Events & Resources May 2023
DMH Wants to Hear from You on New Crisis Response
We invite our readers to briefly share your stories, good or bad, about touch points with 988, the Behavioral Health Help Line (BHHL), and the Community Behavioral Healthcare Centers(CBHCs). Please send your stories/experiences to our email address: nami.cmsx@gmail.com. NAMI Central Middlesex board member Ivy Pompeii will share them with the Massachusetts DMH committee on the new crisis response programs.
Northeast Recovery Learning Community Groups
Our team has expanded our groups to bring variety to our peers. The “Weekly NERLC Groups” can be used to log in directly to our virtual groups with just a click on the link. For our live groups, the addresses are on the links. We hope you enjoy the new way of accessing our groups. All Northeast Recovery Learning Community (NERLC) activities are conducted with support from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Department of Mental Health-Recovery Learning Community.
Monthly flyers: https://bit.ly/41TDGvF
Weekly groups: https://bit.ly/3Vk5qHi
For more on the NERLC contact us: nilp.org/nerlc/
Kiva Centers: MA Certified Peer Specialist Training
Class dates: July 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27, – August 1, 3, 8, 10
Online, twice a week, Tuesdays & Thursdays
Classes are from 9 am - 4 pm and attendance is required
Deadline to apply: May 5, 2023
Apply for Kiva Centers CPS Training
NAMIWalks Mass: 19th Annual Walk
When: Saturday, May 20, 9 am - 1 pm
Where: Artesani Park, 1255 Soldiers Field Road, Brighton, MA 02135
Join us for our 19th Annual NAMIWalks Massachusetts!
Interested in volunteering for the walk?
Register for NAMIWalks Mass today
Family Support Group Facilitator Training
When: Saturday, June 10 - Sunday, June 11
Time: 8:45 am - 6 pm
We are looking for individuals who are interested in being trained to be Family Support Group Facilitators. NAMI Family Support Group is a free, peer-led, confidential support group for family members, caregivers, and loved ones of individuals living with mental illness. Interested and able to attend both days of the training? Email Ilya Cherkasov at icherkasov@namimass.org to register.
May Sharing Our Stories Presentation
When: Thursday, May 4, 5 – 6 pm
Register for May SOS presentation
May In Our Own Voice Presentation
When: Tuesday, May 2, 5 – 6 pm
Register for May IOOV presentation
Parent/Professional Advocacy League: 12th Annual Virtual Conference
When: Friday, May 19, 9 am - 3 pm
The Keynote Speaker will be Elizabeth Sweet, Public Health Advisor from SAMHSA's Office of Recovery and a mom with lived experience! After the keynote, the conference will continue with morning and afternoon workshops on a wide variety of topics within Children's Mental Health. Enjoy a day of learning and leave feeling inspired and connected. Read more and register to attend PPAL's Conference
Healthy Minds With Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein on PBS
“Healthy Minds” with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein of Brain & Behavior Research Foundation aims to remove the stigma of mental illness. The goal of Healthy Minds is to inspire conversations about mental illness, provide understandable information and resources for viewers, and demonstrate that, with help, there is hope. Shown throughout New Hampshire into Boston and Vermont on New Hampshire PTV, Sundays at 4 am, 5/14/2023. To find it online, go to: pbs.org/show/healthy-minds-with-dr-jeffrey-borenstein
Calendar
Refer to the Support Group page of our website to find contact details.
Thursday, May 4: Teen to Adult Parent Support Group (TTAPS), 7 – 8:30 pm
Monday, May 8: NAMI Central Middlesex Steering Committee Meeting, 7 pm. Contact us if you would like to participate: nami.cmsx@gmail.com
Tuesday, May 9: Family Support Group, Acton/Littleton, 7 – 8:30 pm
Tuesday, May 9: Family Support Group, Winchester, 6:45 – 8:45 pm
Thursday, May 11: Family Support Group, Burlington, 7:30 – 8:45 pm
Thursday, May 18: Teen to Adult Parent Support Group (TTAPS), 7 – 8:30 pm
Saturday, May 20: NAMIWalks Massachusetts at Artesani Park in Brighton, MA, 9 am - 1 pm.
Tuesday, May 23: Family Support Group, Acton/Littleton, 7 – 8:30 pm
Tuesday, May 30: Family Support Group, Bedford, 7:30 – 9 pm
Thursday, June 1: Teen to Adult Parent Support Group (TTAPS), 7 – 8:30 pm
Monday, June 12: NAMI Central Middlesex Steering Committee Meeting, 7 pm. Contact us if you would like to participate: nami.cmsx@gmail.com
NAMI Central Middlesex Board of Directors 2023
All current board members may be contacted through the affiliate email address, namicmsx@gmail.com.
President: Lori Krinsky
Vice President: Open
Secretary: Rachel Krebs
Treasurer: Jennie Payne
Community Outreach Coordinator: Judy McKendry
NAMIWalks Coordinator: Tom Scurfield
Advocacy Coordinator: Lori Krinsky
Support & Education Coordinator: Ivy Pompei
Board Member at Large: Dee Febba
Board Member at Large: Kristin Howell
Board Member at Large: Dawn Bentley