| | | NAMI Finger Lakes This Week- February 5, 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 Statement on Pepper Spraying of 9 Year Old Child
- Black Mental Health Matters- February Is Black History Month
- The Unapologetic Guide To Black Mental Health by Dr. Rheeda Walker
- NAMI Family to Family
- February Community Mental Health Services Board Replay
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| The NAMI Finger Lakes Crisis File contains valuable resources for families in search of help during a mental health crisis. You'll find resources for emergencies, housing, mental health treatment, services and more.
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| NAMI FL Family Support Group are led by famiiy members who have gained understanding through lived experience. At our support groups, we share concerns, coping skills, and compassion in a supportive atmosphere, and build bonds with people who genuinely understand.
NAMI FL support groups currently meet on Zoom.
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. Groups are held:
Third Monday of the month 1:30 PM-3:00 PM- (February 15th)
First Tuesday of the month 7:00 PM-8:30 PM- (March 2nd)
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.
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| | | Arlington, Va. — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released a statement from CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr, on the handcuffing and pepper-spraying of a nine-year-old girl in Rochester, New York, last Friday by local law enforcement professionals after a crisis call regarding “family trouble.”:“When a mental health crisis happens, it should get a mental health response.
Read CEO Gillison's full statement at NAMI.org |
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| February is Black History Month, during which we honor and give focus to individuals and organizations in the Black community who have made an impact and a difference in our lives, our communities and in our world.
To truly honor Black lives, we must understand and acknowledge the intersection of race and mental health. NAMI CEO, Daniel Gillison, Jr. reminds us that “The effect of racism and racial trauma on mental health is real and cannot be ignored. The disparity in access to mental health care in communities of color cannot be ignored. The inequality and lack of cultural competency in mental health treatment cannot be ignored." And, "Racism is a public health crisis."
At NAMI Finger Lakes, we know there is much work to do to provide support, education and advocacy that improves lives in the diverse community we serve.
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| | Overcoming the barriers to talking about and seeking treatment for mental health conditions in the Black community can be an overwhelming challenge. Finding proper care that meets the needs of individuals of diverse experiences is imperative to moving into recovery. Click the image below for a printable guide to finding compassionate, competent care. |
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| Click the image to the right to watch Dr. Rheeda Walker, author of the highly acclaimed The Unapologetic Guide To Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help you Deserve, in an important discussion with Charis Books hosts.
NAMI Finger Lakes makes this book available to borrow through our lending library. It is also available to borrow in e-book format at the New York Public Library System ( NY Residents age 13 an over can obtain a digital library card) and at your favorite book seller. To borrow this book, and reserve for pickup from NAMI FL, email [email protected] or call 607-288-2384. |
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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. |
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| Click the image above to see what's happening
on the Tompkins County Community Mental Health Services Board this month by
viewing the February meeting replay.
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NAMI Finger Lakes newsletter with anyone you think may benefit from the information here.
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| We rely on the generosity of people like you to provide
help, hope and support to families impacted by mental health conditions.
Thank you for your support of NAMI Finger Lakes! |
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