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NAMI Austin: A 25th Silver Anniversary Party

Celebrate the past and help plan for the future as we honor our founders and elect new board members at our annual meeting

Monday, November 23, 2009, 6:30 PM
Nifty-Fifty Canteen Meeting Room
Austin State Hospital Campus
4110 Guadalupe St., Austin, TX*
Reception with light refreshments

Please come, share your own memories of the past 25 years and help us thank our founders who worked so tirelessly through the years on behalf of those whose lives are affected by mental illness. Members who joined NAMI prior to 1990 will receive special recognition.

We will also elect and meet new board members and recognize and express our appreciation to the board’s out-going members for their work.

*Enter main gate and follow signs to the rear parking lot of the canteen.

SAVE THE DATE...
2009 NAMIWALKS for the Mind of America
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Auditorium Shores on Lady Bird Lake in Downtown Austin

Various Walk committees are now forming. Our first task is recruiting sponsors for this year's Walk. If you, a family member or friend have contacts in the business community, please consider asking them to become a Walk sponsor. We would appreciate your help in making connections with key people in local and regional businesses/organizations who can support us with a philanthropic donation.

We have a wide range of sponsorships available from $250 all the way up to $10,000. Many times we just need a contact name to get "our foot in the door." One of the truisms of fundraising is that "people give to people" meaning that the ask-ers relationship with, or connection to, the ask-ee, is often times more important than the cause they are asking them to support. We will be happy to follow up on any leads you can provide.

If you are interested in helping plan this year's walk, please call Andrea Hunt at the NAMI Austin Office at 512-420-9810 or Margie Gardner at 512-925-8155 or send us an e-mail.

Borderline Personality Disorder Support Group

NAMI Austin is pleased to offer a free monthly support group for friends and family members of people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Participants will have an opportunity to learn more about the disorder, to identify positive coping strategies, and to develop a network of supportive peers. A licensed mental health professional will moderate all group sessions.

The group will meet on the first Monday of each month from 7:30 - 9 pm, beginning on March 3, 2008. All meetings will be held in the Canteen Meeting Room at the Austin State Hospital at 4110 Guadalupe (the same room where NAMI Austin monthly meetings are held).

If you have any questions, please e-mail familyconnections@themib.com.

New NAMI Mental Illness Fact Sheet Available

Mental Illness: Facts and Numbers highlights the prevalence of mental illnesses in our nation and the impact these conditions have on the lives of consumers and families when treatment is not available. This new NAMI fact sheet can be helpful in answering inquiries from media, legislators and others.

Click here to download Mental Illness: Facts and Numbers

Mobile Crisis Outreach Team Now Available

Austin Travis County MHMR has added to its services a Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT). the purpose of this team is to offer mobile mental health services to residents of Travis County who are unable or unwilling to go to settings such as Psychiatric Emergency Services for help in a mental health crisis. Read more...

Austin WriterGrrls Donate Proceeds from Sale of Book

Joined by their reverence for the written word, the Austin WriterGrrls, a local group of women writers, have ripped apart the curtains to show a kaleidoscope of women’s lives: the sassy and irreverent, the fun and absurd, the poignant and passionate. Daughters, sisters, mothers, lovers, and muses will see their faces in this anthology, GRRL TALK: Sass, Wit, and Wisdom from the Austin WriterGrrls, an eclectic collection of essays, short stories, and poetry.
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