SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Speaker Series
Author Richard Jarzynka
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Erie Insurance Plaza Auditorium
FREE TO THE PUBLIC!
Meet the author of Blessed with Bipolar and hear him share his story first-hand. Richard is entertaining, informing and encouraging. Jarzynka helps people understand that hope; healing and infinite possibilities are alive and well in the world. Richard is a Pittsburgh native and earned his Master’s degree in psychology from Duquesne University in 1989. He worked as a counselor, psycho-therapist, and program director with troubled youth and their families and is currently studying toward ministry certification with the Assemblies of God.
If you have questions about the session please contact info@namierie.org.
Mental Illness Awareness Week
In Our Own Voice Presentation
Monday, October 4, 2010
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Erie Insurance Place Auditorium
In Our Own Voice is an opportunity for those who have struggled with mental illness to gain confidence and to share their individual experiences of recovery and transformation. Aimee Gross, a local resident, will share with the Erie community her story about her acceptance, coping skills, and her successes and dreams.
Forensic Forum – “Bridging the Gaps between Criminal Justice & Mental Health”
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Erie Insurance Plaza
A panel several local judges, wardens, and mental health professionals bridge the gaps between criminal justice and mental health.
Family-to-Family Education Program
Fall Class – TBD
Family-to-Family is a FREE 12-week education course for family members whose loved ones are facing the challenges of a mental illness. This course increases empowerment, reduces burden in the home and increases the family stability at home. Family-to-Family also provides education about mental illness, understanding the mental health system, and self-care for the family member.
NAMI of Erie County Seeks Families Coping with Mental Illness for the Family-to-Family Program
The Family-to-Family is a FREE 12-week program connecting families to others in similar situations while educating about various types of mental illness. The program provides coping skills, an empathy workshop, and education about the latest medical research.
Sessions will be held during the summer, fall, and spring. Register for the next session today by calling (814) 456-1773 or sign up for the program online!
NAMI of Erie County Needs Your Help
Pennsylvania's fierce budget stalemate, about to begin its third month, has left many of the Erie region's nonprofit agencies in dire straits, on the brink of closing, and suffering through what they're calling the worst financial crisis in their history.
Most of Erie County's 1,400 nonprofit groups haven't received any funding from the state since June, forcing them to go into debt, lay off staff and cut back on programs in crucial areas such as mental-health services, homeless shelters, drug and alcohol treatment and child care.
Even if the impasse were to end today, many of these agencies, already struggling in an economic downturn, say they would still need to temporarily shut down because of a potential six-week lag until the state cuts them checks.
"We're in crisis mode," said Denise Kolivoski, board member and treasurer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Erie County, an agency that supports about 3,000 people a year. "We're on bare-bones operations. This has become our tough reality."
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