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NAMI created the Multicultural Action Center in 2002 to focus attention on system reform to eliminate disparities in mental health care for diverse communities, ensure access to culturally competent services and treatment for all Americans, and particularly to help and support people of diverse backgrounds who are affected by serious mental illness.

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Avanzamos 18

¡Avanzamos! issue 18 

This issue of NAMI's bilingual magazine features mental health in the criminal justice arena, filled with inspriation and expertise from the front lines.


Multicultural Action Center Update spotlight
A round up of news, resources, funding opportunties and events covering a variety of topics to support diverse communities in mental health recovery.

March 2013

Get Set! National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month 2013 is Just around the Corner

To help you prepare and celebrate, NAMI and the National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) are coming together again this year to provide great national webinar series for interested individuals and organizations big and small:

History and Highlights: Learn about National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Wed., April 24, 1:00 pm EDT  register now

Are You Ready? Planning and Preparing for National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Wed., May 15, 1:00 pm EDT 
register now 

Our Strength and Support: Celebrating National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Wed., July 17, 1:00 pm EDT
register now 
    

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Link to National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month page


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Upcoming Events
12th annual Central Texas African American Family Support Conference, Hilton Austin Hotel, Feb. 16-17
2012 NAMI Convention, Seattle, June 27-30, “Think, Learn and Live: Wellness, Resiliency and Recovery.”

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New Resources
Multi-lingual NAMI fact sheet series on Asian American and Pacific Islander mental health (2011)
Final Data Collection Standards for Race, Ethnicity, Primary Language, Sex and Disability Status as required by the Affordable Care Act

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Multicultural News
“Organization Provides Resources and Support to Native Americans,” by Gwendolyn Packard, Co-Chair, Rain Cloud, featured on the NAMI Blog in honor of Native American Heritage Month 2011
New York Times profile of an inspiring NAMI leader, Keris Myrick, “A High-Profile Executive Job as Defense Against Mental Ills”

More Multicultural News...

Newsletters
Recovery for All May 2012
Recovery for All December 2011

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