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Number 156 January/February 2007 IN THIS ISSUE p.2 Mental Health Rally Set p.2 Welcome New Staff p.2 NAMIWalks p.4 Thanks Teachers p.4 NAMI Conference & Awards p.5 NAMI Board Nominees p.6 Grants Keep NAMI Growing p.6 Co-occurring Disorders Grant p.6 Contributors p.7 Research Dinner Clip-Out p.7 NAMI Affiliate Groups p.8 NAMI’s Strategic Planning NAMI Sets Legislative Goals for 2007 The 2007 legislative session holds much hope and promise for NAMI members. NAMI Minnesota will be working on a number of key issues that affect all aspects of the lives of children and adults with mental illness and their families. NAMI staff and volunteers have already begun meeting with legislative leaders. There will be a bill introduced in the house by Rep. Greiling and others that will contain all of the key mental health issues. The bill will then be broken into smaller pieces and sent to the various committees. The Governor will also be reintroducing his mental health initiative. Access to health care is a key issue with NAMI advocating for elimination of the waiting period for MinnesotaCare, making it easier to access for children who have poor mental health coverage, and requiring college students to have health insurance. As was proposed last year, NAMI will support creating a model mental health benefit set across all public programs and will support expanding Peer Support and Wrap Around services to these programs as well. There will be another effort to try to integrate health care and mental health care combined with strong consumer protections. Increasing funds for employment programs and housing programs will be paramount. Too many people with mental illness are unemployed, and far too many are waiting in high cost settings because they do not have access to affordable housing. NAMI will also advocate for funding to implement the Columbia Teen Screen program in schools, school-linked mental health services, early intervention programs, crisis services, loan forgiveness programs for mental health professionals, and funding to support culturally specific mental health providers. NAMI also wants to require foster parents to receive training on mental illness in children. Finally, criminal justice issues will be at the top of the agenda with bills to change the insanity defense, screen inmates, and require mental health assessments prior to sentencing. NAMI will advocate for more funding for discharge planning See “Legislative Goals,” p.3 CALENDAR January Legislative Session Starts Jan. 3 Children’s Challenging Behaviors Workshop (Duluth) Jan. 20 February Research Dinner Feb. 20 Hope for Recovery (St. Anthony) Feb. 24 March Mental Health Rally Mar. 5 Children’s Challenging Behaviors Workshop (Eagan) Mar. 10 April NAMI Spring Gala September NAMIWalks Fifth Annual Research Dinner Nears NAMI and the University of Minnesota will hold their 5th Annual Research Dinner on Feb. 20, 2007 at the Holiday Inn St. Paul-North (Arden Hills). Seating for the event begins at 5:30 p.m. and dinner is at 6:00 p.m. Leading Minnesota researchers will present on: Borderline Personality Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Treatment Studies in Psychosis, Mental Illness in Children and Adolescents, and Integration of Mental Illness and Chemical Dependency. Tickets are $35. Please see the clip-out on p. 7 to register. Apr. 27 U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, center, met with NAMI staff, volunteers and board members in December to discuss housing, employment and criminal justice issues. Date TBD 1 NAMI Minnesota’s Strategic Planning in Process Thanks to the nearly 200 NAMI members who responded to NAMI-MN’s strategic planning online survey. The information gathered was included in the materials used by members attending a strategic planning retreat held in October. About 30 stakeholders, including board, staff, service providers, persons with mental illness, funders, and others, took part in the retreat. Ideas generated at the retreat were recorded and are being sifted through with plans to finalize the process and present it the NAMI board for adoption. When the 3-year strategic plan is adopted, NAMI-MN’s staff will draft an annual implementation plan including a timeline, responsibilities and detailed action steps. Mental Health Rally Set Mental health advocates and friends will gather on March 5 at Noon for a rally in the State Capitol Rotunda. Speakers will address critical issues for the 2007 Legislative Session. The rally will be preceded at 10:00 a.m. by a legislative briefing session that will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 105 University Ave. W. (about one block north of the Capitol). Advocates are encouraged to make appointments in advance to visit their legislators at the Capitol that afternoon. Go to NAMI’s website for directions and information on busses which are being organized. The rally is sponsored by the Mental Health Legislative Network, an organization composed of over fifteen statewide organizations concerned about the quality and availability of mental health services in Minnesota. NAMI-MN held a strategic planning meeting in October to brainstorm on results from an online survey of members and to propose goals for the organization’s future efforts. Personal Stories Wanted Sharing the personal stories of people with mental illness and their families has a powerful impact at the legislature. It helps “put a face” on mental illness and has been very effective in helping legislators understand mental illness. If you are willing to share your story, please contact the NAMI office at 651645-2948. Spring Gala Volunteers Wanted Anyone interested in being part of planning and implementing the 2007 NAMI Spring Gala and Silent Auction should contact the NAMI office. The event will be held April 27 at the Oakdale Prom Ballroom. NAMI is also seeking persons to ask for donations of gift certificates and other items from local businesses for our silent auction. The forms for seeking silent auction donations can be sent out to you. NAMI’s Welcomes New Staff Members Michael Foster is NAMI’s new volunteer coordinator. He is working halftime at NAMI and half-time at Vail Place. His previous work experience was as a human resources analyst with RBC Financial Group and as HRIS Administrator with Health Risk Management. He has a lot of volunteer experience organizing volunteers. For many years he has been involved with the Minneapolis Advisory Committee on People with Disabilities and has spoken to many groups about hiring people with a disability and the ADA. Michelle Greene is our new administrative assistant. For ten years she was the operations manager at the Southern Theater. She did everything there – special events, customer service, board meetings, travel arrangements, setting up new systems, web development, maintaining database – all of the things that we need to have done. Jerad Morey, Michelle Greene, and Michael Foster joined the NAMI-MN staff this fall. Sign Up for Legislative Alerts If you are not already on NAMI-MN’s Legislative Alert list, now is the time to sign up and get current information on legislative issues for 2007. Every week you’ll learn about new bills that have been introduced, committee actions, and which legislators need calls and letters. It is easy to be a part of the network. The Legislative Alert list sign-up is on the homepage of NAMI-MN’s website at www.namimn.org. If you don’t have internet access, you can get the alerts by mail if you call the NAMI office. Your voice makes a difference! Jerad Morey has been hired as NAMIMN’s new community organizer. He has a Masters in International Peace and Conflict and a Master of Theological Studies (pastoral counseling and mental illness). He has done rural organizing for the Minnesota Council of Churches, organizing for UNITE HERE (in Washington D.C.), been a reporter and done media for political campaigns. He will work with NAMI affiliate groups to help them organize, increase membership, raise money and create change. His position is funded by a grant from the Bremer Foundation. 2 Newly Created Legislative Mental Health Division The Minnesota House of Representatives has established a Mental Health Division that will be chaired by Representative Neva Walker. This is a giant step for the mental health community in Minnesota. “Finally the issues facing children and adults with mental illness and their families will receive the attention they deserve,” said Sue Abderholden, executive director of NAMI-MN. “We have not been able to fully address the fact that too many people with mental illness are homeless, in jail, jobless or have dropped out of school because the solutions require the attention of several legislative committees.” The new committee will cross committee jurisdictions thus allowing a full discussion of possible solutions. “These are giant problems that require interagency solutions,” said Abderholden. “In order to decrease the number of people with a mental illness who end up in jail mental health crisis teams are needed (instead of just using police), affordable housing has to be available as well as access to health care, and mental health courts need to be created. Or to decrease drop out rates we need an enhanced children’s mental health system along with schoolbased mental health services, different educational approaches and more trained teachers.” NAMI is excited about the potential impact the Legislative Mental Health Division will have on the lives of people affected by mental illness. Five new members were elected to the NAMI-MN Board of Directors at NAMI’s annual meeting, held on Nov. 4. Shown here are: Marianne Curry, Karen Lloyd (re-elected), Scott Craven and Sue Hanson. New members not pictured are Kevin Damond Johnson and Joseph Clubb. Open Door Outreach Merges with NAMI-MN Open Door Outreach, Inc., an organization that has offered support and education on anxiety disorders since 1986, has merged with NAMI-MN. six volunteers with no paid staff. The merger means Open Door may be able to reach more people, recruit more volunteers, expand its visibility and expand its program. For NAMI-MN, it will mean a chance to expand its membership, reach more people, and assist with a valuable support service for persons living with a mental illness. NAMI Helps Keep Families Together In October 2005, NAMI-MN received a grant from the MN Department of Human Services to work on keeping families together. NAMI-MN staff and consultant Kathy Kosnoff, an attorney with an extensive background in children’s mental health services, have developed a curriculum for professionals and families to address the laws regarding custody relinquishment of children in order to receive mental health services. The law prohibits this practice but it is still happening in many counties in Minnesota. During the second half of 2006, the NAMI-MN team of trainers reached 215 social workers from counties around the state, plus parent advocates, parents and foster care parents with information on ways families can stay together and Open Door offers a structured program based on the book “Embracing the Fear.” Its mission is to offer an educational program that teaches effective strategies in anxiety management, promotes a better understanding of anxiety disorders An Open Door advisory committee will assist with the needed start-up expenses and gives encouragement and support. and advertising involved in the merger. The Open Door is currently run by They have set a goal of $24,000 to assist with the transition. In addition, Judith Bemis, founder of the Open Door, will join the NAMI-MN board for a threechildren can still get needed treatment. year term. NAMI plans to travel statewide in 2007 to train parents, county attorneys, children’s mental health advocates, special Legislative Goals...continued education staff, school social workers, from p. 1 judges, public defenders, hospital staff and mediators. from the jails, discharge planners for the prisons, and mental health courts. The time to enact major changes and infuse money into the mental health system is NOW! NAMI members are urged to get involved by contacting their elected officials. Go to the NAMI website to get up-to-date information. NAMI members should watch their mail boxes for information on what committees their elected officials serve on and the issues that they should be watching for this session. NAMI board, members and staff members met with newly elected U.S. Congressman Tim Walz to discuss legislative issues. 3 NAMI Walks for the Mind of America From coast to coast, thousands will walk this year to promote, hope, treatment and recovery. NAMIWalks will be held in Minnesota in September 2007! NAMIWalks will help raise money and awareness and is part of NAMI’s Campaign for the Mind of America. There will be three ways to join in the walk: Join an existing walk team, form a walk team, or walk as an individual. There will also be three ways to support NAMIWalks: sponsor a walker, be an event sponsor, or by giving a donation. Every journey begins with that first step. Watch for more details on NAMIWalks on our website and in the next issue of the ADVOCATE. Jobs Initiative Launched A new $54 million employment demonstration project will serve about 1,500 employed persons with serious mental illness in Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Pine, Lake and Carlton counties. The project will be run by Medica with a grant from the MN Department of Human Services. A meeting on organizing for social change was hosted by NAMI-MN this fall and taught by the Midwest Academy. Family-to-Family Classes Family-to-Family is a 12-week course for families who have a loved one living with a mental illness. The course teaches information about: the various mental illnesses, basics about the brain, problem solving, medications, communication skills, self-care, empathy, recovery, and advocacy. All course materials are free and so are the classes. Many family members describe this program as life changing. Over 3,000 families in Minnesota have taken the Family-to-Family course and gained insight, information, understanding and empowerment. This winter, one Family-to-Family class will be offered in St. Paul at a date yet to be determined. More classes may be offered this winter; please check our website under “New Classes.” This spring, more classes are also likely to be offered. If you want attend a Family-to-Family class or see a class formed in your area, please contact Shelley White at NAMI, 651-645-2948. The “Stay Well, Stay Working project” a Thanks Family Teachers! will study the effects of providingand comprehensive set of health care employment-related supports to emFamily-to-Family teachers provide ployed people with serious mental illness invaluable information and hope to famito determine how the supports influence lies in their own communities. Teachers their recovery. Participants will pay on of the 12-week course receive an intena sliding fee scale for their health care sive weekend training on how to present insurance. The project began this fall the course. In most cases the classes are and enrollment will be phased in graduco-taught, so the teachers have a partner ally. For more information, contact Mark to share the duties with and to support Siegel at 651-634-2999 or via e-mail at one another. mark.siegel@state.mn.us. Family-to-Family teachers are volunteers who have a loved one living with a mental illness, so they know how important the information in the Family-to-Family program is to other families. Nearly every teacher in the Family-to-Family program has found teaching the course to be a highly rewarding experience. If you are interested in taking the training to become a Family-to-Family teacher, contact Shelley White at 651645-2948 ext. 101 or swhite@nami.org. NAMI-MN wants to thank teachers who taught the course in nine communities this fall: Denny Jackson Shelia Student Carol & Rich Andresen Kay King Anna Mae Hogan James Babin Pat and Holly Downing James & Julie Soper Janet & Will Williams Barb Crawford Stephanie Carey Karolyn Kindschy Cheryl Ash We Love Volunteers NAMI is always looking for volunteers. Some of the jobs needed are office assistants, special events assistants, committee members, Spring Gala volunteers, parent support group facilitators, and KidShop facilitators. Teachers are also needed for Family-to-Family and Hope for Recovery classes. We couldn’t get all of our work off the ground if it weren’t for volunteers. The NAMI-MN staff enjoys the time you spend with us. Thank you in advance for your help. If you are interested in volunteering, contact volunteer coordinator Michael Foster at 651-645-2948 ext. 10. Thanks Volunteers Jeff Bugenstein Orrin Hager Pam Guthrie Cindy Colson John Murphy Sarah Quick John Kayfes Tom Normile Eva Keller Steve Larson Trish Nolan Betty Woods Diane Miller Mary Schulte Herm Schulte Lee Moisant Charlotte Burns 4 Conference Draws 300 to Hear Exciting Workshops This year’s NAMI-MN Annual Conference featured a terrifically engaging keynote presentation by Bill MacPhee, publisher and founder of the Schizophrenia Digest. MacPhee shared how even though his dreams as a young man were shattered by schizophrenia his dreams of recovery have been to a great extent realized. MacPhee’s talk was compelling, humorous, insightful and carefully detailed about the nuances of schizophrenia and its treatment. The conference drew nearly 300 people to hear MacPhee and to attend their choice of 15 workshops on a wide array of topics related to mental illness. The conference also featured NAMI’s annual awards, book sales, and educational booths. Directly following the conference, NAMI held its annual meeting and five new board members were elected, and one re-elected. The board also presented awards to Sue Abderholden and Shelley White for there 5 years of service to NAMI. NAMI Minnesota 2006 Awards Provider of the Year Mental Health Resources Professional of the Year Amy Rice, Spectrum Community Mental Health Faith Community of the Year Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis Media Award Denny Rowles, KAAL TV Rochester Benefactor of the Year Ivan Sletten Intern of the Year Erin Gazelka Award winners Sen. John Hottinger, Nancy Abramson of Mental Health Resources, Amy Rice of Spectrum Community Mental Health, Judge Gregg E. Johnson and Sen.Wes Skoglund. Volunteer award winners Jeff Bugenstein, Orrin Hager, Mary Schulte, Nick Johnston and Erin Gazelka accepting their awards. Legislator of the Year Senator John Hottinger and Senator Wes Skoglund Criminal Justice Award Chief Judge Gregg E. Johnson Ramsey County Leadership Award Julie Soper Lifetime Advocacy Award Mary Schulte Consumer Advocate of the Year Bradley Dreis Office Volunteer of the Year Jeff Bugenstein and Orrin Hager Volunteer Couple of the Year Janet and Wilfred Williams Keynote speaker Bill MacPhee held his audience’s rapt attention as he shared his struggles with schizophrenia and his dreams of recovery. Wes Kooistra, Asst. Commissioner for Chemical and Mental Health Services, presented on recent and proposed changes in the mental health system. Volunteer of the Year Nick Johnston Program Volunteer of the Year Mare Wheeler Wilfred Williams, Denny Rowles, Janet Williams, Bradley Dreis, and Ivan Sletten received NAMI Awards. Eric Larson, M.D. psychiatrist, gave a presentation on adolescent mental health disorders. Basillica of St. Mary was presented with the Faith Community of the Year award. 5 Grants Keep NAMI Growing BENEFACTOR ($500-$999) • NAMI-Hennepin County – for billboards and ads. • The Findorff Family Fund of the St. Paul Foundation – for general operating. ADVOCATE ($1,000-$4,999) • Abbott Laboratories – to help sponsor NAMI-MN’s Annual Conference. • Open Door Foundation – for general operating. • Daniel & Constance Kunin – for general operating. VISIONARY ($5,000-$9,999) • Eli Lilly and Company – to reprint Hope for Recovery booklets and to support Family-to-Family education. • AstraZeneca – to support NAMI’s Annual Conference. • Medica Foundation – to support NAMI’s African American Outreach Project. • Kentron Foundation – to support NAMI’s Family-to-Family program. • Bristol-Myers Squibb Company – to sponsor NAMI’s Annual Conference. • Wyeth Pharaceuticals – to help sponsor NAMI’s Annual Conference. IRIS CIRCLE ($10,000 +) • Martha & William Muska Fund of The St. Paul Foundation. • Otto Bremer Foundation – to support a civic engagement project to strengthen the statewide mental health system. • The St. Paul Foundation – to help finance strategic planning. • HealthPartners – to be the premiere sponsor of NAMIWalks. • The Bush Foundation – for strategic planning. Minnesota Gets Grant to Improve Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded the State of Minnesota funding of $3.35 million over 5 years. The funding will be used to enhance the statewide availability of services for persons with the co-occurring disorders of mental illness and chemical dependency. The Minnesota Dept. of Human Services has set five capacity building goals to be met as a result of the grant: Standardized screening and assessment, complementary licensure and credentialing requirements for Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment, service coordination and network building, financial planning, and information sharing. NAMI-MN is excited about this new grant and the expansion of these badly needed services. Hope For Recovery Workshops Scheduled Several Hope for Recovery workshops will be held this winter. The free, sixhour workshop for families is held on a Saturday and covers symptoms of mental illness, crisis recognition, and problem solving. Families also learn about selfcare, medications, recovery, advocacy, and support groups. The workshops will be held from 9:00 to 3:00 in St. Anthony on Feb. 24, in Litchfield on Mar. 31, and in Anoka (dates yet to be determined). To register, call Shelley at 651-645-2948 ext.101. New workshops and classes will also be posted at www. namimn.org. In Memory Of MIKE MAYERHOFER from NAMI Scott County BERNI DAHLBERG from Marlys Zetah DALE JONES from Martin & Ann Oyen DR. LYNN TSCHUDY from Richard & Mary Ann Papke LEE ANDERSON from Becky Scheig ROLF CHRISTIANSON from Becky Scheig DR. CHRISTOPHER BROWN from William Milota Professional Corporation MIC LUCAS from Pat Rousseau Workshops for Parents NAMI-MN offers a one-day workshop for parents titled “Children with Challenging Behaviors.” Information is provided on childhood mental health disorders along with support strategies for home and school. The next workshops are: Jan. 20 in Duluth and March 10 in Eagan. The workshops run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. To register, contact Suzette at 651-645-2948 ext. 102. MICHAEL ZWACK from MARY LOU LUNNEY Joe & JoAnne Zwack from Eugene & Betty Ofstead ARTHUR WAYNE MUNDAY JIM STARK, JR. from from William Cowan & Libby Deane & Nancy Bergman Manolis NANCY GEL from John & Janet Carey JOAN SCHILLING from Joseph & Linda Lipari MARK COLIN JOHNSON from Eileen Stack In Honor Of Edward Taylor, Ph.D. from John & Loretto Yaeger Dallas Betz from Charles Betz & Suzanne Magdalene Kay King & Zach Doering’s Wedding from Nancy & Neil Robinson Michael & Wendy Muilenburg NAMI Minnesota Approved by Charities Review Council NAMI-MN announces that it has been awarded the Charities Review Council “Meets All Standards” Seal indicating that it meets all sixteen of its Accountability Standards. 6 A party to thank NAMI-MN funders and mental health leaders was held at the home of Martha Muska this fall. SUSANNE BENOLKEN from Teddy & Jim Gesell NEW & RENEWING MEMBERS Pat Lindgren Mike Loreno Janice Malecek Individual & Family Mary Maltese ($3-$49) Joseph & Gitte Mohr David L. 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Name _____________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________ City/State/Zip_______________________________________ Phone _____________________________________________ Number of tickets ($35 per person) __________ ____ (# of vegetarian meals) Make checks payable to NAMI-MN. If using a credit card, please provide the card # and expiration date: 7 NAMI-MN BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Hartford, President Karen Lloyd, 1st V. President William Bond 2nd V. President Sandy Menge, Secretary Judith Bemis Joseph Clubb Scott Craven Marianne Curry Josie Daly Sue Hanson Kevin Damond Johnson Robert Karels Karen Lloyd Christine Miller Cathleen O’Leary Pat Rousseau Eileen Stack Terry Taylor Howard Agee, Chair Emeritus NAMI-MN ADVISORY COUNCIL Tim Burkett, Ph.D. Honorable Lawrence Cohen Most Revered Harry Flynn Sen. Sheila Kiscaden Kimberly Loidolt Martha Muska Commissioner Rafael Ortega Jim Scheibel S. Charles Schulz, M.D. Sen. David Tomassoni John Trepp Ray Waldron Robert Wedl Joseph Westermeyer, M.D. Tara Long, Building Bridges Project Director Jerad Morey, Community Organizer *Suzette Scheele, Dakota County Parent Organizer *Sharla Scullen, African American Outreach Coordinator *Steve Susens, Web & Data Management AFFILIATES NAMI-East Central MN Bob/Diane Linngren 651-257-3808 NAMI-MN Forensic Network JoAnn Zwack 651-484-8218 NAMI-Goodhue County Kay Trainor 651-388-9203 NAMI-Grand Rapids Area Holly Downing 218-326-0841 NAMI-Hennepin County Fran & Jerry Warzeha NAMI-Iron Range Dan Kotnik 218-741-3900 NAMI-Mankato Julie Soper 507-934-9140 NAMI-McLeod County Gail Johnson 320-275-2912 NAMI-Meeker County Marilyn Anderson 320-693-0468 NAMI-Olmsted County Anne Kamin 507-287-1692 NAMI-Ramsey County Anna Mae Hogan 651-501-9834 NAMI-St. Cloud Area Bob Gustafson 320-251-3842 NAMI-Scott County Janet Williams 952-890-1669 NAMI-Southwestern MN Mary Cook 507-376-3634 NAMI-Tri-County Pat McCarthy 507-835-7036 NAMI-Washington County Deanne Storbakken 651-439-8494 NAMI-West Central MN Jessica Reyes 218-739-6324 NAMI-Winona Helen Newell 507-494-0905 OTHER NAMI-AFFILIATED SUPPORT GROUPS Forest Lake Kathy 651-464-5422 Golden Valley Vicki or Tom 612-529-1144 Ortonville Deb 320-839-2347 Spring Lake Park Laurie 763-783-7440 STAFF (*indicates part-time) Sue Abderholden, Executive Director Shelley White, Asssoicate Director *Mary Jean Babcock, FaithWays Director Denise Dumas, Systems Transformation Parent Liaison *Michael Foster, Volunteer Coordinator NAMI Minnesota is a state affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Please call for the time and location of monthly meetings and support groups for families, persons with mental illness, and parents of young children. NAMI-Brainerd Lakes Area Rich Andresen 218-792-5881 NAMI-Carver County *Michelle Greene, Administrative Karen Hoernemann 952-9552244 Assistant *Kathy Heyman, Grants Management *Chuck Krueger, Newsletter Editor NAMI-Dakota County Jean Brown 952-894-4240 8 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED