What’s “new at NAMI NH” Newsletter
November 2006
News to distribute and share with your groups and classes
This newsletter is currently sent to leaders, teachers, NAMI NH staff and board members, so please make copies, or forward emails to add members to the distribution list.
Upcoming Events-
Work on the NAMI NH strategic plan continues. Three teams have been formed to work on 3 specific areas. Affiliate leader and teacher input is vital to this process. If it is of interest to you to join one of these planning teams, or you just have questions about the process, please let us know. Teams are looking at ways to strengthen the relationship between affiliates and board and state office, increase NAMI NH visability, strengthen programs, improve financial sustainability and be proactive in influencing public policy.
Attached is an article from the Keene Sentinel that Becca Lawrence forwarded to us, it is well worth the read, it would be great to get press like this in all our NH papers!
Affiliate News-
Letters to Affiliate Groups-
Letters have been sent to affiliate leaders regarding Support Group Facilitator Training to be held in Feb and March. Along with this letter there is a questionnaire asking leaders if we can assist them in developing group education or any area that the group feels they would like help with. Enclosed with the letter will also be a copy of the criteria for a NAMI NH support group. This is the same criteria letter that has been sent out in the past.
This is a list of what many of our groups are doing:
Manchester Adult Group- October Education Meeting: Nutrition Impact of various foods and medications- Dr. Jeff Sager
November- Education Meeting: Supported Employment- Ed Bailey
Nashua Adult Group- October Educational Meeting- Katie Merrill from Community council on Treatment options for people with a mental illness including group and individual therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy
Portsmouth Adult Group- October Educational Meeting- Erik Potts and Ann Butenhof spoke on Financial and Estate Planning.
Littleton Adult Group- October Educational Meeting- Meet the Candidates:7 candidates for the legislature were in attendance. Candidates and Family members shared their thoughts and needs.
Peterborough Adult Group- Andy Fredericks: Liason to the group from Monadnock Family Services.
Salem Adult Group- Speakers: Elder from Bob the DBSA group in Hampstead and Ken Braiterman IOOV.
NAMI Affiliate Web Pages
Groups have requested ideas for how to represent themselves on the web without having to create an entire website. The NAMI NH website can have affiliate pages added so that each group can have its own page and can list upcoming events, such as educational meetings, F2F or VFT classes, community events of interest, health fairs, important legislation or their annual holiday party! At the top of each affiliate page we will list the group information just as it is now listed on the support group pages.
We are working to get this up and going in the next several weeks. Please forward any group information to be posted on your page, directly to Monica in our NAMI NH office. Monica can be reached by email at mdenham@naminh.org, please copy the email to myself as well.
When communicating with Monica, please be clear which group you represent and if it is the adult or parent group.
Walk Totals-
The totals are finally in. This years NAMI NH walk brought in $110,000.00!
Although the weather was extremely wet, we estimate 250 showed up to walk.
Thanks to all who donated time, energy and funds to help make this walk a success!!
Affiliate Team Totals:
Geri’s Gems/Manchester Adult Support Group-$17,270.00
NAMIAMY- Nashua Adult Support Group-$325.00
Seacoast Striders/Portsmouth Support Group- $2193.00
North of the Notch Rocks/Littleton Support Group- $8121.00
Concord NAMI Affiliate- $590.00
J&J JourneyMates/Manchester Parent Support Group-$825.00
Nashua Parents Meeting the Challenge/Parent Support Group-$990.00
Mon Ami/Peterborough Adult Support Group- $145.00
For all the team totals and pictures of walk day, please go to www.naminh.org
Each Affiliate will receive a check for 10% of the teams totals, this money will be distributed by the end of the month.
New Groups-
Introductory meetings are being held in both Laconia and Piermont with hopes of attracting enough parents to start “Parents Meeting the Challenge” Groups.
F2F-
Classes are still on going in both Bedford and Nashua.
For 2007 our goal is to train new teachers for F2F. We will be actively seeking candidates, please be on the lookout for people that you think would be great F2F teachers.
Needed……..
NAMI NH needs to thank all teachers, leaders and volunteers for their passion and commitment!
Reminder-
This Affiliate Newsletter and Biannual meeting minutes can be found posted on the NAMI NH webpage at www.naminh.org, click on “News” on the black horizontal line and then click on Affiliate news on the left side.
Thanks, Annette
Please contact me with questions, needs, and news of your groups and classes
at acarbonneau@naminh.org or 1-800-242-6264 ext 25.
NAMI NH 15 Green St., Concord, NH 03301
Fax- 228-8848
