Escuche la grabación de la llamada de conferencia Latino

Estimado líder,

Muchísimas gracias por acompañarnos en la llamada de la semana pasada, durante la cual nuestra invitada Melissa Montgomery proporcionó valiosa información sobre NAMIWalks:

·        Cómo comenzar una caminata

·        Recursos disponibles en español

·        Información de personas que han utilizado este material

Gracias a aquellos que compartieron sus experiencias con NAMIWalks. Fue una discusión muy productiva donde aprendimos sobre las dificultades que se pueden presentar cuando organizamos una caminata y sus posibles soluciones.

Si usted no pudo asistir, puede escuchar la grabación de la llamada haciendo clic en el siguiente enlace: http://www2.teleconferencingcenter.com/moderator/presentation/Playback?id=62719923-bfa4-4d33-9876-bda94644a2aa.rpm

Conference call for Family to Family Program Leaders and Teachers

From NAMI National: 

 Dear NAMI Family-to-Family Teachers and Program Leaders:

This is a reminder about the upcoming technical assistance call for NAMI Family-to-Family Teachers:

Thursday, June 12^th  •  12:00p.m. – 1:00p.m. Eastern Time

Call: (888) 858-6021

Conference Code: 807 097 87

This call will provide an opportunity for NAMI Family-to-Family Teachers to hear how NAMI is working to support military families using both NAMI Family-to-Family and our newest program NAMI Homefront. NAMI Homefront is a six-session adaptation of NAMI Family-to-Family which incorporates military culture and resources. It is currently being piloted in the states of Illinois, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina. 

Learn about this exciting new program and how your state can get involved!   

 

Agenda

1.      Welcome

2.      Announcements from NAMI

3.      Military Families: Caring for the Caregivers through NAMI Signature Programs

4.      Q&A

Featured Speakers

·        Teri Brister, NAMI Director of Content Integrity & NAMI Basics

·        Suzanne Robinson, Senior Education Program Manager for NAMI Family-to-Family & NAMI Homefront

Moderator

Suzanne Robinson

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4.      Please put yourself back on mute after presenting or asking a question

We will record and post this call on the Recorded Webinars/Conference Calls section of our Education Helpdesk for those who are unable to join. Thank you and I look forward to connecting with you on this call!

Best Regards,

Suzanne

Suzanne Robinson, MSW

Senior Education Program Manager, NAMI Family-to-Family & NAMI Homefront

NAMI Education, Training and Peer Support Center

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2014 NAMI National Convention Stipend Announcement

Received from NAMI National.  Please refer all questions to web address below.

Dear Latino Networking Group members,

NAMI is pleased to announce that stipends are available for active Multicultural Networking Group members to cover some of the expenses associated with attending the 2014 NAMI National Convention in Washington, D.C. (September 3-6).

Stipends will be awarded up to $550 to cover a portion of qualifying expenses, including the registration fee, airfare and/or hotel.

Awarded amount will be reimbursed up to upon submission of original receipts of qualifying expenses after the convention. 

To be eligible for this stipend, a completed application (see attachment) and letter/ email of recommendation must be received by July 18, 2014.

Registration and suggested hotel and flight information can be found at www.nami.org/convention.

For questions and additional information, please contact us at macenter@nami.org