VOL. XXXIV, NO. 1 WINTER 2018
Maren Writes IN THIS ISSUE Maren Peterson, Executive Director NAMI Basics Intro Dear friends, Looking around the room as the speakers shared their stories, I was Iris Place Staff Showcase This winter, NAMI Fox struck by the obvious impact that the Valley introduced testimonials were having on the Education Corner Community Connections, audience. It is easy to see what evidence 2017 Donors a quarterly series of mental has proven to be true time and time health education opportunities for all again: the most powerful tool for Be Kind community members. Each quarterly breaking down stigma is sharing gathering will offer a 90-minute personal stories. And this brings me to a Donation Form presentation regarding a particular request... Announcements mental health related topic. The presentations are hosted at NAMI Fox We are very lucky at NAMI Fox Valley Valley's downtown office, providing an to have a great group of volunteer opportunity to familiarize community speakers who add impact and depth to members with our agency and the our educational programming by sharing resources we offer. Please take a look at their stories with audiences large and the back page of this newsletter to learn small. But I know that there are many more! more of you reading this who have walked amazing journeys and have As I write this, we have just completed stories to share that could help in the the first Community Connections effort to break down stigma. If you are presentation, titled "Breaking Stigma one of those people, I urge you to reach Upcoming events Through Telling Your Story." The out to us and to join our volunteer team. program focused on the importance of We provide training on how to tell your March personal advocacy as a tool for breaking story in an empowering and impactful Taking Care of YOU! stigma surrounding mental illness. Along way and would love to work with you to Honest, Open & Proud Training with an introductory discussion, do so! Family-to-Family Begins participants heard testimonials from April three individuals who spoke about their Warmly, NAMI Basics Begins personal journeys to living well with May mental health challenges. Peer-to-Peer Begins Creating Hope for Faith Leaders Seeking Donations for "Baskets of Hope" Raffle & Silent Auction Community Connection Series As part of our annual summer dinner event in July, we will be Youth Mental Health First Aid holding our "Baskets of Hope" silent auction and raffle. We are June seeking donations of gift certificates and other gift items that we Family-to-Family Begins assemble into our raffle baskets or use for a silent auction. We also invite you to create and donate your own themed gift basket. Drop off your donations at NAMI FV anytime! Please visit Please contact Kelly for more information: www.namifoxvalley.org [email protected] or (920) 954-1550 for more details. Introducing: NAMI Basics NAMI Basics is a free, six-session program designed for parents and other family caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties. This program helps NEW! participants understand the illnesses that are causing those behaviors, and the critical role families play in the treatment of those illnesses. The program is taught by trained teams who are also the parents or caregivers of children who experienced emotional or behavioral difficulties prior to age 13. This course is inclusive of almost all "aspects of family and child resources. I could have spent a lifetime getting all this information on my own. I feel supported, strong and ready to go forward. " NAMI Basics Class: Mondays, April 9-May 14, 2018, 6:00-8:30 p.m. @ NAMI FV For more information or to register, please call Lisa at (920)954-1550 or visit: www.namifoxvalley.org/education/namibasics
Iris Place Staff Showcase Val Neff, Iris Place Assistant Program Director My time with NAMI Fox Valley began as a volunteer with NAMI Fox Valley and Iris Place specifically are the Ending the Silence program, where I was really struck by so important to me because I’ve seen what the how impactful the testimonials were for the high school alternatives are. Many of the people that I students. When NAMI Fox Valley offered its first New Hope support aren’t used to being told that recovery is Peer Specialist class, I knew that I wanted to be a part of it. an option for them. They aren’t used to being That class re-defined my views on how to support and sit treated with respect and mutuality. Working at with people in hard spaces. Iris Place allows me to take the time to really get to know people as the unique and incredible I happened to graduate right as NAMI Fox Valley’s new individuals that they are, and my coworkers are peer-run respite was establishing its advisory board and hiring always helping me to learn and grow in my for its management positions. I decided to take a chance and practice. apply for the House Manager position and it has ended up being a more life-changing experience than I could have ever I also love that I’m able to co-facilitate support anticipated. In July, my position title was changed to Iris groups that are near and dear to my heart, like Place Assistant Director, which means that I spend more time the Young Adult Support and Transition group taking care of the administrative needs of the program and in and the Alternatives to Suicide group. I’m a more supervisory role with the peer companions. However, grateful to be able to help create spaces for I still find plenty of time to support people who stay at Iris people to talk about things that they might Place and call our warm line, which is very important to me. normally keep to themselves because of stigma.
Iris Place Peer Run Respite Iris Place provides a safe and welcoming environment that offers an opportunity for individuals experiencing emotional distress or crisis to grow and change through the support of others with lived experience. Free to all Wisconsin adults (18 & over), who want and need peer support to navigate emotional distress or crisis related to mental health and/or substance use. Offers a short-term stay (up to 7 nights) in a home-like healing environment Provides hope & healing through 24/7/365 peer support Is a self-directed, strengths-based, holistic respite Questions? Need Assistance? Contact the Iris Place Warm Line: (920) 815-3217
Education Corner
Next Family-to-Family Class Starts in March Register for Honest, Open, Proud Training NAMI Family-to-Family is a 12-session educational Honest, Open, Proud is a training to help eliminate program for family, significant others and friends of the stigma of mental illness by learning to tell one's people living with mental illness. The class, which is own story of living with a mental health condition. offered at no cost to participants, is a designated This training helps participants look at the story evidence-based program. they have been telling themselves, discern helpful and hurtful self-attitudes, and analyze the pros and Family-to-Family is taught by NAMI-trained family cons of disclosing in different settings to different members who have been there, and includes people. presentations, discussion and interactive exercises.
Next Family-to-Family Class: Next Honest, Open, Proud Training: Tuesdays, March 27-June 5, 2018 March 3, 2018 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Next Peer-to-Peer Class Starts in May Register This ten-week education course focuses on recovery and is for any individual with a mental illness. The For more information or to register, course is taught by individuals with lived experience and is offered at no charge to participants. contact Lisa at (920) 954-1550, Participants gain knowledge regarding mental email [email protected] or visit illnesses, strategies for personal and interpersonal awareness, coping skills and self-care. www.namifoxvalley.org/education.
Next Peer-to-Peer Class: NAMI Fox Valley Thursdays, May 3-July 5, 2018 211 E. Franklin Street 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Appleton, WI 54911
Our NAMI Talks Speakers' Bureau presentations are conducted by individuals NEED A affected by mental illness who integrate their personal stories into the presentation. SPEAKER ON The presentations offered by the Speakers' Bureau are designed to break stigma and to MENTAL educate and increase awareness about the true nature of mental illness. Powerful and HEALTH hopeful, this sharing of recovery stories is appropriate for all audiences from the AWARENESS? classroom to the boardroom. Participants in the NAMI Talks Speakers' Bureau include adults, young adults, and teens living with mental illness, as well as family members whose loved ones live with mental illness. Available topics include (among others): Mental Illness, ACES Study, Contact Ann! Trauma Informed Care, and Youth Mental Illness. (920) 954-1550 [email protected] For more information and questions, please contact our Community Engagement Director, Ann Jadin. Thank you to our 2017 supporting businesses, organizations and donors!
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We are excited to announce that Vicki Rivera, who has been with NAMI Fox Valley for two years as a Peer Companion at Iris Place, has moved into the position of Recovery Specialist. In her new role, Vicki coordinates the operation of the agency's support and education programs for individuals who live with mental illness.
Vicki, a certified peer specialist, received her undergraduate degree in psychology and human services from Upper Iowa University and her LGBTQ Mental Health Certificate from the University of Milwaukee. She and her wife, Lydia, have four children and a granddaughter. In her spare time, Vicki enjoys photography, gardening and walking her three dogs. Vicki's contact information is: [email protected] or (920) 954-1550 ext. 203
Waupaca County Update NAMI Fox Valley support groups are now offered in Waupaca County!
Family Support Group Third Monday of the Month, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Location: Waupaca Regional Center, FVTC Rm. 118, 1979 Godfrey Dr., Waupaca, WI 54981 NAMI Fox Valley Family Support Groups are peer-led support groups for family members, caregivers and loved ones of individuals living with mental illness. The hallmark of a NAMI support group is leveraging the collective knowledge and experience of the other participants.
Teen Support Group 2nd & 4th Mondays, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, 206 E. Badger St., Waupaca, WI 54981 Teen Support Groups are designed for teens, ages 14 to 18 (must be in high school), who are experiencing mental health challenges and are looking for a supportive environment to learn coping skills, build resiliency, and connect and socialize with peers experiencing similar struggles.
New Hope Support Group 1st Wednesday, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Location: Waupaca Area Public Library, 107 S. Main St., Waupaca, WI 54981 We offer confidential support groups for adults living with mental illness or mental health challenges at no charge to participants. Participants learn from each others’ experiences, share coping strategies, and offer each other understanding and encouragement. The groups are led by trained facilitators who also live with mental illness.
For more information on Waupaca programs, contact Lisa Schiller at [email protected] or (920) 954-1550. More information on NAMI Fox Valley's support groups can be found at: www.namifoxvalley.org/support-groups. NAMI Fox Valley Newsletter 211 E. Franklin Street Appleton, WI 54911
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NEW! Community Connections Series
NAMI Fox Valley is proud to offer new quarterly presentations available to all community members! These presentations will cover an array of topics and are all held at NAMI Fox Valley in Appleton. For more information or to register, please contact Lisa Schiller at [email protected] or (920) 954-1550.
Crisis Management & Suicide Prevention: Monday, May 7, 2018 at NAMI Fox Valley 6:00 to 7:30 PM This training teaches best practices and techniques in nonviolent crisis de-escalation to support someone in a crisis related to mental illness or suicide. Brain physiology, grounding approaches, and the opportunity to problem solve to apply techniques through case scenarios will be reviewed.
Living Well in Recovery: Monday, October 1, 2018 at NAMI Fox Valley 6:00 to 7:30 PM This recovery education program is presented by individuals affected by mental illness who share their personal stories. The presentations are a practical tool to educate and increase awareness about the true nature of mental illness while also breaking down stigma.
Tips for A Stress Free Holiday Season: Monday, December 3, 2018 at NAMI Fox Valley 6:00 to 7:30 PM The holiday season can be a very stressful time for many people; participants will learn to manage the holidays and the seasons through experiential activities. Shop our "be kind" store!
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