April 2015 NAMI Charleston Area Newsletter

April 2015
Meetings and Events Schedule
Third Monday of the Month
NAMI Board Meeting
Board meeting will be held on Monday, April
6th at 6:00pm @ Seacoast Church.
Second Monday of the Month
th
Support: 6:00 PM April 13
Consumer and
groups meet.
family
member
support
Selena Wilson, Chief Program Officer of
One80 Place will be the educational
speaker. Ms. Wilson will be speaking about
the services offered by One80 Place
(formerly Crisis Ministries).
Seacoast Church, 2049 Savannah Hwy,
Suite H, Charleston, SC 29414-5323. The
receptionist inside the main entrance will
assist in directing you to the proper room.
Support: 6:00 PM April 20th
Consumer and
groups meet.
family
member
support
Bethany United Methodist Church
118 West Third South Street, Summerville
First Tuesday of the Month
Support: 6:00 PM April 7th
Consumer and
groups meet.
family
member
support
Moncks Corner Baptist Church
500 E. Main Street, Moncks Corner
First Thursday of the Month
Support: 6:00 PM April 2nd.
Every Wednesday at 1:30pm NAMI
Connection Support Group meets
Family Support in Trailer #21
Consumer Support in Trailer #23
th
Apr. 1st, Apr. 8th, Apr. 15 , Apr. 22nd, Apr.
29th.
For those people in recovery with mental
illness.
Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center
2100 Charlie Hall Blvd., Charleston
Seacoast Church
750 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant
Enter from Egypt Road
Call Joann at 843-871-1009 or e-mail at
[email protected] for more info
NAMI Charleston Area
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NAMI Charleston Area Newsletter is published monthly
By: NAMI Charleston Area, 303 Monarch Court,
Charleston, SC 29414-9053 Phone (843) 871-1009.
Comments or suggestions for articles may be sent to the
editor at 1913 Sandcroft Drive Charleston SC 29407 or email at [email protected].
Website: http://www.nami.org/sites/namicharlestonarea
Webmaster: Larry Debevec
NAMI Charleston Area Board of Directors
Officers
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Eric Hansen
Jane Wright
Robert Taylor
Joan Gaetke
Membership: Ron Rzepkowski
Newsletter Editor: Martha Roddy
Library: Joan Gaetke
Program Chairperson: Joann Monnin-Debevec
NAMI SC Board member: Joan Herbert
Notice of Newly Elected Officers
At the March 9th meeting, elections
were held for the upcoming year. Eric
Hansen was elected President and
Jane Wright as Vice President. For
another year Robert Taylor will
serve as Treasurer and Joan Gaetke
as Secretary.
Best Wishes to our newly elected
officers.
Joyce Brown and Angie Martin
both benefits specialists at Charleston
Mental Health Center spoke at our
educational meeting in March. They
answered many questions regarding
Social Security Income and Social
Security Disability Income guidelines,
qualifications and procedures in filing
for benefits.
Many thanks Joyce and Angie !
NAMI Charleston Area
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SPRING PICNIC!!!!!!!!!!!
Come join us for a picnic lunch at Mixson Barn in North Charleston on Saturday 4/25/15. Lunch will be served at 2:00 p.m. We’ll be grilling burgers and hotdogs and providing carry in dishes. Link to google map below
https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Barn/@32.875761,79.994599,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x584875a07423c0bf
NAMI Charleston Area
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TIENE UN SER QUERIDO CON DESORDEN MENTAL? HAY ESPERANZA!
Esquizofrenia, Trastorno Bipolar, Trastorno Obsesivo-‐Cumpulsivo,Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático, Trastorno Fronterizo de la Personalidad, Trastorno Depresivo Severo, Trastorno de Pánico, Trastorno Maniaco-‐Depresivo, Trastornos Cerebrales EXISTE AYUDA GRATIS con “De Familia a Familia” QUE: Programa educativo de 12 clases en español para "Familiares" de adultos con enfermedades mentales. Este curso es dirigido por miembros de familiares entrenados por NAMI (Alianza Nacional sobre Enfermedades Mentales).
CUANDO: Martes y Jueves, desde Abril 7 a Mayo 14, 2015 de 6:00-‐8:30 pm LUGAR: MUSC, Instituto de Siquiatría, 5to piso Norte, Salon de Clase # 526 DIRECCION: 67 President St. Charleston, SC 29425. (esquina de President St. y Doughty St.) Jonathan Lucas parqueo para carros COMO: Contactar Maritza Foster 843-‐552-‐9281. [email protected] Maria Fernanda Silva 843-‐637-‐0454. [email protected] GRATIS: Material incluído por NAMI. NAMI Charleston Area
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Is Your Loved One Suffering From a Mental Illness? Is Spanish Your Primary Language? The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) understands that depression, schizophrenia, bi-‐polar illness, and other disorders can challenge families. FREE HELP IS AVAILABLE:
NAMI “Family to Family” Program Presented in Spanish WHAT: A free, 12 session educational course for Spanish speaking family members and friends of those with a serious mental illness. The course is instructed in Spanish by trained NAMI family members. WHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning April 7th, 2015. 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM. Course ends May 14th, 2015. WHERE: MUSC, Institute of Psychiatry, 5 North #526 Classroom, 67 President Street in downtown Charleston. HOW: Contact: Maritza Foster [email protected] or Maria Fernanda Silva 843.637.0454. [email protected] FREE: Must pre-‐register. No Registration Fee. A notebook and all materials provided by NAMI. NAMI Charleston Area
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