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NAMI NJ’s 24th annual conference was successfully
held on June 13, 2009 at Crown Plaza Monroe. The conference
took a comprehensive look at the challenges and choices
facing those affected by mental illness in New Jersey.
Highlights included a Keynote Address by Congressman Rush
Holt on National Challenges facing mental health, an overview
of law enforcement education from New Jersey Assistant
Attorney General Demott O'Grady, and a presentation on
NAMI's influential Grading the States Report.
Conference
Program Guide
Speaker bios
Presentation Handouts: 
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Challenges
& Choices, by Kevin Martone, Deputy
Commissioner of NJDHS
NAMI’s
Grading the States 2009, by Ron Honberg,
Director of Policy and Legal Affairs,
National Alliance on Mental Illness
The
State of Justice Involved Service Initiatives in New
Jersey: Where are We Now?
by Steven M. Fishbein, M.S., C.R.C., L.R.C., Supervisor,
Rehabilitation Services, NJ DMHS
Overview
of Collaborative Problem Solving, by
Alicia Stevenson, B.S., Program Coordinator of NAMI
Basics, NAMI NJ
WRAP,
Self-Help, and Coping Skills, by Jay
Yudof, MS, Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner,
NAMI NJ Statewide Consumer Outreach Liaison
Supported
Education: Meet the Programs in Your Area,
by Cheryl Polo, Preferred Behavioral Health
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This conference is made possible with
the support of
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
LP.,
Janssen Pharmaceutica, and Eli Lilly and Company.
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 NAMI
NEW JERSEY is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to improving
the lives of individuals and families who are affected by mental
illness.
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