Multiple Pathways to Recovery; Webinar 2
November 17, 2020
Advocacy Educational Webinar
Please join the Florida Mental Health Advocacy Coalition (FMHAC) for our third webinar on the Florida legislative process. Thursday, October 29, 2020 – 4:00-5:00pm. Registration required.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkfuGorTsuHdMTqriiwvsbyVsEuiNPNxfA
Vote 4 Mental Health
NAMI Sarasota and Manatee Counties Leader Receives State CIT Award
The 2020 Virtual Speaker Series “All Together Now” sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Florida, kicked off on September 12, 2020 with its first presentation, “A Celebration of NAMI Florida.” During the event, NAMI Florida presented Lt. Charles (Charlie) Kenniff, Board Member of NAMI Sarasota and Manatee Counties, with the Don and Judy Turnbaugh Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Award. This award recognizes a CIT First Responder (officer or deputy) that demonstrates continuous use of exemplary CIT knowledge and their work highlights their outstanding dedication to the CIT program,
Registration Open Now For Family-to-Family, Beginning September 29th | Free 8-week course for family and caregivers of individuals living with mental illnesses
The NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program is a free 8-week course for family and caregivers of individuals living with mental illness. Registration is open now for our next Family-to-Family session, beginning on Tuesday, September 29th, occurring once a week for 8 weeks.
The course is designed to help class members understand and support their loved one living with mental illness, while maintaining their own well-being. The course includes information on illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression and other mental health conditions.
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Join us on September 10th, 2020 from 4-5:30pm, for our Self-Care for First Responders presentation. This 1 ½ presentation, led by Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Charles Kenniff, and including speakers Joyce Carter Psy.D., LMHC, and Sarah Miller, CRPS, will provide all First Responders with tools to help cope with trauma and stress during these turbulent times.
To tune in, visit Zoom.us and enter Webinar ID- 846 4827 1239
Or use this direct link to get access-
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84648271239
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