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June 2012
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NAMI Sonoma County is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a grassroots family and
consumer self help organization. NAMI Sonoma Coun-ty’s mission is to provide education, support and advo-cacy for all people affected by mental health chal-
lenges.
Honoring Our Retiring Board Heroes!
Two NAMI Board members recently retired, after many years of faithful service. Corinne Muelrath
served NAMI for ten years. Molin Malicay served four years. These are two of the most influential
Board members that we have had during our history, and we offer them our highest accolades and com-
mendations! Below are just a few of the highlights of their volunteer service.
Corinne Muelrath
Wrote grants that funded NAMI from Kaiser, Sonoma
County Mental Health, NAMI National, NAMI California,
City of Petaluma, Petaluma Community Foundation, Sonoma
County Foundation, Project Success Plus, Neighborhood
Stabilization Program and others. Provided NAMI with the
funding to expand its services throughout the county.
Developed a multi-year fundraising and fund development
plan for NAMI. Developed a multi-year community relations
plan.
Successfully linked NAMI to student mental health through
in-school presentations and a collaborative called Project
Success Plus.
Organized five Mental Health Symposia that served thou-
sands of people over the years.
Oversaw the purchase, extensive rehab, furnishing and rent
-up of two foreclosed homes in Petaluma for client housing.
Managed both properties for two years.
Participated in the formation of CIT training in Sonoma
County.
Served as Board President for one year and as a Board Of-
ficer for multiple years.
Envisioned and spearheaded the formation in our county of
NAMI Signature Programs, including Peer-to-Peer, NAMI Connection, Parents and Teachers as Allies, In Our Own Voice, Basics and Breaking the Silence.
Molin Malicay
Championed the mental health needs of communities of
color.
Acted as a liaison for funding from the Lytton Band of
Pomo Indians for significant financial support to
NAMI.
Planned four Mental Health Symposia & acted as Em-
cee.
Served as Board President for three years.
Trained as a Family-to-Family teacher & taught curric-
ulum at the Sonoma County Indian Health Project.
Designed & produced print materials and programs for
Symposia, special events & Annual Report.
Oversaw donation to NAMI of office furniture, office
equipment & supplies.
Represented NAMI at State Congressional & Assembly
hearings in Sacramento, speaking for the rights of peo-
ple with mental illness.
Organized first Northern California Regional Meeting
of NAMI affiliates & arranged for it to be hosted by
the American Indian Friendship House in San Francis-
co.
Spearheaded NAMI’s involvement in the Human Race
for several years.
Served on State CALMHSA committee.
Served on Advisory Council for local MHSA planning.
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Upcoming Training Opportunity
NAMI Sonoma County is delighted to announce the expansion of our Parents and Teachers as Allies in-service
mental health education program for school professionals. We are actively recruiting dedicated volunteers to at-
tend our June 23rd, 2012 training which will prepare you to join a team to deliver this two-hour in-service pro-
gram which focuses on helping school professionals and families within the school community better understand
the early warning signs of mental illnesses in children and adolescents and how best to intervene so that youth
with mental health treatment needs are linked with services. It also covers the lived experience of mental illness-
es and how schools can best communicate with families about mental health related concerns.
This program responds to the recommendations included in Goal 4 of President Bush’s New Freedom Commission
report on mental health that calls for schools to play a larger role in the early identification of mental health
treatment needs in children and in linking them to appropriate services. Our program is based on NAMI’s highly
successful Parents and Teachers as Allies (P&TA) publication. The components of the in-service education pro-
gram for school professionals include the following:
Welcome and Introductions – an education professional, who is also a family member, welcomes the school pro-
fessionals and introduces the topics to be covered, often with a personal story.
Early Warning Signs of Mental Illnesses – a facilitator walks the school professionals through the early warn-
ing signs of mental illnesses, closely following the P&TA publication.
Family Response – a parent or caregiver of a child with mental illness covers the predictable stages of emo-
tional reactions among family members dealing with the challenges of mental illness and the lived experi-
ence of raising a child with a mental illness.
Living with Mental Illness – a mental health consumer that experienced the early onset of mental illness
shares a view from the inside, including a discussion about the positive and negative impact that their
school experience had on their life.
Group Discussion
Closing Remarks and Evaluation
This program is designed for teachers, administrators, school health professionals, parents and others in the
school community.
The program is designed to target schools in urban, suburban, rural, and culturally diverse communities. The
toolkit has been developed to be culturally sensitive and a Spanish language version of the Parents & Teachers as
Allies publication has been developed. NAMI has also worked with the University of Maryland on an evaluation
component to measure the program’s success and to help ensure continuous quality and program improvement. For
more information about this program, please contact: Michelle Farrell at 527-6655 x1104 or by email at: stig-
June Education & Advocacy Meeting
Education and Advocacy Meeting:
Thursday, June 7, 2012
at 6 PM at the NAMI Office This month's Education and Advocacy Meeting will feature the Renaissance Healing and Learning Cen-
ter. The therapy center was developed by Fran Sandler Judd, a physical therapist in Sonoma County,
California, to utilize Hippotherapy ("treatment with the help of the horse") to help provide benefits to
patients with a variety of neurological and orthopedic conditions, that includes Parkinson's Disease,
cerebral palsy, autism, developmental delays, back pain, and other impairments. RHLC has been provid-
ing Hippotherapy ("treatment with the help of the horse") for children and adults with physical and
emotional challenges since 1998. In a unique alternative to the clinical setting, RHLC offers a nurturing
environment which promotes healing for our patients and their families.
Join us! Fran will be bringing one of her therapy dogs for this month's meeting.
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Education and Advocacy Meeting, Bipolar in Order We had the distinct pleasure of having Author and speaker, Tom Wootton come to our Education and Advoca-
cy meeting on May 3rd. He spoke of his outcome based education method for bipolar and depression. “In my
method”, he told the audience of 40,”I teach people how to manage their symptoms so that they can lead and
achieve their desired quality of life.” In his presentation he
covered his method briefly.
Some of the basic concepts of his Bipolar in Order method
are… Understanding Your Comfort Zone How To Expand It Going With The Flow Instead Of Fighting Against It Bipolar Disorder - From Crisis To Recovery Bipolar In Order - From Freedom To Self-Mastery Integrated Approach to Success
He continued on about working with his team to create an individualized plan to help his patients achieve symp-
tom management of hypomania and/or depression. He also compared conventional diagnosis and evaluation of
bipolar/depression and talked about his method which enlists the assistance of a team of mental health pro-
fessionals that endorse his work. Mr. Wootton fielded questions at the end of his talk from eager attendees
who wanted to know more about his unique and unconventional method of helping those with severe and persis-
tent bipolar and depression. He was kind enough to stay late and talk to folks one on one who wanted to know
details about how to enroll in his treatment method for bipolar and depression. Mr. Wootton has spoken at
many NAMI affiliates and to a number of companies including AT&T, Cisco, Ford, and HP just to name a few.
Ely Reis passed away suddenly on Sunday May 20th in Petaluma. Ely was an extraordinary
young man with a phenomenal talent musically. He was a composer, lyricist and publisher
of original trance and rap compositions. He used a super keyboard and mixing board com-
bined, and every sound, riff, beat and loop was original.
Ely was a gentle, highly intelligent, kind, and giving person. He had a great sense of hu-
mor and a beautiful spirit that shined. He was a hero, who coped with the challenges of
schizophrenia.
Ely is survived by his mother, Carol Meer, his sister Reina, his grandparents, extended
family, roommates: Sasha, Morgan, & Oscar, and many friends. He will be missed by
many and forgotten by none.
Ely was and always will be part of our NAMI family.
NAMI Sonoma County ● 1300 N. Dutton Avenue, Suite A ● Santa Rosa, CA 95401
TEL (707) 527-6655 ● FAX (707) 527-6832
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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2 Annual BBQ
Picnic
11:30-2pm at
NAMI Office
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4 Client Connection 1 pm – 2:30 pm 1360 N. McDowell
Blvd, Petaluma Tai Chi Class 6 pm – 7:15 pm Santa Rosa Family Support
Group 6 pm – 8 pm, Sebasto-
pol (families w/
school age children)
5 Art Class
2 pm—3:30 pm
Santa Rosa
Family Support
Group 5 pm – 6:30 pm
Petaluma
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7 Vets Meeting 9:30 am, Santa Rosa Client Connection 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Santa Rosa 5 pm – 6:30 pm, Healdsburg Family Support Group 2 pm – 3:30 pm, Santa Rosa 7:15-8:45 pm Sonoma Education & Advocacy Meet-
ing 6 pm – 7 pm, Santa Rosa
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11 Client Connection 1 pm – 2:30 pm 1360 N. McDowell
Blvd, Petaluma Tai Chi Class 6 pm – 7:15 pm Santa Rosa Family Support
Group 5-6:30 pm, Rohnert
Park
12 Art Class
2 pm—3:30 pm
Santa Rosa
13 Family Support
Group 3 pm – 4:30 pm Se-
bastopol
14 Client Connection 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Santa Rosa 5 pm – 6:30 pm, Healdsburg Family Support Group 2 pm – 3:30 pm, Santa Rosa
15 CHOW Meeting 2 pm – 4 pm NAMI SC Office
16 Parent
University 9-3pm
Flamingo Hotel
*NAMI will be
tabling this event
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Father’s Day
18 Client Connection 1 pm – 2:30 pm 1360 N. McDowell
Blvd, Petaluma Tai Chi Class 6 pm – 7:15 pm
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Art Class
2 pm—3:30 pm
Santa Rosa
Family Sup-
port Group 5 pm – 6:30 pm
Petaluma
20 21 Client Connection 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Santa Rosa 5 pm – 6:30 pm, Healdsburg Family Support Group 2 pm – 3:30 pm, Santa Rosa
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25 Client Connection 1 pm – 2:30 pm 1360 N. McDowell
Blvd, Petaluma Family Support
Group 5-6:30 pm, Rohnert
Park Tai Chi Class 6 pm – 7:15 pm Santa Rosa
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Art Class
2 pm—3:30 pm
Santa Rosa
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28 Client Connection 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Santa Rosa 5 pm – 6:30 pm, Healdsburg Family Support Group 2 pm – 3:30 pm, Santa Rosa
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30 NAMI National
Convention
Begins Seattle, WA
June 2012
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Mental Health Services
NAMI Sonoma County 527-6655
Resources, referrals, library, education classes, support groups, for
family members and for clients.
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) 576-8181
3322 Chanate Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Crisis services, transport to hospitals, 23 hour stays
Access Team at Chanate 565-6900
Entry to Sonoma County Mental Health
Alexander Valley Regional Medical Center 894-4229
Alliance Medical Center 433-5494
Brookwood Health Center 538-8700
Jewish Community Free Clinic 585-7780
Petaluma Health Center 559-7545
Russian River Health Center 869-2849
Santa Rosa Free Clinic 546-6479
Sonoma County Indian Health Project 521-4500
Santa Rosa Community Health Centers 547-2222, 303-3600
Sonoma Valley Health Center 939-6070
Client Centers/Clubhouses Chanate Hall 565-4900
Must be Sonoma County Mental Health client
Interlink Self-Help Center 546-4481
Russian River Empowerment Center 604-7264
Wellness and Advocacy Center 565-7800
Client/Consumer Classes
Chanate Hall 565-4900
Offers various classes and groups for Sonoma County Mental
Health clients
Clutterers Anonymous 569-9808
Meets 2nd & 4th Fridays of the month, 2 - 4 pm. Call or email
[email protected] for address and info
Depression/Bipolar Support Group 578-0424
Meets1st & 3rd Wed. at 547 Mendocino Ave, SR 95401
Interlink Self-Help Center 546-4481
Peer counseling, dual diagnosis, art and many other classes
NAMI– Tai Chi Class
Mondays 6 — 7:15 pm, Drop in and free of cost
NAMI—Meditation Group
Wednesdays 6—7 pm, NAMI office
NAMI Client Connection Support Groups
Santa Rosa:
*Thursdays, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, NAMI office
Petaluma:
*Mondays, 1– 2:30 PM, 1360 N. McDowell Blvd.
Healdsburg:
* Thursdays, 5—6:30 PM, 1381 University Ave.
Recovery, Inc. 823-5122
Self-help through will training
Russian River Empowerment Center 604-7264
Peer led classes in wellness and creativity
Smart Recovery (415) 223-3914
Self-help program to develop life management and recovery skills
to overcome addictive behavior. Imagine full recovery without life-
long meetings. www.smartrecovery.org
Wellness and Advocacy Center 565-7800
Many classes, groups, music jam, art, poetry, creative writing, ac-
tivities for transitional age youth, and more.
Family/Friends Help and Support
NAMI Warmline 527-6655
Empathic listening, resources and referrals at no-charge, Monday-
Friday, 9 AM—4:30 PM
Family Service Coordinator, Erika Klohe 571-8452 or 591-4617
Family Resource Clinic, Every Tuesday, 3-4:30 PM at Buckelew
Programs, 144 South E Street, Santa Rosa
Focus on Dual Diagnosis 565-4935
Mondays 4:30-6 PM, Client must be served by Sonoma County
Mental Health
NAMI Family Support Groups 527-6655
Drop-in support groups for friends/family that are facilitated by
family members. Learn how to problem solve, how to access ser-
vices, and how to support your loved one and yourself!
*Petaluma-
-1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 5-6:30 PM, located at
211 Novak Drive, Petaluma 527-6655
*Rohnert Park–
-2nd and 4th Monday of the month, 5-6:30 PM, C.O.T.S.
housing site at 705 Rohnert Park Expressway 527-6655
*Santa Rosa-
-Every Thursday, 2-3:30 PM, located at the NAMI office,
1300 N Dutton Avenue, Suite A, Santa Rosa 527-6655
*Sebastopol-
-1st Monday of the month, (family with school-age
children) 6-8 PM, at 477 Petaluma Ave, 527-6655
-2nd Wednesday of the month, 3-4:30 PM, located at
477 Petaluma Ave, 527-6655
*Sonoma
- 1st Thursday of the month, 7:15-8:45 PM,
Office of Sylvia Chloe,MFT 283 Second Street East
Sonoma, CA 95476; 996-2930
Mental Health Resource Guide
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TIME SENSITIVE MATERIAL
NAMI Sonoma County
Annual BBQ Picnic
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
11:30-2:00 pm
NAMI is grilling hamburgers, hotdogs and veggie burgers. We have plates, cups, utensils and condiments. Potluck
dishes are a plus, but not a must!
Live Music by Two Ton Shoes!
Everyone is welcome! Come one,
come all, and enjoy!
NAMI SC
1300 N Dutton Ave, Ste A
Santa Rosa, CA 95401 We will be in the parking lot area.
NAMI California Conference 2012
Aug. 17–18 at the Irvine Marriott
The theme of this year’s conference is All of Us
Together— Advocacy in Action. For more de-
tails, call Nikki Townsend at 916-567-0163 or
go to www.namicalifornia.org.
You can regis-ter online by clicking “Online
Conference Registration With Cvent,” or send a
check to NAMI California, 1851 Heritage Ln,
Suite 150, Sacramento CA 95815. Discounted
prices apply if you register before June 15! (The
Marriott is located at 18000 Von Karman Ave.,
Irvine, CA 92612; phone is 949-553-0100.)
