overview of the Governor's proposed budget plan later this month. No public testimony or action is taken at these hearings.
- State Senate and Assembly budget subcommittees in hearings will review the Governor's proposed budget plan in hearings that will likely to begin as early as February and continue through late May, where public testimony is taken. Subcommittees can take action during these hearings - though no action is final until both houses approve the final package of bills that make up the 2013-2014 State Budget likely sometime by late June.
Crossworders and readers with great vocabularies will recognize "olio" as a miscellaneous collection of things. Since this column is made up of the daily advocacy postings to the NAMI CA Facebook page, the items' only common thread is advocacy. It is information that you can use to take action now or that you likely want to know now so you can take action in the future. We welcome your comments!
-- Bettie Reinhardt, MPH
Legislative and Public Policy Consultant
Bettie.reinhardt@namicalifornia.org
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NAMI Executive Director Michael Fitzpatrick to Step Down at End of 2013
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The Board of Directors of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) announced that Executive Director Michael Fitzpatrick chose not to renew his contract which expired in December.
Fitzpatrick will continue his strong and successful tenure until the end of 2013 in order to ensure a smooth leadership transition.
"When Michael took over as NAMI's chief executive in 2004, he brought tremendous energy and unique professional perspective to address many challenges," said NAMI Board President Keris Myrick. "As a result, NAMI is a stronger organization today, positioned to lead the fight into the future to improve the lives of millions of Americans affected by mental illness."
"During Michael's tenure, he assembled a skilled team and worked with NAMI State Organizations and NAMI Affiliates and our membership base to expand education and support programs and advocacy at every level. He also has provided a steady hand in maintaining financial stability during a period that included a national economic crisis that affected the non-profit community."
Read the full story.
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CMS Creates New Office for Dual Eligibles
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The Affordable Care Act creates a new office within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, to coordinate care for individuals who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare ("dual eligibles" or Medicare-Medicaid enrollees)
The office is charged with making the two programs work together more effectively to improve care and lower costs. The office is focused on improving quality and access to care for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees, simplifying processes, and eliminating regulatory conflicts and cost-shifting that occur between the Medicare and Medicaid programs, states, and the federal government.
Here is a link to the office: http://www.medicaid.gov/AffordableCareAct/Provisions/Dual-Eligibles.html |
Family Programs News
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Are you a Family to Family class graduate? Would you like to become a volunteer teacher? Or would you like to lead a NAMI Family Support Group? The opportunities are here! Please contact your affiliate if you are interested in any of these trainings.
Northern CA:
Family to Family Teacher Training - February 8-10, 2013 in Pittsburg, CA (Contra Costa County).
Family Support Group Facilitator Training - March 23-24, 2013 in Santa Rosa, CA. (Sonoma County)
Family to Family Teacher Training - May 31 - June 2, 2013 in Elk Grove, CA (Sacramento County)
Southern CA:
Family to Family Teacher Training and Family Support Group Facilitator Training - April 12-14, 2013 in Ventura, CA.
-- Lynn Cathy, State Family Programs Coordinator
Lynn.Cathy@namicalifornia.org
916-567-0163 x101
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NAMI Award Nominations
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Instructions for submitting an award nomination - Submissions must be completed in one online session and are not finalized until you click "submit nomination" at the bottom of the page.
You will then receive an email confirming your submission. - All fields marked with an asterisk are required.
- Do not begin the submission process until you have all the required information for your nominee.
- For questions, please contact Sarah Christen at schristen@nami.org
To start your submission, please click here: 2013 Award Nominations. Award nominations must be complete and submitted by February 8, 2013. |
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Ten Affiliates Pass Their Resolutions
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NAMI has asked that each affiliate sign a Resolution letter stating that they are on board with the Affiliation Process. Once they sign the letter, they can begin the process toward becoming Affiliated.That means that they will become in compliance with all the NAMI Standards of Excellence.
They will have to gather or create all their policies and bylaws, board minutes, make all their logos to match NAMI's, get a 501 c3 and give NAMI their bank information to auto deposit funds directly into their account.
The handbook for affiliates entering the process is at www.nami.org/ahb.
The following affiliates have passed their resolutions:
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ALAMEDA SOUTH
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AMADOR
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BUTTE
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CONTRA COSTA
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EAST BAY
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SAN DIEGO
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SAN JOAQUIN
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PLACER
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ORANGE COUNTY
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SHASTA
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Find more info at www.nami.org/excellence. |
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