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WELCOME TO NAMI-BILLINGS

Billings' Voice on Mental Illness

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                                                                                                    Photo courtesy of Phil Bell 

Please Come to the Annual NAMI-Billings Picnic!

Come join the fun at the annual NAMI-Billings Picnic.  We'll be grilling lots of food and there will be plenty of conversation and laughter to enjoy. 

Bring the family and a friend and celebrate another great year at NAMI-Billings!

Tuesday ~ June 15 ~ 5:30pm
Rose Park Pavilion

* Bring a side dish or dessert to share
* We'll bring the burgers, brats, beverages and tableware

We look forward to seeing new faces as well as those who have been coming for years - we hope one of them is yours!

If you have any questions, please call Libby at 256-2001 or email to libby@namibillings.org.


Parents Support Group

The PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP meets 2 times each month:

1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month
6:00-7:30pm
at the NAMI-Billings office

This support group is for parents who have a child or adolescent with a mental illness who still lives at home.  It may also be appropriate for parents whose child has recently moved out of the home as long as there is still some active parenting. Please call the office at 256-2001 if you have questions. 

Read more about all of our support groups...


Montana Mental Health Trust
 
The Montana Mental Health Trust was established last month with money reached from a settlement with Eli Lilly.  The state of Montana sued the pharmaceutical company in 2007, alleging it of marketing the antipsychotic medication Zyprexa for off-label uses.Image

NAMI-Billings volunteers Tami Brandt and Terry Ball were featured in a recent Billings Gazette article that talks about how the Montana Mental Health Trust might be used, which includes peer support services and public awareness about mental illness.

 
 

 
Montanan Wins Prestigious National Award

Quentin Schoeter of Helena and NAMI Montana's Consumer Support and Advocacy Specialist, was chosen to receive the prestigious national Lionel Aldridge Award for 2010.

The award, which recognizes a person with a mental illness for courage, leadership and service will be presented to Quentin on June 20 in Washington, DC.

Read more about Quentin and his award.


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Join the NAMI-Billings Walk Team!

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The Montana NAMI Walk will take place on Sunday, September 26, in Helena and is sponsored by NAMI Montana.  NAMI Walks is a nationwide fundraising and mental health awareness program held in communities around the country.

Last year was the first time NAMI-Billings was represented.  We had a great time and hope to have a large presence in 2010.  We need your participation!

This is an excellent opportunity for you to help NAMI-Billings raise the funds needed to continue our current programs. Contact Libby at libby@namibillings.org or 256-2001 to be included on Walk updates and for information about how you can be involved


SUPPORT GROUP LEADERS NEEDED!

NAMI-Billings needs more Connection Support Group leaders!   If you have a major mental illness, are in recovery and would like to help others in a support group, call Libby at 256-2001 for more information.

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Sunday's from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Thursday's from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

NAMI Connection is a support group for adults with mental illness.  These confidential support groups meet weekly for 90 minutes and are offered at no charge.

The Billings NAMI affiliate has several support group leaders trained in the NAMI-Connection model.

Groups meet in the NAMI-Billings office.  Read more about NAMI-Connection on our  Education page or call the office at 256-2001. 

To view a list of all our support groups, please click here.


SUPPORT GROUP CHANGES

The mixed support group has changed to the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7-8:30 PM.   We’ve added a new parent’s support group: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30.   Click here for all support group meeting times.


YOUTH SUPPORT GROUPS
Ages 12-14

 NAMI-Billings provides weekly support groups for youth with mental illnesses in partnership with   Tumbleweed.  Groups meet in the NAMI-Billings office.  If you have a child who might benefit from this group experience, please call Libby at 256-2001 for more information and to start the intake process.  The groups are offered at no charge.


YOUTH NOW HAVE MORE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues as youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depression era.    Read more…


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Do you have questions or need assistance with access to the public mental health system?

The Ombudsman represents the interests of Montanans seeking access to public mental health services.    Read more…

 

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You can support NAMI-Billings everytime you search the Internet or
shop on-line.

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What if NAMI-Billings earned a donation every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can!

GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!

If you download the GoodSearch – NAMI-Billings toolbar, our cause will earn money every time you shop and search online - even if you forget to go to GoodShop or GoodSearch first! Add the NAMI - Billings toolbar at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/nami-billings

You can still participate without downloading the GoodSearch toolbar. 

GoodShop.com is an online shopping mall which donates up to 30 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! There are 1,000 stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Expedia and Barnes & Noble who have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you'll be supporting NAMI-Billings.

Just go to the GoodShop website and designate NAMI-Billings as your charity and then find the store you're looking for.  You'll enter the merchant website from here and a percentage of your dollars will come to us.  It's easy!

Thank you so much for helping.  If you have any questions, contact Sharon at 256-7805 or sharon@namibillings.org.

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