June 2016

Issue VI Vol. V

5205 Greenwood Ave. Ste 110 West Palm Beach, FL 33407

561-588-3477 www.namipbc.org

The Voice

Florida Governor Rick Scott recently enacted legislation authorizing each county to establish a mental health court program for certain non-violent offenders. The new legislation applies to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2016, and is a signifi-cant first step in correcting a current criminal justice system that punishes misconduct resulting from mental illness, without offering available treatment alternatives to remedy the mental illness that caused the misconduct. Mental health courts will be au-thorized to implement pretrial intervention and post-adjudicatory programs, both of which use communi-ty resources to tailor treatment plans for defend-ants with mental illness. The treatment plans are designed to help these individuals restore their health, rather than simply punishing them for suffer-ing from untreated mental illness.

Significantly, the new legislation is permis-sive, rather than mandatory. Each county “may” fund a mental health court program; the chief judge of each judicial circuit “may” appoint an advisory committee for the mental health court program; and the sentencing court “may” place the defendant into a mental health court program. The only quasi-mandatory language is the requirement, contingent upon an annual appropriation by the legislature, that the state courts system establish, at a minimum, one coordinator position in each mental health court program to coordinate the responsibilities of the participating agencies and service providers.

What we do with the tools the legislature has now provided to our county to establish a mental health court is of keen interest to NAMI Palm Beach Coun-ty. We are fortunate to have several attorneys serv-ing on our board of directors who have experience in criminal law, and who have access to Palm

Beach County court system resources. In addi-tion, we have an advocacy committee that will be monitoring the progress our county makes in setting up a true mental health court program, and will seek to provide input into the types of services that are utilized so that the goals of this initiative are fulfilled. We have a long road ahead of us, but with the new legislation, the Palm Beach County court system can make positive changes to help those in our community living with mental illness. Those changes, which benefit individuals living with mental illness, will ultimate-ly make Palm Beach County a safer and healthier place for all of our citizens.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

By Manny Kushner

In April NAMI/PBC served

508 individuals

We answered 136 phone calls

5 attended the Cognitive Enhancement Therapy

14 attended NAMI Family-to-Family Education

26 attended NAMI Presentations

40 participated in NAMI Peer Council and

N.O.W. activities

51 attended NAMI/PBC Family Support Groups

183 attended NAMI Connection Groups

20 attended the NAMI/PBC Y oung Adults

Group

24 attended the NAMI/PBC Adolescent Support

Groups

5 REACH for Teens mentored

WHAT’S COMING UP!

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NAMI is pleased to announce the start of its next NAMI Peer-to-Peer Education.

Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 21- July 21, 2016

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm NAMI Office in Lake Worth: 1520 10th Ave North,

Lake Worth, FL 33460

Registration is required. Please contact the NAMI office at 561-588-3477. This course is offered free of charge.

NAMI GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

NAMI of Palm Beach County, 5205 Greenwood Ave #110, West Palm Beach, FL 33407

Join us for June’s General Meeting

Understanding the Warning Signs of Suicide and Prevention Strategies

Presented by:

Joan Papa, B.A., M.S.

A mental health therapist for the Drug Abuse Treatment Association (D.A.T.A.). She provides sub-stance prevention education and fosters life skills development for middle school youth. She is an

experienced crisis intervention counselor for the Jerome Golden Center mobile crisis team.

NAMI/PBC General Meeting are free and open to the general public.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

July 26, 2016

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

NAMI of Palm Beach County, 5205 Greenwood Ave #110, West Palm Beach, FL 33407

McLean Bolton, Ph.D

Research Group Leader, Disorders of Neural

Circuit Function

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

Dr. Bolton will present on the latest updates on schizophrenia research.

More details to come.

WHAT’S COMING UP

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NAMI PEER COUNCIL MEETING Friday, June 24, 4:30 pm

Join us for karaoke, pizza and refreshments afterwards

NAMI Office, 1520 10th Avenue, N., Suite D

Lake Worth, FL 33460

Call Michael at 561-588-3477 to RSVP

NAMI On Wednesdays (N.O.W.)

In May we painted bird houses, enjoyed adult

coloring and decorated Straw Derby Hats. Join

us for Arts & Crafts, Book Club, Games, Speak-

ers, Computer Training, Advocacy, Movies and

more at NAMI On Wednesdays (N.O.W.), 11:00

am - 4:00 pm. NAMI PBC Office 1520 10th Ave-

nue, N., Suite D., Lake Worth, FL.

NAMI TEEN GROUP

A recreational and social group for teens guided by Peer Specialists. Are you interested in art, games,

and socializing? Contact Peter Davey for more information at 561-588-3477.

POT LUCK PICNIC & BBQ

Sunday, June 12, 1:00 pm at

Okeeheelee Park. Bring food and games. Call Chris or Michael to coordinate and RSVP

at 561-588-3477. Remember sunscreen, hats and light clothing.

N.O.W. HAT PARTY

Peer Council President, Michael Garden’s Birthday Party

On May 15 we had 28 attend the Palm Beach Zoo

IN THE NEWS

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Marsha Martino presented to the

Urban League on May 11 for its

General Body Meeting

From left: Michael

Salkin and Peter

Davey, NAMI Peer

Specialists, attend-

ed the Career

Source Youth Job

Fair with NAMI’s

Teen Group on

May 21

NAMI PBC presented to the Shiloh Family Worship Cen-

ter on May 7. From left: Katherine Murphy , Marjorie

Roache and Marsha Martino

NAMI PBC would like to congratulate Families First of Palm Beach County for

receiving the Non-Profit of the Year/Health & Human Services award at the 2016 Business Awards. Families First of

Palm Beach County, like NAMI PBC, is a partner in the Children's Behavior-

al Health Collaborative.

CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM

By Dorothy Kelleher

If you have a loved one in crisis and need the services of a CIT officer, you should call 911 and give

the necessary information to the dispatcher, making sure the dispatcher understands that you do need a

CIT officer sent to the scene. NAMI and CIT work closely together in providing this service.

Peer and Family Support Groups Call 561-588-3477 for more information

NAMI/PBC Connection Recovery Support Groups

Lake Worth (NAMI Office) 1520 10th Avenue N, Suite D Lake Worth, FL 33460 Saturdays 6:00-7:30pm

Delray Beach (Toole Building So. County Mental Health Center) 16158 S Military Trail, Delray Beach, FL 33484 Mondays 1:45-2:45pm & Wednesdays 10:15-11:30am

Hypoluxo (Amigos Group — Jeff Industries) 111 E Coast Avenue, Hypoluxo, FL 33462 Mondays 2:30-4:00pm

Jupiter (Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network) 140 Intracoastal Pointe Dr., Suite 208, Jupiter, FL 33477 Mondays 5:30-7:00pm

NAMI/PBC Young Adults Group 18-35 Year Olds

Lake Worth (NAMI Office) 1520 10th Avenue N, Suite D, Lake Worth, FL 33460 First 3 Fridays of the month 6:00-7:30pm

NAMI/PBC Adolescent Support Groups - Regis-

tration Required

NAMI/PBC Family Support Groups

West Boca (West Boca Raton Library) 18685 State Road 7, Boca Raton, FL 33498 1st Tuesday 6:30-8:00pm

Boynton Beach/ Delray Beach (Hagen Ranch Library) 14350 Hagen Ranch Road, Delray Beach, FL 33446 2nd Tuesday 6:15-7:45pm

Jupiter (Southeast Behavioral Health) 140 Intracoastal Pointe Dr, Ste 208, Jupiter, FL 33477 3rd Thursday 6:30-8:00pm

Wellington (Wellington Regional Library) RESTARTING May 9 1951 Royal Fern Drive, Wellington, FL 33414 2nd Monday 6:30-8:00pm

Other Local Support Groups for Peers

Other Local Family Support Groups

Family Grace Group First Presbyterian Church Youth Building 717 Prosperity Farms Road, North Palm Beach, FL 33408 1st Monday 6:30pm Jeni Ayers 561-309-5675 ayersjeni@gmail.com for more information

Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness Friends and Family Support Group Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness Office 1649 Forum Place #2, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Wednesdays 7:00-8:30pm

GROUP MEETINGS

South County Mental Health Center Depression Bipolar Support Alliance 16158 S Military Trail, Delray Beach, FL 33484 1-877-858-7474 for directions ALL DISORDERS (Building E. — Toole Building) Wednesdays 7:00-9:00pm

Peer Place Support Center 2100 45th Street, Suite B12, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 561-712-0584 for directions and information Schizophrenics Anonymous Mondays, Wednesdays, Fri-days 2:00pm-3:00pm DRA (Living in the Now) (12 Step Co-occurring) Tues,

Thurs, Saturdays 10:30am-11:30am Peer Support Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm; Saturdays 9am-1pm

Fair Oaks Pavilion (Behind Delray Community Hospital) 5440 Linton Blvd, Ste 1010, Delray Beach, FL 33484 Depression Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) Mondays 7:00 pm 561-716-7511 Jupiter Fire Station No. 19 322 N. Central Boulevard, Jupiter, FL 33458 561-633-7525 for information Depression/Bipolar Thursdays 7:00-8:30pm

West Boca Medical Education Center 21644 State Road 7, Boca Raton, FL 33428 For directions and info: Jason Spielman 954-217-1757 OCD 1st Thursday 7:30-8:30pm

Trauma Support Group Center for Trauma Counseling, Inc. 801 Lake Worth Road, Suite 101, Lake Worth, FL 33467 Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 pm, Contact Helya 561-444-3914

Support for Eating Disorders and Dual Diagnosis Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness 1649 Forum Place #2, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Jupiter 50 South US Highway 1, Suite 309, Jupiter, FL 33477 Grades 7-8: Mondays 5:30-6:30pm Grades 9-12: Mondays 6:30-7:30pm

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NAMI/PBC N.O.W. (NAMI on Wednesdays)

Lake Worth (NAMI Office) 1520 10th Avenue N, Suite D, Lake Worth, FL 33460 Wednesdays 11:00am-4:00pm

NEW - NAMI Teen Group — Social/recreation If interested, contact Peter Davey for more details at 561-588-3477.

ADVANCES IN ELECTRICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR TREATMENT RESISTENT DEPRESSION

By C. Kye, M.D. Unfortunately as many as 2 out of 5 individuals with depression fail to respond to three or more chemical antidepressant trials of adequate dose and duration. They are considered to suffer from treatment resistant depression or TRD. Beyond chemical anti-depressants, there are electrical inter-ventions for depression: electroconvulsive therapy or ECT, and transcranial magnetic stimulation or TMS. ECT is convulsive (i.e., seizure-inducing). TMS is subconvulsive. TRD response rate is 3 out of 4 for ECT and 1 out of 7 for TMS. The occurrence of weakened verbal memory and the need for anes-thesia is intrinsic to ECT and absent in TMS.

An exciting new electrical treatment for TRD is magnetic seizure therapy or MST. MST is convul-sive, but its effects are far more focal anatomically compared to ECT. MST appears to have the effica-cy of ECT with the side effect profile of TMS. MST’s focal effects on the brain lends itself to better un-derstanding of treatment-brain-behavior relationships from an areal neural circuitry perspective. Are-al neural circuitry refers to how relatively large areas of the brain interact with each other (e.g., sub-genual anterior cingulate cortex, approximately the size of a walnut, perhaps the brain structure most implicated in TRD). Unfortunately, current TRD treatment interventions are “black-box” in nature, whereby understanding how chemical medications affect the brain to treat TRD from an areal neural circuitry perspective is essentially a “black box.” Research in MST is being pursued currently and hopefully will offer a game-changing intervention in treating TRD within the next few years.

To read more about this exciting work, a good place to start is to lookup articles co-authored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Division of Translational Research Director, Sarah Hol-lingsworth Lisanby, M.D.

NAMI YOUNG ADULTS KICK OFF SUMMER FILM SERIES

A Brilliant Mind was shown for Schizophrenia Awareness

Week. Mark your calendars for the NAMI Young Adult

Group’s free upcoming Summer Film Series. Join us June

17, 6:00 pm for Touched By Fire at our Lake Worth

office. This event is open to all. Call Peter at 561-588-

3477 for more details.

THINGS TO KNOW

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THANKS TO YOU THE GREAT GIVE WAS ANOTHER HUGE SUCCESS!

Because of everyone’s generosity, NAMI raised over $41,000! Included in that amount is the $500 Healthy Hour Bonus (shown below), the Social Media Bonus and over $6,000 in matching funds. Even though the online traffic brought the website down, we all had a lot of fun. Shout out to member Gia for bringing by donuts for the staff Tuesday evening.

NAMI Volunteers From left: Mitzi, Carol, Bruce, Valerie

and Kim.

Right: Kim Ham-mond, Pastor Mike Olive, and Bruce Hammond at The Common Grounds Coffee Bar in Lake Worth.

THINGS TO KNOW

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MEET NAMI PBC’S NEWEST STAFF Carmen Moore - Development Coordinator

I’m passionate about using my talents to give back to the community. I earned a degree in Business Management and genuinely enjoy the challenges that come with trying to achieve big goals while facilitating an organized and positive way for others to participate. I coordinate the major NAMI events throughout the year along with maintain rela-tionships with participants and donors interested in getting more involved and providing ongoing support. For fun I enjoy running, making collages/art and playing poker. My goal is to get to know the people in Palm Beach County who have made NAMI PBC what it is today and those who would like to be a part of NAMI’s amazing future."

Michael Salkin - Peer Specialist

I have a Bachelors in Marketing University of Central Florida. I am excited to bring my skills in working with individuals to NAMI. I took the NAMI Peer-to Peer Edu-cation course with NAMI Palm Beach County a two years ago and quickly fell in love with the organization. I immediately learned about the efforts of NAMI to enhance the quality of life to those battling mental illness. I am proud to be part of an organization that looks to remove the stigma while enhancing quality of life.

Luis Maldonado - Peer Specialist

I am a newly Certified Peer Support Specialist and I am excited to join the NAMI family. I have mostly worked with military Veterans because I am also a Veteran. I did two tours overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/ Operation Endur-ing Freedom and finished my career in the Navy as a recruiter in New York City. I appreciate the opportunity of mentoring teenagers and young adults. I am looking forward to interacting with them while teaching and encouraging them to become better people. I also enjoy providing advocacy for individuals and their families while encour-aging and supporting self-advocacy. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with family and friends. I have a 16 year old Autistic son who means the world to me and keeps me focused on what is important in life and definitely not to sweat the small stuff. I am here to assist in any way possible.

THINGS TO KNOW

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NAMI OUTREACH VOLUNTEER TRAINING

THINGS TO KNOW

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JUNE 27 - National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day

Help spread the word and raise awareness about PTSD treatments. Join the national conversation at

www.Facebook.com/VAPTSD. Everyone can contribute. Learn more at the National Center for PTSD

website, www.ptsd.va.gov/about/ptsd - awareness/index.asp

Tuesday, June 7th 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

1520 10th Ave North Lake Worth, FL 33460

This volunteer training is for individuals interested in representing NAMI at Health and Resource Fairs, or other locations in the community. Fairs are a great opportunity for NAMI to share about our ser-vices. Volunteers can enable us to attend more fairs and to reach more people. We will explore each of the signature programs and brochures that NAMI PBC offers. Come learn how to talk about NAMI PBC and represent the agency in the community!

Make your purchases through smile.amazon.com and select NAMI Palm Beach County as your charity and NAMI

will receive 0.5% of the purchase price with no cost to you! Remember us for holidays, birthdays and special

occasions.

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Together, we can continue to fight for all those affected by mental illness. PLEASE NOTE: In

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PBC office. Thank you!

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Members are NAMI/PBC’s lifeblood; your member-ship helps us continue to

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issues to wider attention, we advocate for better

treatment. As our mem-bership base grows, our voice becomes stronger.

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