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		<title>Webinar</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Webinar: Introduction to Shared Decision Making in Mental Health Creating Dialogue, Promoting Choice, Supporting Recovery
November 12, 2009 ~ 2:00 &#8211; 3:30 P.M. (Eastern Time)
Featuring: Patricia Deegan, Pat Deegan Ph.D. &#38; Associates, LLC. and Laurie Curtis, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
We invite you to join us for an informative and lively introduction to SAMHSA&#8217;s initiative to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=592&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Help start the conversations rolling in the Tri-Cities by viewing this powerful media presentation produced by PBS and NAMI National at our next meeting on Tuesday, November 10th. Produced to inform people of what is not happening in America, it presents a thought provoking dialogue that points out huge gaps in services between our agencies. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=590&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Public Act 096-0181</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities
Assuring All Workers with Disabilities Continue to Have Access to Affordable Health Care
Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities (HBWD) is a program that allows individuals with disabilities who work topurchase Medicaid coverage. This Program is mostly utilized by individuals who receive or received Social Security Disability Insurance and return [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=588&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Media Opportunity: New MTV Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The producers of MTV&#8217;s True Life, a respected documentary series, are developing a new documentary series that focuses specifically on young adults living with mental illness.
 
Producers are looking for 18- to 25-year-olds living in the continental U.S. who have been diagnosed with a mental illness and are willing to share their personal experiences with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=585&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Save the Date: Friday, October 23, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us for our monthly adult issues conference call with NAMI&#8217;s Medical Director Dr. Ken Duckworth and guest Andrew Sperling. Andrew Sperling is the Director of Federal Legislative Advocacy for NAMI. In this position, he leads NAMI&#8217;s legislative advocacy initiatives in Congress and before federal agencies. Mr. Sperling works on issues affecting the mental [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=581&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Insurance Barriers to Youth Mental Health Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An author working on a book proposal about youth and mental illness would like to speak with the parent of a child/teen who has faced insurance hurdles when trying to access mental health services and supports for their child.
If you would like to share you story, please send a short description (250 words or less) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=579&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Publication Examines What Happens to Medicaid Buy-In Participants After They Leave the Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS just released the issue brief, Working with Disability, examining the prevalence and characteristics of Medicaid Buy-In participants who leave the program as well as their participation status in other public programs and their employment outcomes after disenrollment. It is available through the following link:
http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/pdfs/disability/WWDDisenrollees.pdf
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		<title>PTSD Treatment Efforts for Returning War Veterans to be Evaluated</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joan Cook, Ph.D., of Yale University and colleagues have been awarded
funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to
evaluate the implementation of two evidence-based psychotherapies for
treating post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among veterans. The
grant addresses the NIH Challenge Grant topic &#8220;Strategies to Support
Uptake of Interventions within Clinical Community and Settings.&#8221;
Strategies for promoting evidence-based [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=575&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mental Illness Awareness Week</title>
		<link>http://namitricities.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/mental-illness-awareness-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 4 – 10
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Education Need to Build Stronger Communities

In 1990, the U.S. Congress established the first week of October as “Mental Illness Awareness Week”  (MIAW) in recognition of NAMI’s efforts to raise mental illness awareness.  Since 1990, mental health advocates across the country have joined together during the first week of October [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=568&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Center: Webinar Series on Organizational Development and Business Management for Peer-Run Organizations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCSTAC is pleased to announce that registration is open for our new series of webinars on Organizational Development and Business Management for Peer-Run Organizations.  This five part participatory series will begin in October of this year and will be broadcast every other month as part of our ongoing technical assistance to consumer-run organizations and services.
Leading [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=566&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Campaign for Mental Health Recovery (CMHR) for Voice Awards Presented This Month</title>
		<link>http://namitricities.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/campaign-for-mental-health-recovery-cmhr-for-voice-awards-presented-this-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Voice Awards will take place at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood on Wednesday, October 14. Screenwriters, producers, and actors will join SAMHSA in celebrating the winning productions, as well as honoring leaders of the mental health recovery movement who raise awareness of mental health, expand public understanding about mental health problems, and promote [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=564&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Psychiatric Pharmacist</title>
		<link>http://namitricities.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/ask-the-psychiatric-pharmacist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAMI is pleased to be working with the College of Psychiatric and Neurological Pharmacists to offer a new section where Psychiatric Pharmacists write and answer questions that they experience in the course of their work with individuals with mental illness.  We will periodically be posting new questions and answers so check in frequently.
 
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		<title>September’s Monthly Meeting</title>
		<link>http://namitricities.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/september%e2%80%99s-monthly-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you  need help with public mental health services and public assistance but don&#8217;t know where to turn?
Do you have questions or concerns about your rights?
 

Attend and meet Mental Health Ombuds, Chris Hoag. 
 

Takes place at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, September 8,
in the Fellowship Hall at Shalom United Church,
505 McMurray St. in Richland. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=559&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Smart Responses in Tough Times</title>
		<link>http://namitricities.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/smart-responses-in-tough-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Achieving Better outcomes for People with Mental Illnesses Involved in the Criminal Justice System
Click to:    Watch the Video
In the opening session, Peter Earley, journalist and author, recounted the difficulties of addressing the needs of a family member with a mental illness. Following on the heels of this personalized &#8220;statement of the problem,&#8221; Judge Steven Leifman from Florida [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=556&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Benton-Franklin Survey Seeks to Identify Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A regionwide survey aimed at helping identify the most pressing issues in Benton and Franklin counties is available online.


 
The survey is part of Community Solutions, an initiative for regional health and human services planning. it can be taken on-line at www.communitysolutions-bfco.com, or you can print a paper copy and mail it to United Way [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=namitricities.wordpress.com&blog=3852089&post=554&subd=namitricities&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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