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Welcome to NAMI Vermont!

Please check back regularly for all the latest NAMI Vermont News

The Vermont Advocate

Winter 2010 Newsletter

Open House to Meet New Executive Director

Monday, February 22, 2010 - Waterbury

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!  Contact NAMI-VT to register or for more information.

Mental Health Advocacy Day is on January 27th at the Statehouse

Get your voice heard!  Meet your legislators!  Join us to advocate for change!

We Are Looking Forward to the 2010 NAMI
Walk for the Mind of America

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 at Central Vermont Hospital, 6/19 at Howard Center, 9/11 at Central Vermont Hospital, 11/13 at Howard Center.  For more information, contact NAMI-VT

NAMI VT Annual Meeting

New board members were appointed/elected at the annual meeting.  To learn more about our Board of Directors please read their biographies.  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 teacher interviewed on 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

Join SAMHSA in the Fight To End Mental Illness Stigma

1 in 6 adults and almost 1 in 10 children suffer from a diagnosable mental illness. Yet, for many, the stigma associated with the illness, can be as great a challenge as the disease itself. This is where the misconceptions stop. This is where bias comes to an end. This is where we change lives. Because this is where we Bring Change 2 Mind.

NAMI-Vermont and "Minds On The Edge"

 NAMI-VT sponsored five successful statewide Minds On the Edge town hall-style meetings which turned out almost 250 people.  To watch the video go to:  http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/facing-mental-illness-discussion. 
Interested in sponsoring a MOTE meeting?  Contact NAMI-VT

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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