NAMI Marin Newsletter June 2010
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NAMI Marin Newsletter June 2010
National Alliance on Mental Illness 555 Northgate Drive, #280 San Rafael, CA 94903 Marin’s Voice On Mental Illness and Recovery Office Hours: Monday-Friday 1-3 pm 415-444-0480, [email protected], www.namimarin.org Access and Barriers to Mental Health Treatment By Beverlee Kell At the May General Meeting, Adam Nelson, MD, a psychiatrist practicing in Marin, Associate Medical Director of Outpatient Behavior Health Services at Marin General Hospital and incoming President of the Northern California Psychiatric Society, facilitated a discussion on ways to overcome the barriers that prevent our loved one‟s from accessing mental health care. The sharing was valuable and the discussion will continue at our June General Meeting! Dr. Nelson reassured the audience that the discussion would be inclusive for both families and clients and reminded us that family members can be clients and that clients do also serve in the role of a family member/friend. He asked the audience to think of barriers that occur at every level: individual, family, the mental health care system, and the broader community. June 2010 Vol. XXXVI No. 8 Calendar: NAMI Board Meeting June 7 and August 30, 6:30pm, call office for location. FamFest See page 4 for summer schedule. NAMI Family Support Group Tuesdays, June 8, 7-8:30 pm; June 22, 4-5:30 pm and 7-8:30 pm, ERC Center, with Kay Browne, MD, free, drop-in. NAMI Espanol Family Support Group, Thursdays, June 3 and June 17, 7-8:30pm, ERC Center, Elena Lopez (415) 879-2599. Meeting conducted in Spanish. Free. NAMI General Meeting June 28. See page 8. The Power of Landscape, June 19, 2-4 pm, Dr. Nelson explained that family members are not dealing just with an illness but deYoung Museum, see page 4. also with a person. Any serious, chronic illness also has a deleterious psychological Marin Mind/Scapes, July 2-4, 12-6pm, L‟Escalle Inn, in conjunction with effect on personality and tends to bring out less mature ways of coping. Buckelew Marin/Scapes Art Show and Sale. Family members fear that their loved one will be incarcerated or imprisoned Artful Recovery, Art Exhibition of ERC rather than treated for mental illness. Even when care is accessible, the ill person Saturday Art Group, July 8-August 12, may lack insight and refuse treatment. Do they feel they are fine? Some strategies to Mon-Sat 10-6, Sat 11-4. See page 5. encourage treatment were discussed, such as using a sibling or friend rather than an Family-to-Family 12 week education class. authority figure/parent to engage a person in treatment. Finding out what the ill Sign up for next session starting in September. person values most and using that to frame plans can improve cooperation and Call NAMI Marin office 415-444-0480. motivation. Techniques for slowly building trust and improving rapport included the need to convey a real sense of interest, use of “tell me more” without overdoing or sounding contrived, and the need to be sincere and not misrepresent oneself. If a person is extremely angry, the family member should remain calm, speak in a calm voice and reassure the person that they want to know what is wrong. When confronted in a loud and hostile tone, it is okay to tell the person that your ears hurt and ask that they stop yelling. Validating the person‟s distress is essential and giving reassurance such as “I believe that this causes you a lot of distress” or “I believe you are really upset” are validating. Stating clearly what you need as a friend/ family member will help with limit setting. Special Features Dr. Nelson, and Dr. Ed Oklan at our March meeting, emphasized the need for paranoid clients to feel safe before they can accept care and that may require that they be seen where they do feel safe, such in their home or their car. It may require that the psychiatrist make some form of “house call” initially. President‟s Letter 2 NAMI Walk 2010 2 Mental Health Reform 3 Some members expressed frustration with the lack of coordination and lack of transparency by our county mental health services. Others complained about trying to use private insurances which commonly provide outdated or false psychiatric providers lists (“ghost panels”). Dr. Nelson reminded us that private insurers are required to provide needed care and can arrange a “single case agreement” with a Laura‟s Law in San Francisco 3 Book Review 4 FamFest Summer Schedule 4 Peer Perspective 5 (Continued on page 4) Community Resources 6-7 Page 2 NAMI Marin call 415-444-0480 [email protected] June 2010 NAMI Walk 2010 President’s Letter By Kay Blackwill As we come up to the summer break, it seems a good time to recognize our dedicated volunteers. Thank you Rik and Peg Super for a fabulous and successful Walk. Much appreciated are your warm and friendly breakfast meetings which do so much to bring us all together. Thanks also, of course, to everyone who supported us, and walked with us. Donations are still coming in, so it's not too late if you want to make a contribution. Thank you to all our office Help Line volunteers. You are the voice of our organization, often a first contact for families, and a vital link to the services that we offer and county resources. Thank you to Kay Browne, MD, Nellrose Graham, Elena and Rose Sanchez, and Carla Mock for doing a great job in facilitating our Family Support Groups. All of our facilitators bring a great deal of insight, experience and knowledge of local resources to these groups. See our Resource page for times and location. Participants were full of praise for Chaja Kirsh and Ellie Boldrick for their empathy, dedication and knowledge in teaching a very successful 12 week Family-to-Family education course this spring. Better communication and understanding, limit setting and the recognition that everyone in the family has needs, help families stay healthy when things get tough. Thank you, Chaja and Ellie for a job well done. The next class starts in September. Please call the office for details. Warmest thanks go to Beverlee Kell for bringing expert speakers to our community through our General Meetings. Beverlee's commitment to ever improve our system of care here in Marin, her deep knowledge of mental health issues, and her personal connections in the field, are what it takes to make these meetings happen. Thanks also to Sue Roberts for the delicious refreshments she has brought to each meeting for the last 18 months. Eating together is part of being a family. That responsibility is now being passed on to our newest volunteer, Elizabeth Ferris, who will be bringing the refreshments from this month. Thank you, Elizabeth. Finally, I would like to thank Penny Labourdette for editing this beautiful newsletter; Karen and David Illich for circulation; Sue Roberts for developing our extensive database, and for organizing tables at the Farmers' markets. Also a special Sue, David, Karen thank you to Barbara Alexander and the core advocacy committee (Jim Finn, Cynthia Jackson, Penny Labourdette) for their continued efforts for the implementation of Laura‟s Law in Marin County. Thank you all, named and unnamed, for the work that you do! We are always ready to welcome new volunteers! Just a call to the office will get you connected. Peg Super loves getting to know all of her volunteers and is ever mindful of their needs. Regular trainings are provided throughout the year. Not every day is a good day and when a volunteer needs to change a date, Peg's first question is what do you need, how can we help you? Volunteering makes you a valuable part of our NAMI family, and gives you the opportunity to support others and be supported in turn. Call now! Have a great summer! By Penny Labourdette On May 22, 2010 seventy-two NAMI Marin members and friends boarded two yellow school buses to participate in the annual NAMI Walk, and to meet up with those who traveled in by car. It was a glorious clear day, a perfect day for the walk and a perfect time to share our stories with one another. The day was festive with yellow and blue balloons flying and music playing at Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park. Laurie Williams, the Walk Director welcomed the enthusiastic group and introduced Joyce Cooling, a local jazz guitarist, who shared a very touching story of her experiences growing up with a brother with mental illness. Next was a big surprise for all. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newson walked on stage carrying his beautiful little baby daughter in a papoose. She was a perfect baby in training for her proud father to show off. Release of dove in memory of Marika Ann Critelli who walked last year and raised $1000. Generous donations to her memorial fund finances NAMIMarin Espanol Program Over 2,500 people were in attendance. To date $319,000 has been raised short of the $350,000 goal. To help us reach our goal, donation checks to NAMI Walk San Francisco Bay Area; 2010 N. First St., #535; San Jose, CA 95131 will be accepted until July 2. Please include NAMI Marin and name of Walker. Thanks! www.namimarin.org Next was the traditional ceremony of releasing the doves in memory of the lives lost to mental illness in the past year. As our tears dried we could hear the bagpipers playing as they lead the walk. Changing Minds One Step at a Time Page 3 NAMI Marin call 415-444-0480 [email protected] New Healthcare Reform Law What Does It Mean for You? June 2010 Laura’s Law in San Francisco Andrew Sperling, J.D., NAMI Director of Legislative Affairs reports that the new health care reform law creates enormous opportunities to expand access to insurance coverage and treatment for children and adults living with mental illness. In reality the new law is a series of policies designed to: Expand insurance coverage for the uninsured and underinsured; Extend coverage for Medicaid up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level ($14,404 for individuals and $29,327 for families); Create a new federal requirement for most individuals and families to have insurance coverage-with subsidies for households up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level ($43,420 for an individual and $88,200 for a family of four); Establish new state-based health insurance “exchanges”-new marketplaces offering affordable coverage options; Enact insurance-market reforms including a ban on preexisting-condition exclusions, new prohibitions for annual and lifetime limits and guaranteed renewability of policies; Improve the Medicare Part D program—eventually closing the “doughnut hole "coverage gap; Improve quality through investments in “comparative effectiveness” research, and Promote prevention and early intervention. People who live with mental illness are more likely to be uninsured and experience bad health outcomes as a result of lack of access to basic primary care services, so many of these people can certainly benefit from the successful implementation of each of these reforms. Not surprisingly people living with mental illness also experience significantly higher rates of medical comorbidities such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease and asthma. In addition to expanding coverage to insurance and primarycare treatment, the new law also has a range of specific provisions designed to improve coverage of mental illness treatment in both private health plans and publicly funded coverage. A few of the highlights include: 1. Requirements for all of the new coverage options offered through state-based health insurance “exchanges” to both include mental health in the basic benefits package and ensures that there are not limitations on coverage for mental illness that do not also apply to medical-surgical coverage. 2. A Medicaid demonstration program to expand coverage for acute inpatient care in private psychiatric hospitals; 3. Establishment of new Centers of Excellence for treatment resistant depression. 4. Improvements to care coordination for mental illness treatment, including co-location of primary care in specialty mental health settings and a new state option to more effectively target people who live with a serious mental illness and at least one other chronic medical condition, and more effective care coordination of individuals dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid; 5. A federal initiative to address post-partum depression through education, research and training; and 6. New federal quality reporting requirements for psychiatric hospitals and new federal standards for Community Mental Health Clinics. NAMI Advocate Laura’s Law provides court-ordered, intensive treatment in the community providing consistent supervision for those individuals with a serious mental illness and for whom other community services are not working. By Penny Labourdette On May 23, 2010 Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier sponsored a hearing before the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee to consider the implementation of Laura‟s Law (LL), California's Law for Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) in San Francisco. I am happy to announce there was unanimous approval. The next step is to take it to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for approval. Supervisor Alioto-Pier clearly understood the merits of implementing LL and stressed the importance of getting people with a serious mental illness into treatment before they are a danger to themselves or others. She stated it was more cost efficient and humane to treat people at risk before they become homeless or in jail. She gave statistics of how AOT has saved money and lives in New York (Kendra‟s Law). Persuasive testimony was given by Carla Jacobs who gave an overview. Dr. Cam Quanbeck explained how damaging each mental break is to the brain and that AOT changes a reactive system into a preventative system. Other distinguished healthcare professionals, law enforcement, and family members also shared their expertise supporting LL. Mitch Katz, Director, Department of Public Health, did not favor LL because it does not mandate drug treatment — there still has to be a special court order for forcible medication. He favored 5150 and conservatorship. According to other speakers, just getting the person with a serious mental illness into the system and having them meet with treatment providers often results in in a voluntary agreement to take proper medication. Judge Tom Anderson , Presiding Judge of Nevada County, where Laura‟s Law has been fully implemented, reported that his experience in implementing Laura‟s Law has been completely positive and easy to implement. He said, “The benefits are huge to consumers and the community. The cost is small and the savings are immense. LL gives a voice to family members and friends that didn‟t exist before. It provides accountability to the consumer and provider. LL saves human suffering and gets treatment to consumers BEFORE they have a serious break when the damage is immense for them and the community.” Since 2008 when Laura‟s Law was implemented in Nevada County there have been 22 referrals: six petitioned the court and only one contested; two they didn‟t get to fast enough (they were 5150d or jailed). The remainder accepted treatment voluntarily and are doing well. The services required to provide treatment were already in place in the mental health community. There hasn‟t been a problem receiving Mental Health Services money because once a person agrees to the treatment plan, they become better, and treatment is voluntary. The courts are not burdened by the implementation of LL. Judge Anderson said, ―There is no good reason NOT to implement Laura’s Law.‖ To hear the entire proceedings and testimonials visit: http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php? view_id=8&clip_id=10075&meta_id=196470 Now is the time to tell your district supervisor it is time to implement Laura’s Law in Marin County!!! For more information about Laura‟s Law visit: [email protected] www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org www.namimarin.org Page 4 NAMI Marin call 415-444-0480 [email protected] June 2010 Book Review: Nothing Was the Same, FamFest Family Gathering Schedule by Kay Redfield Jamison. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2009. Available at NAMImarin library. Reviewed by Jill Owen. Kay Redfield Jamison is Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and codirector of the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center. Her other books include An Unquiet Mind, Night Falls Fast, Touched With Fire, and Exuberance. She herself is a victim of manic-depressive illness. Nothing Was the Same is a memoir of her husband, Richard Wyatt, M.D., who was Chief of Neuropsychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health, and author of 6 books and 800 scientific papers that have contributed much to the understanding of schizophrenia and other diseases of the brain. He died of cancer in 2002. This book tells the story of their life together, their work, and how she has recovered from her grief at his death. Jamison frequently mentions the fact that she was difficult to live with. Richard, in addition to his all-important gift of love and companionship, had to make sure she took her medication and got enough sleep. Their roles were somewhat reversed in the years of his illness, when she had to take care of him. Their personalities were different—she was outgoing, generous, even extravagant, while he was quiet, conservative. They shared a sense of humor. Also, both had disabilities (he had dyslexia, which required him to read everything at least three times and to have his patients check his prescription orders for accuracy). Both had acquired strength through overcoming these challenges. With his unique way of attacking a scientific problem, something Jamison refers to as “spiral,” rather than linear thinking, he took her illness on as a problem to be studied from all angles. Both were passionately dedicated to helping those who suffer from severe mental illness. It was largely due to Richard‟s encouragement that Jamison decided to tell the true story of her own illness in her book, An Unquiet Mind. Richard gave emotional support when she was criticized by some, after the book‟s publication. Clients, family, friends, and support staff, all welcome! No Host . We will order from a limited menu. We have reserved tables together. You do not have to call ahead. Walk-ins are welcome. For those who have difficulty paying the usual $10, NAMI offers partial assistance. Call Kay 472-1388 for more info. Wednesday, July 7, 5:30 pm Bangkok Express 857 Fourth Street San Rafael Wednesday, August 4, 5:30 pm Celia‟s Mexican Restaurant 1 Vivian Way San Rafael September - No Dinner. Summer Picnic Note: Change of Location! August 21 Civic Center Lagoon Picnic Site 2 to 5 pm Everyone Welcome! Add to the fun and festivities with a side dish, a game to play with others, or your guitar. The Power of Landscape to Heal and Inspire June 19, 2010, 2pm - 4pm de Young Museum Piazzoni Murals Room (free zone of the museum) Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco Marin Mind /Scapes Marin Mind/Scapes, a 30-minute documentary film by Marilyn L. Geary and Laurie Thompson exploring the influence of art and nature on the lives, artistic expression, and mental well-being of 11 Marin County professional and amateur artists, some of whom are recovering from a severe mental illness. The professional and amateur featured artists include Iris Cutler, Charm Dupree, Steve Emery, Byron Griffin, Homa Karimzad, Tom Killion, Kathleen Lipinski, Sherrill Miller, Zenaida “Zee Zee” Mott, J. Thomas Soltesz, and Matt Tasley. How Landscape Heals Dr. Michael Freeman, a psychiatrist, psychologist, and consultant who serves on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at the U.C. San Francisco School of Medicine will give a presentation entitled “How Landscape Heals,” and moderate a Q&A session with several of the featured artists. NAMI Marin is a co-sponsor of this event. Having a particular interest in helping young people with depression who are especially isolated and unable to find help or support, Jamison has been able to visit many college campuses giving talks about her experiences with mania, severe depression and suicidal despair. College students, high school students, even younger children who suffer from similar problems have been able to talk to her about their fears, and when they ask if there is really any hope for them, she is able to say from experience that there is hope. (Continued from page 1) She and Richard also shared a love of flowers. At the end of the book is a description of “Bloom,” an exhibit which Jamison saw a year after Richard‟s death, at Harvard‟s Massachusetts Mental Health Center, where he had done his residency. The artist Anna Schuleit, having noticed that few flowers are sent to patients in psychiatric wards, had filled all 4 floors of the hospital with 28,000 potted flowers, including African violets, blue pansies, ferns and heathers, and 15,000 orange tulips in the halls, offices, and patients‟ rooms. Jamison donated photographs of this exhibit to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Richard‟s name. psychiatrist outside the plan, when in-plan psychiatrists are not available or not suitable. This is an arrangement between the insurance company and a psychiatrist and can be a means of seeing the psychiatrist of your choice. The client or the insurer has to find a psychiatrist who is willing to arrange a single case agreement. Typically, the client is charged only their usual copays. At this time, Medicare and Medi-Cal do not enter into single case agreements. Kaiser does only when a required service is not available through Kaiser. This is a Marin Mind/Scapes Project, Marilyn Geary, Project Manager. www.namimarin.org Page 5 NAMI Marin call 415-444-0480 [email protected] Peer Perspective: Live Alone ? By Ann W. Sutter Everyone has six soul-mates. If one relationship ends, there is definitely someone else out there. Go to the library-a good meeting place-and use a computer (the librarian will show you how), or get free internet access at a café, also a good place to socialize. Drink several cups of decaf green tea (excellent for health) with or without lemon juice and sweetener, while you bide your time. Get tips on improving yourself in “Men‟s Health” or “Health” magazine (not just about physical fitness). You‟ll learn something, as you kill time, about yourself and others you may want to bond with. Go to garage sales, or lectures by interesting speakers at a college, local museum or art gallery. Shop at thrift stores; attend different churches; walk, hike, or bike your neighborhood. Nibble at different eateries. Get to know who serves you in restaurants and stores where you shop. Always say, “Hi!” and smile—it may start a conversation. Take a class in something you enjoy. Volunteer to do something „easy‟ somewhere, like Goodwill, the Red Cross, the library—anywhere with a good purpose. You will feel satisfied at the end of the day and may make friends who are understanding. Visit a convalescent hospital and make a grandparent! Listen and ask questions. Write letters, cards, and notes to anyone. Someone would love the attention, like an elderly person. Join a charity and sign their petitions that come in the mail-for medical reasons, refugees, the environment and animals. Give part of your earnings, monthly, to charities-you‟ll help the world and be important. Maybe volunteer to make phone calls in a room with other volunteers. While working for the same cause, you‟ll meet people you like. Believe that you CAN make a difference and be useful. ―Don’t give up even if you have some setbacks. Only a coward and a fool gives up. Age gracefully. Something or someone is good around the corner! Make someone’s day! You may make your own.‖ a mom or dad. Too fat? Date another fat person and diet/exercise together. Want to be romantic? Buy poetry books and quote or create your own. Anyone can create a silly or easy poem, it‟s fun. You may even write lyrics for a song. Impressive. Take a pack of cards somewhere and play Solitaire, or challenge a stranger to a game, as at a café. Bring a large picture book to a café; you will get attention if it is on artwork, travel, sports, animals, or a collectible item. Take an art class. Anyone can learn art and you‟ll make some interesting friends. You can copy things or create your own for your home or a gift. Get ready for presents for Christmas. Give to people you know or give away to convalescent hospitals or the homeless in the streets-anyone! Make a friend or be an anonymous donor. Good karma. Walk dogs or pet cats at the Humane Society one day a week. Play with puppies at the Guide Dogs for the Blind headquarters. Go on a computer dating service like “Match.com”. If you are not beautiful, pick someone else not for their looks but rather for what they say, someone older, their personality. These people want a boyfriend or a girlfriend. Remember that! Beautiful inside is what counts. Mention the nice things that you now do. Don‟t give up even if you have some setbacks. Only a coward and a fool gives up. Age gracefully. Something or someone is good around the corner! Make someone‟s day! You may make your own. Talk to owners of pets (strangers walking their dogs) and show appreciation for the animal. The owner will like you and so will the pet! Make friends. Buy a bookcase and comb Goodwill for interesting books, even if you only want to skim them. Having a book collection impresses women and men. Include some children‟s books and comics. You never know who will come over. Which reminds me: make your home into your beautiful „palace‟. You and others will feel better with beautiful colors (pillows, flowers, green plants, cards on a bulletin board or refrigerator) - sensual things like artwork, craftwork, modern touches, lighting. Buy an “ELLE Décor” magazine for ideas. Have entertaining things for women, men, and children. Think you are unable to have a child (you are a woman or man with a disease or too old)? Date single parents and become June 2010 Artful Recovery Art Exhibition Riley Street Art Supply 1138 Fourth Street, San Rafael Enterprise Resource Center Saturday Art Group July 8th to August 12 Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm Sun.11am-4pm Artist Reception July 9, 6-9 pm (coincides with San Rafael Art Walk) Work in this exhibition includes multimedia drawings, paintings and collages. Susan Goldsmith is art facilitator and curator. www.namimarin.org Page 6 NAMI Marin call 415-444-0480 [email protected] June 2010 Community Resources Help in a Crisis Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES)— 499-6666 24 hour crisis line. Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Police officers with special training for mental health crises are available in most communities and should be requested if you need police intervention. Suicide Prevention & Crises Hotline 499-1100. Telephone counseling 24/7. Warm Line 459-6330, phone support for peers, operated by peers through the Enterprise Resource Center. www.marinsheriff.org for jail booking log. For mental health resources, call NAMI Marin 444-0480. Family Service Agency 555 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, 491-5700. Variety of individual and group counseling services. MediCal/sliding scale. Office also in Sausalito, 3000 Bridgeway Dr, Suite 205, 415-332-3129. Bilingual. P.A.C.E. Dual Diagnosis (Promise, Acceptance, Choice, Empowerment) group for people with chronic mental illness and substance abuse problems. Uses Harm Reduction model. Meetings are every Monday and Thursday, 1:30 to 3 pm. Contact Annette Holloway 491-5728. Adult Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills training groups Annie Arora, Ext. 2073. Best of Both Worlds for immigrant families, starts May 3 for 12 weeks, Mondays, 6-7:30pm (Conducted in Spanish). Recovery and Wellness for Women Every Monday 5:30-7pm. Seeking Safety model for women with trauma, addiction, and mental health issues Melissa Troncin, Ext. 2049. Survivors of Suicide starting in May. Call Tom Schmidt, Ext. 2089. Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) 250 Bon Air, Greenbrae (up the hill) Family Support Group facilitated by CMHS staff, every Thursday 7-8:30 pm. 1st Floor Conference Room. Drop-in group Kathy Chestnut , 499-6805. Free. Managing Voices and Negative Thoughts is lead by Robin Buccheri and Hilary Spaulding, 2nd Tuesday of the month from 12 to 1 pm, 1st Floor Conference Room. E-mail Robin at [email protected] or call (415) 422-6498. Free. Family Partner Provides support services for families with adult members with mental illness. Located on the 1st floor, Office #1420 Barbara Juniper, 415-473-4382 or 415-419-4269 (cell) . Free Buckelew Programs Buckelew Employment Services 3270 Kerner Blvd, Suite A, San Rafael 456-9350. Free. Orientation for new clients who want assistance is every Tuesday, 12 Noon to 1 pm. No appointment is required. Free. Buckelew Housing— Renee Mendez-Penate, Supervisor, Case Management & Housing, CMHS 499-6835. Buckelew Transitional Age Youth Program (TAY) for young adults 16 to 26 years old. Call Kathy Eagle 460-2167. There is also a Family Support Group the first Monday only on June 7, 6-7:30pm at the TAY Center, 980 Lincoln Ave. Suite 250, San Rafael. Call Nellrose Graham, 336-6644. Free Other Resources Available in the Community Alano Club Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA) Diana, 456-8479. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Friends & Family of People w/ BPD. Support & Psychoeducation Group that meets on the first Thursday of each month , 7 to 9 pm (drop-in) at the DBT Center of Marin, San Anselmo ($20 fee per person) Dr. Kari Wolman, 459-5206. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Training Group for Adolescents and their Parents, at the DBT Center of Marin in San Anselmo. David Fish, 847-3236, Ext. 2 or [email protected]. New Directions in Education Program Supportive services to students recovering from mental health issues and who want to attend classes at College of Marin. Disabled Student Services in the Learning Resource Center, Room 136-5, College of Marin 302-0225. Life Skills Group by Elpida House staff, Fridays 1:30 to 3 pm. Please call Laura at 499-8613. Ext. 2. Beyond Hunger Program for Eating Disorders 459-2270 or www.beyondhunger.org. AD/HD (attention disorders) parent and adult support/educ. groups by CHADD 789-9464 or www.chaddnorcal.org. Kaiser Psychiatric Services Advice and education 820 Las Gallinas, San Rafael 444-3522. Community Institute for Psychotherapy Reduced cost psychotherapy. Call 459-5999. Matrix Parent Network & Resource Center Provides information and support groups for families of children with disabilities. Visit www.matrixparents.org or call 1-800-578-2592. C.A.R.E. Team, a mobile outreach program for people with mental illness who are homeless or at risk of being homeless Peter Planteen, 847-1266. www.namimarin.org Page 7 NAMI Marin call 415-444-0480 [email protected] Enterprise Resource Center www.camentalhealth.net June 2010 NAMI Marin Services 3270 Kerner Blvd. Bldg.A, Suite C, San Rafael 457-4554 Open 9am to 4pm M-F, 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday. Website: camentalhealth.net MONDAYS 11am to 12 Noon 12 pm to 12:30 pm 12:30 pm to 1 pm 2 pm to 3:15 pm TUESDAYS 11am to 12 Noon 1 to 2 pm 1 pm to 3 pm 2 pm to 3 pm 3 pm to 4 pm 3 pm to 4 pm 4pm to 5:30 pm 5:30 pm to 7 pm 7 pm to 8:30 pm WEDNESDAYS 11 am to 12:30 pm 1 pm to 2 pm 1pm to 4 pm 2 pm to 3 pm 6pm to 8 pm THURSDAYS 10 am to 11 am 11 am to 12 Noon 12 Noon to 1 pm 1 pm to 2 pm 1 pm to 4 pm 2 pm to 3 pm 3 pm to 4 pm 7 pm to 8:30 pm 7 pm to 9 pm NAMI Marin Services are free. Our office is located at 555 Northgate Dr. #280, San Rafael, 444-0480 www.namimarin.org . NAMI Marin General Meetings, open to the public. Expert speaker topics. See page 8. WRAP Group (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) Family-to-Family Education, a 12 week class Smoke Busters w/Amy in the LRAC Room structured to help caregivers understand and Buckelew Presentation (1st Mon. of month only) support individuals with serious mental illness Women’s Support Group while maintaining their own well being. Sign up for next session (415) 444-0480. NAMI Family Support Group 2nd & 4th Smoking Cessation Tuesdays, 7-8:30 pm; 4th Tuesday 4-5:30 pm, Women of Courage (Dual Recovery Anonymous) Enterprise Resource Center (free drop-in). For women ONLY NAMI Marin Espanol Support Group Library books- check-out in LRAC Room 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 7-8:30 pm. Enterprise Process Group Resource Center. Made possible by a generous Flying Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Dual Recovery donation from the Marika Anne Critelli Fund. Anonymous) Open Meeting Conducted in Spanish. Contact Elena Lopez Calligraphy Class in LRAC Room (415) 879-2599. NAMI Family Support Group (4th Tuesday only) FamFest Dinners, monthly family & consumer Hoarding &Cluttering Support Group connection. Scholarships available. First NAMI Family Support Group ( 2nd & 4th Tues.) Wednesday of month. See page 4 NAMI Marin Office, Monday through Friday, 1-3pm, visit for support and information. PEER COMPANIONS 3rd & 4th Wednesday with Bruce Gurganus NAMI Marin Help Line Call 444-0480 1-3 pm Computer Tutorials with Jared Warner weekdays for support and resource information. Process Group NAMI Marin Library, located in our NAMI DBSA (Depression Bipolar Support Alliance) office. Members may borrow from an extensive collection of resources. NAMI Marin Speakers Bureau, family and Spirituality Group consumer speakers available for events. Drama Therapy Gift of Time, volunteer and consumer matched Smoking Cessation Group for companionship (415) 925-0875. Dual Diagnosis Group with Alex Markel Computer Tutorials with Lauren Rose Lupia Process Group Mindfulness Group Falkirk Cultural Center NAMI Espanol Family Support Group (1st & San Rafael 3rd Thursdays) Forgiveness Workshops (1st & 3rd Thursdays) June 18 —7-10 pm Dance Fun for all who come!!! FRIDAYS 10 am to 11 am 11 am to 12 Noon 1 pm to 2 pm 2 pm to 3 pm 3 pm to 5pm Movement Group ―Movement makes you happy!‖ Writing Group Self-Esteem Group Process Group WRITE-ON Group with Robert Harry Rovin SATURDAYS 11 am to 12 Noon 1 pm to 4 pm 8 pm to 9 pm Process Group Movie and Art Group Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA) SUNDAYS 10 am to 1:30 pm 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm Unscheduled Socialization Process Group www.namimarin.org Buckelew Program Fundraiser Visit buckelew.org download and print flyer. PASTA POMODORO Will donate 20% of your bill to Buckelew Programs. One flyer per table. Excludes tax and gratuity. Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid San Rafael, CA Permit No. 641 National Alliance on Mental Illness 555 Northgate Drive, #280 San Rafael, CA 94903 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED THIS MATERIAL IS TIME RELATED June 2010 NAMI Marin Board of Directors President Kay Blackwill Vice–President Peg Super Secretary Penny Labourdette Interim Treasurer Peg Super Directors Kay S. Browne, MD Kim Denn Barbara Alexander, MPA Beverlee Kell, RD Sue Roberts, MS NAMI Marin General Meeting Monday, June 28, 2010 7:00-8:30 pm Connection Center at the Marin County Health and Wellness Campus, Room 110, 3240 Kerner Blvd, San Rafael Doors open at 6:30 pm. Come early for social time. NAMI Marin programs are free and open to the public. Continuation of Discussion on Access and Barriers to Mental Health Treatment When you or someone you love needs mental health treatment, how easy is it to access care? What barriers do you need to overcome to get needed treatment? What can you do if your loved one does not want help? What if treatment is not available? What if no one believes that treatment is needed? How do you know if someone is a danger to themselves or others? How do you know if someone is gravely disabled? How do you respond to an unsettling treatment experience? Spend an evening with NAMI Marin members and psychiatrist Adam Nelson, MD, as we attempt to find solutions to these and other challenges. www.PSPrint.com NAMI Marin annual membership is $35 for a family or individual. Reduced membership fee available upon request. With your membership you will receive this newsletter along with State & National publications and access to our extensive mental health library. This newsletter is published nine times a year by NAMI Marin, an affiliate of NAMI California and NAMI National. Newsletter Editor: Penny Labourdette Circulation: Karen Illich & David Illich. Labels: Sue Roberts San Rafael Joes Thank You San Rafael Joes For Supporting NAMI Marin FamFest Artist: Steve Freschi Summer Schedule-Page 4
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