MEETINGS
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December 8, 2008 Annual Holiday Party !7:00 -9:00 PM Location: United Church of Gainesville (NOTE: New location. Not location we have been meeting during past year) 1624 NW 5th Avenue, Gainesville Click Here for Directions Detailed MAP with zoom and cool Street View feature |
November 10, 2008 Theme: Informational/Educational meeting open to public Topic speaker : Jim Wright, Director of the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry 7:00 -9:00 PM Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
October 13, 2008 Theme: Support Meeting Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). 7:00 -9:00 PM Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
October 6 - 11, 2008 Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 6-12 is Mental Illness Awarenes Week in Gainesville, on the UF campus, as well as Nationally. Gainesville NAMI, the UF medical student Psychiatry Interest Group, the UF Office College of Medicine of Student Counseling and Development, the Medical Humanities Program, the UF Psychiatry Department, and Shands at Vista, and NEFSH have put together events for this week. Please feel free to join in the following events: 1. Monday-Friday: Stop by the front of the UF College of Medicine medical library for free pamphlets, stickers, and silver "Campaign for the brain" ribbons to show your support, and learn something new in the process! 2. Monday-Friday: Exhibit in the UF College of Medicine Maren room of Maren-owned books and movies related to mental health. Sponsored by the UF College of Medicine Medical Humanities Program. 3. From October 6 – 11 a public exhibit “Transformations in Mental Illness Treatment” combines a traveling museum photo essay featuring the suitcase contents of 10 individuals who lived in a 120 year old NY mental institution in the last century, as contrasted against the current progress toward local humanitarian treatments and community involvment in our area. The exhibit can be viewed set up in the UF College of Medicine Library lobby. For more information, email info@namigainesville.org 4. Friday, October 11, 9:30-3 in the Shands at AGH atrium: Free Mental Health Screenings. Licensed mental health professionals, representatives from the NAMI, and medical student volunteers will be available for mental health screenings throughout the day. Sponsored by Shands at Vista, UF Psychiatry Department, and NAMI. You can also take the screening youself online at: www.shands.org/hospitals/vista . 5. The annual Mental Illness Awareness Golf Tournament is Monday October 6, 2008 at the Country Club of Orange Park. The course is filled with side games to win such prizes as a set of jet skis, a new truck, and vacation packages. The day ends with an awards ceremony complete with a gourmet meal, trophies and door prizes for all! Tee time is 9:00 A. M. Lunch and awards will be at 2:30 pm. Proceeds go to the Resident Enhancement Fund to pay for special projects and programs of Northeast Florida State Hospital. Information at the Friends of Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) website at http://www.FriendsofNEFSH.org/Golf%20Tournament.htm . 6. Local churches: National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding (Sunday, October 5, 2008). |
September 8 , 2008 Theme: Informational/Educational meeting open to public Topic: 911 Dispatch Manager is featured speaker Clara Woody-Redmon is the Support Services Manager for Alachua County Sheriff's Office 911 Combined Communications Center. She will speak about the 911 center and hopefully its attentiveness to mental illness crises, and will answer our questions. Importantly, Sheriff Darnell recently required 911 personnel to be trained in the CIT course, which is a 40 hour course on mental illness for law officer. 7:00 -9:00 PM Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
August 11 , 2008 Theme: Support Meeting Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). 7:00 -9:00 PM Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
July 14, 2008 Theme: Support Meeting Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). 7:00 -9:00 PM Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
June 9, 2008 Theme: Support Meeting Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). 7:00 -9:00 PM Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
May 12, 2008 Theme: Informational/Educational meeting Topic: The new Gainesville Opportunity Center, Inc is a place where people whose lives have been drastically interrupted by a mental illness come to rebuild their lives (click here for their website) Meeting time: 7:00 -9:00 PM Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
April 14, 2008 Theme: Support Meeting Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). 7:00 -9:00 PM Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
March 22, 2008 NAMI Walk Westside Park, Gainesville
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March 9 , 2008 Note: There is no Monday March 10 NAMI meeting this month. TOPIC: After the 2:30 pm show, an Open Discussion Session at Hippodrome Theatre Lobby. |
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February 11 , 2008 Theme: Support Meeting Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). 7:00 -9:00 PM Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
January 14, 2008 Theme: Informational/Educational Meeting Topic is: "Empathy and understanding of people with mental illness" presented by retired psychologist, Dr. Tets Suzuki, past director of Meridian Outpatient Services and Crisis Stabilization Unit. 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
December 10 , 2007 Theme: Holiday Get Together Social ! This informal get together party is for EVERYONE including NAMI Members, Family & Friends, and Consumers. [no other meeting this month] 7:00 - 9:00 PM. BRING: a finger food sweet dessert or savory appetizer (not dinner) to share. Beverages provided. WHERE: Party room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL). Use the usual first floor entrance, then go down the first floor hallway until you reach the Atrium area. |
November 12 , 2007 Theme: Support Meeting Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). 7:00 -9:00 PM Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
October 7 - 12, 2007 Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 7-13 is Mental Illness Awarenes Week in Gainesville, on the UF campus, as well as Nationally. Gainesville NAMI, the UF medical student Psychiatry Interest Group, the UF Office College of Medicine of Student Counseling and Development, the Medical Humanities Program, the UF Psychiatry Department, and Shands at Vista, and have put together a jam-packed week. Please feel free to joinn in the following events: 1. Monday, October 8, 12-1pm, room C1-17: Psychiatry Interest Group Lunch and Lecture with lunch provided. 2. Monday-Friday: Stop by the front of the UF College of Medicine medical library for free pamphlets, stickers, and silver "Campaign for the brain" ribbons to show your support, and learn something new in the process! 3. Monday-Friday: Exhibit in the UF College of Medicine Maren room of Maren-owned books and movies related to mental health. Sponsored by the UF College of Medicine Medical Humanities Program. 4. October 7-13. Photo Essay Exhibit: Faces and Places of Psychiatry in Gainesville" Exhibit in the Maren room by Denise Caicedo on community mental health facilities and the people who staff and use them inGainesville, FL. Sponsored by the UF College of Medicine Medical Humanities Program. 5. Wednesday, October 10 in C1-3 from 5-7:30pm: Movie night: "Girl Interrupted," discussion to follow Thursday, Oct. 11. Sponsored by the UF College of Medicine Medical Humanities Program. 6. Thursday, October 11 from 12-1pm in CG-42: Community Mental Health Exhibit opening in the Maren room- there will be students and faculty reciting poetry and performing music to the theme of community mental health. Discussion of "Girl Interrupted" and how the media affects our perceptions of mental illness to follow in room CG-42. Sponsored by the UF College of Medicine Medical Humanities Program. 7. Thursday, October 11, 9:30-3 in the UF atrium: Free Mental Health Screenings. Licensed mental health professionals, representatives from the NAMI, and medical student volunteers will be available for mental health screenings throughout the day. Sponsored by Shands at Vista, UF Psychiatry Department, and NAMI. You can also take the screening youself online at: www.shands.org/hospitals/vista . 8. Local churches: National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding (Sunday, October 7, 2007). |
October 8 , 2007 Theme: Support Meeting Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
September 10 , 2007 Theme: Informational/Educational Meeting Topic is "Interactive program on grief and stress in family members--Taking care of ourselves". Speaker is Lisa Winn, local mental health counselor. 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
August 13 , 2007 Theme: Support Meeting Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
July 19 , 2007
Theme: Special Informational Meeting about new Gainesville Opportunity Center. Gainesville Opportunity Center, Inc is a place where people whose lives have been drastically interruped by a mental illness come to rebuild their lives. Come meet members, friends and staff from the "Vincent House" Tampa area Clubhouse. 7:30—9:00 PM Where: Alachua County Public Library Downtown Building, 402 E. University Avenue, 4th Floor Meeting Room. Click for map |
July 9, 2007 7:00 PM. Support Meeting. Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
June 11, 2007 7:00 PM. Support Meeting. Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
May 14, 2007 7:00 PM. Informational/Educational Meeting. Topic is "Living wills,health care surrogates and last wills". Speaker is Shannon Miller, Attorney at Law. Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
April 9 , 2007 7:00 PM. Informational/Educational Meeting. Topic is "Clinical Trials Research Program at UF Department of Psychiatry" Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
March 31, 2007
8:00 AM. Registration table opens. 9:00 AM. Walk officially starts. Event site: Westside Park Recreation Center, 1001 NW 34th St, Gainesville, FL. |
March 21, 2007
NAMI Gainesville is volunteering to assist in WUFT-TV's March 2007 Membership Campaign on the air. Please plan to arrive at 7:45 PM in the WUFT-TV main studio, and plan to stay through the end of the programs at 11:30 PM. |
March 12, 2007 7:00 PM. Support Meeting. Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
February 12 , 2007 7:00 PM. Informational/Educational Meeting. Topic is Stress-reduction and yoga and for family members and consumers alike. Speaker is John Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
January 8 , 2007 7:00 PM. Support Meeting. Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). Meeting room kindly provided by Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
December 11 , 2006 7:00 PM. Holiday/Christmas Party! This get together is for EVERYONE in the family. Bring a finger food dessert or appetizer (not dinner) to share. Drinks will be provided. Bring musical instruments if you wish. Several players have said they will participate. We have been given space at Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 228. |
December 3 , 2006 3:00 PM. Potluck Picnic Social Event! For consumers and families and friends! Our NAMI will join with members of the Ocala and Citrus NAMI affiliates. This is a first time interaction among our groups. FOOD - FUN - PRIZES. RSVP: rsvp@namigainesville.org Bring a salad, or covered dish, or your favorite recipe to share. Picnic is in Ocala. Directions are: 441 into Ocala; East on Silver Springs Boulevard/Hwy. 40; Right on 36th Ave; Left on Fort King; Left on 48th Avenue; Left on 2nd Loop - to the Wellness Center on the left. |
November 13 , 2006 7:00 PM. Informative Topic Meeting: We will view the award winning movie,"Out of the Shadow" (67 min), which we purchased on high res DVD for our NAMI lending library. This is currently being aired on PBS nationwide, but somehow not on any Cox Cable channels. The movie will follow a brief annual meeting.
Click here to read more about the movie. Meeting are held at Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 226. |
October 9 , 2006 7:15 PM. Support Meeting. Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). Meetings are held at Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), Room 224. |
September 11 , 2006 7:15 PM. Informative Topic Meeting: The topic will be "Mental Illness Jail Diversion Initiatives in Alachua County" presented by Sadie Darnell, Community Relations Coordinator of Gainesville Police Dept, and Law Enforcement Officer of the Year (Florida, 2000). Sadie Darnell is also a member of our NAMI group. In her career with law enforcement, she has become dedicated to and knowledgeable about issues surrounding mental illnesses, jail diversion, and mental health court. Meetings are now held at Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), not at Vista anymore. |
August 16 , 2006 Family-to-Family Educational Course starts (goes through December 1, 2006) Click here for details. |
August 14 , 2006 7:15 PM. Support Meeting. Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). Meetings are held at Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL). |
July 15 , 2006 4:30 PM. Potluck Picnic Social Event! (no support or informative meeting this month) Bring a salad, or covered dish, or your favorite recipe to share. Picnic is inside the Club House of the Forest of the Unicorn subdivision (4500 NW Sherwood Trace). Directions Detailed MAP to the Potluck (zoom out or in to find directions from your own house). |
June 12 , 2006 7:15 PM. Support Meeting. Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). Meetings are now held at Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), not at Vista anymore. |
May 8, 2006 7:15 PM. Informative Topic Meeting: Speaker is Arupa Freeman, advocate for homeless persons in Alachua County. Meetings are now held at Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), not at Vista anymore. |
April 10 , 2006 7:15 PM. Support Meeting. Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). Meetings are now held at Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), not at Vista anymore. |
April 1 , 2006
8:30 AM. Registration table opens. Free Food. Free T-shirts. Free ceramic mugs. Free Coffee. 9:00 AM. Walk officially starts. Just Show Up, or Register Online. Event site: Westside Park Recreation Center, 1001 NW 34th St, Gainesville, FL. |
March 13, 2006 7:15 PM. Informative Topic Meeting: Topic is "Resources for Suicide Prevention and for Survivors of Suicide" presented by The Crisis Center. NOTE NEW MEETING PLACE! Meetings are now held at Trinity United Methodist Church, (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL), not at Vista anymore. |
February 13, 2006 7:15 PM. Support Meeting. Group sharing for family members with a loved one touched by a mental illness. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines (click here). Meeting is inside Shands at Vista Pavilion (off 39th Avenue in Gainesville, at 4101 NW 89th Blvd). |
January 9, 2006 7:15 PM. Informative Topic Meeting for anyone. Our speaker
will be Sue Homant, Executive Director
of NAMI Florida. Located in Tallahassee, Meeting is inside Shands at Vista Pavilion (off 39th Avenue in Gainesville, at 4101 NW 89th Blvd ). |
December 12, 2005 7:00 PM Annual Holiday Party This get together is for EVERYONE in the family. Bring a finger food dessert or appetizer (not dinner) to share. Drinks will be provided. You can also bring an item for the Home Van. This organization assists local homeless persons, about one third of whom have a mental illness. Map to Holiday Party (click here) at United Church of Gainesville, 1624 NW 5th Ave, Gainesville, FL |
November 14, 2005 7:15 PM. Informative Topic Meeting for anyone. Judge Martha Lott will be the featured speaker. Judge Lott presides over the Civil Mental Health Court, Drug Court, Family Court, Forensic Mental Health and Forensic Juvenile Mental Health Courts of the Eight Judicial Circuit in Alachua county. Meeting is inside Shands at Vista Pavilion (off 39th Avenue in Gainesville, at 4101 NW 89th Blvd ). |
October 10 , 2005 7:15 PM. Annual Business Meeting and elections of Board Officers; then Family members group sharing support meeting (P.R.O.P.; People Reaching Out to People) for anyone. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines. Meeting is inside Shands at Vista Pavilion (off 39th Avenue in Gainesville, at 4101 NW 89th Blvd). |
September 12, 2005 7:15 PM. Informative Topic Meeting for anyone. The topic is the C.I.T. (Crisis Intervention Training) program that law enforcement is taught in order to sensitively handle mental illness crises. Meeting is inside Shands at Vista Pavilion (off 39th Avenue in Gainesville, at 4101 NW 89th Blvd ). |
August 31 , 2005 Family-to-Family classes start. Click for details. |
August 8, 2005 7:15 PM. Family members group sharing support meeting (P.R.O.P.; People Reaching Out to People) for anyone. This is a support meeting for family members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines. Meeting is inside Shands at Vista Pavilion (off 39th Avenue in Gainesville, at 4101 NW 89th Blvd). |
July 11, 2005 7:15 PM. Family members group sharing support meeting (P.R.O.P.; People Reaching Out to People) for anyone. This is a support meeting for familiy members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines. Meeting is inside Shands at Vista Pavilion (off 39th Avenue in Gainesville, at 4101 NW 89th Blvd). |
July 4, 2005 Annual Forth of July Celebration with fireworks, pony rides,food, parade, and booth activites on the grounds of the Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) in Macclenny, Florida. Fireworks start at dusk on the main grounds. |
June 13, 2005 7:15 PM. Informative Topic Meeting for anyone. Two topic speakers this month: (1) Local attorney Kevin Daly to speak on special wills and trusts set up for family members with a mental illness; and second topic is (2) Results of schizophrenia research project with University of Florida. Meeting is inside Shands at Vista Pavilion (off 39th Avenue in Gainesville, at 4101 NW 89th Blvd). |
May 31, 2005 "The Employment Path to Recovery" 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at Hilton in Gainesville. Special one day public forum sponsored by the Department of Children and Families, Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, FACT, NAMI, and other agencies. The theme of the forum is to inform consumers and community mental health providers about possible ways to transform the recovery process in the mental health system of Florida. An especially important workshop will be on potential for starting a local "Clubhouse" drop-in center modeled after the Vincent House clubhouse project of Pinellas Park, Florida. |
May 5 through May 6 , 2005 Special photo essay on "Discovery a Community" by 4th year medical student Denise Caicedo. Click here for more details on this exhibit of mental health services in Alachua County. On exhibit at University of Florida College of Medicine. |
April 27, 2005 "Governor's Working Group on the Americans with Disabilities Act Real Choice Partnership Project Consumer Task Force." (click here for info link to website ) Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM at Best Western hotel in Gainesville. The purpose is to hear community testimony, experiences, and suggestions in order to identify support service needs and eliminate barriers for persons with disabilities and long term illnesses. This is a special public hearing opportunity for our NAMI local members to portray the concept that people with a mental illness make up the single largest disability group in America (among survivors of a disease or disorder), as published in a Harvard study. The Governor’s Task Force must be made aware of mental illness needs in the face of classic disability issues such as wheel chair access, etc.At this hearing we will present our NAMI affiliate co-presidents' prioritized list of needs:
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April 11, 2005 7:15 PM. Informative Topic Meeting for anyone. Topic speaker this month is District Court Judge Magistrate to talk on involuntary committment orders. Meeting is inside Shands at Vista Pavilion (off 39th Avenue in Gainesville, at 4101 NW 89th Blvd ). |
March 14, 2005 7:15 PM. Family members group sharing support meeting (P.R.O.P.; People Reaching Out to People) for anyone. This is a support meeting for familiy members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines. Meeting is inside Shands at Vista Pavilion (off 39th Avenue in Gainesville, at 4101 NW 89th Blvd). |
February 14, 2005 7:15 PM. Informative Topic Meeting for anyone. Topic this month is the F.A.C.T. program, presented by Trish Sokol, ED.S., LMHC. Ms. Sokol is the Program Manager of Alachua County F.A.C.T. (Florida Assertive Community Treatment Program, run by Psychotherapeutic Services, Inc.) Meeting is inside Shands at Vista Pavilion (off 39th Avenue in Gainesville, at 4101 NW 89th Blvd ). |
January 27, 2005 Family-to-Family spring classes start. Click for details. |
January 10, 2005 7:15 PM. Family members group sharing support meeting (P.R.O.P.; People Reaching Out to People) for anyone. This is a support meeting for familiy members, in an emotionally safe environment based on these guidelines. Meeting is inside Shands at Vista Pavilion (off 39th Avenue in Gainesville, at 4101 NW 89th Blvd). |
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