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FIRST NAMI NJ CONFERENCE IN SPANISH
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NAMI NEW JERSEY is to hold its first conference in Spanish
Mental
Health in the Latino Community on Saturday, October
11, 2008 at Saint Joseph of Palisades Community Center, 320-64th
St., West New York, NJ. Registration deadline is September 30, 2008.
To register, please download English
brochure or Spanish
brochure.
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ADVOCACY
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Congress
Passes Mental Health Parity
The
House of Representatives joined the Senate on Friday October 3rd
in passing the $7 billion economic rescue plan and along with it
Mental Health Parity. The bill requires group health plans to cover
treatment for mental illness at parity with all other medical conditions.
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NATIONAL DEPRESSION SCREENING DAY
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Friday, October 10, 2008 is the 18th annual National
Depression Screening Day. On that day, you can take just a few
minutes to complete a questionnaire that gauges your likelihood
for depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and
posttraumatic stress disorder. To find a participating screening
site near you, visit www.mentalhealthscreening.org.
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DOCUMENTING OUR PRESENCE
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The
documentary "Documenting Our Presence: Multicultural
Experiences of Mental Illness", which was produced
in 2007 as a NAMI NJ Multicultural Outreach Initiative, is a compassionate,
hopeful look at the experiences of people of diverse backgrounds,
affected by serious mental illness. To watch the trailer, click
here.
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NAMI NEW JERSEY
1562 Route 130, North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Phone:732.940.0991 Fax:732.940.0355
E-mail: info@naminj.org
Web Address: www.naminj.org
Copyright © 2008 NAMI NEW JERSEY - All Rights Reserved
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