Mental Health Professionals as Appropriate First Responders
August 6, 2020Recent 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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Grant Provides Tech Resources for NAMI
Thanks to a generous grant from the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation, NAMI Sarasota and Manatee Counties was recently able to purchase laptops, I-pads, noise canceling headphones and tech accessories that can be used for our education classes and support groups. With a move to online programs due to COVID-19, having technology that is up to date and functional is critical for our volunteer group leaders and class teachers.
NAMI is currently conducting online peer support groups eight times per month and family support groups four times per month online.
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Our Family Support Groups will continue to meet online during the month of July and we will also offer one Family Support Group in person on July 20th. Please see the attached flyer for details and contact us if you have any questions.
Our Connection Support Group for peers will continue to meet online every 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6-7:30pm, and we will also offer two Connection Groups in person every 2nd & 4th Tuesday. Please see the attached flyer for details and contact us if you have any questions.
more » Read MoreNAMI Sarasota and Manatee Counties Welcomes Three New Board Members
(l to r) Gene McIntyre, Lorrie Renfrow, Anne L. Weintraub, Esq
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Sarasota and Manatee Counties would like to welcome three members to our Board of Directors.
Lorrie Renfrow is a Broker Associate with Keller Williams Realty Gold serving Sarasota and Charlotte Counties in southwest Florida. Lorrie is trained as a NAMI Family Support Group facilitator and Family to Family teacher.
more » Read MoreNAMI SARASOTA & MANATEE COUNTIES ON FIGHTING THE STIGMA OF RACISM
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Sarasota & Manatee Counties, is one of more than 600 local affiliates and grassroots mental health organizations in 48 states dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI Sarasota-Manatee envisions our community to be one where anyone with mental illness can recover and lead a productive life without stigma. To accomplish this, we work to improve the lives of individuals with mental illness, their families and caregivers,
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