november/december2017 n e w s l e t t e r · movie: canvas the movie is 'canvas', an...
TRANSCRIPT
N E W S L E T T E R November/December2017
NAMI San Joaquin County
P.O. Box 448
Stockton, CA 95201
209.468.3755
namisanjoaquin.org
facebook.com/namisjcounty
Upcoming General Meeting Speakers General Meetings are held at 7pm right after the 5:30pm Family Support Group (all are welcome) meetings which take place at: S. J. Co. Behavioral Health — 1212 N. California St. Suite A — Stockton
Also in this issue:
Nominations for NAMI Board Member elections may be submitted by November 2, 2017 to: Larry Crain at the following e-mail: [email protected]
Find Help & Hope.
Movie: Canvas The movie is 'CANVAS', an Academy Award Winner, with Joe Pantoliano and Marcia Gay Harden. It was inspired by a true story of a family dealing with a wife's/mother's mental illness (schizophrenia).
Event: Potluck
Bring your favorite dish to celebrate the Holiday Season with your Fellow NAMI Members for a Potluck and cast your vote for the NAMI San Joaquin County Board Officer and Member Election.
NNOVEMBEROVEMBER 22NDND, , General Meeting DDECEMBERECEMBER 77THTH, , General Meeting
NAMI FaithNet 2
Mental Health Awareness Events 2
NAMI SJC Outreach Events 3
Connection Support Groups 3
Family Support Groups 4
We are strongest when we are united for the same cause. Our cause: Better lives for those affected by
mental illness. Become a NAMI Member!
NAMI SJC Board Members
Officers: President: Edna Ealey V. P.: Michael Fields Past President: Tasso Kandris
Secretary: Mike Miller Treasurer: Elizabeth Hess
Board of Directors: Heather Bradford Larry Crain Adriana Furuzawa Vacant Deborah Soares John Weston
Recovery Happens 2017 Gene Hardin was the speaker for the October General Meeting. Mr. Hardin serves on the CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL (CAPC) as a certified Mandated Reporter Trainer. Seeing the need to reach out to the community at large with the message of child abuse prevent ion , he assembled a team of people to write, build and create the vision that became THE LISA PROJECT EXHIBIT to raise awareness and educate on the social affliction of child abuse. The powerful LISA PROJECT has been exhibited in approxi-mately 100 California Cities bringing
awareness of the tremendous social impacts of child abuse in our neighborhoods. Mr. Hardin and his wife Lindy have 5 children ages 16-26 and live in Stockton.
Recovery Happens took place at S.J. Co. Be-havioral Health Services (SJCBHS) on California St. on Saturday, September 30, 2017. Many Mental Health organizations were represented by booths displaying services provided. Recognition was given to those in recovery for the length of time they have been substance free. There were raffle prizes donated by different agencies. The gift raffle prize donated by NAMI San Joaquin was “best of show”. Also, prizes were given to children in a dance contest. A speaker touted the Recovery Happens program and spoke of its success. Hot dogs and hamburgers were served to all who attended the event.
October General Meeting
Page 2
On September 18th, 2017 the California Memorial Project, 15th Annual Remembrance Day Ceremony took place at Stockton Rural Ceme-tery. In the photos below are Left to Right; NAMI Volunteer Outreach Co-ordinator Drew Strachan, Tony Anderson Execut ive Director (VMRC), BHS Consumer Outreach Coordinator Kerrie Melton, NAMI Volunteer Stacy Bullock and Peer Recovery Services Volunteer Linda Gomez. The next photo are of people who attended the event in front of the memorial Stone.
The first week in October 1st through 7th is Mental Illness Awareness Week. NAMI San Joaquin County in efforts to bring awareness to Mental Health in our community participated in an event hosted by Mountain House High School located in Mountain House, Ca near the city of Tracy. On October 2nd, 2017 NAMI San Joaquin County through community engage-
ment and outreach met with students in the quad for several periods throughout the day talking about and bringing awareness to Mental Health and the STIGMA that very often surrounds it. I had the pleasure of speaking to Charles Schallhorn’s (Teacher AP Psychology) 3rd and 7th period classes regarding my lived experience growing up with Mental Health Challenges, living in silence due
to
the fear of STIGMA. Mountain House High School will have one of the first NAMI High School Clubs on Campus in San Joaquin County, we signed up 48 students that day to join this club. Thanks to the collaborative efforts with the NCHS Club advisors Kris Olson and Charles Schallhorn and the support of Joni Hellstrom (Vice Prin-cipal) we look forward to working closely with our partners at Mountain
Mental Health Awareness Events House High School (NCHS). On October 3rd and 4th NAMI San Joaquin participated as part of Mental Illness Awareness Week kick off at San Joaquin Delta College community engagement through student outreach event in the quad. Delta College will be starting one of the first NAMI Col-lege Clubs on Campus in San Joaquin County with over 50 students signed up to join the club. In the following photo are Left to Right; NAMI Volun-teer Outreach Coordinator Drew Strachan, NAMI Volunteer Stacy Bullock, and in the next photo are
NAMI Volunteer Stacy Bullock, NAMI Board Member Heather Bradford, and NAMI Volunteer Rossi Bradford.
Abraham Lincoln o Winston Churchill o o o Kurt Cobain
Charles Dickens o Carrie Fisher… o People with Mental Illnesses Enrich Our Lives
What is it???
NAMI Connection is a recovery support group pro-gram for adults living with mental illness.
These groups provide a place that offers respect, understanding, encouragement, and hope in a casual and relaxed approach to sharing the challenges and successes of coping with mental illness. Meetings are held in Stockton and Manteca at:
SJC Behavioral Health 1212 N. Califor-nia 1st Thursday each month at 5:30 PM __________________________________
Wellness Center Group Saturday Connection
Free and confidential
Held weekly for 90 minutes
Designed to connect, encourage, and support participants using a structured support group model
Led by trained facilitators living in recovery.
Saturday’s 10:00am – 11:30am The Wellness Center 1109 N. California St., Stockton
Doctors Hospital of Manteca 1205 E. North St. - Manteca
1st Monday each month 6 - 7:30p.m. Contact: Kerrie 209-922-7846 or NAMISJC
Healthy Connections
35 E. 10th St., Suite. B2 - Tracy, Ca. 95376
Every Third Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:
Contact: the NAMI Office: (209) 468-3755
Page 3 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER2017
Connection Support Groups NAMI San Joaquin Outreach Events
www.facebook.com/namisjcounty
Manteca
Stockton
In the photo above at the Hilliard Community Carnival: Volunteers Back row left to right are Emma Esparza, Vanessa Fernandez and Dylan Payan Middle row: Mary Frances Front row left to right Beth Bortner and Wendy Knowles
In the photo on the left Record Day in the Park: NAMI SJ Volun-teers Emma Esparza, Lesley Carrillo, Vanessa Fernandez and Stacy Bull-ock
In the photo below National Night Out: Back row left to right are NAMI SJ Volunteers Emma Esparza, Vanessa Fernandez and Dylan Payan Front row left to right Taírance Kelly and Starlene Vazquez
Tracy
Please fill out the application form below and send it with your check of $35 . If you have already paid your dues THANK YOU!!
BECOME A NAMI
MEMBER TODAY!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
S t o c k t o n
NAMI SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY SUPPORT GROUPS & Board Meetings
3rd Thursday each month
Nov. 16 & Dec. 21 6:00 PM Meetings held at:
SJ Co. Behavioral Health 1212 N. California St. Ste A & B
Stockton, CA
Connection Support Group
Connection Support Group
1st Thursday each month Support Group Nov. 2 & Dec. 7
Family Support Group—5:30 PM —5:30 PM
General Meeting 7:00 PM (speakers see page 1)
Contact: Mary Ellen Cranston-Bennett 209-369-2594
The above meetings are held at: San Joaquin County Behavioral Health
1212 N. California St. Suite B—Stockton
Every Saturday 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
The Wellness Center 1109 N. California St., Stockton
3rd Wednesday each month
Nov. 15 & Dec. 20 6:00 PM San Joaquin County Behavioral Health
1212 N. California St. Suite A & B
Stockton, CA
T r a c y Family Support Group
4th Thursday each month except holidays*:
Nov. 16* & Dec. 28 6:00 PM
Contact: Irene Sherman 209-368-1469
Or Joselyn Spurgeon 209-369-5936 Location: Lodi Avenue Baptist Church Fellowship Hall—2301 W. Lodi Avenue Lodi, CA 95242
Down the street from Raley’s
L o d i
Page 4
NAMI SJC Membership Drive Use the form on this letter to submit your renewal or new
membership dues. Your membership and support are essential to NAMI San Joaquin County and enable our affiliate to provide education, support, advocacy and to grow.
Connection Support Group
Family Support Group Coming Soon!!! Will meet the 3rd Monday* each month
call the NAMI office 468-3755
Location: Doctors Hospital of Manteca 1205 E. North St. - Manteca
Nov./Dec. No Meeting
1st Monday* each month 6 - 7:30p.m. Nov. 6 & Dec. 4 6:30 PM
Contact: Kerrie 209-922-7846 or NAMISJ Location:
Doctors Hospital of Manteca 1205 E. North St. - Manteca except holidays* S.J. Co. Behavioral Health Services
Family Advocate: Richard Black 209-401-6087
NAMI SJ Board Mtgs.
SJC Behavioral Health Board Mtgs.
Spanish Support Group Contact Zuleima Flores for dates & time
Contact: Zuleima Flores
(209) 955-9098
Email: [email protected]
Location: SJC Behavioral Health
1212 N. California St. Suite B Stockton
M a n t e c a
ME
MB
ER
SH
IP A
PP
LIC
AT
ION
New
Mem
ber
R
enew
al
Gen
eral
Mem
ber
. . . . . . . . . . …
……
….…
.... . .$
40
Op
en D
oo
r (L
imit
ed I
nco
me)
. . . . . . …
…..
. . .$
5
Fam
ily M
emb
ersh
ip . . . . . . …
……
……
…... . . .$6
0
NA
ME
: _
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
___
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
_
ST
RE
ET
:__
___
__
__
__
__
__
__
___
___
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
_
CIT
Y: _
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
___
___
__
__
__
_ Z
IP:_
__
__
__
__
_
PH
ON
E:_
___
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
C
EL
L:_
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
E
MA
IL:_
___
__
__
__
__
__
___
__
__
___
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
_
AD
DIT
ION
AL
DO
NA
TIO
N
P
leas
e co
nsi
der
giv
ing
an a
dd
itio
nal
$25 o
r m
ore
to
NA
MI
San
Joaq
uin
Co
un
ty. Y
our
do
nat
ion
sup
po
rts
our
loca
l se
rvic
es f
or
tho
se w
ith
men
tal ill
nes
s an
d t
hei
r fa
mily
mem
ber
s.
$__
___
___
__
To
tal
En
clo
sed
Mak
e c
heck
s p
ayab
le t
o:
NA
MI
San
Jo
aquin
Co
un
ty o
r jo
in o
nlin
e at
ww
w.n
am
isan
joaq
uin
.org
I
am
in
tere
sted
in
vo
lun
teer
ing
for
NA
MI
San
Jo
aquin
Co
un
ty. P
leas
e co
nta
ct m
e at
th
e
ab
ove
addre
ss/p
ho
ne/
Em
ail.
PL
EA
SE
MA
IL T
HIS
FO
RM
TO
:
N
AM
I San
Jo
aquin
Co
un
ty
P
.O. B
ox
448
Sto
ckto
n, C
A 9
5201
NA
MI
Joaq
uin
Cou
nty
is a
501(c
)(3)
nonp
rofit
org
aniz
atio
n. A
ll co
n-
trib
utio
ns a
re t
ax d
educ
tibl
e to
the
ex
tent
allo
wed
by
law
.
Connection Support Group
Family Support Group 1st Monday each month— Nov. 6 & Dec. 4 6:30 PM
Location: 35 E. 10th St., Suite B2 Tracy
Third Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:
Nov. 15 & Dec. 20 6:00 PM
Contact: the NAMI Office: (209) 468-3755