Education
Stigma and Mental Illness
In all the years we’ve worked in the mental health arena, perhaps the most hurtful of all experiences is to witness the stigma and prejudice against those with genetic or neurobiological disorders of the brain. Mood disorders resulting from chemical imbalances in the brain are not something a person would choose; they are most often [...]
Wraparound Oregon
In Oregon recently, it was my privilege to visit Wraparound Oregon, a team process focusing on the strengths and needs of children with emotional challenges. The program is designed to meet the needs of each individual child or family.
The family themselves chair a team of professionals, other family members, and support workers, and then together [...]
Alternatives Conference
We were guests at the Alternatives Conference held in Omaha in October. Alternatives is a national organization for people with chronic psychiatric challenges. It was an inspiring conference. Over 900 people attended with 200 of those being Nebraskans!
The focus of the conference was recovery and wellness, what makes a person get better and stay well. [...]
Support and Family Education (SAFE)
The VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System offers various resources to veterans and their family members in Nebraska and Iowa. The Support and Family Education (SAFE) program offered through the VA is one such program that assists veterans who struggle with mental illness and their family members and friends.
Nebraska Medicaid Consumer Complaint Process
Magellan Behavioral Health of Nebraska, LLC is currently the administrative services organization for Nebraska Medicaid. Magellan wants to make sure you receive quality mental health care through Nebraska Medicaid. Each year a survey is sent out asking for participant’s opinion. The 2009 survey indicated that some individuals are not aware of how to express complaints they may have. Your opinion matters. And we want to make sure you know how to do this.
NAMI-Nebraska Receives Award, Expands Programs
NAMI-Nebraska was recently selected as one of only two states to receive a $5000 seed grant to expand its signature In Our Own Voice program throughout the state. In addition NAMI Basics, the newest signature education program designed specifically for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental illness is now available in the Omaha, Lincoln, and Hastings communities.
Family Advocacy Movement Conference
On October 3rd I attended a Family Advocacy Movement Conference at UNO sponsored by parents of children with mental illness.
One of the challenges discussed was that Nebraska spends dollars on foster care at a rate of more than 60% above the national average. Instead of taking a child with mental illness away from the family [...]
Suicide Prevention
September was Suicide Prevention Month. On Sunday, September 12th, The Kim Foundation joined over 1200 friends in the Out of the Darkness Walk to raise awareness about the warning signs of depression and suicide.
As the walk began participants released balloons on which messages had been written to loved ones lost by suicide. The balloons were [...]
Region 3 Leadership Training a Success
Region 3 Behavioral Health recently hosted Larry Fricks, a nationally renowned speaker on mental health recovery, for a two-day peer leadership conference. The training was held at Goodwill Industries in Grand Island, Nebraska and focused on developing leadership skills among consumers and peer specialists. Over 50 consumers, peer specialist employees, and mental health service providers [...]
2009 Nami Walk
The second annual NAMIWALKS for the Mind of America will be held Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Elmwood Park in Omaha. Registration will open at 8:30 a.m. with the walk kick off at 9:00 a.m.
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, sponsors NAMIWALKS for the Mind of America throughout the nation in an effort to [...]
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