An Education Celebration(Pretend I am Mike)

48 States Face Budget Shortfalls(Includes states with shortfalls in FY2010)

Map from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: McNichol, E., & Lav, I.J. (2009). State Budget Troubles Worsen.

State facing budget shortfall

No budget shortfall expected

How Bad will it Get?Total state budget shortfall in each fiscal year, in billions

Figure from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: McNichol, E., & Lav, I.J. (2009). State Budget Troubles Worsen.

SMHA Responses to Cuts in Overall SMHA BudgetSpring 2009 (Percentage of States with Cuts)

NAMI Priorities 2010

• Visibility Visibility Visibility (popular culture, acceptance of mental illness)

• Penetration of our education programs (web based and use of alternative formats)

• Cultural competency and diversity

NAMI Education ProgramStates In Program

(2009)

Annual Number of Graduates / Participants

Family-to-Family 49 12,000-14,000

Connection 452,000 trained

38,000+ participants

De Familia-A-Familia 16 200

Peer-to-Peer 28 1,500

NAMI Basics 26 1,000

IOOV 37 45,000

Provider 19 1,200

Where Programs Stand Today

New on the Program Horizon

• Rural Classes taught through Tele-medicine (Nebraska and Montana)

• Revised P2P 10-week curriculum ready in January

• IOOV coming in Spanish

• F2F in Arabic, Vietnamese & Italian

• Expansion of the F2F/VA program

Teaching’s NOT Overrated