to eliminate the pervasive stigma of mental illnesses.
Number 184 Jan-Mar 2014
IN THIS ISSUE
House Parties for Legislators p.2
Olmstead Plan Needs Work p.2
Mental Health Rally Set
p.3
Research Dinner Set
p.4
NAMI Awards
p.5
Affiliate Profiles
p.6
MH Certification Training
p.7
Build it Together Initiative
p.7
Creating Awareness
p.8
MNsure Partners with NAMI p.9
Grants Help Us Grow
p.9
Contributors
p.10-11
NAMI Support Groups
p.12
CALENDAR
January
Get to Know NAMI
Jan. 8
Pub Trivia
Jan. 27
February
Get to Know NAMI
Feb. 6
MH Certification Training
Feb. 20
Research Dinner
Feb. 25
Legislative Session Starts
Feb. 25
March
Get to Know NAMI
Mar. 5
Mental Health Rally
Mar. 6
April
Get to Know NAMI (Dakota Co.) Apr. 1
Family Support Group
Facilitator Training
Apr. 12-13
May
NAMI Spring Gala
May 3
Mental Health Parity Regulations in Force
Final regulations to implement the Paul
Wellstone/Pete Domenici Mental Health
Parity and Addiction Equity Act were
released Nov. 8. The rules will help
ensure that health insurance benefits for
mental health/substance abuse disorder
care are treated equally to benefits for
other medical conditions and not subject
to additional restrictions. Interim rules
were issued in 2010 but advocates have
long awaited the final regulations to this
important and historic act.
The final Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act rule was developed
based on a review of more than 5,400
public comments on the interim final
rules issued in 2010 and reflect many of
the suggestions submitted by NAMI. The
new rules include a number of additional consumer protections. The major
differences from the 2010 interim rules
include:
• Requiring transparency for medical
necessity: People will have access to the
information for both mental health and
substance use disorders and medical/surgical so that people can actually compare
the two to determine if there is parity.
They will have access to these tools –
they are no longer proprietary – so peoSee “Parity Regulations” p.2
Legislative Goals Set for 2014
The 2014 legislative session will be shorter than usual. The legislature isn’t scheduled to begin until Feb. 25 and many are
saying that it will end before May. This
leaves little time to address major issues
that are facing NAMI members and the
mental health community.
The NAMI Minnesota board did adopt
legislative goals but it should be remembered that the goals are broad to allow
for flexibility and quick response during
the session. That being said there are
some bills from last session that NAMI
will work on and some new ones that we
hope to introduce this session.
- Funding for first episode programs to
ensure that young people receive intensive treatment and supports such as therapy, illness education and management,
peer support, cognition training and
supported education or employment.
- Increasing the effectiveness of crisis
teams by allowing for education for families on mental illnesses, use of peer specialists, promoting psychiatric directives,
and pointing out the difference between a
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crisis and an emergency.
- Funding an online training program
on the commitment act to promote
a more uniform interpretation across
counties and across mental health
professionals, attorneys, judges and
county staff.
- Increasing the county share of the
restoration unit at the MN Security
Hospital to create incentives to move
people out when they are ready and
streamline the process for people in jail
who are determined incompetent to
stand trial.
- Restoring the cuts to the Adult Mental Health Initiatives in order to fund
increases in ARMHS services.
- Eliminating the requirement that new
service development requires county
approval.
- Clarifying the corporate foster care
mental health certification requirements.
In addition, NAMI will join with
others to support $100 million in the
See “Legislative Goals,” p.3
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Advocates Meet with Legislators at House Parties
Dozens of NAMI members met with
their legislators this fall and winter at
NAMI house parties to help their elected
officials gain a better understanding of
mental health issues. These events were
hosted at the homes of NAMI members
and in collaboration with community
support programs at Guild Incorporated
and Vail Place. Several more house parties will be held before the 2014 legislative session begins on Feb. 25.
Legislators heard from people living
with mental illnesses, family members,
parents of children living with mental
illnesses, and providers about the services and supports that have made all the
difference as well as where gaps in the
mental health system persist. All of the
Advocates make stronger connections with
legislators at a house party in Sartell this fall.
legislators who attended remarked on
how powerful and eye opening it was for
them to hear people’s stories and how
thankful they were for the opportunity
to learn more about the mental health
system. We hope they will share what
they learned with their colleagues when
they are back at the Capitol this spring.
Thanks to everyone who hosted or attended as well as to the legislators!
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ple can appeal decisions that deny care.
• Addressing network adequacy: Standards for admission to the provider network, including payment rates, can be
examined to make sure that networks for
mental health providers are not limited
and that these issues be applied comparably and no more stringently. They can
look at other factors restricting access
such as in and out of network geographic limitations, limitations on inpatient
services where the participant is a threat
to self or others, exclusions for court-ordered and involuntary holds, experimental treatment limitations, service coding,
exclusions for care provided by clinical
social workers, etc. All must be applied
in a matter that reflects parity.
• Scope of services: The rule recognizes
that treatment goes beyond medication.
If a plan covers rehabilitation for example, people who have had a stroke, it
must cover rehabilitation for example,
for someone with schizophrenia. This
would also include residential treatment,
intensive outpatient, etc.
• Additionally, the Affordable Care Act
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will require coverage of mental health
and substance use disorder services as
one of ten essential health benefits categories under the exchange and individual and small group health plans will also
now be required to comply with these
parity regulations.
NAMI Minnesota immediately sent out a
press release in favor of the regulations
stating in part:
“Justice and equity are two words to
describe the feelings within NAMI today,” said NAMI Minnesota’s executive
director Sue Abderholden. “For too long
people with mental illnesses and their
families have faced discrimination under
their health plans rendering it difficult
to obtain coverage for needed treatment
and pushing many families into debt.
With the final regulations issued today
we can move forward on implementing
parity, including enforcement. Today is
not the final day, but the beginning, as
we learn more each day about how to
ensure parity between mental illnesses and other medical illnesses. NAMI
Minnesota believes that we are finally
leveling the playing field.”
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Olmstead Plan Still
Needs Lots of Work
Minnesota has created an Olmstead Plan
that is intended to be a framework for
how to ensure that people with disabilities in Minnesota (including people
living with mental illnesses) have the
supports and services they need to live
their lives in the most integrated settings
possible.
Unfortunately, people with mental illnesses and the community mental health
system receive very little attention in
Minnesota’s Olmstead Plan. Many of the
proposals in the plan seek a one-sizefits-all approach for people, regardless
of their disability. Children and adults
living with mental illnesses face a unique
set of challenges, which require a distinct
approach that embraces the concepts of
resiliency and recovery. Throughout the
planning process, NAMI Minnesota repeatedly urged the Olmstead Subcabinet
to create a separate section dedicated to
people with mental illnesses that is based
on input from and collaboration with the
mental health community.
The plan outlines the steps the state
must take to accomplish its goals and the
next step is to put the plan into action.
NAMI Minnesota’s executive director,
Sue Abderholden, has been selected to
co-chair the search committee for the
person who will implement Minnesota’s
Olmstead plan. NAMI is hopeful that the
mental health community will be able to
play a more active role going forward.
NAMI Helps NIMH Outreach
NAMI Minnesota is an Outreach Partner of the National Institute of Mental
Health. This allows NAMI to increase its
educational activities on current research
on the treatment of mental illnesses and
promote more involvement in NIMH
and National Institute of Health (NIH)
research. For more information on current research programs visit NIMH’s new
website at: www.nimh.nih.gov.
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Mental Health Rally and Day at the Capitol Set for March 6
Advocates and friends from throughout Minnesota will gather for a mental
health rally in the State Capitol Rotunda
on March 6, at 1:30 p.m. Speakers will
address important legislative issues,
including funding and policy concerns
that will affect the mental health community. Buses will be available to the
Capitol from multiple locations in Greater Minnesota. Please watch the NAMI
Minnesota website and e-newsletters for
more details.
The Mental Health Rally is set
for 1:30 p.m. in the State Capitol
Rotunda.
A legislative briefing session will be held
prior to the rally, from 10:00 to 11:30
a.m., at Christ Lutheran Church, 105
University Ave. W. (across the street
to the north of the Capitol). Before the
rally, advocates are encouraged to visit
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closely. These include issues related to
non-emergency medical transportation,
especially the creation of a new category
called protected transportation which
would be an alternative to someone on a
hold or committed being transported by
police or an ambulance; indeterminate
commitments of people committed as
mentally ill and dangerous; high special
education caseloads; juvenile justice;
group residential housing and case management.
bonding bill for increased funding for
affordable housing. Since the Governor
delayed for a year implementing the new
nursing facility level of care changes,
NAMI will be working hard to eliminate
the word “constant” from the eligibility criteria so that people with mental
illnesses can qualify for community
supports. There is also a move to eliminate the cap on the number of people
on a waiver who can live in one building
and NAMI is worried that there will not
be enough protections for people with
mental illnesses to ensure that they are
living in safe housing that meets minimum standards.
NAMI members are encouraged to signup for legislative updates in order to stay
informed about what is happening at
the legislature and when your calls and
letters are needed. Don’t forget to attend
the Mental Health Rally and Day at the
Capitol on March 6!
Various task forces that met in the
interim will also be making recommendations that NAMI will follow
Thanks Give to the Maxers and the DanOFund
NAMI Minnesota thanks its friends and
supporters for their generosity on Give
to the Max Day, Nov. 14. A nearly sixhour crash in the website for the 24hour giving blitz to non-profit organizations made for a very exciting day. NAMI
Minnesota put a link for donations up
on its own website and was able to reach
its goal, raising over $17,000.
The DanOFund doubled most of the Give to the Max
Day donations to NAMI Minnesota. They presented
NAMI’s executive director Sue Abderholden with a
check for $16,000.
Almost all of the donations were doubled
by a gift from the DanOFund, bringdollars will be used for NAMI’s suicide
ing the total for the day to more than
education and prevention efforts.
$33,500! The DanOFund’s matching
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their legislators, between 11:30 and
1:30. Make appointments in advance
and plan to go with a friend or a group.
The Mental Health Rally and Day at
the Capitol is sponsored by the Mental
Health Legislative Network, an organization composed of more than 20 statewide organizations working together to
improve the quality and availability of
mental health services in Minnesota.
Nursing Facility Level of
Care Changes Delayed
Gov. Dayton announced on Dec. 31 that
implementation of the Nursing Facility
Level of Care (NFLOC) criteria and the
Community Supports Program would be
delayed for one year. NAMI and other
groups applauded this move. The criteria
are used to determine if someone is eligible for a waiver, such as a CADI waiver.
NAMI is concerned that proposed
changes eliminate the need for cueing
to carry out activities of daily living and
that the words “safety” which in the past
had referenced suicidal ideation and selfharm were eliminated. The criteria for
the Personal Care Assistance program,
now known as Community First Services
and Supports, also would change to require cueing and constant supervision to
complete an activity of daily living.
The Disability Law Center has been leading the charge on this issue and NAMI
agrees with their position. The changes
would make it even harder for people
with serious mental illnesses to receive
in-home supports and would likely
push many into higher cost congregate
settings. NAMI and the Disability Law
Center recently met with staff from the
Governor’s office on this topic and will
meet again in January with the Dept. of
Human Services. If you or a loved one
has been denied a CADI waiver or PCA
services, or had PCA services drastically
cut, we want to hear from you. Call the
NAMI office and ask for Matt.
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Annual Research Dinner Set for Feb. 25 in Roseville
Join us for NAMI Minnesota and the
University of Minnesota’s 12th Annual
Research Dinner, set for Feb. 25, at the
Radisson Hotel Roseville, 2540 Cleveland Ave. N. Top psychiatric researchers
will share information from their studies.
The cost is $45 for members, or $55 for
non-members. Seating begins at 5:30
NAMI Spring Gala to have
Roaring Twenties Theme
Grab your flapper dresses and fedoras,
pinstripe trousers and pocket vests,
as we take a swanky trip back to the
Roaring Twenties. It will be a night to
remember. The evening will feature
great music from the era, dancing and
an elegant dinner. Included will be live
and silent auctions. Mark your calendars for May 3. The Gala will be held at
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, 5601 West
78th Street, in Minneapolis. Tickets are
$125, and will be available by invitation,
through the NAMI office or online.
NAMI Minnesota
Board of Directors
Barb Lindberg, President
Deborah Erickson, 1st V. President
Catherine Roach, 2nd V. President
Julie Faulhaber, Treasurer
Jan Ormasa, Secretary
Sharon Autio
Carolie Collins
Kevin Czura
Nancy Dillion
Rahima Ibrahim
Tom Koch
Fred LaFleur
Patricia Lund
Heidi Nordin
Emily Ross
Pat Seppanen
Kathleen Westerhaus
Howard Agee, Chair Emeritus
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IOOV Speakers Trained
p.m., and the dinner and program starts
at 6:00 p.m. Please register by Feb. 19.
The key presenters from the University
of Minnesota’s Dept. of Psychiatry and
their topics, will be: Kathryn Cullen,
M.D., Assistant Professor, on MRI Studies of Adolescents with Depression; Kelvin Lim, M.D., Professor, on MRI Studies
and the Neuromodulation; Matt Kushner, Ph.D., Professor, on Co-Morbidity
Studies in Anxiety and Alcoholism;
and John Grabowski, Ph.D., on Training of Faculty in Co-Morbid Illnesses.
S. Charles Schulz, M.D., Chief of the
University of Minnesota’s Department of
Psychiatry, and Sue Abderholden, MPH,
Executive Director of NAMI Minnesota,
will provide introductions.
Get to Know NAMI
Get to know the National Alliance on
Mental Illness (NAMI) of Minnesota
better. Meet NAMI’s staff and volunteers
to hear firsthand how our work directly
affects the lives of children and adults
with mental illnesses and their families.
Get to Know NAMI sessions will be
held: Feb. 6 and Mar. 5. (Also Apr. 1, at
7:00 p.m. in Rosemount, Robert Trail
Library,14395 S. Robert Trail.) Unless
noted, all sessions are held at the NAMI
office, 800 Transfer Rd., Suite 31, in St.
Paul, from 11:30-12:30. RSVP to: Kay
King, 651-645-2948 x113 or kking@
namimn.org.
Fourteen new In Our Own Voice (IOOV) speakers
were trained Jan. 10-11.
Share Your Story
Every legislative session NAMI publishes stories for legislators about the
experiences of people living with mental
illnesses and their families. We hear time
and again from lawmakers about how
powerful and moving these stories are
and they are a vital part of our grassroots
advocacy at the Capitol.
If you or a loved one has had difficulty
accessing services we want to hear from
you to demonstrate gaps in the mental
health system and what needs to change.
We also want to hear stories from people
who have achieved recovery because
of the services they received. If you are
interested in sharing your story, contact
Matt Burdick at 651-645-2948 x107.
Impacting County Mental
Health Funding
NAMI Vet Connection Starts
at Minneapolis VA
This winter NAMI has been holding
information meetings around the state to
help provide an increased understanding
of county government funding for mental health services and how to impact
those decisions.
A new Vet Connection support group
meets on Mondays, 2:15-3:45, at the
Minneapolis VA, 1 Veterans Drive, in
Room 1B-102 (1st floor). If you have
questions, please contact Rebecca at
612-801-7415. If you are interested in
forming a Vet Connection group, contact
Brian Jost at [email protected], 651645-2948 x116.
Participants learned how mental health
funds are used, how to follow county boards, how the budgeting process
works, how to set up meetings with key
county staff, how to advocate for themselves and others. Some of the cities
holding trainings included Fergus Falls,
Moorhead, Crookston, Willmar and
Owatonna.
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2013 NAMI State Conference Draws 300
NAMI Minnesota’s 2013 state conference, Stronger Together, was held Nov.
16, at the St. Paul RiverCentre. Opening keynote speakers Cinda and Linea
Johnson gave a stirring presentation
on coping with bipolar disorder from
a personal and family perspective and
closing keynoter Dr. Kelvin Lim showed
how research is advancing through brain
imaging. Fifteen other workshops were
also offered, covering a wide range of
current mental health issues.
Over 300 people attended the conference. Dozens of sponsors had information tables and NAMI brought all of the
latest and best books on mental illnesses
for people to peruse and purchase. The
always popular NAMI Awards luncheon
was inspirational, recognizing outstanding efforts throughout the year (see
photos on this page).
Following the conference, NAMI held
its annual meeting and elected five new
board members: Patricia Lund, Nancy
Dillon, Tom Koch, Emily Ross, and Kevin Czura. Re-elected to the board were:
Deborah Erickson, Barb Lindberg and
Catherine Roach.
NAMI members and friends celebrated the NAMI
Awards Luncheon.
Keynoters Linea and Cinda Johnson listened to other
speakers at NAMI’s state conference.
Members and friends of the Mental Health Crisis
Alliance accepted the Provider of the Year award.
Donna Zimmerman accepts the Anti-Stigma award
for HealthPartners & Regions Hospital and Alma
Pronove accepts the Media Award for the Minnesota
Daily.
NAMI Award Winners 2013
Provider of the Year
Mental Health Crisis Alliance
Professional of the Year
Aaron Maus
Media Award
Minnesota Daily
Legislator of the Year
Sen. Julie Rosen
Rep. Diane Loefler
Newly elected NAMI board members Patricia Lund,
Nancy Dillon, Kevin Czura, Tom Koch, not pictured:
Emily Ross.
Award winners Brian Guess, Consumer Advocate;
Calynn Hendrickson, Program Volunter; and Sue
Hanson, Lifetime Achievement.
Consumer Advocate Award
Brian Guess
Program Volunteer Award
Calynn Hendrickson
Anti-Stigma Effort of the Year
HealthPartners & Regions Hospital
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sue Hanson
Children’s Advocate award winner Mary Regan, and
Legislator of the Year winners Sen. Julie Rosen and
Rep. Diane Loefler.
Family members accept NAMI’s Professional of
the Year award on behalf of Aaron Maus, a mental
health coordinator at Tasks Unlimited, who died in a
motorcycle accident last year.
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Children’s Advocate Award
Mary Regan
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Affiliate Profiles - NAMI Hennepin, NAMI Grand Rapids NAMI Connection Leaders
NAMI Hennepin County has had a
busy year. The affiliate has been fortunate to have several family and consumer
support groups in the county over the
years, and is working hard to expand its
impact in advocacy and education. Their
board membership has expanded to include a great mix of people with mental
illnesses, family members/allies, professionals, and mental health advocates.
NAMI Hennepin hosted several educational sessions this past year, including
sessions on “Returning to School with a
Mental Illness” and “Mothers of Transition-Age Youth with Mental Illnesses.”
Smoking Cessation Grant
People living with mental illnesses have
a lifespan that is 25 years less than the
general population. A major contributor
to this is the high rate of smoking among
people with a mental illness. This population has historically been targeted by
the tobacco industry, and there are also
biological and psychosocial factors that
make people living with mental illnesses more likely to use tobacco products.
NAMI Minnesota is partnering with
mental health centers to reduce these
rates of nicotine addiction.
Through a grant from the Medica Foundation, NAMI Minnesota is working with
mental health centers to implement tobacco-free policies. Organizational commitment is an important step in addressing this issue. NAMI is also providing a
free workshop that gives information on
how to address smoking cessation with
clients and staff. The workshop includes
best-practice tobacco treatment methods,
assessment tools and referral options.
NAMI Minnesota is providing timelines, resources, and support as facilities
become tobacco-free. By addressing the
disproportionate rates of nicotine addiction, we can greatly improve the quality
and length of life of people with mental
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Popular speakers Marya Hornbacher and
Pete Feigal also presented educational
sessions.
NAMI Hennepin members are especially
enthusiastic about the affiliate’s growth
in advocacy activities. Several board
members have been meeting regularly
to strategize about ways to affect county-level policy and funding related to
mental health. They are also in the process of developing position statements
as well as an educational brochure on
county-level advocacy.
The group extends a welcome to all
Hennepin county residents to join them
in a support group, an advocacy group
meeting, or an educational session.
Contact Melissa Hensley at hensleym@
augsburg.edu for more information.
NAMI Grand Rapids Area has been
busy during the holiday season and
throughout 2013. They held a holiday
drive and collected items for gift bags for
people at the Hibbing Hospital inpatient
unit. The gift bags contained personalized letters of hope from the local
clubhouse members at Kiesler House.
They also recently hosted an older adults
training presented by NAMI Minnesota
staffer Kay King which was attended by
over 35 people.
As a follow up to their Community Conversation on Mental Health this fall they
held a meeting to discuss some of the
issues presented and divided into five
subcommittees. They will continue to
meet in January to take action and make
progress on the issues and needs identified including: criminal justice, early
intervention, education and working
with primary care providers.
Members of the affiliate will also be
teaching a Family-to-Family class in
January. Thanks to NAMI Grand Rapids
for all the great work they do.
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Twenty new NAMI Connection support group
leaders were trained Oct. 26-27.
Transitions Booklet Helps
Parents Prepare Teens
NAMI Minnesota’s newest publication,
Transitions, will focus on helping parents to prepare teens and young adults
for independence.
Topics include transition in high school;
rights of students with mental illnesses
in college, technical and trade schools;
employment rights, adult mental health
services, guardianship and conservatorship, expunging juvenile and criminal records, medical privacy, teaching
independent living skills, housing, and
financial support. Packed with resources, this new booklet will help parents
learn to support young adults while still
allowing young people to learn through
experience.
Holiday Gift Drives
NAMI Minnesota’s holiday gift drives
for children hospitalized over Christmas
in inpatient psychiatric wards (ages 6
to 18); for adults with mental illnesses
hospitalized over the holidays in inpatient psychiatric wards; and for adults
in residential facilities over the holidays
were a great success! About 20 boxes of
gifts, including lots of fun things donated
by Target, were delivered on Saturday,
Dec. 21. Thanks to everyone for spreading your good will and caring spirit.
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Mental Health Certfication Training Available
Borderline Personality
Course Offered
NAMI Minnesota is now offering Mental Health Certification training for staff
working in adult foster care facilities
and to the public. While this class was
designed for adult foster care staff, it is
open to the public and is also recommended for parents of adult children
who live with a mental illness, church
befrienders or pastoral staff, the staff of
long term care or assisted living facilities, emergency medical technicians,
fire-fighters, personal care attendants, or
anyone who is not a mental health professional who wants to learn more about
mental illnesses and how to respond to
a person who is experiencing a mental
health crisis.
• mental health crisis response and
de-escalation techniques;
• recovery from mental illness;
• treatment options including evidence-based practices;
• medications and their side effects;
• co-occurring substance abuse and
health conditions; and
• community resources
This mental health certification training
meets the seven hours of annual training
as required under the law and includes
the following topics:
• mental health diagnoses;
Build It Together Initiative Begins
Join us February 20, from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota
Continuing Education and Conference
Center. Registration and full attendance
is required. The cost is $75 and includes snacks, lunch and materials.
Build it Together, or BIT, is an initiative
of the national NAMI that is a yearlong
in-depth technical assistance and skill
building initiative to help NAMI state
organizations become more diverse and
inclusive.
NAMI Parent Connection
NAMI Parent Connection peer-led support groups are for parents who live with
a mental illness, and are raising a child
with a mental illness. Starting Jan. 10, a
support group will meet in Eagan on the
2nd and 4th Friday of each month, from
9:30-11:00 a.m., at the Park Nicollet,
Eagan Clinic, 1885 Plaza Drive. For information call 651-645-2948 x300.
New Staff Member
Goals of the project are to help state
organizations learn and build upon best
practice models for successfully expanding their reach into new communities;
gain practical knowledge and skills
for applying and imbedding diversity
throughout the organization and NAMI
Affiliates; get tips for how to strategically
leverage existing and new opportunities
and minimize the roadblocks to becoming diverse and inclusive; and develop a
customized, actionable diversity roadmap to implement over the course of a
year.
The goals that NAMI Minnesota developed are to examine the barriers to
accessing the youth and young adult
classes and support groups and develop
specific marketing strategies to attract
a diverse group of youth and young
adults, and to recruit and train six diverse youth and young adult volunteers
for NAMI Connection groups, Progression classes and In Our Own Voice.
NAMI Support Group Facilitators Wanted
Have you found support and resources
by attending a NAMI family support
group in the past? Would you consider
becoming a co-facilitator for a current
group or finding a partner and starting a
group in a new area?
Elizabeth Muenchow is NAMI’s new project
coordinator for a smoking cessation grant from
Medica. She graduated from the U of W in Madison
with a degree in Sociology and Global Health
and was a research assistant on a study related to
Borderline Personality Disorders.
NAMI Minnesota will be offering a free
Family Connections – Borderline Personality Course this winter in Minneapolis. The 12-week course is for family
members who have a loved one with
Borderline Personality Disorder provides
the most current information on Borderline Personality Disorder, teaches coping
skills based on Dialectical Behavior
Therapy, and helps families develop a
support network. Classes will be held on
Thursdays, starting Feb. 6, from 6:008:30 p.m., at Hennepin County Medical
Center. Registration is required; contact
Pearl at 651-645-2948 x114.
Our next Family Support Group facilitator training will be held on April
12-13, 2014. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2014. We are looking
for co-facilitators for family groups in
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Cambridge, Brainerd, Redwood Falls,
Minneapolis, Oakdale, Roseville, Rochester, and St. Paul.
We also have a special request for
people who have a partner or spouse
living with a mental illness who would
be interested in co-facilitating at either
our Minneapolis or St. Paul Partner and
Spouse groups. Call Donna Fox at 651645-2948 x101 for more information or
to schedule an interview.
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NAMI and MakeItOk Help Create Awareness
NAMI Minnesota’s partnership with the
MakeItOk campaign continues to create
improved awareness of mental illnesses.
The campaign encourages people to start
talking more and about mental illnesses. Silence leads to more isolation and
perpetuates stigma.
This fall NAMI and MakeItOk participated in a live one-hour program on Twin
Cities Public Television (TPT). They are
also helping with a series of TPT programs featuring the stories of a variety of
people living with a mental illness. The
campaign encourages posters, literature
and speakers on recovery in hospitals
and mental health centers. It also plans
to have a speaker’s bureau to keep the
conversation on mental health going
throughout the state.
Online Learning for Hospital Staff & Allies
Compassion into Action is NAMI’s online learning program designed for hospital staff and emergency care personnel.
Every day, people with mental illnesses
come into hospitals, whether as visitors
or through the emergency department.
The program helps ensure that health
care personnel have the best possible
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understanding of people with mental
illnesses and can offer appropriate treatment. Also offered is an online class to
recognize the importance of families and
friends in the recovery process called
Allies in Recovery. To access either of
these trainings, go to NAMI’s www.
namihelps.org and click on classes.
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to eliminate the pervasive stigma of mental illnesses.
MNsure Partners with NAMI Minnesota
GRANTS KEEP NAMI GROWING
Starting January 1, 2014, all Americans
must have health insurance, with very
few limited exceptions. To help make
insurance affordable, tax credits are
available and in Minnesota Medical Assistance was expanded to include low-income adults. Many people with mental
illnesses faced barriers to accessing insurance due to a pre-existing condition,
no coverage for mental health treatment,
high deductibles or not meeting disability criteria for Medical Assistance.
ADVOCATE ($500-$999)
• The Lilja Family Foundation – General
operating
• The Deane C. Manolis and Nancy G.
Manolis Charitable Giving Fund – General operating
• Michael Viren Towanda Charitable
Foundation – General operating
• E. J. Wexler Community Fund – General operating
NAMI Minnesota recently received a
grant to provide outreach and assistance
to people with mental illnesses and their
families to access insurance through
Minnesota’s health care exchange MNsure. NAMI Minnesota is collaborating
with mental health providers to ensure
statewide outreach.
MNsure offers multiple health plans
from insurance companies all in one
easy-to-shop location. People will be
able to compare plans side-by-side to see
how price coverage and features differ.
MNsure is also the only place Minnesotans can go to obtain federal tax credits
to help pay health insurance premiums.
A single individual earning less than
$45,000 a year or a family of four earning less than $94,000 a year, will likely
qualify for a tax credit.
Why is MNsure important to the mental
health community?
- All plans under MNsure must cover
mental health and substance use disorder treatment, and must follow mental
health parity laws.
- There are no exclusions or waiting
periods for individuals with pre-existing
health conditions.
- Medical Assistance has expanded. People can be eligible for Medical Assistance
based on income, not just based on
having a disability.
- MinnesotaCare will no longer have
waiting periods or a $10,000 cap on
inpatient hospital services.
The open enrollment period for private
insurance for individuals and families
is through March 31, 2014. However,
individuals may apply and be eligible for
Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare at
any time throughout the year.
As a MNsure Official Partner, NAMI
Minnesota is helping spread the word
about MNsure, as well as assisting people to enroll. We have certified navigators on staff to help individuals living
with mental illnesses and their families
enroll in coverage through MNsure. Find
out more information by visiting MNsure.org or by contacting NAMI Minnesota at (651) 645-2948, or emailing the
MNsure Project Director, Dara Larson at
[email protected].
Sit-ups for Mental Health
James Clark rang up 2,344 sit ups in one
hour to set a world record at an event
titled “Sit Ups 2 Stand Up for Mental
Health Awareness,” held Dec. 20 at The
Pourhouse in Minneapolis. The old record was just over 2,200. Clark’s efforts
went to help break down stigma and create awareness. A portion of the proceeds
were donated to NAMI Minnesota.
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• Beim Foundation -– General operating
• Fawcett Family Fund – General
operating
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the Minneapolis Foundation – General
operating,
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Foundation – General operating
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General operating
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VISIONARY ($5,000-$9,999)
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Foundation – General operating
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• Blue Cross Blue Shield – First episode
support & education for families
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Family education in NW Minnesota
• Elizabeth C. Quinlan Foundation –
Progression classes
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IRIS CIRCLE ($10,000 +)
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operating
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with the MakeItOk Campaign
• Sundance Family Foundation – Progression classes for youth
James Clark talks to supporters before breaking
the world record for sit-ups in one hour to support
mental health awareness.
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Lee & Roseanne Hallgren
Barbara Harrison
Maren Harrison
Zol & Kathy Heyman
Debra Holtz
Kevin & Kristina Homstad
Amy Johnson
Lauri Johnson
Kelly Jones & William Mahlum
Martha Joy & John C. Cushing Jr.
Stanley Jurgensen
John Kaul
Mary Suzanne Kern- Friedman
Jim LaValle
Gina Lasher
Anne M. Leverone
Richard & Madeleine Linck
Jennifer Lindberg
Kathy Lindbloom
Patricia Lindholm
Janet Lund
Joan Marshall
Kate Martens
Elisabeth & Gordon McAlister
Peter & Charlotte McDermott
Bev & Steven Mello
Rick & Linda Millenacker
Richard Miner
Frank & Juliana Molek
David & Judith Nass
Joseph & Jo Ann Nathan
Carol Nelson
Joel Oberstar
Delvert D. Oftedahl
Erik J. Rasmussen
Mary Regan & Stephen Morice
Barbara Rivers
Mary E. Robinson
Marilyn Rohlfing
Al & Pat Rousseau
Barbara B. Roy
Vincent & Barbara Ruane
William & Becky Scheig
Julie Scherle
S. Charles Schulz, M.D.
Lawrence & Cheri Sheehan
Kent Smith
Donita Soucek
Greg & Jean Steffenson
Claire & Sandy Stolee
Kenneth Syverson
Derek Trites
Mary Jo Verschay
Brenda Vogel
Alan & Susan Weingarden
Don & Fran Worden
Jenny Wrenson
Shelly Zuzek
Sponsor ($200-$499)
Jim Abderholden & Linda Lambert
Bob & Carol Alton
William & Josie Axness
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Bill & Sue Bond
Russell Booth
Rick & Barb Burrock
Jerome J. and Ursula Choromanksi Family
Foundation
Jean Christensen
Lisa M.Q. Clark &
Brian D.C. Quinn
Pat Dwyer &
Kelly Catton Dwyer
Jon & Nikki Edwards
Carol Freeman
Merri Fromm
Susan Gebelein
Howard & Karen Gochberg
Irving & Carol Gottesman
John & Pam Hallman
Daniel & Susan Hanson
Ruth E. Hauff
Dan & Mary Healy
HickoryTech
Sheila & Andrew Holt
Bob & Patty Holycross
Tom & Heidi Johnson
David & Louise Jones
Lori LaRiviere
Jerry & Barbara Lindberg
Robert & Sandra Luhman
George & Anna Mae Marschall
Mark & Jinjer Menge
Nancy Michael
Mary Miller-Hyland
Joe Murray
Charlene Myklebust
Eva Neubeck
Heidi Nordin
Kolean Pitner & Rich Wilson
Mary Pettiford
Alicia Reeves
Michael Rohrbeck
1-888-NAMI-HELPS
Charlotte A. Ryan
Bob & Lois Treuchel
Michael Trombley
Gerald & Dorothea Weisman
John E. Yanish
John M. Zakelj & Bonnie Watkins
Benefactor ($500-$999)
David C. Anastasi
Emil & Marion Angelica
Jim & Donita Bunke
John & Pat Day
Jean Enloe
Anne R. Gearity
Donna Gilman
Joe Green & Trudi Anderson
Mary Lou & Patrick Irvine
Dennis & Karen Jackson
Warren R. Jeffers
Gene & Marilyn Martin
Carol Meyer
Inar & Susan Morics
Martha Raymond
Cindy Sandberg
Ed & Kathy Schoenecker
Anastasi Jellum
TCF Foundation Matching Gift
Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans
Advocate ($1,000-$4,999)
Dawn Campion
Inside Edge Commercial
Interior Services, LLC
Kathryn Kmit
Charlie & Debbie Lance
Medtronic
John Orbison & Holly
MacDonald
Aimee Pappenfus
Tom Pepper
Kathleen H. Rhodes
Herman & Mary Schulte
United HealthCare Svs Inc
Charity Willis
Visionary ($5,000-$9,999)
Martha Anderson
Mike & Cindy Colson
Bonnie & Scott Evert
Iris Circle ($10,000+)
Gordy & Lisa Alexander
Charles & Lynn Brown
DanOFund
Trisha Stark
A Lasting Legacy
Keep NAMI going for years to come by
including NAMI in your will. Consult
with your attorney or financial planner and simply place NAMI Minnesota
(known as the National Alliance on
Mental Illness of Minnesota) in your
will. For our federal tax ID number, contact Erin at 651-645-2948 x104.
Membership Power
You can join or renew online at namihelps.org. Your NAMI membership
renewal date is printed on the mailing
label of your newsletter. Your membership makes NAMI stronger! Be sure to
let your friends and family members
know that NAMI is Changing Minds,
Changing Lives.
www.namihelps.org
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NAMI SUPPORT GROUPS
FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS
Brainerd
Barbara Jean: 320-630-0268
Brooklyn Center
Gail: 612-616-2646
Cambridge
NAMI: 651-645-2948
Coon Rapids
Becca: 763-755-6290
Duluth
Brian: 218-428-7637
Eagan
Connie: 952-432-9278
Forensic Network
Joe: 651-484-8218
Grand Rapids
Susan: 218-245-2077
Mankato
Diane: 507-931-6996
Minneapolis
NAMI: 651-645-2948
Moorhead
218-443-5286
Oakdale
Dan: 651-341-8918
Owatonna
Judy: 507-451-0043
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Redwood Falls
Kari 507-430-9966
Rochester
Call: 507-287-1692
Roseville
Anna Mae: 651-484-0599
Sartell
Chuck: 320-290-7713
St. Cloud
Mike: 320-492-2024
St. Paul (Midway)
Jennifer: 507-254-5524
Willmar
Theresa: 320-894-7336
Ann: 320-894-4464
Winona
Helen: 507-494-0905
PARTNERS & SPOUSES
Minneapolis
Susan: 612-308-1883
St. Paul
Lois: 651-788-1920
DAUGHTERS & SONS
Maple Grove
Jennifer: 612-845-6619
PARENT RESOURCE GROUPS
Apple Valley/Lakeville
NAMI: 651-645-2948 x300
Burnsville
NAMI: 651-645-2948 x300
Elk River
Sue: 763-633-0894
Inver Grove Heights
NAMI: 651-645-2948 x300
Minneapolis (Bilingual support
for Spanish speakers)
Susan: 612-424-1823
Prior Lake
NAMI: 651-645-2948 x300
Savage
NAMI: 651-645-2948 x300
St. Cloud
NAMI: 651-645-2948 x300
NAMI CONNECTION
SUPPORT GROUPS
Bloomington
Maureen: 612-752-8374
Brainerd
Jennifer: 651-402-2296
Cambridge
Louise: 651-592-6989
Monica: 651-278-3534
Bob: 651-336-7287
Coon Rapids
Tim: 612-669-5111
Crystal
NAMI: 651-645-2948
Duluth
Jodi: 218-576-4608
Hopkins
Leave message for Calynn:
952-938-9622 x0
Little Falls
Haven: 320-296-2532
Mankato
Julie: 507-317-3595
Minneapolis North
Don: 651-334-1778
Minneapolis (LGBTQ)
Kim: 763-260-1175
Russ: 612-578-3327
Minneapolis Mt. Olivet
Kathy: 763-972-4045
Minneapolis Uptown
Jack: 612-310-3628
Moorhead
Marion: 218-233-4642
Red Wing
651-327-0539
Rochester (3 groups)
Contact: 507-287-1692
Roseville
Will: 651-578-3364
St. Paul (Midway)
Noah: 612-432-2888
Wadena
Jeannette: 218-640-1791
Willmar
PJ: 320-262-3224
Winona
Judy: 507-459-3475
OPEN DOOR ANXIETY
SUPPORT GROUPS
East St. Paul
Rachel: 952-818-7343
Midway St. Paul
Les: 612-229-1863
St. Louis Park
Scott: 612-998-6160
YOUNG ADULT
NAMI CONNECTION
(Age 16-20)
Apple Valley
Andrea: 651-645-2948 x106
Minneapolis
Andrea: 651-645-2948 x106
NAMI VET CONNECTION
Minneapolis VA
Rebecca: 612-801-7415
NAMI PARENT CONNECTION
Eagan
NAMI: 651-645-2948 x300