Reminder – Blackhawk NAMI June Meetings

Reminder - the Blackhawk County NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) holds daytime and evening education and support groups meeting this month.  Anyone can attend these groups. The support part of the group that follows review of the educational topic is open to all questions and concerns.

 
Tues., June 5: Coping and Communication

Sharing and Caring

Hawkeye Community College Metro Center
844 W. 4th Street in Waterloo
Room 228, 6-8 pm

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Thurs., June 7: Education/Support Group for Adults with Mental Illness and their families

NAMI Education/Support Group
Waterloo Center for the Arts
225 Commercial Street
Entrance with the Metal Canopy (side nearest Young Arena and the highway).
Second Floor-Rotary Room, 2-3:30 pm

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June 6 & 20: Support Group for Adults with Mental Illness and Mental Disabilities

Cedar Valley Club, 616 Allen Street in Waterloo,  11:30am – 12:30pm

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Tuesday, June 5, 5:30-6:30pm: NAMI Board Meeting

First Congregational Church, 608 W. 4th Street in Waterloo, lower level

Reminder – Blackhawk NAMI April Meetings

Reminder - the Blackhawk County NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) holds daytime and evening education and support groups meeting this month.  Anyone can attend these groups. The support part of the group that follows review of the educational topic is open to all questions and concerns.

 
Tues., April 10: Mental Illness & Substance Abuse
Tues., April 24: Anxiety Disorders

Sharing and Caring
Hawkeye Community College Metro Center
844 W. 4th Street in Waterloo
Room 228, 6-8 pm

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Thurs., April 12: Mental Illness & Substance Abuse

Thurs., April 26: Anxiety Disorders

NAMI Education/Support Group
Waterloo Center for the Arts
225 Commercial Street
Entrance with the Metal Canopy (side nearest Young Arena and the highway).  There is a sign pointing to the stairwell that
leads to the room.
Second Floor-Rotary Room, 2-3:30 pm

Reminder – Blackhawk NAMI February Meetings

Reminder – the Blackhawk County NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) holds daytime and evening education and support groups meeting this month.  Anyone can attend these groups. The support part of the group that follows review of the educational topic is open to all questions and concerns.

• Thursday, February 9-Topic: Schizophrenia
• Thursday, February 23-Topic: Anxiety Disorders

Where & When:

NAMI Education/Support Group
Waterloo Center for the Arts
225 Commercial Street

Entrance with the Metal Canopy (side nearest Young Arena and the highway).  There is a sign pointing to the stairwell that leads to the room. Second Floor-Rotary Room, 2-3:30 pm

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• Tuesday, February 14-Topic: Schizophrenia
• Tuesday, February 28-Topic: Anxiety Disorders

Where & When:

Sharing and Caring
Hawkeye Community College Metro Center
844 W. 4th Street in Waterloo
Room 228, 6-8 pm

 

Please note that if there is bad weather causing delays or cancellations, these groups will not meet.

NAMI Free Program and Activities Calendar – Jan/Feb 2012

January / February 2012 Dates for free programs and activities from the NAMI Black Hawk County Newsletter.

1. NAMI Peer Support Group for Adults with Mental Illness and Mental Disabilities.  Tuesdays: January 3 and 17 and February 7 and 21.  10:30-11:30am.  Cedar Valley Club:  616 Allen St., Waterloo
2. Sharing and Caring Evening Education and Support Group for Family Members and Individuals Affected by Mental Illness. Hawkeye Community College Metro Center – 844 W 4th St., Room 228.  6-8pm.
   1. Jan. 24: Borderline Personality Disorder
   2. Feb. 14: Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Disorder
   3. Feb. 28: Anxiety Disorders
3. NAMI Daytime Education/Support Group for Adults with Mental Illness and their Families. Waterloo Center for the arts, 225 Commercial St., Waterloo. Entrance with the metal canopy; second floor Rotary Room.  2-3:30pm
   1. Jan.26: Borderline Personality Disorder
   2. Feb. 9: Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Disorder
   3. Feb. 23: Anxiety Disorders
4. NAMI Board Meetings.  First Congregational Church, 608 W 4th St., Waterloo. Lower level
   1. Jan.3: 5:30-6:30pm
   2. February 7: 5:30-6:30pm

SAVE THE DATES:  NAMI Family-to-family class

This free class is for family members who have adult relatives with mental illness. The class will meet weekly from 6:30 to 9pm starting Thursday, March 8 through May 24. Please contact 319-235-5263 or namibh@qwestoffice.net for further information or to register.

Cedar Rapids Mental Health Support Group

An ongoing mental health support group meets at St. Pius X in Cedar Rapids on the second Thursday of every month at 7pm.  This group is for persons with mental illness and their family members.

For additional information, contact Vern Hunstad (319.377.5945)

St. Pius X: 4949 Council St. NE

Upcoming NCPD Webinars

Here are a few upcoming NCPD (National Catholic Partnership on Disability) webinars of interest:

Symbolic Catechesis and Other Tools in Catechetical Ministry

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 from 2:00 to 3:00pm ET

How can we help?  Parish Support for Veterans and Their Families

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 from 4:00 to 5:00pm  ET

April is Autism Awareness Month

Just thought I would share a few links I ran across recently.  Since April is National Autism Awareness Month there has been quite a bit in the press and around the web. Here are some articles I thought you might find of interest:

• Stress: The Killer on Trial.  This is a good article on stress and families coping with the autism spectrum. I especially liked, and thought it was appropriate for this group when the talked about the stress parents feel when raising a child that is on the spectrum and what the best way to relieve that stress was – to restore a parents well-being by “receiving care and compassion from others who are going through a similar experience.”
• Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD).  I’ll add this one to the links section to the right. It has a wealth of information and resources for all things related to Autism.
• Skills:  An interesting approach for… “an effective program for Autism recovery.”  Note that there are a set of tools for parents, professionals, organizations and schools.
• TED Talks speech by David Brooks.  This may not be specifically related to this group, but I enjoyed it and wanted to share a link to it.  It discusses humans as social animals and has some very insightful comments about human behavior.