| | | NAMI Finger Lakes This Week- January 29, 2021 |
At National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Finger Lakes affiliate, we provide advocacy, education and support for families of people living with mental health conditions. In our weekly e-news, we share events and resources of interest to our mental health community. You'll find more resources and information at our website namifingerlakes.org.
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In this newsletter: - Register for Upcoming Family Support Group
- NAMI FL Family Forum: CAHOOTS Replay
- NAMI Family to Family
- Community Mental Health Services Board- February 1st
Open to the Public, Please attend - Share Your Favorite Mental Health Service Provider
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NAMI FL Family Support Group currently meets in Zoom online:
Support Groups can be attended with a computer, cell or landline phone. To register or for information on how to attend, email [email protected] or call 607-288-2460 for assistance.
NAMI Family Support Groups are for people 18 and over who have a loved one living with a mental health condition.
To have a safe and manageable group size that maintains privacy to the best of our ability in an online format, groups will be limited to 10 people. Please register soon for best availability. Registration is required.
First Tuesday of the month 7:00 PM-8:30 PM- (February 2nd)
Third Monday of the month 1:30 PM-3:00 PM- (February 15th)
If you need support now, please call the NAMI Finger Lakes Help Line at 607-273-2642. Our Help Line is answered by local NAMI family members who have experience with loved ones living with mental illness.
The NAMI National HelpLine may also be reached Monday through Friday, 10 am–6 pm, ET- at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or [email protected]
The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with mental health conditions, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained and able to provide guidance. |
NAMI Finger Lakes continued our Family Forum series exploration of Mental Health Crisis Response by welcoming representatives fromCAHOOTS, Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets, the mobile crisis and medic response team for Eugene-Springfield’s Public Safety System in Oregon. |
NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions.
It is a designated evidenced-based program. This means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition.
NAMI Family-to-Family is taught by NAMI-trained family members who
have been there, and includes presentations, discussions and interactive
exercises.
What You’ll Gain
NAMI Family-to-Family not only provides information and strategies for taking care of the person you love, but you'll also find out that you're not alone. Recovery is a journey, and there is hope.
The group setting of NAMI Family-to-Family provides mutual support and shared positive impact—experience compassion and reinforcement from people who understand your situation. Sharing your own experience may help others in your class. In the program, you'll learn about:
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- How to solve problems and communicate effectively
- Taking care of yourself and managing your stress
- Supporting your loved one with compassion
- Finding and using local supports and services
- Up-to-date information on mental health conditions and how they affect the brain
- How to handle a crisis
- Current treatments and therapies
- The impact of mental health conditions on the entire family
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Visit NAMI Family to Family for more information
NAMI Finger Lakes offers the Family to Family class at least twice a year. If you would like to be alerted to when registration for our next class is open, please email [email protected] or call 607-288-2460 and leave your contact information so we can notify you. |
Monday, February 1st at 5:30 PM, the Community Mental Health Services Board Meeting will include a discussion with Tompkins County Administrator, Jason Molino, regarding mental health and the County Re-imagining Public Safety initiative.
Families have a unique perspective to share regarding mental health crisis response and law enforcement, as family members are often faced with the decision to call for help when our loved ones are in crisis. Please take this opportunity to learn from Administrator Molino how the initiative is moving forward. Family participation in this process is imperative for successful reform. You can access this meeting by visiting this link:
Community Mental Health Services Board Meeting February 1, 2021 - 5:30 PM
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Do you have a therapist you love? Have you had an excellent experience with a mental health service provider in the area? Do you find a local agency very helpful with meeting mental health needs?
We want to know about it! Please visit the link below to share your favorite mental health professional and/or service provider. Your input helps us better meet the needs of families seeking support. We appreciate your sharing!
Mental Health Provider Survey |
Please share our NAMI Finger Lakes newsletter with anyone you think may benefit from the information here.
Thank you for your support of NAMI Finger Lakes |
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