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Volume 8 Issue 2

August, September, October 2019

Special points of Interest

• Annual Walk for Awareness

• Suicide Prevention Trainings

• NAMI Family-to-Family

• President’s Message

• Support Group Information

• NAMI Membership Meeting

• Annual Treasure Hunt

• Annual Candlelight Vigil

• NAMI Marian House News

NAMI Board of Directors

President: Erin Roxby

VP: Sarah Barickman

Sec.: Peggy Miller

Treas.: Libby Cosmides

Exec Director: Amy Gamble

Phil Machel

Rev. Virginia Shellhammer

Gee Lofstead, Attorney

Patricia Young

Jacqui Hores

Rosemary Ketchum - Staff

Julie Gomez - Staff

The Region’s voice on Mental Illness

Nami Greater Wheeling 4th Annual Walk for Awareness

WHEN: Saturday, October 19th, 2019

Registration - 10am

Event Starts - 11am

WHERE: Wheeling Park - Schwertfeger Shelter

ENTRY COSTS: $20 regular/ $15 NAMI member/ $10 students

REGISTER: www.namiwheeling.org / paper registration coming soon

ACTIVITES: Free Pizza & Water / DJ / Ticket Auction / 50/50 raffle /

Face Painting & Other Activities for Children & Families

Free T-Shirt for first 100 who register!!

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

This is a time to share resources & stories in an effort to shed light on this highly stigmatized topic. Use this month to reach out to those affected by suicide, raise

awareness, and connect individuals to treatment services.

Attend a FREE SafeTALK training at the Ohio Valley Mall - Community Room

SafeTALK (TELL-ASK-LISTEN-KEEP SAFE) is a suicide alertness training for anyone 15 years and older. This training teaches people how to help someone who is

struggling with suicidal thoughts or actions.

Wednesday, Sept 18th at 9am OR Tuesday, Sept 24th at 1pm PLEASE REGISTER - julie.namigreaterwheeling@gmail.com or 304-238-8277

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NAMI Support Groups

ADULT SUPPORT GROUPS Trinity Lutheran Church - 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month / 6:30-8 pm / 302 West Bennett, Bridgeport

All Saints School - 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month / 5:30-6:30 pm / 2nd Floor, 600 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville St. Mark Lutheran Church - 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month / 6-7pm / 141 Kruger St, Wheeling

First Westminster Presbyterian Church - 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month / 5:30-7pm / 235 N 4th Street, Steubenville Wintersville United Methodist Church - 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month / 5:30-6:30pm / 702 Main Street, Wintersville

STARTING AUGUST 14th! Tiltonsville United Methodist Church - 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the Month / 5:30-6:30pm / 106 Grandview Avenue - Tiltonsville

FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP

OVMC Conference Room B - 3rd Wednesday of the month / 6-7 pm / 2000 Eoff Street, Wheeling

Hello NAMI of Greater Wheeling! I wanted to share a message with you about holding onto hope. Hope and optimism play a huge role in our lives and can affect our mental and physical health as well as the health of our relationships. Loss of hope and optimism is one of the core symptoms of clinical depression. In the world today with 24 hour news cycles and social media, remaining hopeful and optimistic can seem very difficult. One positive and hopeful piece of advice from Mr. Fred Rogers is to “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” when we see something bad happening. I love how this takes the focus off of the negative event that has happened and focuses it on those who are providing support. This is very much like the suggestions to “look for the good” in all people and situations. I challenge everyone reading this message to become “the good” and “the helpers” whenever you see others in need. That is our mission at NAMI of Greater Wheeling, to help individuals and families who are strug-gling find hope. Wishing you well, Erin Roxby, Ph.D. IECD, IMH-E ®

NAMI Family-to-Family is an evidence based, FREE 12 session education

program for family members, partners, friends and significant others of adults living with

mental illness designed to help all participants understand and support their loved one living with

mental illness while maintaining their own well being

WHEN: Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 from 6-8:30pm

and continue weekly on Tuesdays until Nov. 26th

WHERE: Christ United Methodist Church 1232 National Road, Wheeling

COST: FREE

REGISTRATION: Contact Julie Gomez at julie.namigreaterwheeling@gmail.com or

304-238-8277

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Marian House NAMI Drop In Center News

The Marian House drop in Center stays busy with may new groups, events, and activities.

Associate Director, Rosemary Ketchum, helps House Members better understand various personality and mood disorders through group readings and discussion. Rosemary also leads groups surrounding negative thinking traps and how to develop more assertive communication strategies. Jesse Krall, Director of Operations, continues to provide House support as a group facilitator and N.A. sponsor. Jesse works to help Marian House Members build better relation-ships and understand how to cope with their mental health struggles. Art teacher, Patty Neis, enjoys helping Marian House Members with various art projects, most recently facilitating the building of paper mâché sea monsters!

Annual Treasure Hunt Sale

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

1343 National Road, Wheeling

Saturday, September 21st

9am-1pm

Join NAMI Greater Wheeling for our Quarterly Membership Meeting

Learn more about what NAMI Greater Wheeling does and hear from our Guest Speaker - Elizabeth Gramby

Elizabeth is a West Virginia native, cooking/food enthusiast and

mental health advocate. She began her journey writing early on as a way to find hope in dark places. Her writing took off when her

daughter experienced a major depressive episode which almost took her life and landed her at an inpatient facility. This was a

catalyst for Libbi to increase her passion for helping others, especially moms, through writing. Her goal is to fill gaps so her readers are able to find light, breath and hope while supporting

their loved ones through their mental health journey.

When: Thursday, September 19th @ 6:30pm Where: Christ United Methodist Church,

1232 National Rd, Wheeling

Candlelight Vigil

St. Michael’s

Church 1225 National Rd,

Wheeling

Tuesday, October 8th at 6:30pm

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NAMI Greater Wheeling, Inc. MEMBERSHIP

Tax Deductible

$40 Individual

$60 Household

$5 Open Door for consumers with financial needs

NAME

STREET

CITY/STATE/ZIP

PHONE

DATE _____/_____/20_____

EMAIL

NAMI Greater Wheeling

PO Box 6027

Wheeling, WV 26003

RETURN SERVICES REQUESTED

NAMI Greater Wheeling, Inc.

PO Box 6027

Wheeling, WV 26003

Phone contact: 304-218-2864

www.namiwheeling.org

Mission Statement

NAMI Greater Wheeling is a group of families,

professionals, and recovering persons with mental

illnesses, dedicated to improving the care, treat-

ment, rehabilitation, and status of people with

mental illness. We support research for cures and

better treatment. We are a tax exempt, non-profit

affiliate of National NAMI.