NAMI Sarasota and Manatee Counties Leader Receives State CIT Award
September 24, 2020
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
more » Read MoreRegistration Open Now For Peer-To-Peer, Beginning Online September 9th | Free 8-Week Course For People Living With a Mental Health Condition
We are excited to announce that NAMI Sarasota Manatee will be offering Peer-to-Peer classes online via Zoom starting September 9th. This free 8-week class led by peers is a recovery-focused course for adults with mental health conditions. Registration is now open. Contact us via info@namisarasotacouny.org to register, or register online. For more information, visit our website page Peer-to-Peer.
What Does The Course Include?Peer-to-Peer consists of eight two-hour units and is taught by a team of two trained “mentors” and a volunteer support person who are personally experienced at living well with mental illness.
more » Read MoreMental Health Professionals as Appropriate First Responders
Recent events that resulted in the deaths of Adrean Stephenson and Howard Owens are tragic. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Sarasota and Manatee Counties recognizes that the lack of appropriate and funded mental health crisis services across the U.S. has resulted in law enforcement officers serving as first responders to these types of crises.
It is important to note that most people with mental illness are not violent and are more often victims than perpetrators of crimes.
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