Fall 2012 Newsletter
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The Voice FALL 2012 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 3 National Alliance On Mental Illness MISSION: To empower persons aff ected by mental illness and their family members to achieve a better quality of life by providing them with mutual support, practical information, referral, advocacy and educational resources. NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR –SUMMER TO FALL CELEBRATING NAMIWALKS 2012! • The Cleveland Clinic Center for Behavioral goal is to “advocate for social issues, policy, NAMI Greater Cleveland’s 2012 Walk was a Health, our Presenting Sponsor, (Dan and legislation”- she also aspires to be a tremendous success due to the hard work Karchmer and Dr. George Tesar) motivational speaker. Ms. Murphy became of so many volunteers. • University Hospital’s Department of interested in social work due to early life The weather broke just in time to give us Psychiatry, our Major Sponsor (Dr. experiences such as seeing how her mother a beautiful view of the city skyline and Robert Ronis) was treated by the welfare system. She is open in sharing about her recovery from out onto Lake Erie so our 1,200+ walkers • WKYC TV – 3 our Media Sponsor alcohol and drug addiction-she has been could march thru downtown Cleveland (Amanda Barren) in recovery for over 12 years. Nadine is the raising awareness about mental illness and • Murtis Taylor Human Services Center mental health. We’re currently on target to mother of two, Petrice and Reginald, and (Lovell Custard) who donated vans for has two grandsons, Maurice and Jacque. We meet our goal of raising $165,000 thanks to shuttles to parking lots our sponsors, walkers and Team Captains have already seen how Nadine fi ts in so well that helped to build their walk teams and • Konica Minolta (Dave Robinson), who with the NAMI staff and volunteers, and her raise funds to support NAMI programs. donated almost all of our printing compassion for families and individuals with Congratulations and thank you to those • Amanda Barren, Honorary Chair mental illness. We are fortunate to have Nadine as part of the NAMIGC team. who held pre and post walk fundraisers • Chuck Germana, Business Chair like Kris and John Cipolla, Ben Miladin, • Anne Schleicher, Family Chair Bob and Mary Spada, Kari Kepic, PROJECT TO SERVE STUDENTS AT • Brianna Johnson, Junior Business Chair Chris Young and Anne Schleicher. And CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE • Interns: Annie Trostel, Claire thanks to our Board of Directors and Northeast Ohio Medical University’s Sonneborn, Ben Seeley and Earl the Medical Advisory Board, for helping (NEOMED) Program for Campus Safety and duChossois with sponsorships, building their own walk Mental Health has awarded NAMIGC a grant teams, and assisting with fundraisers. Thus Amanda Barren, WKYC TV 3 reporter was to provide services to special populations far, thru November 6, we’ve raised over on hand to do a story on the event which at Tri-C including student veterans. NAMI $160,000, and there’s still time to donate. So aired later that day. will work together with several diff erent many thank yous to go around but most of Congratulations to Nadine Murphy, NAMI departments, including Veterans Aff airs, all to Bridget Murphy, our Special Events Social Work intern, who won the 50/50 ACCESS (Students with disabilities), the Coordinator who makes the event come to r a ffl e ! Counseling Department and the Student life each year. I wish I could mention each Please help us reach our goal - we have Aff airs offi ce. The project is designed to and every individual and organization who until November 15th! If you would like to educate and increase the awareness of gave so graciously to help us this year!! The volunteer, or if you have suggestions for mental illness and mental health issues on following lists some of the leading players next years walk please call Bridget Murphy campus for students, faculty and school in the 2012 NAMI Walk. at 216.875.0266. administrators. Again, thank you to each and every one of you who contributed to the walk this year, NAMI TO PARTNER WITH THE BeST our 10th annual, the best walk we’ve ever CENTER AND MURTIS TAYLOR had. NAMI Greater Cleveland is collaborating WELCOME TO NADINE MURPHY, with the BeST Center (Best Practices in SOCIAL WORK INTERN AT NAMIGC Schizophrenic Treatment) and Murtis Taylor NAMI welcomes Cleveland State University Human Services Center to be a part of their student, Nadine Murphy who will be an “Building on Family Strengths: Support, intern with us through April 2013. Nadine Education and Advocacy”. Knowing that will focus her work with the Multicultural family education and support helps to Outreach Program and the Helpline. Her reduce relapse and re-hospitalization for Amanda Barren & Anne Schleicher Views expressed in this newsletter are those of the writers and not necessarily those of our offi cers, staff or funding sources. New(s) (con’t) individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia services available locally. spectrum disorders, NAMIGC will offer its Thus far, interviews with staff, board Individuals with experience in engaging “Understanding Mental Illness” program to members and community stakeholders families, building partnerships among family members identified by the clinical have been completed. A final plan, due out local community agencies, with strong staff at Murtis Taylor. Plans are to begin in November, will help us to recruit, train, written and oral communications skills; the project in November. The BeST Center retain, evaluate and celebrate volunteers at who are flexible, energetic, willing to travel is in the Department of Psychiatry at the NAMI. throughout Ohio, are able to empathize NEOMED. Please see page 9 for details. with the needs of these families, and who possess a Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 MEMBERSHIP GROWS MACY’S TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO years of experience in the mental health SUPPORT WOMEN’S PROGRAMS Chris Young has agreed to become the or child serving system or comparable chair of the Membership Committee, A new funder for NAMIGC, Macy’s will help experience may apply. Some evenings and taking over for Mike Dusseau, who did to support the following projects in 2013: week-ends may be required. Salary range is an exemplary job in his two years as chair, $40,000 - $43,000 plus benefits. • A Women’s Empowerment Support increasing membership from 600 to 800 & Education Group: This group will Qualified individuals should send a resume members. Mike will be best known for his and references to NAMI Ohio, 1225 Dublin meet weekly for 8 sessions for women idea and implementation of instituting low who have experienced Post Traumatic Road, Suite 125, Columbus, Ohio 43215 or or no cost memberships (“Open Door”) by e-mail to [email protected]. All Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other mental for patients at psychiatric facilities we illnesses, the majority of whom have submissions must be received by October visit as part of our “Hospital Networking”. 31, 2012. Equal Opportunity Employer. experienced verbal, physical and sexual Support Group members who cannot abuse. afford membership dues are also offered • Depression in Women Open Door memberships. Mike intends to EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WITH Psychoeducation Sessions: This focus more on his role in the development NAMI NATIONAL’S “CENTER OF program will be presented in conjunction committee for NAMIGC. Chris will work EXCELLENCE” with Urban Minority Alcoholism and with the membership committee on NAMI National has posted an employment Drug Abuse Outreach Programs increasing Family Memberships and opportunity on the NAMI website for a (UMADAOP) and the Hough Collaborative having organizations and professional senior manager with the NAMI Center for Network in the Hough neighborhood of joining as NAMIGC “associates”. If you Excellence. They are looking for a talented Cleveland. recall, we followed NAMI national’s professional who will provide technical • Living Independently with prerequisite, as part of the Standards of assistance and resources to NAMI State Depression and Anxiety: This support Excellence program, and now offer only Organizations and NAMI Affiliates, helping and education project will be launched two categories of membership, General them build organizational capacity and in conjunction with the Rape Crisis Memberships at $35 per year, and Open achieve the goals of the NAMI Standards of Center of Cleveland and will target Door memberships at $3. Excellence. Hispanic/Latino women already involved with the Center due to traumatic NAMI OHIO UPDATES - POSITION GET WELL WISHES FOR CINDY experiences involving rape and/or ANNOUNCEMENT Best wishes to volunteer Cindy Korzun domestic violence. The National Alliance on Mental Illness of who is recuperating from an illness. Each of We look forward to collaborating with Ohio (NAMI Ohio) and the Ohio Federation us at NAMIGC hopes for a speedy recovery. these organizations in serving these unique for Children’s Mental Health (OFFCMH) Please keep her in your thoughts. populations affected by mental illness. have an opening for a Family Support Field Administrator. The Family Support Field Again, many thanks for all you do in VOLUNTEER PROJECT UNDERWAY Administrator is responsible for creating contributing to NAMI Greater Cleveland sustainable local systems of support among Roseanne Deucher, from Business and raising awareness about mental illness/ families that are struggling to cope with Volunteers Unlimited has begun work on health! issues relating to their child’s mental health our volunteer project, part of a strategy and/or emotional disorder. Additionally, within our current strategic plan designed the Family Support Field Administrator Yours and best, to: will be responsible for helping to unite • increase the expertise and proficiency of the voices of families that NAMI Ohio and volunteers OFFCMH advocate for, so that the services • increase the quality of programs and and supports families want and need are 2 Voice Fellowship Award to Karen Curlis NAMI Greater Cleveland Peer-to-Peer Mentor and Fellows are consumer/peer leaders in the behavioral health Speaker Bureau member Karen Curlis recently community who demonstrate that recovery is possible.