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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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****NEWS BULLETIN****
Georgia's mental health Commissioner, Dr. Frank Shelp, responds Jan. 29 as U.S. Department of Justice files new action in state psychiatric hospitals case, including East Central Regional Hospital (Augusta and Gracewood). Click in menu to the left to read both memos.
****More News***
Central State Hospital partially closing - click in menu at left to read the press release.
FREE ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY NAMI AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
Please scroll down to view this whole page.... We have a lot going on!
CALLING ALL NAMI AUGUSTA MEMBERS!
If your dues are currently paid you are a Member in Good Standing! Please attend our Educational Meeting on March 4 to VOTE on our nominees for Board of Directors. The nominees are: Gareth Fenley, President; Pam Lien, Vice President; Kelly Post, Treasurer; Dan Hamilton, Secretary; Harvey Barksdale, Member; Brian Mulherin, Representative to the Yancey Mental Health Golf Tournament.
Educational meeting speaker for March 4, 2010:
Daniel Reeves
U.S. Air Force (Retired), VISN 7 Veteran Advocate
Discussing Outreach to Veterans
NAMI Augusta educational meetings
NAMI Augusta meets First Thursday of each month (except April due to the Masters Tournament), 7:00-8:30 PM. Location: Fellowship Hall, Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, 2261 Walton Way (corner of Johns Road), Augusta, Georgia. Free and open to the public.
For educational meeting information, contact: Myrel Dyson, office manager, e-mail to mdysonami@gmail.com or call him at the office, 706-733-8838.
To contact Gareth Fenley, president, email her at namiaugusta@gmail.com.
Please help us welcome NAMI Augusta's new volunteer Office Manager, Myrel Dyson III. He can be reached at the NAMI Augusta Office to help you with your assistance and referral needs. He'll be working at the office 10 hours per week. Call Myrel at the office, 706-733-8838. You can leave a message for him there if he does not pick up at the moment. Also feel free to email Myrel at mdysonami@gmail.com.
Peer support for adults diagnosed with mental illness sponsored by NAMI Augusta
NAMI Connection is a national program promoting sharing and discussion based on recovery principles. For detailed information on the NAMI Connection program, click here.
Augusta NAMI Connection Peer Support Groups
**NEW SCHEDULE***
EVERY Tuesday, 6:00-7:30 pm. Location: Friendship Community Center, 1720 Central Ave., Augusta, GA.
NAMI Augusta has appreciated serving residents of the East Central Georgia Regional Hospital forensic step-down house for the past year. We have ended our services to the step-down residents.
For information on NAMI Augusta's Tuesday evening support groups, contact Myrel Dyson, NAMI Augusta office manager, 706-733-8838, or e-mail to him at mdysonami@gmail.com.
Thomson NAMI Connection Peer Support Group
Every Monday, 10:00-11:30 am. Location: Springfield Baptist Church, 523 Martin Luther King St., Thomson, GA. Contact Mrs. Wiley at 706-595-6252 or cell 706-595-4299.
Coming in May 2010 - Family Support Group
NAMI Augusta is now preparing to launch a
support group with trained facilitators for
family members of persons with mental
illness. To reserve your place please
leave a message at 706-733-8838.
For monthly speaker topics, articles, and information on other local events and free groups related to mental health, please go to our Membership page (in the menu at left) to become a NAMI Augusta member and receive our monthly newsletter, the Augusta Azalea.
To reach NAMI Augusta, call our Office Manager, Myrel Dyson, at (706) 733-8838, or email him at mdysonami@gmail.com. You can also email our President, Miss Gareth Fenley, at namiaugusta@gmail.com.
OUR "SISTER NAMI" ACROSS THE SAVANNAH RIVER
NAMI Aiken holds its educational speaker meeting on the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm, First Baptist Church, 120 Chesterfield St. South (back entrance), Aiken, SC.
NAMI Aiken also has a Family Support Group. It meets the first Monday of the month, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, at the Aiken Church of Christ (Off the Bypass). Contact: Leslie, (803) 270-5221.
For NAMI Aiken's web site, click here.
New 2010 Family to Family Class offered by NAMI Aiken -
Family to Family Education Program is a series of 12 weekly classes structured to help caregivers understand and support individuals with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well being. The course is taught by a team of trained family member volunteers who know what it is like to have a loved one struggling with one of the brain disorders. Major depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder and Co-Occurring Brain Disorders and Addictive Disorders will be addressed. This class starts February 16, 2010 and will be held at New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Aiken on Tuesday nights from 6 to 8:30 pm. Registration is required. Call 803-270-5221.
New Class for Parents offered by NAMI Aiken -
NAMI BASICS is a series of 6 classes that provides education and support for parents of a child or adolescent living with a mental illness. Course elements include: the trauma of mental illness for the child and the family, the biology of mental illness (getting an accurate diagnosis), the latest research on the medical aspects of the illness and advances in treatment, an overview of treatment options - treatment works, the impact of a child's mental illness on the rest of the family - caregivers and siblings, an overview of the systems involved in caring for children and teens. Registration is required. Please call 803-270-5221 or 803-663-3247. This class will also meet at New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Aiken from 6-8:30 and is scheduled to begin March 23, 2010.
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