The Mindful Advocate

May 2012 

Spreading HopeSpurring Action

Supporting FamiliesSaving Lives!

Table of ContentsTheme for May. . .Please help the MHA win $10,000!

Fred Foster and his friend Thomas wereintroduced by the MHA's Compeer programalmost 7 years ago.  Fred doesn't think ofhimself as a volunteer anymore; he andThomas are just friends.  To learn abouttheir friendship, .Read More

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May is Mental HealthAwareness Month        To download a calendar with themany MHA happenings this monthClick Here

Sign up today for your FREE Advocacy 101training on May 8th in preparation for 

in Raleigh on May 22, 2012.Advocacy Day 

Theme for May. . . 

This May as part of the annual Mental HealthMonth activities, the MHA is raisingawareness of trauma, the human and societalcosts, and how therapeutic techniques basedin neuroscience can mitigate these effectsand create dramatic changes in people’s lives. To learn more, visit  to hear fromour websitelocal trauma expert Sarah Greene, ACSW,LCSW.  And look-out for a video e-mailtomorrowfrom VideoEmailDelivery@talkfusion.com.

For a limited time, the MHA is selling a 3-discDVD set entitled "Meeting the Mental HealthNeeds of Refugees, Asylees, and Survivors ofTorture."  The DVDs capture a 2-part trainingseries hosted by the MHA, focused ondeveloping culturally competent,trauma-informed care for refugees.  Availableuntil June 5, !get yours today

 

 

A Member Agency 

 Please help the MHA win $10,000!Click on the link below to nominate us for this award for youth and family serving agencies.  Nominate the Mental Health Association’s ParentVOICE program for the chance to befeatured on Jimmie Johnson’s helmet, win $10,000 and more.  The Jimmie JohnsonFoundation is dedicated to assisting children, families and communities in need.  Nominations will be accepted until 5:00pm ET on Monday, May 7, 2012. Just click on this link andhttp://jimmiejohnsonfoundation.org/events/helmet-of-hope-2/submit a fan submission, utilizing the , suggested information but personalizing yourresponse to the final question, “why the charity is important to you.” In its fifth year, the Helmet of Hope program gives fans and media members across thecountry the opportunity to nominate their favorite charity to be featured on five-timeNASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson’s Sprint Cup helmet.  This year’s titlesponsor for Helmet of Hope is Blue Bunny Ice Cream.  In addition to being featured on thehelmet, each charity selected also receives a grant of $10,000 and a Blue Bunny ice creamparty.  

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