October-December 2014

to eliminate the pervasive stigma of mental illnesses.
Number 187 Oct-Dec 2014
NAMIWalks Shines Awareness and Hope
IN THIS ISSUE
Envisioning a Brighter Future
Community Conversations
Housing Supports Needed
NAMIWalks Shines
Spring Gala in Review
MNsure Outreach Expands
MakeItOk Honored
Affiliate Features
Connecting Young People
NAMI Board Candidates
Golf Tourneys Help NAMI
Contributors
NAMI Support Groups
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CALENDAR
October
NAMI Connection Facilitator
Training
Oct. 25-26
November
Get to Know NAMI
Nov. 13
Give to the Max Day Nov. 13
NAMI Minnesota State Conf.
Nov. 15
December
Get to Know NAMI
Dec. 3
January
Legislative Session Starts
Jan. 6
Get to Know NAMI
Jan. 7
February
Get to Know NAMI
Feb. 11
NAMI Research Dinner
Feb. 24
Looking Ahead
Mental Health Rally
& Day at the Capitol
NAMI Spring Gala Mar. 12
Apr. 25
On a beautiful, sun-splashed, 80 degree
day, NAMIWalks shined awareness and
hope throughout Minnesota. Over 200
teams from all corners of the state raised
funds and raised awareness with their
families, friends and communities and
joined in the event on Sept. 27 at Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis.
This year’s amazing celebration of hope
drew 4,000 plus walkers and raised an
estimated $375,000 for NAMI’s programs
for children and adults with mental illnesses and their families. Many thanks to
all who walked, donated, volunteered, or
sponsored for making NAMIWalks such a
uplifting and successful event!
Special thanks to Premier Plus sponsor
Allina Health-Mental Health, and Premier sponsors Cigna and UCare, for their
generous support of NAMIWalks. In all,
there were over 60 business and individ-
A huge and joyful crowd of more than 4,000 walkers
jammed Minnehaha Park on Sept. 27 for the 8th
annual NAMIWalks Minnesota.
ual sponsors! See list on page 4.
This year’s walk featured picnics, team
photos, resource tables, a tree of hope,
a T-shirt contest, a kid’s tent with face
painting and crafts, a photo scavenger
hunt, a raffle, and a magician. Live music
by Marvin Gunn and his One Love tribute to Bob Marley entertained the huge
See “NAMIWalks Shines,” p.4
Ambitious Changes Sought in 2015
Commissioner of Human Services Lucinda Jesson is proposing an ambitious
series of legislative initiatives for the 2015
legislative session and beyond aimed at
improving the lives of children and adults
living with mental illnesses.
To ensure stakeholder involvement in
these plans, a Mental Health Services Improvement Workgroup has been formed
with representatives from advocacy organizations, mental health professionals,
mental health providers, health plans and
counties. The workgroup is chaired by
Glenace Edwall, acting assistant commissioner of the mental health and substance
use disorders units at DHS, and Sue Abderholden, NAMI’s executive director.
at is the immediate crisis of needing to
address residential services for children,
particularly adopting a new level of care
called Psychiatric Residential Treatment
Facilities (PRTF), and the vulnerability of
intensive services for both children and
adults.
The second area is aimed at health promotion and prevention. This includes
looking at how to imbed mental health
professionals in other settings such as
childcare, youth shelters, nursing homes,
etc. Other issues are intergenerational issues (when a parent has a mental
illness), first episode of psychosis, and
smoking cessation.
Examining our state’s clinical infrastruc-
There will be four major categories for the
proposed reforms. The first area to look
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See “Ambitious Changes Sought” p.2
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Through education, support, and advocacy, we strive
NAMI State Conference, Nov. 15 - Envisioning a Brighter Future
The NAMI Minnesota State Conference
is set for Nov. 15, at the St. Paul RiverCentre, 175 West Kellogg Boulevard.
The conference will include opening and
closing keynote speakers and 15 workshops on an exciting range of mental
health topics. The opening keynoter is
Hakeem Rahim, a nationally known motivational speaker, advocate and educator, who will share his inspirational story
of recovery and wellness.
Workshop topics will include: the effects of childhood trauma, interactions
between diet and medications, integrat-
ed dual disorder treatment,
schizophrenia,
the latest psychiatric research,
and employment Hakeem Rahim
supports. There
will also be a
series of workshops for teens
and young adults
on higher education, employment Adam Levy
and relationships.
In addition, NAMI will hold its Annual
Ambitious Changes Sought
ture is the third area. We need to ensure
that payment rates support providers to
carry out the very activities we require
of them and that the rates build a stable
array of providers. Additional issues
include helping community mental
health centers meet the new federal
certification standards, expanding ACT
teams, expanding school-linked mental
health services, funding ICRS (Intensive
Community Rehabilitative Services), and
allowing people with a serious mental
illness (not just serious and persistent) to
access services.
Increasing peer specialists and respite
care along with transportation for day
treatment and protected transport are
also on the list.
DHS will also look at strengthening
access to crisis teams by creating one
phone number, expanding text options,
creating uniform standards and ensuring statewide access. One other issue is
eliminating the host county contract for
certain services such as Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS).
The Mental Health Legislative Network,
which NAMI Minnesota co-chairs, will
work on issues that are not in the DHS
plan such as Bridges housing, some education issues and others.
Community supports is the fourth area.
This includes expanding supportive
housing arrangements and IPS supported employment. In addition DHS will
look at how changes to in-home supports such as Personal Care Attendant
services, the CADI waiver eligibility and
standards, and the eligibility for the
new Community First option negatively impact people with mental illnesses.
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There are two legislatively mandated
workgroups that will inform the proposals. One is the Offenders with Mental
Illness and the other is the Mental Health
Services Rate Reform Workgroup. In
addition the recommendations of the
Mentally Ill and Dangerous Workgroup
report that was submitted last spring will
be moved forward.
Awards Luncheon.
Adam Levy, lead singer-songwriter
for The Honeydogs, who lost his son
in 2012 to suicide will be the closing
keynoter. Through Daniel’s tragic death,
Adam has become a part of a new public
conversation to help reduce stigma.
NAMI’s Annual Meeting and board election will be held following the closing
keynote presentation.
The cost is $50 for members and $125
for non-members. Lunch is included.
Limited partial scholarships for adults
are available as are special scholarships
for youth under age 26 - call the NAMI
office at 651-645-2948 to apply. Please
go to namihelps.org to register for the
conference, or contact the NAMI office.
Family-to-Family Classes
in Lakeville, Grand Rapids
Two winter Family-to-Family courses
have been set so far, in Lakeville and
Grand Rapids. Learn about mental illness, identify resources, build communication skills, reduce stress and find support. Join others for this 12-week series
taught by experienced family members.
The courses will be held in Lakeville on
Tuesdays from 6:30-9:00 p.m., starting
Jan. 6. Interested residents of Carver,
Scott and Dakota counties are encouraged to register. Call Joan at 612-2057080. In Grand Rapids classes will be
NAMI Minnesota is very optimistic about held on Mondays starting Jan. 5, from
the changes that are on the horizon.
6:30-9:00 p.m. To register, call Holly at
Even with support from the administra218-326-0841. A full list of NAMI’s
tion and Governor Dayton, what ulticlasses can be found at namihelps.org.
mately passes will depend on the power
of our grassroots. Every NAMI member
NAMI Research Dinner Set
must reach out to house candidates and
current senators and urge them to invest NAMI Minnesota and the University of
in mental health. Materials have been
Minnnesota will host their annual Resent weekly to candidates this fall, but
search Dinner on Feb. 24. A program on
we need your help. It’s your stories and
the most current and promising psychiyour collective voices that will ensure
atric research will be presented. Watch
change occurs.
namihelps.org for more details.
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to eliminate the pervasive stigma of mental illnesses.
Community Conversations Hope to Create Positive Changes
NAMI Minnesota, in collaboration with
its local affiliates, the Make-it-OK campaign, and area mental health centers,
hosted Community Conversations on
Mental Health in 17 cities around the
state this fall to get people talking about
mental health and how to better address
the needs of children and adults living
with mental illnesses and their families.
Most were held during October, with
many set during Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW), Oct. 5-11.
Washington county held a Community Conversation
on Mental Health on Oct. 7 in Stillwater.
Community Conversations help to
challenge myths, increase community
knowledge, and encourage ways for
communities to promote early intervention, support and recovery. It was the
second year NAMI has organized the
statewide conversations.
The Community Conversations included
a speaker sharing their personal story
about living with mental illness and
recovery or a presentation on mental
illness awareness, followed by a community conversation with attendees.
Housing Supports Remain Critically Needed
more funding.
Matt Burdick and Sue Abderholden recently met with the Commissioner Mary
Tingerthal and Assistant Commissioner
Tonja Orr of the Minnesota Housing
Finance Administration. The majority of
the discussion centered on the need for
more affordable housing, particularly for
people with mental illnesses.
Also discussed at the meeting was the
need for more supportive housing arrangements. “Group homes” or corporate
foster care settings are not ideal for many
people. Having your own apartment but
with access to on-site supports is often
more desirable. Funding for this type of
option also needs to be increased.
Lack of housing options prevents people
from moving into less restrictive and less
expensive settings: only 18% of people
leaving Anoka Metro Regional Treatment
Center go to their own homes.
It was a very good meeting and NAMI
looks forward to working with the agency next session.
The Bridges program provides a housing
subsidy for people with a mental illness
while they wait for a Section 8 certificate,
but only serves a little over 500 households per year. There are an estimated
1,366 households on waiting lists for
Bridges as of 2013. The actual demand is
likely greater and this figure doesn’t account for areas without access to Bridges
at all.
While the 2013 Legislature increased
funding for Bridges by $400,000 there
were requests for over $1.4 million of
those funds. Clearly there is a need for
Connecting with Fairgoers
Thousands of Minnesota State Fairgoers stopped
by the NAMI’s education booth again this year to
pick up information on mental illnesses and helpful
resources. Dozens of volunteers along with staff
members participated, helping fair-goers from 9:00
a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the full 12 days of the Fair.
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This year, with a grant from the Bush
Foundation to help organize the events,
Community Conversations were held in
Grand Rapids, Cambridge, Stillwater, St.
Paul, Anoka, Morris, Owatonna, Moorhead, Crookston, Hutchinson, Hampton, Waconia, and two in Minneapolis.
Included were three colleges who hosted
conversations at their campus including
the U of MN - Crookston, U of MN Morris and St. Scholastica.
The Community Conversations are
delving more into identifying specific
needs in the communities this year. Later
this year, NAMI affiliates plan to meet at
an affiliate retreat and learn how to take
action based on the issues presented at
the Community Conversations.
Mental Health Rally Set
for March 12
The 2015 Legislative Session is shaping
up to be another major year for mental health! NAMI and our partners in
the Mental Health Legislative Network,
along with the Department of Human
Services, are busy developing an ambitious legislative platform for the coming
year. We will be working hard for major
investments and improvements in our
mental health system but we can’t do it
alone.
Please join us for the 2015 Mental
Health Rally & Day at the Capitol on
March 12 and make your voice heard!
This year’s event will be a little different
due to construction at the State Capitol.
Please watch for more details over the
coming months about the plans for the
day, including free buses to help people
from Greater Minnesota attend.
In the meantime, every NAMI member
needs to reach out to house candidates
and current senators and urge them to
invest in mental health. Together we’ll
make big changes in 2015!
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Through education, support, and advocacy, we strive
NAMIWalks Shines Awareness & Hope...con’t. from p.1
crowd with a variety of reggae music.
KSTP-TV’s Ken Barlow emceed the event
and reminded NAMIWalkers that it was
at this very event that he decided to go
public with his diagnosis of bipolar disorder, calling it one of the best decisions
of his life.
sota’s board president Barb Lindberg,
Chair of the Health & Human Services
Finance Division Sen. Tony Lourey,
Family Teams Chair Becky Schieg, Jane
Otte from Allina, NAMI volunteer Kim
Sherva, and NAMI’s executive director
Sue Abderholden.
They agree that “Being you is being beautiful.”
In the team T-shirt contest, Team Aaron
Johnson was first, Team Big Red took
second, and the Rural Rowdies won
third. The winner of the raffle for those
who raised at least $1,000 for NAMIWalks was Erin Callahan. She gets plane
tickets and use of a timeshare in Florida.
Walk speakers included NAMI MinnePremiere Plus Sponsor
Allina Health - Mental Health
Premiere Sponsor
Cigna
Presenting Sponsor
UCare
Gold Sponsor
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, HealthPartners, Hennepin Co. Medical Center, Medica,
Park Nicollet Melrose Center, PreferredOne, Regions
Hospital, United Healthcare Military & Veterans
Silver Sponsor
Optum, PrairieCare, Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A.,
Inc. & Lundbeck, Debra Hohag Anderson
Start / Finish Sponsor
Behavioral Healthcare Providers, BHSI, Allan & Lou
Burdick, Genoa Healthcare, LifeSpan of Minnesota,
Inc., Natalis Counseling & Psychology Solutions, Al
& Pat Rousseau, Metro Transit
Bronze Sponsor
Canvas Health, Scott Craven, Nystrom & Associates,
One Love - Bob Marley Tribute Band, Washburn
Center for Children, Dynamex, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Minnesota Recovery Connection, Mental
Health Resources, Northern Pines Mental Health
Center, North Memorial Health Care
Supporter Sponsor
Carlson Capital Management, John & Janet Carey,
Choices Psychotherapy Ltd., Dungarvin of Minnesota, Fraser, Guild Incorporated, Cort Holten, Lindberg
Law, P.C., Meridian Behavioral Health, MHS: DBT
& Mental Health Services, Minnesota Autism Center,
Northwestern Mental Health Center Inc., Supportive Living Solutions, Stratis Health, Nancy Silesky,
Southwest Airlines, Vail Place
Kilometer Sponsor
CenterLife Counseling Centerville & White Bear
Lake, CentraCare St. Cloud Hospital, Flaming Flamingos, Greater Minnesota Family Services, Headway Emotional Health Services, Lakeland Mental
Health Center, Pregnancy and Postpartum Support
Minnesota, Print Central, Marco, Inc., Northeast
Youth & Family Services, People Incorporated,
RESOURCE, Inc., Tera Data, Touchstone Mental
Health, University of St. Thomas
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A big thank you to the NAMIWalks
committee members and over 100
volunteers who helped on the day of
the walk. Thanks also to photographers
Witchell Photography, Moments of
Grace Photography, Chris Holden, and
Vivian Henry.
The Top teams by size were: UCare
493, PrairieCare 175, Team Cigna 142,
Allina Health 114, Medica 112, Medica
Behavioral Health 93, and Regions Hospital 82. The Top fundraising teams
in order were: Team Cigna, UCare,
WAMIs, SueNAMI, Team Big Red, Medica Behavioral Health, and the Kaleidoscopes. The Top individual fundraisers
in order were: Rosemary Janousek, Jean
Brown, Rebecca Scheig, Gregory Lind,
and Dan Abdul.
As a lead up to the Walk, dozens of
wonderful people shared their moving
and inspirational Why I Walk stories
and comments on NAMI’s Facebook and
Twitter pages. Others shared their stories
with community newspapers. It was a
great way to spread hope and awareness.
NAMIWalks SE Minnesota was also held
on Sept. 27 in Rochester. Donations to
both walks will be taken thru Nov. 26.
NAMIWalks Minnesota continues to
grow and to attract more and more people throughout the state. Join us at next
year’s NAMIWalks on Sept. 26, 2015.
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It was a fabulous day to gather with friends and
walk for a great cause.
Sen. Tony Lourey encouraged walkers to keep
advocating for positive changes.
Rural Rowdies Team
NAMI board president Barb Lindberg thanked
everyone for their tremendous support.
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to eliminate the pervasive stigma of mental illnesses.
Marvin Gunn and One Love entertained the crowd
with a musical tribute to Bob Marley.
Advocate and friend Ken Barlow of KSTP-TV was
emcee at this year’s walk.
Waving and carrying signs, the walk was underway.
NAMIWalks raises the spirits of so many.
Inspired by Aylette team members.
Sun, sidewalks and chalk.
Family-to-Family Team
A nice way to travel when you’ve got little feet.
Jane Otte of Alliana spoke to the crowd.
UCare had by far the largest team with 493 walkers!
Remembering Ali Team
Starr Walkers hit their stride.
Team Big Red
Walkers wrote inspiring messages on “leaves” to
post on the Tree of Hope.
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Sarah Heaton of Cigna fired up team captains at the
NAMIWalks Kick-off breakfast.
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Through education, support, and advocacy, we strive
NAMI Minnesota Expanding its MNsure Outreach Efforts
More than 330,000 Minnesotans have
enrolled in quality, affordable health
insurance through MNsure. The number
of uninsured Minnesotans fell by over 40
percent this year. However, there are still
many people who don’t understand the
benefits or insurance options they would
have if they signed up through MNsure.
This includes a large number of people
living with mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
NAMI Minnesota has received a new
MNsure grant to provide outreach and
assistance to people living with mental
illnesses and substance use disorders.
NAMI is partnering with its affiliates and
many community mental health agencies and others across the state to ensure
statewide outreach, and will be giving
presentations in local communities.
These partners include Canvas Health,
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center,
Greater Minnesota Family Services,
Lakeland Mental Health Center, Northern Pines Mental Health Center, Range
Mental Health Center, Resource-Spectrum Mental Health, South Central
Human Relations Center, Southwestern
Mental Health Center, and Touchstone
Mental Health, and also the Minnesota
Association for Children’s Mental Health,
Mental Health Association of Minnesota,
and Dakota County.
Why should people enroll in a health
insurance plan through MNsure? MNsure offers multiple health plans from
insurance companies all in one easy-toshop location. MNsure is very affordable, and tax credits and cost-sharing
reductions are available for those who
Hellos and Goodbyes to NAMI Staff Members
Marilyn Dornfeld, a teacher in the St
Paul Public Schools for about 15 years,
has been hired to lead NAMI’s family
programs. She will be responsible for
Family-to-Family classes, family support
groups, kidshops, and other activities.
Dornfeld is a Family-to-Family teacher
and teacher trainer. She has also been
trained to teach Hope for Recovery and
Early Warning Signs classes. She started
work on Aug. 4.
Kara Bennett is NAMI’s new Outreach
Director. She’s been an AmeriCorps
Vista member for the Minneapolis public
schools the last two years, where she did
volunteer coordination and community
outreach, specifically for the Community
Academic Series where volunteers are
trained to tutor kids in the schools. She
also started on Aug. 4.
Marilyn Dornfeld, family program coordinator, and
Kara Bennett, outreach director, recently joined
NAMI’s staff.
Mental Illness in the
Workplace
NAMI is now offering a Lunch and Learn
Brown Bag workshop that provides an
opportunity for employers and employees to: understand mental illnesses as
they might appear in the workplace,
challenge the myths and stigma surrounding them, learn about appropriate
We say good-bye and best wishes in their accommodations, and learn how to make
their workplaces more accepting of peonew endeavors to staffers Pearl Kilbride,
Anna McLafferty, Amanda May and Erin ple living with a mental illness. Contact
Lodel who have all moved on to new op- NAMI at 651-645-2948, or go to namiportunities over the past several months. helps.org to schedule a workshop.
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don’t qualify for public health insurance
through Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare. MNsure is the only place where
an individual or family can obtain these
tax credits to help pay for insurance
premiums. An individual earning up
to $46,680 per year or a family of four
earning up to $95,400 will most likely
qualify for a tax credit.
There are also benefits to people with
mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
• All plans under MNsure must cover
mental health and substance use disorder treatment, and must follow mental
health parity laws.
• There are no exclusions or waiting
periods for individuals with pre-existing
health conditions.
• Medical Assistance expanded. People
can be eligible for Medical Assistance
based on income, not just based on having a disability.
• MinnesotaCare no longer has waiting
periods or a $10,000 cap on inpatient
hospital services.
Those who are on Medicare or SSI are
allowed to have supplemental insurance
(Medical Assistance, or a private health
insurance plan). Though they would not
sign up through the MNsure website,
they are still eligible for supplemental
insurance through their counties.
Open Enrollment is from November 15,
2014 to February 15, 2015. However,
individuals may apply and be eligible for
Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare at
any time throughout the year.
NAMI Minnesota and its partner agencies have navigators who can help you or
your loved one sign up through MNsure,
or assist you with supplemental insurance if you are on Medicare or SSI. To
sign up or if you have questions, please
contact NAMI Minnesota’s MNsure
Project Coordinator, Dara Larson, at
[email protected].
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MakeItOK Campaign Garners Honors
NAMI Minnesota, HealthPartners and
Twin Cities Public Television (TPT)
received The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Upper Midwest
Chapter’s Board of Governors Award,
its most prestigious Regional Emmy®
Award, for its MakeItOK campaign. The
award is presented to a broadcaster,
advertiser or company, or a non-profit
organization, that has helped forward a
cause.
The MakeItOK campaign is a multi-year,
multi-media effort to help reduce the
stigma surrounding mental illness by
“normalizing” discussion of it as just another Main Street disorder. TPT worked
alongside all of the partners to create the
MakeItOK documentary series and the
impressive makeitok.org website which
carries the tagline: “If we all talk more
about mental illnesses, we’ll understand
more. When we understand more, we’ll
make it ok.”
The initiative also created a rich variety
of paid media efforts including radio,
television, print, and skyway ads, and
bus signs, along with a remarkable focus MakeItOK campaign partners were honored with a
2014 Regional Emmy Award on Sept. 13.
on social media engagement. The television spots supported live community
events and a live statewide televised kick- and hundreds of positive comments on
off celebration leading to four 30-minute the campaign suggest that this approach
public television documentaries prois having real impact.
duced by TPT.
One of the project’s films, “Make it OK:
The documentaries focused on the voices Parents & Mental Illness,” also received a
and stories of everyday Minnesotans,
2014 Voice Awards Honorable Mention
along with singer/songwriter Adam Levy, from SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and
and comedian Maria Bamford. TPT made Mental Health Services Administration.
an extraordinary five-year broadcast
The award was presented at a program
commitment to this project. Hundreds
held on Aug. 13, in Los Angeles.
Affiliate Features: NAMI Meeker & McLeod and NAMI St. Cloud Area
NAMI Meeker & McLeod Rebuilding
NAMI Meeker & McLeod has been an
affiliate for a long time now and has
done various activities throughout the
counties. Recently they had a picnic at
one of the local parks. Jason Brickey
who lives in Hutchinson and is an In
Our Own Voice presenter recently was
featured in the 3M employee corporate
newsletter where he shared his story of
fighting stigma and working towards
recovery. He says in the article, “During
my last hospital stay, we got it right. I
found a great psychiatrist, got my meds
ironed out and was introduced to NAMI
Minnesota. I want to be an advocate at
work...someone has to get the word out,
and that’s me...I want people to know
they aren’t alone and I want to get rid of
the mental illness stigma.”
Jason’s efforts to fight stigma led to
organizing a Community Conversation
on Mental Health in Hutchinson with a
discussion on the mental health needs
in the community. There will also be
a Hope for Recovery class in Hutchin-
son on December 13 at First Lutheran
Church for people to learn more about
mental illnesses. If you live in Meeker,
McLeod or Renville county and want to
get involved in starting a support group
or organizing activities please contact
Genna at 651-645-2948 X118 or [email protected].
Corrections staff training this fall.
They also have a Family Support Group
that meets at 7:00 on the 2nd and 4th
Tuesday, at Calvary Community Church
in St. Cloud. Additionally, they have
monthly educational meetings on the
3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 at
Hope Community Support Program. Upcoming topics include: How to Beat the
Holiday Blues and The Art of Forgiveness. They also have a Parent Resource
Group for parents of children who live
with a mental illness. For further information visit www.namistcloud.com.
NAMI St. Cloud Area Very Active
NAMI St. Cloud has many dedicated
volunteers on their board and are a very
active affiliate that has their own conference and walk. The conference this
year was held on October 3rd. The topic
was, “Mental Health Recovery: Tools that
Work” and Sue Abderholden was their
keynote speaker. They had over 100 peo- NAMI Staffer Mourned
ple in attendance. They also had a mental
health walk this past May where they had NAMI extends it sympathies to the famiover 200 people attend.
ly and friends of Andrew Senn, 40, who
died on Aug. 14. He had a civil engineerOne of their board members, Nick John- ing degree and professional engineer’s
ston, is on the Crisis Intervention Train- license, and also a master’s degree in uring (CIT) Committee at the Correctional ban and regional planning. Andrew was
Facility in St. Cloud to represent NAMI. working as a Resource Representative for
He also attended the CIT Department of NAMI and will be greatly missed.
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New Projects Connect Young People to Services
The U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services recently announced new
grants to train new mental health providers, help teachers and others recognize
mental health issues in youth and connect them to help, and to increase access
to mental health services for young
people. The University of Minnesota and
Mankato State both received grants to
address workforce issues.
AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education). The project will assist local educational agencies to begin to
support the training of school personnel
and other adults who interact with youth
in both school settings and communities
to detect and respond to mental illness
in children and youth. It will include
how to encourage adolescents and their
families experiencing these problems to
seek treatment. The project requires that
individuals be trained in Mental Health
The 3-year, $1.28 million project called
The Minnesota Social Work Initiative in First Aid (MHFA) or Youth Mental
Behavioral Health, will expand the work- Health First Aid (YMHFA).
force and competencies of practitioners
in the Twin Cities who provide mental
Several districts in Minnesota were
health and substance abuse services
awarded these grants. They include: St.
by offering specialized training for 90
Paul Public Schools, Red Wing, NorthMaster of Social Work students who will field Public Schools and the St Cloud
provide services to children, adolescents, Area School District. These districts will
and transitional-age youth (16-25 years). be offering YMHFA along with other
activities. NAMI Minnesota partnered
Particular emphasis is placed on the inte- with the St. Paul Public Schools on their
gration of behavioral health into primary application.
care settings. NAMI’s executive director,
Sue Abderholden, is a member of the
St. Louis Park Area Boosts
advisory committee.
Mental Health Education
One of the new grants funded by the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration is called Project
During the coming year, NAMI will be
offering a number of adult and youth
Mental Health First Aid classes and
other workshops and presentations in
Project Seeks to Improve
the St. Louis Park area thanks to a grant
Mental Health Programming from the Park Nicollet Foundation. The
$50,000 one-year grant is to help raise
at Colleges
awareness and reduce stigma in St. Louis
The Jed and Clinton Foundations offered Park area.
an opportunity for colleges to enroll in a
four-year project to assess and improve
programming around mental health,
Donor Appreciation Party
substance use and suicide prevention.
Being involved in the project will mean
examining everything from how buildings are set up to prevent suicides, to
mental health crisis teams to medical
leave policies. Of the 55 colleges and
universities that were chosen, St. Cloud
State is the only Minnesota college or
university that is participating. NAMI
Minnesota applauds them for participating in this exciting project.
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NAMI Billboards Launched
NAMI has posted billboards like the one above at
various locations around the metro area again this
fall in honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week. Our
thanks to Emily and J.P. Carlin, long-time funders of
this public awareness project.
Young Adult Social Group
Supports More Awareness
Mental Illarity is a social meet-up where
people living with mental illnesses can
meet and discuss anything — be it related to mental illnesses or related to any
other topic.
Mental Illarity aims to provide a safe
community for all people — especially
if they experience or are familiar with
mental illnesses — to make connections,
meet people they feel comfortable with,
and enjoy time to socialize.
The goal of this group it to establish a
sense of community in a fun, casual setting for all who are impacted by mental
illnesses and to keep the mental illness
conversation going.
NAMI Minnesota supports the goal and
efforts of Mental Illarity to promote mental illness awareness and education with
the specific intent of reducing stigma
and making the conversation on mental
illnesses one that people are comfortable
with.
For more about specific event go to facebook.com/mentalillarity or twitter.com/
mentalillarity, or email to mentalillarity@
gmail.com.
NAMI donors and supporters were recognized at a
party held July 15 at Rojo Mexican Grill in the Shops
of West End in St. Louis Park. Shown are Nancy
Silesky, John Pryor, and Susan Landwehr.
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www.namihelps.org
to eliminate the pervasive stigma of mental illnesses.
Meet the NAMI Minnesota Board Candidates
Carrie M. Borchardt, M.D. – “I am a
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who
has practiced in the Twin Cities metro
area for the last 26 years. I also have
experience as a consumer of mental
health services and I have family members that I love who have mental illness.
I have asked to be on the Board of NAMI
because I highly respect this organization
and Sue Abderholden, and I would like
to bring my experience as a psychiatrist to NAMI’s work. I also am hoping
that as a recent President of Minnesota
Psychiatric Society I can provide a bridge
between these two organizations that
share some common goals - specifically
improvement of the lives of people who
live with mental illness.”
House Party Benefits NAMI
Joanne has been a NAMI volunteer for
the past year because she believes that
NAMI makes a difference in the lives of
people living with mental illness, as well
in the lives of their family members.
Dr. Beatric Officer – “I am a proud parent
of two, a teenager and a young adult with
several mental health diagnoses. Our
journey has been challenging, especially as we navigated through numerous
intimidating and impersonal mental
services. I support NAMI’s efforts to reduce the stigma of mental illness through
education, support and advocacy. I am
confident that my personal and professional experiences will support NAMI’s
mission to improve service accessibility
and increase public understanding of
Joanne Freidlund – Joanne is retired from mental illnesses so that services are less
intimidating for individuals and families.”
St. Paul Public Schools after 19 years as
the Supervisor of Discovery Club, the
Three board members are also seeking
school district’s before and after school
re-election to the NAMI board: Carochild care program. She has also served
lie Collins, Fred LaFleur and Kathleen
as board president for three non-profit
Westerhaus. The board election will take
organizations and as an active member
on several school district advisory coun- place at NAMI’s annual meeting on Nov.
cils. She has a Master’s degree in Indus- 15, immediately following the annual
state conference at 4:30 p.m. All current
trial Relations (Human Resources) from
NAMI members are eligible to vote.
the Univ. of Minnesota Carlson School.
NIH Launches $46 Million BRAIN Initiative
The National Institute of Health awarded
$46 million for the BRAIN Initiative research in September. The BRAIN initiative involves over 100 investigators in 15
states to develop new tools and technologies to better understand the brain.
Fifty NAMI supporters gathered at the St. Paul home
of Paul Goering M.D. and Michael Sullivan (above)
on Aug. 20 for an evening of philanthropy, food
and fellowship. Over $10,000 was raised to support
NAMI’s advocacy work. Joining in the party were
(below) John Luehr & Franny Barry and Penne &
John Simon.
Cocktails for a Cause
Mike & Heather Cox hosted Cocktails
for a Cause as a benefit for NAMI Minnesota on Saturday, Sept. 13 in Minneapolis. The event included drinks, hors d’
oeuvres, live music and a silent auction,
and had a suggested donation of $50
per person. Most of the party was held
outdoors and was attended by about
80 people. The event raised $5,675 for
NAMI’s programs.
MRI & MRS Technologies for Studying
Human Brain Function and Energetics”
and “Imaging Brain Function in Real
Holiday Gift Drives
World Environments & Populations with
NAMI Minnesota will have several
Portable MRI.”
Holiday gift drives that will be starting
after Thanksgiving. Wanted are gifts for
The third project is from Mayo Clinic
adults with mental illnesses hospitalized
It is hoped that by better understanding and it titled “Neurotransmitter Absolute
over the holidays in inpatient psychiatactions of the brain such as nerve cell
Concentration Determination with Diaric wards; gifts for adults in residential
firing and circuitry, new treatments can
mond Electrode.”
facilities over the holidays; and gifts for
be developed. The BRAIN initiative is
children hospitalized over Christmas
focusing on brain disorders such as Alz- Brain research offers hope for all.
in inpatient psychiatric wards (ages 6
heimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, epilepsy
to 18). Certain types of gifts are being
and traumatic brain injury.
sought; please check NAMI’s website for
gift suggestions. Gifts can be dropped off
Three projects from Minnesota were
after Thanksgiving at the NAMI office
funded. Two are at the University of
between 9:00-5:00.
Minnesota and will look at “Advancing
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Through education, support, and advocacy, we strive
Golf Tourneys Score for NAMI’s Efforts
Minnesota, the MN Association for
DanO Golf held their sixth annual Golf
Tournament and Banquet on Sept. 15 at Children’s Mental Health, and the MN
Psychoanalytic Society and Institute.
the Minnesota Valley Country Club in
Bloomington. Over 150 golfers hit the
links to have fun and support a great
cause. Organizers of this year’s event
hoped to raise about $20,000 for NAMI’s
suicide awareness and prevention efforts,
which include teaching QPR - Question,
Persuade & Refer, safeTALK, and Means
Restriction Education classes around the
state, as well as providing lock boxes.
PrairieCare held its first annual Fundraiser Golf Tournament on Aug. 12 at
Rush Creek Golf Course in Maple Grove
and raised $7,000 for NAMI. The event
benefitted three organizations: NAMI
In Memory of
VIRGINIA BAKEMAN
From
Gregory & Nancy Anklan
Imogene B. Christian
Morris & Jodie Henjum
Christine & David Nickelson
Donald & June Rott
Victor & Mitzie Schroeder
Second Marine Division Association, MN Chapter
Michael B. Smeby
Jon & Marcee Thompson
Kathleen Thompson
Bruce & Janet Thomson
Marilyn A. Woolley
Kristin & Stephen Youngquist
Phillip J. Zavada
CYNTHIA BERRYMAN
From
Cynthia Bloomquist
Maybelle Bloomquist
Rick & Barb Burrock
Dal Machine, Inc.
Joseph & Patricia Dehmer
Bob & Bonnie Eckstein
Robert & Colleen Hageman
Eric & Jody Hermanson
Kandiyohi Management
Edwin & Bonita Kelly
Sandra & Grady Kinghorn
Dennis & Carol Lee
MVp Mechanical Service Co.
Bob & Nita Morlock
Dave & Lynn Myhr
Rotary Club of Rogers
Ed & Mary Schumacher
Heidi Staskal
Charles & Marilyn Van Heel
Randall & Barbara Van Heel
KATIE CARLSON
From
Mary & Timothy O’Neil
Sus O’Neil
Jan Reardon
KATHERINE CHRISTOPHER
From
Mark Lucas & Joanne OrtendahlLucas
PAUL DELMORE
From
Sandra Accola
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Roberta Anderson
Sandy Buckingham &
Michael J. McGraw
Al & Theresa Carufel
Richard & Monica Iverson
Robert & Kathleen Iverson
James & Holly McGill
Irene Pehling
JEAN EULL
From
Ernest & Elizabeth Erickson
Jean Marie Eull
Robert & Helen Hanson
Innotek Corporation
Carol & John Roden
Stephen & Mildred Schreiber
Karen Willenbring & Zita Eull
SUSAN GEKAS
Association of MN Community & Tech College Counselors
Neil & Gloria Cramer
Linda Delzer
Lavonne L. Evenson
Kathryn & Michael Hansen
J & E Manufacturing Co.
Eric & Cami Kirksson
Diane Klinefelter
Thomas & Barbara Kuhlman
Bonnie M. Ryan
Sylvio Sampson & Ingrid Rojas
Monica M. Steffel
The Sletten Family
Robert & Marilyn Thomas
HAROLD GIBSON
From
Janet Nelson-Schwartz
BRIAN HENRY HEIDEMAN
From
Andrea J. Meidl
Anita & John Speltz
Viking Electronics, Inc
Katie Weaver
Michael L. Weidner
JOAN VIVIAN HERKENHOFF
From
Kathleen Kennedy
PHILIP JOHN KEINTZ
From
Alaska Nautical Services
Jennifer & Cory Anderson
Barbara Dale
A DanO Golf participant takes a swing at the sixth
annual Golf Tournament and Banquet on Sept. 15 at
the Minnesota Valley Country Club.
Brian Harrison & Suzanne Haines
Vicky Keintz
Mary Nell & Jeffry Leclair
JOHN L. KRUSCHWITZ
From
James P. Detviler
Ann & David Wasson
Deborah K. Worthington
JANETTE FAYE LE ROSS
Janette Faye Le Ross
From
Robin E. Bauer
RACHEL LINDAHL
From
Sandra Accola
STEVE C. MALAND
From
Ann Maland
Janell Spelbrink
Sharon Wersal
KEVIN MARXEN
From
Janet & Don Marxen
Dee Mossiman
DON MILLER
From
Anita & John Speltz
PATRICK J. ROEDLER
From
Mike & Darlene Kluznik
KURT ROUSSEAU
From
His Loving Family
ANDREW SENN
From
Susan Abderholden & Lee Keller
Crissy Anderson
Douglas & Mary Barrett
Rayssa Bezos
Gail & Wayne Corley
Sandra & Patricia Curran
Shelley Freer
Susan Fries
Melissa Garcia
Mary T. Gorfine & Family
C. & H. Hefferan
Amanda Janzen
Herman & Claire Kaveler
Nancy Keohane
Roxanne Maki & Robert Wallace
Susan M. Maxwell
Virginia Nemmers
Jeanne Poepl
Rose Teng Scheckman
Howard & Mary Senn
Stephanie Skurcenski
Melisa Smeins
Martha Smith
Michelle Vigen
Miriam Watt
Monica Weimer
IVAN SLETTEN, M.D.
From
Susan Abderholden & Lee Keller
Dennis & Kathy Anderson
Genevieve Ganske & Lorrie Robarge
Marlyce Olson
James Perlotto, M.D. & Thomas Masse
Karen Sletten
Anne M. Barlass &
Theordore M. Vezina
Robert & Toni Westberg
Roderick Zachary
KELLI STILES
From
Dennis & Janice Stiles
MICHAEL SWANSON
From
Bob & Donna Swanson
CLARENCE E. TAYLOR
Jean & Gary Ales
Andre Armstrong
Lindsey & Justin Barringer
Naomi Barry-Perez
Laura Billy
Lonnie Bohnen
David & Babs Bohrer
Deb & Bill Brunell
Cyndi & Brent Clark
Tania Dantas
LuEllen DuBay
Bob & Cindy Erlander
Tim & Tami Fagely
Audrey Greschner
Tammy Greschner
Kris & Steve Hallis
Dennis & Julie Harry & family
Bryan & Renee Henke
Jeanne Hill
Russ & Laurie Hill
Robert Holly
1-888-NAMI-HELPS
Give to the Max Day is
November 13
NAMI Minnesota joins many nonprofit
organizations throughout the state to
invite Minnesotans to display their record-breaking generosity by donating to
their favorite causes online at GiveMN.
org during the sixth annual “Give to the
Max Day” on November 13.
Donations to NAMI Minnesota on Give
to the Max Day directly benefit NAMI’s
mission of education, support, and advocacy.
Please give generously on Nov. 13! Links
for Give to the Max Day will be available
on NAMI’s website at namihelps.org.
Patricia & Steven Ihrke
Karen & Dave Johnson
Troy Keys
Steve & Laurie Klem & family
David Larson
Kathy Liston
Maniak Family
Nancy & Bill Matthews
Rhonda Meza
Edgar & Sue Murphy
B.K. Parent & C.E. Klein
William & Patricia Pray
Karen & Patrick Quirk
Mike & Pat Reynolds
Susan Risius
Royal Oaks Elementary
Sunshine Fund
Tony & Deb Sanders
Frank & Carol Schwietz & Family
Kim Semple
Mary Sonnek & Joel
Charles & Barbara Stanley
Diane Taylor
Glenn & Myretta Taylor
Lou & George Thompson
Diane E. Weber
TERRY TISDELL
From
Mary Schulte
ALLISON VANDENBROEKE
From
Todd & Jane Bock
Clyde & Joy Bruns
Don & Julie Calvin
Patricia & Sean Carmody
Chuck & Sue DeVetter
John & Stephanie DeVos
Mike & Jan Healy
Jack & Terri Hennan
Cathy & Richard Homan
Maureen Keimig & MASC
Lisa Kor
Betty Krogman
Ken & Cheryl Lanoue
Russ & Cathy Lee
Lauraine McDaniel
David & Jodi Mercer
Tanner Mercer
Karen & Dwayne Murphy
John & Kathy Paxton
Diane Prange
Tony Schwing & Family
Yvonne Sontag
Jim & Terry Sullivan
Lisa Van Vickle
Ron & Gloria VanDenBroeke
Ken & Sue Versavel
James & Susan Wandell
Tom & Deb Werpy
Don & Angie Wyffels
DIANE WAGAMON
From
Reta & Richard Lancaster
Constance Zellmer
In Honor of
Tom’s Big Ride
From
Bridgewater Bank
David L. Christensen
Bryce A. Doty
Robert D. Gillen
Richard Howard &
Christine Newman Howard
Jack & Jenny Johnson
Steven Knapmiller &
Jacqueline Darrah
Beth Krehbiel
Beth Ann Palmer
Richard A. Potts
Patti Rud
Bruce & Patricia Zweber
Marriage of Andrew Leitch &
Angela Lietz
From
Melanie Coulson & Graham Johnson
Marriage of Jan Lund &
Lori Richman
From
Kay King & Zach Doering
Marriage of Michael Sullivan &
Paul Goering
From
Kay King & Zach Doering
Marriage of Andrea Ayres &
Cathy Strobel
From
Sue Abderholden & Lee Keller
Birthdays of Sue Abderholden & Lee Keller
From
Kathleen Corley
Dan & Sue Hanson
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to eliminate the pervasive stigma of mental illnesses.
NEW & RENEWING
MEMBERS
Contributions June 27 to
Sept. 23, 2014
Atashi Acharya
Charlie Aldrich
Raymond & Carolyn Anderson
Roberta Anderson
Warren Anderson
Jill Andrews
Colleen Angus
Andrea Arthur
Donald & Marcia Jo Akins,
& JT Wros
Kathy Austin
Gloria Baloga
Marian G. Barcus
Jim Bartol & Chris St. George
Judith A. Bemis
Susanna & Poul Bertelsen
Elizabeth Bieging
Holly Biggins
Annette Blees
Peter Bohlmann
Ashly Bonin
Carrie Borchardt, M.D.
Frank Borchardt
Jim Borchardt
Pam Boyum
Marie Brace
Jean Marie Brennan
Pennie Bucilla
Thomas M. Buff
Gail Burns
Shelley Burns
Rachel Cabasug
Donna M. Carlson
Valerie Carlson
Mary Kay & John Carney
Sally Carney
Jeff Chamberlain
Angela Chesshir
Mary Christenson
Jacob Clarin
Rick Corliss
Patricia Dahmes
Mark Davis
Kristin Dight
Nancy Dillon
Christian Dobratz
Charles Doering
Theresa Dolata
Mary Lou Doll
Deb Donley
Kathy Downing
Barbie Dropps
Claire Dulgar
Jim Duevel & Margaret
Conlin-Duevel
Pat Dwyer & Kelly Catton Dwyer
Maureen Edstrom
Jeff & Gay Eggers
Susan Elias
Leah Entenmann
Kelly Ewest
William H. & Marilyn Fairman
Ronald Falk
Susan Fonseth
Karlee Fort
Joyce Frees
Ruth Garner
Robert Gausman
Jessica Glynn
Bruce & Lea Godfrey
Krisha Goset
Guild CSP
Guild Inc.
Jaclyn Gunderson
Robert & Gerri Gustafson
Jim & Yvonne Haberle
Carol Hackbarth
Floyd & Jacqueline Hagen
Kim Hancock
Dale Hanson
Zenovia Harper
Dionne Hart
Beana Hatch
Jim & Janet Hatch
Sarah Heil-Brenny
Patty Hendricksen
Vivian Henry
Melissa Hensley & Virginia Kranitz
Beth Hilmanowski
Millie Howard
Lenora Ireland
Dennis & Karen Jackson
Michael Jeannot
Dan & Dianne Johnson
Jackie Johnson
Margaret Kearnes
J. Anne Kemp
Kay King & Zach Doering
Connie Kishel
Mark Knutson
Mary & Bryan Koll
Kelli Koob
Dorothy Raetz Kunze
Sue Landwehr
Alexandra Lape
Alissa LeRoux Smith
Rebecca S. Lee
Jan Lehman
Lehmann Consulting, Inc.
Alicia Lesher
Diana Leyk
Jerry & Barbara Lindberg
Daniel & Darlene Lingofelt
Theresa J. Lippert &
Frederick K. Grittner
Barbara Little
Lori Jo Long
Idelle Longman
E. Jane Lorentzen
Janet Lund & Lori Richman
Patricia Lund
Denise Lund-Smith
Michael Lynch
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Marion Makinen
Kim Mann
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classes
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operating
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Elk River
Sue: 763-633-0894
Minneapolis (Bilingual support
for Spanish speakers)
Susan: 612-424-1823
Oakdale
Catherine: 651-734-1702
Prior Lake
NAMI: 651-645-2948
Savage
NAMI: 651-645-2948
St. Cloud
NAMI: 651-645-2948
NAMI CONNECTION
SUPPORT GROUPS
Bloomington
Maureen: 612-752-8374
Cambridge
Louise: 651-592-6989
Monica: 651-278-3534
Bob: 651-336-7287
Coon Rapids
Tim: 612-669-5111
Crystal
NAMI: 651-645-2948
Duluth
Jodi: 218-576-4608
Hopkins
Leave message for Calynn:
952-938-9622 x0
Little Falls
Pam: 320-360-5887
Mankato
Brian: 507-525-6613
Minneapolis North
Don: 651-334-1778
Minneapolis (LGBTQ)
Kim: 763-260-1175
Minneapolis (LGBTQ)
L.A.: 612-968-9049
Minneapolis Mt. Olivet
Stephanie: 651-338-6351
Minneapolis Uptown
Jack: 612-310-3628
Moorhead
Marian: 218-443-5286
Red Wing
651-327-0539
Rochester (2 groups)
Contact: 507-287-1692
Roseville
Will: 651-578-3364
St. Paul (Midway)
On hold
Wadena
On hold
Willmar
PJ: 320-262-3224
Winona
Judy: 507-459-3475
OPEN DOOR ANXIETY
SUPPORT GROUPS
Bloomington
Judy: 612-600-2134
East St. Paul
Rachel: 952-818-7343
Edina
Judy: 612-600-2134
Midway St. Paul
Les: 612-229-1863
Minneapolis
Scott: 612-998-6160
YOUNG ADULT
NAMI CONNECTION
(Age 16-20)
Apple Valley
Andrea: 651-645-2948 x106
Minneapolis
Adam 651-329-4375
Red Wing
Mandy: 651-468-5677
NAMI PARENT CONNECTION
Eagan
Eve: 651-434-3099