Quarterly Newsletter

Volume 4: Issue 2 Summer 2017

Board of Directors:

Clarence Rode, President Emeritus Dante Murry, Vice President Lindse Murphy, Treasurer Zach Graham, Secretary John Beran Stewart Bridgman Greg Gibbons Martha Mather Tim Moss Todd Mottley Whit Stodghill

2 Executive Director Report and Training Update

NAMI received a grant from the Anthem Foundation and the Mildred V. Horn Foundation in 2016. Thanks to these two grants we can

increase our Family to Family and In Our Own Voice (IOOV) programs.

The Mildred V. Horn grant enabled us to train 2 “Train the Trainers” at NAMI National in Arlington, VA and 11 IOOV presenters here in

Louisville. NAMI Louisville will start a robust campaign to provide IOOV presentations throughout our community. IOOV interactive

presentations are hopeful stories that not only demonstrate that people with mental illness can and do recover, but also help to end

the stigma of mental illness.

The Anthem Foundation enabled us to train 3 “Train the Trainers” at NAMI National and 6 new Family to Family teachers here in Lou-

isville. This increase in teachers will help us to increase programming and extend programing to the downtown area and the south

end & west end communities. The Anthem grant also made it possible for us to purchase badly needed education materials.

I also want to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers who give their time to be trained and to provide Family to Family and

IOOV programs. The presenters and teachers give many hours to NAMI and most importantly to individuals and family members af-

fected by mental illness. Thank you!

Jean Henry, LCSW

Executive Director

NAMI Louisville put on a two day In Our Own Voice (IOOV) training that had 9 grad-

uates on June 3rd and 4th. We were happy to be able to use the Bridgehaven site

to do our training with many thanks to Ramona Johnson (CEO of Bridgehaven).

Our Executive Director, Jean Henry, made strides to get two experienced IOOV

presenters (Dante Murry and Jan Massey) trained this year by sending them to

Arlington, VA for Train the Trainers with NAMI National. This was the first IOOV

training that NAMI Louisville did this year.

NAMI In Our Own Voice presentations change attitudes, assumptions and stereo-

types by describing the reality of living with mental illness. People with mental

health conditions share their powerful personal stories in this free, 60 minute

presentation.

In Our Own Voice adds a critical perspective to the popular understanding of what

people with mental illness are like.

This presentation provides:

• The audience will have a first-hand account of what it's like to live with a men-

tal illness.

• The presenters are paired in two’s at each individual presentation being giv-

en.

• The presenters humanize this misunderstood topic by demonstrating that it's

possible—and common—to live well with mental illness.

• The audience will have a chance to ask the presenters questions, which al-

lows for a deeper understanding of mental health conditions and dispel stere-

otypes and misconceptions.

The audience will gain a good understanding that every person with a mental illness can have hope for a bright future.

NAMI IOOV is a unique presentation that offers insight into the hope and recovery now possible for people with severe mental illness. What

makes the program unique is the human face it puts on mental illness. Hear from people who have struggles with disorders such as schizo-

phrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, and other severe mental illnesses. Our presenters invite you into the discussion as they share

their personal experiences. In Our Own Voice shatters stereotypes about people with severe mental illnesses. Learn from men and women

whose lives were interrupted by illness, but who are role models for hope and recovery!

First Row L-R: Brandon Banks, Patty Knox, Dawne Ellis, Rose-

marie Young

Second Row L-R: Brianna Fox, Debra Bryant, Krystal Groves

Third Row L-R: Tammie Blackburn, Kevin Bryant, Jan Massey

and Dante Murry

Advocacy Report 3

Tim’s Law finally passed the Kentucky General Assembly in 2017. This piece of legislation passed largely because many of you called

your legislators, visited them in person and wrote to tell your elected officials that people with the most severe symptoms of mental

illness need outpatient treatment, not cyclical hospitalizations and incarceration. Our success proves that despite strong opposition to

the bill and some naysayers within the mental health community, a determined grassroots effort can make a difference in Kentucky.

We worked together, we worked hard and we passed truly meaningful mental health legislation.

NAMI Kentucky worked closely with the Advocacy Action Network and the members of the Kentucky Mental Health Coalition and the

bill would not have passed without the tireless efforts of its primary sponsor Sen. Julie Raque Adams (Jefferson Co.).

However, the fight is not over. Several things must still happen for Tim’s Law to save lives, and I will address several questions from

family members who badly need this law:

When does Tim's Law go into effect?

Unless they contain "emergency clauses," most new laws in Kentucky go into effect in late June every year. This is the case for Tim's

Law. It is not in effect yet, but it will be pretty soon!

However, please remember that the only way a Kentucky District Court can use Tim's Law is if there is enough funding in place. There-

fore, some counties will be able to use if faster than others. Please stay tuned to our Facebook feed for more information on funding

for Tim's Law.

Who can use Tim's Law?

Once Tim's Law goes into effect, AND your local jurisdiction has funding in place, then anyone may take a petition under Tim's Law.

However, no matter who takes out a petition requesting a Kentucky District Court order someone into outpatient treatment, the person

to receive the treatment must meet the following criteria:

1) Threat of danger to him/herself or others;

2) Severe mental, emotional, or physical harm;

3) Significantly impaired judgment; AND

4) Substantially diminished ability to make informed decisions regarding his or her need for sustained medical treatment

Even if the individual meets that criteria, he or she must, based on a mental health professional's clinical observation and review of

treatment history, experience anosognosia (lack of insight into one's own illness). The patient must also have been involuntarily hospi-

talized in the past twelve months. Finally, assisted outpatient treatment must be the least restrictive method of treatment available.

Most people who take out petitions requesting treatment for another person under Tim's Law, including family members, will do so

under threat of perjury. In other words, the information contained in a Tim's Law petition must be very, very accurate

Who pays for Tim's Law/How do we get funding for Tim's Law?

On the day it is enacted, most or all Kentucky counties will not have funds to implement Tim's Law. The funding must be in place in

order for anyone to receive treatment under Tim's Law.

The language of the law reads, "funding may be provided through the appropriation of federal, state, or local resources or from dona-

tions, grants, gifts, or pledges from private resources." This means exactly what it says--funding can come from just about anywhere.

One reason that our state legislators enacted Tim's Law in 2017 is that they understood that federal funding is available for assisted

outpatient treatment (AOT). In fact, Congress recently extended the timeframe for these grants. With diligence on behalf of community

mental health centers and local officials, there is no reason why multiple Kentucky jurisdictions shouldn't have access to federal funds

for Tim's Law.

By the time that Tim's Law is in effect, representatives of the Dept. of Behavioral Health, the Dept. of Public Advocacy, at least one Dis-

trict Court judge, and a representative from NAMI Lexington will have training in implementation of AOT. Hopefully that training will help

prepare for securing funding so that Tim's Law will be available for Kentuckians who need AOT.

Michael Gray

NAMI Kentucky

NAMI Connection and NAMI Family Support Groups 4

NAMI Family Support Groups June July August Location Time

1st Saturday 3 1 5 Milestone Fitness, 750 Cypress

Station Drive

11:00 a.m.

2nd Saturday 10 8 12 First Lutheran Church, 417 East

Broadway (Door C)

10:00 a.m.

3rd Thursday 15 20 17 Christ Lutheran Church, 9212

Taylorsville Rd

7:00 p.m.

3rd Saturday 17 15 19 LaGrange Baptist Church, 1139

Commerce Parkway

10:00 a.m.

4th Sunday 25 23 27 Christ Lutheran Church, 9212

Taylorsville Rd

2:30 p.m.

Every Tuesday 6, 13, 20,

27

11, 18, 25 1, 8, 15, 22,

29

Our Lady of Peace Outpatient

Center, 4414 Churchman Ave,

40215

6:30 p.m.

NAMI Connection

3rd Sunday 18 16 20 Bridgehaven, 950 S 1st Street 1:15 p.m.

Every Sunday for clients of The

Brook Hospital

4, 11, 18,

25

2, 9, 16, 23,

30

6,13, 20, 27 The Brook Hospital – KMI,

8521 LaGrange Rd.

3:00 p.m.

Annual Membership Meeting Recap—March 2017 5

Special Thank You to our Vendors:

The Brook Hospital Centerstone

Wellspring Department of VAMC

Bridgehaven CLOUT

LMPD Disability Coalition Louisville Metro

1st and 2nd Quarter 2017 6

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1) L-R: Dante Murry (NAMI Louisville Board Mem-

ber), Dr. Sheila Schuster (Advocacy Action Net-

work), Rep. Tom Burch, Ramona Johnson

(Bridgehaven) at Tim’s Law Celebration 2) L-R:

Terry Withers (NAMI Kentucky), Dante Murry

(NAMI Louisville Board Member), Cathy Epperson

at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, KY 3)

L-R: Aaron Drake, Jan Massey, Anne Heard, Jill

Mitchell, Dante Murry at NAMI Train the Trainers

event in Washington, D.C. 4) L-R: Dante Murry

(NAMI Louisville Board Member), Chase Sanders

(Representative of Congressman John Yarmuth)

and Stewart Bridgman (NAMI Louisville Board

Member) at the 2017 Bridgehaven Recovery

Award ceremony 5) 2017 Annual Membership

Meeting at The Clifton Center in March

Donors and Volunteers 7

Aaron Drake

Aaron French

Aetna Better Health of KY

Agnes Durr

Alexis Cooke

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Ami McMullen

Amy Lee

Ann Lustgarten

Anna Mabry

Anne Heard

Anthem

Arin Valsted

Ashley Roundtree & Associates

Barbara Calloway

Becky Tipton

Becky Wilson

Bernie Block

Bertha Diaz-Story

Beth Stuck

Beverly Harris

Beverly Woock

Blue and Company LLC

Brandi Elwell

Brenda Huntsman

Brenda Wenning

Brian McKay

Briana Cox

Briana Fox

Briana Kinkead

Brianna Howard

Bridgehaven

Brittany Masterson

Brittany Walker

Brown and Brown

Candace True

Carla Connors

Carla Vaughn

Carol Hicks

Carolyn Holman

Catherine Hovekamp

Centerstone

Charles Gentry

Chelsea Leasor

Chris Chaney

Chris Gardner

Christopher Hensley

Chuck Broaddus

Clarence Rode

Clark & Riggs

Connie Whelan

Constatine Rogers

Dakota Bishop

Dannie Holland

Dante Murry

Daughters of Penelope

Davinder Sharma

Dawn Haynes

Debbie Goldstein

Debbie Shea

Debbie Weiss

Deborah Paolini

Debra Wells

Delone Pierce

Dena Hankins

Denise Winland

Dessirie Goodpaster

Domenic Styer

Don & Sue Cherrie

Donna Rode

Donna Scott

Doug Lee Watson

Dwayne Rice

Eclipse Bank

Edna Spurlin

Eliza Ducker

Gary Barr

Gemma Fetalver

George Hersch

George Hersch

Gertrude Sims

Glioia Gibbons

Gloria Jones

Greg Gibbons

Haley Conyers-Harper

Jacinta & Rick Goetz

Jaime Jofre

Ja'Mia V. Hill

Jamie Schulz

Jane Hersch

Jane Roehrig

Janet Massey

Jean Henry

Jeff Nolan

Jeffrey Harden

Jeffrey Shane Acree

Jen LaGue

Jill Mitchell

Jim Dailey

Jimmy Lewis Hill

Joan and George Perkins

Joan Clark

Joanne and Douglas Schmidt

John Beran

John Jent

Jon Riddell

Jordan Maddox

Karen Bickel

Karen Boggs

Karen Bralovr

Karen Nolan

Katelyn Ferrell

Kathleen Link

Kelsey Stepro

Kelsey VanVactor

Kimberlee Richardson

Kimberly Heck

Kimberly Peabody

Kit Overpeck

Konica Minolta Business Solutions

Kristin Biggs

Kristin Clemons

Kristy McCubbins

Krystyn Hutchins

Leslie Lawson

Lexi Adkins

Lia Gutermuth

Linda Block-Coalter

Linda Oechsli

Linda Yates

Linsey Rogers

Liz & Larry Curtis

Liz Baldwin

Liz Coomes

Lois Anderson

Lori Warner

Lyndsay Lucas

Lynn Ann Collins

Madeline McGeeney

Mandy Schooler

Marc Jemison

Margaret and James Gerstle

Mark Ostbloom

Martha Mather

Marybeth Irvine

Masha Bogas

Matt Fannin

Melinda Mills

Mike Blackwell

Molly Sullivan

Monica Henderson

Morgan Wilson

Nancy Doctor

Nancy Neill

Nicole Madrigal

Nicole Ray

Nicole Sighonee

Paloma Smith

Passport Health Plan

Pat Cooke

Paul Crescimone

Penny Boone

Rachel Williams

Rebecca Slisher

Rebecca Weiss

Rebekah Cotton

Robin Miller

Robynne Middleton

Roland D. Miller

Rosalie Ashey

Rosemarie Young

Ruth Durham

Ruth Lewellen

Ruth Marlatt

Sara Rode

Sharon L. Trotter

Shelby Farmer

Shelby Morrison

Sherry Greenwood

Shirley Mahan

Silvana Medeiros Phillips

Susan DeCort

Susan Faris

Sylvia Clough

Tammie Blackburn

Taylor Clark

Terry Lee

The Pepper Group

Tim Moss

Tina Salameh

Tony Middleton

Virginia Blackburn

WellCare

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Louisville, Kentucky 40203

Upcoming Events

June15 Family to Family Thursday Night Class begins –6:00 p.m. Carl Braden Memorial Center — 3208 West Broadway Louisville, KY 40211

August 12 Step Forward for Mental Health Walk Louisville Waterfront Park

September 6 Family to Family Wednesday Night Class begins—6:00 p.m. Chapel Room, Northeast YMCA— 9400 Mill Brook Rd. Louisville, KY 40223

September 9 Family to Family Saturday Class begins—10:00 a.m. TBD