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NAMI-VT Welcomes New Executive Director Katina Cummings!

The Board of Directors of NAMI-VT is pleased to announce the hiring of Katina Cummings to deepen and strengthen our vital work on behalf of Vermont families and individuals living with mental illness.

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The Vermont Advocate

Winter 2010 Newsletter

NAMI Vermont

2009 Annual Report

Open House to Meet New Executive Director

Monday, February 22, 2010 - Waterbury

SAVE THE DATES! Family-to-Family Classes in 2010

Brattleboro March 11 to May 13
Burlington March 15 to May 31
Middlebury April 6 to June 8
Mental Illness and the Family: A One Day Workshop
Rutland, February 27

Space is limited!  

For more information about other NAMI-VT classes, groups and events and to register, CLICK HERE.

Mental Health Advocacy Day Updates!

Mental Health Advocacy Day at the Capitol!  NAMI-VT led 11 other organizations with members who spoke out in favor of improved mental health services and funding and presented our 2010 Advocacy Agenda

CLICK HERE to read more . . . 

View Photos from Mental Health Advocacy Day 2010 

Support NAMI-VT
Join the 2010 NAMI Walk for the Mind of America

View Flyer 

Mark your calendars now - May 15th, 2010.  To become a walker, start a team, or donate,
go to: http://www.nami.org/namiwalks/VT

NAMI Connection - Recovery Support Group

Connection Facilitator Application

Meeting Schedule

NAMI Board Meetings are Open to the Public

  The dates include:  11/21/09 at Central Vermont Hospital, 1/30/10 at Howard Center, 4/17/10 at Central Vermont Hospital, 6/19/10 at Howard Center, 9/11/10 at Central Vermont Hospital, and 11/13/10 at Howard Center.  For more information, contact NAMI-VT

Meet our Board of Directors

Newly elected Board President Connie Stabler was elected in the fall with other newly appointed members of our 13-member board.Click here to learn more about all of them. . ..   You may also read the minutes from the 2009 NAMI VT annual meeting held in November.

NAMI-VT in the News

- Sarah Chamberlain, NAMI- Vermont teacherinterviewedon Vermont Public Radio (VPR)!

-Vermont gets a C in helping adults with serious mental illnesses, according to a report on the quality of the nation's public mental healthcare system released on March 11, 2009. read full article

-"Minds on The Edge" Wins National Award by the Association of Public Television States (APTS) for delivering "innovative services to their communities".

Click here to read more.

 NAMI-VT sponsored five successful statewide Minds On the Edge town hall-style meetings which turned out almost 250 people.  To watch the video of the South Burington meeting and discussion, go to:
http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/facing-mental-illness-discussion. 

Local Screening Events:

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Charlotte is sponsoring a MOTE gathering on April 13 at 7:00 pm at Charlotte Senior Center on Ferry Road. For more information, contact Eileen Curtis at 802-425-4432.

To see related scheduled events, go to:
http://www.mindsontheedge.org

NAMI-Vermont is a grassroots volunteer organization of individuals who have joined together to accomplish the following goals:

• provide support to families and consumers coping with the problems presented by mental illness
• educate the public and our members about severe mental illness so that perceptions change and stigma is eliminated
• advocate for a system of adequate care in every community
  

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