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Advocacy Training for MH Providers, Consumers and Families

 A 6-hour Advocacy Training Workshop is available through NAMI-CT to groups of 6 or more.  Each participant will leave the workshop with a clear understanding of how a bill becomes a law, various ways in which people advocate, a list of do's and don'ts, helpful hints and guidelines, a full list of elected officials and legislative reporters, useful references and phone numbers and much more.

 The curriculum includes:

1. Sample testimonies to the legislature
2. Keep the Promise (CT's advocacy coalition) meeting minutes and information about the history of the coalition
3. How a bill becomes a law
4. Legislative proposals from our Department of Children and Families as well as the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services,   Various Acts and upcoming Bills that will affect these departments
5. A map of Connecticut divided by region
6. Facts about Regional Boards and CAC's
7. A diagram of the legislative department 
8. 8) Useful references and phone numbers
9. Connecticut Congressional District
10. Legislative Terms
11. Using the web to Access CT State Government Info
12. Do's and Don't's of Citizen Lobbying
13. How to write a letter to your legislator, Make a phone call, visit your legislator
14. Types and Goals of Communications
15. Who, how, what and why I should testify
16. Hints and Guidelines about testifying
17. Working with the press, working with newspapers, broadcast media, press conferences and releases, writing a letter to editor
18. List of legislative reporters
19. List of joint committee and room assignments
20. Working with legislative staff presentation
21. Directory of CT's Federal and State Elected Officials
22. A Social Workers Guide to the CT State Capitol and Legislative Office Building
23. Legislative Directory CT General Assembly

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