CONTENTS

Mental Illness Awareness Week p1-2

Holiday Dinner p3

The New ldquoJohnson Unitrdquo p5

Homelessness A Book Review p6

A Primer on Schizophrenia p7

Cover Oregon Help MIAW Events p 8-9

Calendar p 10

Support Group Mtgs p 11

CONTACT USNAMI Lane County 76 Centennial Loop Suite A Eugene OR 97401

Resource Center Hours Monday-Thursday 1000-200

Voice 541-343-7688

Email ocenamilaneorg

Web namilaneorg

Facebook facebookcomNAMILaneCounty

hellipyour local voice on mental healthVolume 36 No 4 Fall 2013

(continued on p2)

In 1990 the US Congress established the rst full week of October as Mental Illness Aware-ness Week (MIAW) in recognition of NAMIrsquos eorts to raise mental illness awareness Since then mental health advocates across the country have joined with others in their communities to sponsor activities large or small for public education about mental illness

MIAW coincides with the National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Under-standing (Oct 8) and National Depression Screening Day (Oct 10)

2

Numbers of Americans Aected by Mental Illness

FACTS AND STATISICS CITED ABOVE HTTPWWWNAMIORGFACTSHEETSMENTALILLNESS_FACTSHEETPDFRAISING AWARENESS HTTPWWWNAMIORGTEMPLATECFMSECTION=MENTAL_ILLNESS_AWARENESS_WEEK

What One Person Can Do to Raise Awareness about Mental Illness

Not everyone may be able to participate in a public event during Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct 6-12) Some people donrsquot know much about mental illness Others have limited time to devote to learning more NAMI suggests a few basic steps that can be informative and to some degree even fun Friends espe-cially can encourage friends to take them to increase personal awareness during MIAW or any time of the year

1 Browse the NAMI website Register and select the free email publications you would like to receive regularly

2 Learn the symptoms of at least three mental illnesses3 Read a book

e Center Cannot Hold by Elyn SaksCrazy by Pete EarleyDivided Minds by Pamela Spiro Wagner and Carolyn S Spiro MDe Soloist by Steve Lopez

4 Watch a movie (and read a fact sheet about the mental illness thatrsquos part of the plot)A Beautiful MindCanvasSilver Lining Playbooke Soloist

5 Have a conversationbull Ask a family member or friend if they know anyone

close to them who has experienced a mental illnessbull Where does a person go to begin if they need helpbull What works or doesnrsquot work in supporting treatment

and recovery

bull One in four adultsminusapproximately 615 million Americansminusexperience mental illness in a given year One in 17minusabout 136 millionminuslive with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia major depression or bipolar disorder

bull Approximately 20 percent of youth ages 13 to 18 experience severe mental disorders in a given year For ages 8 to 15 the estimate is 13 percent

bull Approximately 11 percent of American adultsmdashabout 26 million peoplemdashlive with schizophrenia

bull Approximately 26 percent of American adultsminus61 million peopleminuslive with bipolar disorder

bull Approximately 67 percent of American adultsminusabout 148 million peopleminuslive with major depression

bull Approximately 181 percent of American adultsminusabout 42 million peopleminuslive with anxiety disorders such as panic disorder obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) generalized anxiety disorder and phobias

bull About 92 million adults have co-occurring mental health and addiction disorders

bull Approximately 26 percent of homeless adults staying in shelters live with serious mental illness and an estimated 46 percent live with severe mental illness

IfhellipIf you can dream - and not make dreams your master

If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two impostors just the same If you can bear to hear the truth yoursquove spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools Or watch the things you gave your life to broken And stoop and build lsquoem up with worn-out tools

hellipIf you can ll the unforgiving minute With sixty secondsrsquo worth of distance run

Yours is the Earth and everything thatrsquos in ithellip

mdashRudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

is newsletter is sponsored by

Dave and Diane Howard in Memory of Shirley Trimble (1945-2007)

NAMI Board Member Oce Volunteer Family-to-Family Instructor and

Newsletter Editor

3

On the Holiday HorizonNAMIrsquos Holiday Dinner is Tuesday December 3rd

Make your Holiday Dinner reservations right now for NAMIrsquos excellent Tuesday December 3 dinner and celebration Once again we have reserved Room 104 in the Center for Meeting and Learning at Lane Community College Our annual holiday buf-fet features slow roasted turkey and apricot-honey glazed ham e Social Hour is from 6-7pm and dinner commences at 7pm Sally Diehlrsquos beautiful holiday deacutecor will provide the perfect mood for our festive occasion

Price of an evening of good food and memorable entertainment is $30 You or your organization can sponsor a table for $1000 To make reservations call the NAMI Resource Center today at 541-343-7688 Checks or credit cards accepted

You must make and pay for dinner reservations no later than Monday November 25 by 200 pm

is year we have limited seating so be sure to reserve your places immediately (Last yearrsquos late urry of reservations resulted in higher dinner costs and unhappy caterers We promised we wouldnrsquot do that again)

Julie Fast award winning author and regular contributor to bp Magazine will emcee the eveningrsquos festivities You will be delighted when you discover who the 2013 recipients are for the Uhlhorn Award the NAMI Volunteer of the Year Award and the Consumer of the Year Award

Entertainment this year is the West Coast Comedy Group called Stand Up for Mental Health David Granirer counselor stand-up comic and author of e Happy Neurotic How Fear and Angst Can Lead to Happiness and Success created and leads Stand Up for Mental Health is show looks at the lighter side of taking meds seeing counselors and surviving the mental health system David received Champion of Mental Health Award for his work with SUMH in Ottawa Canada We are honored to showcase this award-winning creator and troupe who guarantee an evening of humor and insight

For more information about the dinner and program contact Bev Hickey or Sheila Sundahl through the NAMI Resource Center (541-343-7688)

What NAMI Holiday Dinner

When Tuesday December 3

Where Lane Community College

Center for Meeting and Learning

Time 6-7 pm Social Hour

7-830 pm Dinner and Entertainment

Cost $30 per person $1000 to sponsor a table

Deadline for Reservations Monday November 25 2 pm

NAMI Lane County Board of Directors

Ocers

President Susie CaldwellVice President Lesley Rex

Treasurer Sara WyantSecretary Elisabeth Goldenberg

Finance Director Scott Diehl

At-Large MembersColin Alspach

Marie DesmondSally Diehl Education Chair

Carolyn MasonPat McCormick

Susanna Sammis Consumer LiaisonSerena Slape

StaExecutive Director Jose E Soto III

Oce Manager John Wagner

VolunteersBook Reviews Pete Ruby

Webmaster Larry CummingsNewsletter Je and Diane MagotoFoundation Chair Dave Howard

Dignity Project Richard and Eloyce Enloe

e mission of NAMI Lane County is to improve the quality of life of persons with

mental disorders and of their families through support education and advocacy

by

Tanya J Petersen

Changes at the ldquoJohnson Unitrdquo Aimed at Better Service More Dignity

4

Men and women in need of psychiatric care are worthy of respect and quality men-tal health services atrsquos the message PeaceHealth is conveying through the changes being made to the Johnson Unit currently located at the Sacred Heart Medical Center University District

In an interview conducted at the end of August Katharine Schneider then-manager of behavioral health services at Sacred Heart medical centerrsquos university district provid-ed information to help the community of Lane County better understand the changes that are in store when construction is completed by the spring of 2015 A New Name for the Johnson Unit

One important change might seem small at rst but is actually extremely signicant with far-reaching implications e place where people go for help will no longer be called the Johnson Unit ldquoUnitrdquo can conjure images of the hor-rible psych wards and institutions of the past thus increasing the stigma associ-ated with being a patient Even without such images spending time in a ldquounitrdquo can feel demoralizing and be interpreted negatively by the community at large According to Schneider ldquoWe are already in the process of referring to our unit as the lsquoBehavioral Health Inpatientrsquo is is a conscious eort to destigmatize

psychiatric hospitalizationrdquo e name ldquoJohnsonrdquo honors the founder of this inpatient psychiatric hospital so patients visitors and sta will continue to see the RO Johnson dedication plaque in the new center

In the spirit of quality services for the people of Lane County administrators and sta have other goals and changes in mind e current programs and psychiatric treat-ment will continue however things may be done a bit dierently as the Johnson Unit transitions to Behavioral Health Inpatient in its new building Schneider reports that right now the reported patient satisfaction rate based on patient input about groups activities and care is 86 atrsquos not quite good enough so the goal has been set to raise that satisfaction rate to 91 No information has been provided regarding what will be done to improve satisfaction but this is indeed a goal that will be pursued actively

A bit of new technology will be employed to help people have a better experience when staying at Behavioral Health Inpatient In order to monitor and ensure patient safe-ty at night sta have traditionally conducted checks by shining ashlights into patient rooms Because of the desire to maintain safety through less invasive means there will instead be infrared cameras to monitor patients Other technology will expand Peace-Healthrsquos services to people living in rural areas Telemedicine is currently used to provide crisis consultations with Peace Harbor hospital in Florence Eventually distance services could expand to include psychiatric consultations and ldquovisitsrdquo to other rural areas

We can expect physical enhancements as well e capacity of Behavioral Health Inpatient will continue to be 36 beds Itrsquos natural to wonder why aer this expansion the capacity will remain the same As a needs assessment indicated more isnrsquot necessar-ily better Aer careful study it was determined that what was really needed wasnrsquot more beds but beds done dierently When spending time in a behavioral health hospital privacy and opportunity for quiet time are extremely important accordingly all rooms

(continued on p10)

Meet Katharine Schneider Lane County Behavioral Health

5

Summer Donations to NAMI

Thank YouCollin amp Diane Alspach

Pat amp Jim AndersonRuth Bichsel

John K amp Carol BrunjeAnne Hohenemser

Susan MatthewsNancy amp Jerry McCollum

McKay Commercial InvestmentsJane amp John Wagner

Nancy amp Steven WilhiteSara Wyant amp Dennis Ary

Donations for the ASSERT Program in Memory of Ryan Salisbury

Mardi AbbottSue ArchbaldVernon Arne

Anita BeltJohn K BrunjeMack FollmerJanis Gaines

JoAnn GiacominiPamela GrinAnnie Heron

Starly Hodges Starly Friar Living TrustElizabeth Hosokawa

Anthony Ireland-MartinezFrank amp Beverly Kistner

Mark KistnerArlene PeightalMichael Stalker

Peggy Willis

Donations in Memory of Steve Krumdieck

Mark AgerterSue ArchbaldVernon Arne

Margaret BennettScott amp Sally Diehl

Mack FollmerJoanne A Hoppe

David amp Diane HowardViola Jordan

Dwayne RaabeSheila amp Kurt Sundahl

Daniel Willis

Katharine Schneider is someone wholly devoted to quality behavioral health services As the manager of behavioral health services for PeaceHealthrsquos Sacred Heart Medical Center University District she was enthusiastic as I interviewed her about the exciting new changes in store for the psychiatric inpatient program It might be surprising then to learn that she is no longer with PeaceHealth Fortunately for the entire community shersquoll continue to work in behavioral health services as the program manager of Lane County Behavioral Health Despite her busy schedule during her time of transition from PeaceHealth to LCBH Katharine was willing to tell me a bit about her new role

TJP Congratulations to you on your new position with Lane County Behavioral Health What attracted you to this position

KS anks I am excited about my new position as Program Manager of Lane County Behavioral Health I was initially attracted to this as itrsquos a tremendous opportunity to pursue excellence as a mental health delivery system We have so many wonderful resourc-es via personnel and services

TJP Do you have goals for LCBH that yoursquod like to pursue KS I am devoted to meeting the mental health needs of our

community is includes providing timely service to the great-est number of people is service should involve choice on behalf of those who are receiving it is service should also reect that recovery is possible I will be connecting with those we serve those who are providing services [and] with community partners to iden-tify the needs and develop a plan from there

TJP How will this new position be dierent from your current one

KS I will enjoy the latitude of being able to focus more on the prevention of psychiatric hospitalizations is can be a traumatiz-ing experience for folks Being able to contribute to a community wide infrastructure that will provide alternatives to acute hospital-ization will be a new and exciting activity

TJP Is there anything about your current position that yoursquoll particularly miss

KS Irsquove been with PeaceHealth for over nine years I have come to love and respect so many of my fellow employees So many gis and talents So much dedication and desire to serve eyrsquore like family to me I will miss them greatly

Itrsquos reassuring to know that Katharine will continue to work to-ward improved behavioral health services in Lane County Itrsquos good to be in a county where people are dedicated to providing services in order to both prevent psychiatric hospitalizations and to provide quality support should such hospitalizations become necessary

mdashTanya J Petersen

Book Review

by

Pete Ruby

A Nation In Deniale Truth about Homelessness

6

is book does a really good job of looking at all of the problems associated with homelessness Mental illness substance abuse and lack of services due to severe poverty stand out as the main reasons that cause a person to be homeless I will only focus on the parts of the book that had to do with mental illness

e book is very well documented which is good but because of this I get the feel-ing of reading a book for a college course Irsquod like to process this dicult material with some graphs charts photos and some personal stories included

As high as 25 of the homeless suer from some form of severe and persistent mental illness Of course it is hard for me to nd consistent percentages about this since we are talking about a mobile population who likely resist being investigated and questioned We also need to put this in context Only a very small percentage of people with mental illnesses are homeless People who have a mental illness which involves a dual diagnosis such as alcoholism are much more likely to be among the homeless and to stay homeless longer

Irsquove read that these people tend to be more socially isolated and less trusting e homeless with the dual diagnoses are oen seen to have be-haviors that makes it more dicult for people to try to help them Aggres-sive and at times violent behavior can prevent these homeless from staying at shelters or getting health care e mental illness and drug addiction cre-ates disorganized mannerisms and problems in maintaining simple living routines such as hygiene and nutritional eating

Appropriate and aordable housing is a problem for those with mental illnesses e authors say that the homeless population that we are discuss-ing grew rapidly in the 1980s when income and housing options began to diminish rapidly Limited housing opportunities and a lack of community-based treatment services results in more people not having a place to live Surprisingly even those who receive social security disability payments are still ending up homeless e money they receive will only allow them to live in a supported housing situation and that is only if there is space avail-able ere can be very long waiting periods when trying to nd a place to live there ere has been a large increase of mentally ill veterans among the homeless Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is especially prevalent among veterans

e authors explain that many homeless with mental disorders and with addictive disorders have many of the same treatment needs as those who are not homeless Possibly parts of the health care changes in our country will make health care more accessible for the homeless Increased case man-agement housing options long-term follow-up and support services are needed

Alice S Baum and Donald W Burnes Westview Press 1993

MENTAL ILLNESS

AND HOMELESSNESS CONNECTION

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 20 to 25 of the homeless population in the United States suers from some form of severe mental illness In comparison only 6 of Americans are severely mentally ill (National Institute of Mental Health 2009)

In a 2008 survey performed by the US Conference of Mayors 25 cities were asked for the three largest causes of homelessness in their communities Mental illness was the third largest cause of homelessness for single adults (mentioned by 48 of cities) For homeless families mental illness was mentioned by 12 of cities as one of the top 3 causes of homelessness

SourcemdashNational Coalition for Homelessness

by

Tanya J Petersen

Changes at the ldquoJohnson Unitrdquo Aimed at Better Service More Dignity

4

Men and women in need of psychiatric care are worthy of respect and quality men-tal health services atrsquos the message PeaceHealth is conveying through the changes being made to the Johnson Unit currently located at the Sacred Heart Medical Center University District

In an interview conducted at the end of August Katharine Schneider then-manager of behavioral health services at Sacred Heart medical centerrsquos university district provid-ed information to help the community of Lane County better understand the changes that are in store when construction is completed by the spring of 2015 A New Name for the Johnson Unit

One important change might seem small at rst but is actually extremely signicant with far-reaching implications e place where people go for help will no longer be called the Johnson Unit ldquoUnitrdquo can conjure images of the hor-rible psych wards and institutions of the past thus increasing the stigma associ-ated with being a patient Even without such images spending time in a ldquounitrdquo can feel demoralizing and be interpreted negatively by the community at large According to Schneider ldquoWe are already in the process of referring to our unit as the lsquoBehavioral Health Inpatientrsquo is is a conscious eort to destigmatize

psychiatric hospitalizationrdquo e name ldquoJohnsonrdquo honors the founder of this inpatient psychiatric hospital so patients visitors and sta will continue to see the RO Johnson dedication plaque in the new center

In the spirit of quality services for the people of Lane County administrators and sta have other goals and changes in mind e current programs and psychiatric treat-ment will continue however things may be done a bit dierently as the Johnson Unit transitions to Behavioral Health Inpatient in its new building Schneider reports that right now the reported patient satisfaction rate based on patient input about groups activities and care is 86 atrsquos not quite good enough so the goal has been set to raise that satisfaction rate to 91 No information has been provided regarding what will be done to improve satisfaction but this is indeed a goal that will be pursued actively

A bit of new technology will be employed to help people have a better experience when staying at Behavioral Health Inpatient In order to monitor and ensure patient safe-ty at night sta have traditionally conducted checks by shining ashlights into patient rooms Because of the desire to maintain safety through less invasive means there will instead be infrared cameras to monitor patients Other technology will expand Peace-Healthrsquos services to people living in rural areas Telemedicine is currently used to provide crisis consultations with Peace Harbor hospital in Florence Eventually distance services could expand to include psychiatric consultations and ldquovisitsrdquo to other rural areas

We can expect physical enhancements as well e capacity of Behavioral Health Inpatient will continue to be 36 beds Itrsquos natural to wonder why aer this expansion the capacity will remain the same As a needs assessment indicated more isnrsquot necessar-ily better Aer careful study it was determined that what was really needed wasnrsquot more beds but beds done dierently When spending time in a behavioral health hospital privacy and opportunity for quiet time are extremely important accordingly all rooms

(continued on p10)

Meet Katharine Schneider Lane County Behavioral Health

5

Summer Donations to NAMI

Thank YouCollin amp Diane Alspach

Pat amp Jim AndersonRuth Bichsel

John K amp Carol BrunjeAnne Hohenemser

Susan MatthewsNancy amp Jerry McCollum

McKay Commercial InvestmentsJane amp John Wagner

Nancy amp Steven WilhiteSara Wyant amp Dennis Ary

Donations for the ASSERT Program in Memory of Ryan Salisbury

Mardi AbbottSue ArchbaldVernon Arne

Anita BeltJohn K BrunjeMack FollmerJanis Gaines

JoAnn GiacominiPamela GrinAnnie Heron

Starly Hodges Starly Friar Living TrustElizabeth Hosokawa

Anthony Ireland-MartinezFrank amp Beverly Kistner

Mark KistnerArlene PeightalMichael Stalker

Peggy Willis

Donations in Memory of Steve Krumdieck

Mark AgerterSue ArchbaldVernon Arne

Margaret BennettScott amp Sally Diehl

Mack FollmerJoanne A Hoppe

David amp Diane HowardViola Jordan

Dwayne RaabeSheila amp Kurt Sundahl

Daniel Willis

Katharine Schneider is someone wholly devoted to quality behavioral health services As the manager of behavioral health services for PeaceHealthrsquos Sacred Heart Medical Center University District she was enthusiastic as I interviewed her about the exciting new changes in store for the psychiatric inpatient program It might be surprising then to learn that she is no longer with PeaceHealth Fortunately for the entire community shersquoll continue to work in behavioral health services as the program manager of Lane County Behavioral Health Despite her busy schedule during her time of transition from PeaceHealth to LCBH Katharine was willing to tell me a bit about her new role

TJP Congratulations to you on your new position with Lane County Behavioral Health What attracted you to this position

KS anks I am excited about my new position as Program Manager of Lane County Behavioral Health I was initially attracted to this as itrsquos a tremendous opportunity to pursue excellence as a mental health delivery system We have so many wonderful resourc-es via personnel and services

TJP Do you have goals for LCBH that yoursquod like to pursue KS I am devoted to meeting the mental health needs of our

community is includes providing timely service to the great-est number of people is service should involve choice on behalf of those who are receiving it is service should also reect that recovery is possible I will be connecting with those we serve those who are providing services [and] with community partners to iden-tify the needs and develop a plan from there

TJP How will this new position be dierent from your current one

KS I will enjoy the latitude of being able to focus more on the prevention of psychiatric hospitalizations is can be a traumatiz-ing experience for folks Being able to contribute to a community wide infrastructure that will provide alternatives to acute hospital-ization will be a new and exciting activity

TJP Is there anything about your current position that yoursquoll particularly miss

KS Irsquove been with PeaceHealth for over nine years I have come to love and respect so many of my fellow employees So many gis and talents So much dedication and desire to serve eyrsquore like family to me I will miss them greatly

Itrsquos reassuring to know that Katharine will continue to work to-ward improved behavioral health services in Lane County Itrsquos good to be in a county where people are dedicated to providing services in order to both prevent psychiatric hospitalizations and to provide quality support should such hospitalizations become necessary

mdashTanya J Petersen

Book Review

by

Pete Ruby

A Nation In Deniale Truth about Homelessness

6

is book does a really good job of looking at all of the problems associated with homelessness Mental illness substance abuse and lack of services due to severe poverty stand out as the main reasons that cause a person to be homeless I will only focus on the parts of the book that had to do with mental illness

e book is very well documented which is good but because of this I get the feel-ing of reading a book for a college course Irsquod like to process this dicult material with some graphs charts photos and some personal stories included

As high as 25 of the homeless suer from some form of severe and persistent mental illness Of course it is hard for me to nd consistent percentages about this since we are talking about a mobile population who likely resist being investigated and questioned We also need to put this in context Only a very small percentage of people with mental illnesses are homeless People who have a mental illness which involves a dual diagnosis such as alcoholism are much more likely to be among the homeless and to stay homeless longer

Irsquove read that these people tend to be more socially isolated and less trusting e homeless with the dual diagnoses are oen seen to have be-haviors that makes it more dicult for people to try to help them Aggres-sive and at times violent behavior can prevent these homeless from staying at shelters or getting health care e mental illness and drug addiction cre-ates disorganized mannerisms and problems in maintaining simple living routines such as hygiene and nutritional eating

Appropriate and aordable housing is a problem for those with mental illnesses e authors say that the homeless population that we are discuss-ing grew rapidly in the 1980s when income and housing options began to diminish rapidly Limited housing opportunities and a lack of community-based treatment services results in more people not having a place to live Surprisingly even those who receive social security disability payments are still ending up homeless e money they receive will only allow them to live in a supported housing situation and that is only if there is space avail-able ere can be very long waiting periods when trying to nd a place to live there ere has been a large increase of mentally ill veterans among the homeless Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is especially prevalent among veterans

e authors explain that many homeless with mental disorders and with addictive disorders have many of the same treatment needs as those who are not homeless Possibly parts of the health care changes in our country will make health care more accessible for the homeless Increased case man-agement housing options long-term follow-up and support services are needed

Alice S Baum and Donald W Burnes Westview Press 1993

MENTAL ILLNESS

AND HOMELESSNESS CONNECTION

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 20 to 25 of the homeless population in the United States suers from some form of severe mental illness In comparison only 6 of Americans are severely mentally ill (National Institute of Mental Health 2009)

In a 2008 survey performed by the US Conference of Mayors 25 cities were asked for the three largest causes of homelessness in their communities Mental illness was the third largest cause of homelessness for single adults (mentioned by 48 of cities) For homeless families mental illness was mentioned by 12 of cities as one of the top 3 causes of homelessness

SourcemdashNational Coalition for Homelessness

Meet Katharine Schneider Lane County Behavioral Health

5

Summer Donations to NAMI

Thank YouCollin amp Diane Alspach

Pat amp Jim AndersonRuth Bichsel

John K amp Carol BrunjeAnne Hohenemser

Susan MatthewsNancy amp Jerry McCollum

McKay Commercial InvestmentsJane amp John Wagner

Nancy amp Steven WilhiteSara Wyant amp Dennis Ary

Donations for the ASSERT Program in Memory of Ryan Salisbury

Mardi AbbottSue ArchbaldVernon Arne

Anita BeltJohn K BrunjeMack FollmerJanis Gaines

JoAnn GiacominiPamela GrinAnnie Heron

Starly Hodges Starly Friar Living TrustElizabeth Hosokawa

Anthony Ireland-MartinezFrank amp Beverly Kistner

Mark KistnerArlene PeightalMichael Stalker

Peggy Willis

Donations in Memory of Steve Krumdieck

Mark AgerterSue ArchbaldVernon Arne

Margaret BennettScott amp Sally Diehl

Mack FollmerJoanne A Hoppe

David amp Diane HowardViola Jordan

Dwayne RaabeSheila amp Kurt Sundahl

Daniel Willis

Katharine Schneider is someone wholly devoted to quality behavioral health services As the manager of behavioral health services for PeaceHealthrsquos Sacred Heart Medical Center University District she was enthusiastic as I interviewed her about the exciting new changes in store for the psychiatric inpatient program It might be surprising then to learn that she is no longer with PeaceHealth Fortunately for the entire community shersquoll continue to work in behavioral health services as the program manager of Lane County Behavioral Health Despite her busy schedule during her time of transition from PeaceHealth to LCBH Katharine was willing to tell me a bit about her new role

TJP Congratulations to you on your new position with Lane County Behavioral Health What attracted you to this position

KS anks I am excited about my new position as Program Manager of Lane County Behavioral Health I was initially attracted to this as itrsquos a tremendous opportunity to pursue excellence as a mental health delivery system We have so many wonderful resourc-es via personnel and services

TJP Do you have goals for LCBH that yoursquod like to pursue KS I am devoted to meeting the mental health needs of our

community is includes providing timely service to the great-est number of people is service should involve choice on behalf of those who are receiving it is service should also reect that recovery is possible I will be connecting with those we serve those who are providing services [and] with community partners to iden-tify the needs and develop a plan from there

TJP How will this new position be dierent from your current one

KS I will enjoy the latitude of being able to focus more on the prevention of psychiatric hospitalizations is can be a traumatiz-ing experience for folks Being able to contribute to a community wide infrastructure that will provide alternatives to acute hospital-ization will be a new and exciting activity

TJP Is there anything about your current position that yoursquoll particularly miss

KS Irsquove been with PeaceHealth for over nine years I have come to love and respect so many of my fellow employees So many gis and talents So much dedication and desire to serve eyrsquore like family to me I will miss them greatly

Itrsquos reassuring to know that Katharine will continue to work to-ward improved behavioral health services in Lane County Itrsquos good to be in a county where people are dedicated to providing services in order to both prevent psychiatric hospitalizations and to provide quality support should such hospitalizations become necessary

mdashTanya J Petersen

Book Review

by

Pete Ruby

A Nation In Deniale Truth about Homelessness

6

is book does a really good job of looking at all of the problems associated with homelessness Mental illness substance abuse and lack of services due to severe poverty stand out as the main reasons that cause a person to be homeless I will only focus on the parts of the book that had to do with mental illness

e book is very well documented which is good but because of this I get the feel-ing of reading a book for a college course Irsquod like to process this dicult material with some graphs charts photos and some personal stories included

As high as 25 of the homeless suer from some form of severe and persistent mental illness Of course it is hard for me to nd consistent percentages about this since we are talking about a mobile population who likely resist being investigated and questioned We also need to put this in context Only a very small percentage of people with mental illnesses are homeless People who have a mental illness which involves a dual diagnosis such as alcoholism are much more likely to be among the homeless and to stay homeless longer

Irsquove read that these people tend to be more socially isolated and less trusting e homeless with the dual diagnoses are oen seen to have be-haviors that makes it more dicult for people to try to help them Aggres-sive and at times violent behavior can prevent these homeless from staying at shelters or getting health care e mental illness and drug addiction cre-ates disorganized mannerisms and problems in maintaining simple living routines such as hygiene and nutritional eating

Appropriate and aordable housing is a problem for those with mental illnesses e authors say that the homeless population that we are discuss-ing grew rapidly in the 1980s when income and housing options began to diminish rapidly Limited housing opportunities and a lack of community-based treatment services results in more people not having a place to live Surprisingly even those who receive social security disability payments are still ending up homeless e money they receive will only allow them to live in a supported housing situation and that is only if there is space avail-able ere can be very long waiting periods when trying to nd a place to live there ere has been a large increase of mentally ill veterans among the homeless Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is especially prevalent among veterans

e authors explain that many homeless with mental disorders and with addictive disorders have many of the same treatment needs as those who are not homeless Possibly parts of the health care changes in our country will make health care more accessible for the homeless Increased case man-agement housing options long-term follow-up and support services are needed

Alice S Baum and Donald W Burnes Westview Press 1993

MENTAL ILLNESS

AND HOMELESSNESS CONNECTION

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 20 to 25 of the homeless population in the United States suers from some form of severe mental illness In comparison only 6 of Americans are severely mentally ill (National Institute of Mental Health 2009)

In a 2008 survey performed by the US Conference of Mayors 25 cities were asked for the three largest causes of homelessness in their communities Mental illness was the third largest cause of homelessness for single adults (mentioned by 48 of cities) For homeless families mental illness was mentioned by 12 of cities as one of the top 3 causes of homelessness

SourcemdashNational Coalition for Homelessness

Book Review

by

Pete Ruby

A Nation In Deniale Truth about Homelessness

6

is book does a really good job of looking at all of the problems associated with homelessness Mental illness substance abuse and lack of services due to severe poverty stand out as the main reasons that cause a person to be homeless I will only focus on the parts of the book that had to do with mental illness

e book is very well documented which is good but because of this I get the feel-ing of reading a book for a college course Irsquod like to process this dicult material with some graphs charts photos and some personal stories included

As high as 25 of the homeless suer from some form of severe and persistent mental illness Of course it is hard for me to nd consistent percentages about this since we are talking about a mobile population who likely resist being investigated and questioned We also need to put this in context Only a very small percentage of people with mental illnesses are homeless People who have a mental illness which involves a dual diagnosis such as alcoholism are much more likely to be among the homeless and to stay homeless longer

Irsquove read that these people tend to be more socially isolated and less trusting e homeless with the dual diagnoses are oen seen to have be-haviors that makes it more dicult for people to try to help them Aggres-sive and at times violent behavior can prevent these homeless from staying at shelters or getting health care e mental illness and drug addiction cre-ates disorganized mannerisms and problems in maintaining simple living routines such as hygiene and nutritional eating

Appropriate and aordable housing is a problem for those with mental illnesses e authors say that the homeless population that we are discuss-ing grew rapidly in the 1980s when income and housing options began to diminish rapidly Limited housing opportunities and a lack of community-based treatment services results in more people not having a place to live Surprisingly even those who receive social security disability payments are still ending up homeless e money they receive will only allow them to live in a supported housing situation and that is only if there is space avail-able ere can be very long waiting periods when trying to nd a place to live there ere has been a large increase of mentally ill veterans among the homeless Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is especially prevalent among veterans

e authors explain that many homeless with mental disorders and with addictive disorders have many of the same treatment needs as those who are not homeless Possibly parts of the health care changes in our country will make health care more accessible for the homeless Increased case man-agement housing options long-term follow-up and support services are needed

Alice S Baum and Donald W Burnes Westview Press 1993

MENTAL ILLNESS

AND HOMELESSNESS CONNECTION

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 20 to 25 of the homeless population in the United States suers from some form of severe mental illness In comparison only 6 of Americans are severely mentally ill (National Institute of Mental Health 2009)

In a 2008 survey performed by the US Conference of Mayors 25 cities were asked for the three largest causes of homelessness in their communities Mental illness was the third largest cause of homelessness for single adults (mentioned by 48 of cities) For homeless families mental illness was mentioned by 12 of cities as one of the top 3 causes of homelessness

SourcemdashNational Coalition for Homelessness

A Primer on Schizophrenia from the NIMH comes a clear explanation of the signs and symptoms of the illness

7(continued on p10)

e symptoms of schizophrenia fall into three broad categories positive symptoms negative symptoms and cognitive symptoms

POSITIVE SYMPTOMSPositive symptoms are psychotic behaviors not seen

in healthy people People with positive symptoms oen ldquolose touchrdquo with reality ese symptoms can come and go Sometimes they are severe and at other times hardly noticeable depending on whether the individual is re-ceiving treatment ey include the following

Hallucinations are things a person sees hears smells or feels that no one else can see hear smell or feel ldquoVoicesrdquo are the most common type of hallucina-tion in schizophrenia Many people with the disorder hear voices e voices may talk to the person about his or her behavior order the person to do things or warn the person of danger Sometimes the voices talk to each other People with schizophrenia may hear voices for a long time before family and friends notice the problem

Other types of hallucinations include seeing people or objects that are not there smelling odors that no one else detects and feeling things like invisible ngers touching their bodies when no one is near

Delusions are false beliefs that are not part of the personrsquos culture and do not change e person believes delusions even aer other people prove that the beliefs are not true or logical People with schizophrenia can have delusions that seem bizarre such as believing that neighbors can control their behavior with magnetic waves ey may also believe that people on television are directing special messages to them or that radio stations are broadcasting their thoughts aloud to others Sometimes they believe they are someone else such as a famous historical gure ey may have paranoid delu-sions and believe that others are trying to harm them such as by cheating harassing poisoning spying on or plotting against them or the people they care about ese beliefs are called ldquodelusions of persecutionrdquo

ought disorders are unusual or dysfunctional ways of thinking One form of thought disorder is called ldquodisorganized thinkingrdquo is is when a person has trouble organizing his or her thoughts or connect-ing them logically ey may talk in a garbled way that is hard to understand Another form is called ldquothought

blockingrdquo is is when a person stops speaking abruptly in the middle of a thought When asked why he or she stopped talking the person may say that it felt as if the thought had been taken out of his or her head Finally a person with a thought disorder might make up mean-ingless words or ldquoneologismsrdquo

Movement disorders may appear as agitated body movements A person with a movement disorder may repeat certain motions over and over In the other extreme a person may become catatonic Catatonia is a state in which a person does not move and does not respond to others Catatonia is rare today but it was more common when treatment for schizophrenia was not available

NEGATIVE SYMPTOMSNegative symptoms are associated with disruptions

to normal emotions and behaviors ese symptoms are harder to recognize as part of the disorder and can be mistaken for depression or other conditions ese symptoms include the following

bull ldquoFlat aectrdquo (a personrsquos face does not move or he or she talks in a dull or monotonous voice)

bull Lack of pleasure in everyday lifebull Lack of ability to begin and sustain planned

activitiesbull Speaking little even when forced to interactPeople with negative symptoms need help with ev-

eryday tasks ey oen neglect basic personal hygiene is may make them seem lazy or unwilling to help themselves but the problems are symptoms caused by the schizophrenia

COGNITIVE SYMPTOMSCognitive symptoms are subtle Like negative symp-

toms cognitive symptoms may be dicult to recognize as part of the disorder Oen they are detected only when other tests are performed Cognitive symptoms include the following

bull Poor ldquoexecutive functioningrdquo (the ability to understand information and use it to make deci-sions)

bull Trouble focusing or paying attention

source National Institute of Mental Health

8

Events Related to Mental Illness Awareness Week

Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health Field Trip

Gain insight and understanding as you tour the newly opened Oregon State Hospital of Mental Health museum Peruse the histories of the patients and artifacts of those who walked through the hos-pitalrsquos doors during its 130-year history e 1975 Academy Award winning lm One Flew Over the Cukoorsquos Nest was made there

When Oct 22 10a-4p

Costs Museum admission $3 transportation $27

Sponsored by Eugene Parks and Recreation For more information see their website

No Health InsuranceNAMI Lane County Can Help

Starting in October 2013 you can enroll in cov-erage even if you already have a health condition or have been turned down before Eligibility for Medic-aid (the Oregon Health Plan) is expanding and will now be available to far more Oregonians

New private plans that include mental health benets will also be available You can enroll in both types of coverage through Cover Oregon the statersquos new health insurance exchange

Under a grant from the Oregon Health Author-ity NAMI Lane County is serving as a Community Partner to Cover Oregon providing assistance to help you enroll and determine whether you qualify for nancial assistance

If your household income is less than the maxi-mum shown below you might qualify for a tax credit to help pay for premiums and other assistance to help pay ldquoout-of-pocketrdquo costs such as co-pays and deductibles

If you would like help enrolling and determining whether or not you qualify for nancial assistance contact NAMI Lane County at 541-343-7688 and schedule an enrollment assistance appointment

Appointments will begin October 1 2013 and are available both by phone and in person

Family Size

Maximum Yearly Income

1 $45960

2 $62040

3 $781204 $942005 $1102806 $126360

NAMI Lane County is one of the designated assistance providers for Cover Oregon

9

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Oregonrsquos Annual Meeting

REACH OUT OREGONDBSA ORrsquos Annual Meeting will be at 1 PM on Saturday Sept 21 2013 at Garden Way Retirement Community 4th Floor eater 175 So Garden Way in Eugene OR If you wish to eat lunch (1130 AM) the cost is $7 No tip and no reservations are required Drinks buet menu selection amp dessert all are included Contact 541-343-3317 or e-mail Elizabethwittsunshineretcom to reserve dinner breakfast ampor overnight stays

DBSA Fundraisere Depression Bipolar Support Alliance will be having a fundraising rae and bowling party on Oct 19th 6pm - 8pm Rae tickets will be sold at the NAMI oce and at the bowling party e rae drawing will be held at 730pm Winner need not be present to wine event will be held at Firs Bowl Lanes 1950 River Rd Eugene OR Tickets sold at the NAMI oce and at the event Money raised will be used to fund social activities for DBSA members

e rae includes over $600 in prizes

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS BY TANYA J PETERSEN

Increasing Understanding Destroying Stereotypes Fiction as a Vehicle

for Conveying Human Truths

In this presentation I examine the issue of stigma share factual information about mental illness in general and schizophrenia in particular (because one of the main characters of Leave of Absence experiences schizophrenia) As I discuss these issues I include personal information and examples as well as readings from my novel

Where and WhenFern Ridge Public Library in Veneta on ursday October 10th at 7 PM

Siuslaw Public Library in Florence on Friday Oct 11th at 1 PM

10

(Peace Healthhellipcontinued from p4)

Wed Sept 18

bull NAMI Board Meeting Lane Oce at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 2nd Floor Conference Room 400-600

Fri Sept 27 bull Veteransrsquo Pizza Night for Vets and families Paparsquos Pizza on W 11th amp Chambers in Eugene (last Friday of the month) 530 pm

urs Oct 10

bull NAMI Community Program Aging and Mental Health Ruth Bichsel LCBHS Rm 198 400-530

urs Oct 10

bull NAMI Community Program Trauma and Recovery Carolyn Rexius LCBHS Rm 198 600-800

Wed Oct 16

bull NAMI Board Meeting at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 2nd Floor Conference Room 400-600

Fri Oct 25 bull Veteransrsquo Pizza Night for Vets and families Paparsquos Pizza on W 11th amp Chambers in Eugene 530 pm

Tues Oct 29

bull Sisters of Change Breast Health Presentations and Dinner LILA Peer Support Club (Registration required 541-607-7020) 400-730

Nov 4-8 bull NAMI Lane County Peer Recovery Support Specialist Training AMH Certication Please call the NAMI Resource Center 541-343-7688 for information Space is limited call early

Sat Nov 9 bull 2013 Annual NAMI Oregon Conference Village Green Resort in Cottage Grove OR Keynote speaker is Pam Martin director of OR Addictions and Mental Health Division All day

Wed Nov 20

bull NAMI Board Meeting at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 2nd Floor Conference Room 400-600

Fri Nov 29 bull Veteransrsquo Pizza Night for Vets and families Paparsquos Pizza on W 11th amp Chambers in Eugene 530 pm

Tues Dec 3 bull NAMI Holiday Dinner Lane Community College Reservations required by 1125 600-830

Sat Dec 7 bull Holiday Gi Party and Dinner LCBHS Rm 198 500-700 pm

Tues Jan 7 bull Family-to-Family Class begins Contact the NAMI Resource Center for more information

NAMI Fall Calendarwill now be strictly single occupancy e needs assessment also revealed that it isnrsquot necessary to have a greater number of beds but instead a change in the quantity of type of beds Says Schneider ldquoWhat we discovered was that we had too many of the wrong kind of beds (lower acuity) and too few of the right kind of beds (higher security)rdquo us rather than the current nine secure beds the new location will provide 20 with the possibility of adapting other beds to higher security beds as well

PeaceHealth is able to oer exclusively single-occupancy rooms because the size of the new location is bigger than the cur-rent location A completely new building will be constructed near the current loca-tion of the Johnson Unit at the University District of Sacred Heart Medical Center A four-story building will be erected on the corner of 11th and Alder the rst two oors of which will be devoted to behav-ioral health Behavioral Health Inpatient will occupy the entire rst oor and the second oor will house an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) which will be expanding in phases IOP is designed to be an alternative to hospitalization as an inpatient andor to shorten inpatient stays

is new location of Inpatient Behav-ioral Health and the Intensive Outpatient Program oers an exciting potential for NAMI Lane County While itrsquos not yet ocial there is a strong possibility that NAMI will have its own space on the sec-ond oor of the building Schneider sees nothing but advantages to the location of NAMIrsquos oce in the same building as PeaceHealthrsquos Behavioral Health Services ldquoAll families and patients will benet from integrated NAMI serviceshellipe recov-ery focus of NAMI and the use of peer supports dovetails with the mission and philosophy of Behavioral Health Servicesrdquo

Indeed the focus of the services in the new building is on the right kind of support

bull Problems with ldquoworking memoryrdquo (the ability to use infor-mation immediately aer learning it)

Cognitive symptoms oen make it hard to lead a normal life and earn a living ey can cause great emotional distress

(Schizophreniahellipcontinued from p 7)

NAMI Groups

Eugene-SpringeldNAMI Friends and Family Support Group 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th ursdays at the NAMI Resource Center 76 Centennial Loop Suite A Eugene 700-830

NAMI Family To Family Support Group 1st ursday of every month at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 2nd Floor Conference Room Eugene 700 (for graduates of F2F Class)

NAMI ConnectionmdashPeer Facilitated Support Groups Tuesdays First United Methodist Church 1376 Olive St Eugene 330-500

NAMI ConnectionmdashPeer Facilitated Support Groups Wednesdays NAMI Resource Center 76 Centennial Loop Suite A Eugene 600-730

NAMI Peer-to-Peer Education Course A 10 week course for anyone in-terested in improving their mental health through shared experiences Call the NAMI Resource Center 541-343-7688 for dates and infor-mation

Hearing Voices amp Extreme States Support Group 1st and 3rd ursday every month First United Methodist Church 1376 Olive St Eugene 600ndash730

Cottage GroveNAMI Friendship Group ursdays Fleur de Lis Patisserie 616 Main St 1000 am

NAMI ConnectionmdashPeer Facilitated Support Groups Wednesdays Healing Matrix 632 Main St 630 Fridays Healing Matrix 632 Main St 1200-100

FlorenceNAMI Family Support Group4th ursday every month 6-8 pm For location and infor-mation call Monica Kosman 541-902-8308 11

Support Group MeetingsAdditional Community Resources

DBSA (DepressionBipolar Support Alliance Group) 2nd and 4th Mondays First United Methodist Church 1376 Olive St Eugene 700-830 pm Contact Dorothea at 541-632-3173 or dbmarcombgmailcom

County Consumer Advocacy Council 4th Tuesday at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Rm 198 Eugene 100-300

Eugene Dual Diagnosis Anonymous (Mental illness and drug addiction) Tuesdays and ursdays Laurel Hill Center (LHC) 2145 Centennial Plaza Eugene 200-300 Contact Tina at 541-485-6340

Lane Independent Living Alliance (LILA)Peer Support Club 990 Oak St Eugene 541-607-7020 httpwwwlilaoregonorg

Mobile Book Library Wednesdays at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Rm 198 Eugene 900-1200

Oregon Family Support NetworkFor families with children with emotional behavioral or

mental health needs 72A Centennial Loop Suite 150 Call 541-342-2876

Out lsquon Abouters NAMI Weekly Bingo Fridays Shepard Apartments 938 Jeerson St Eugene 330 Call Linda at 541-485-0509

Suicide Bereavement Group For those who have lost a loved one For time day and location of meetings call Darlene at 541-747-2084

Two young volunteers at the NAMI picnic in August

10

(Peace Healthhellipcontinued from p4)

Wed Sept 18

bull NAMI Board Meeting Lane Oce at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 2nd Floor Conference Room 400-600

Fri Sept 27 bull Veteransrsquo Pizza Night for Vets and families Paparsquos Pizza on W 11th amp Chambers in Eugene (last Friday of the month) 530 pm

urs Oct 10

bull NAMI Community Program Aging and Mental Health Ruth Bichsel LCBHS Rm 198 400-530

urs Oct 10

bull NAMI Community Program Trauma and Recovery Carolyn Rexius LCBHS Rm 198 600-800

Wed Oct 16

bull NAMI Board Meeting at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 2nd Floor Conference Room 400-600

Fri Oct 25 bull Veteransrsquo Pizza Night for Vets and families Paparsquos Pizza on W 11th amp Chambers in Eugene 530 pm

Tues Oct 29

bull Sisters of Change Breast Health Presentations and Dinner LILA Peer Support Club (Registration required 541-607-7020) 400-730

Nov 4-8 bull NAMI Lane County Peer Recovery Support Specialist Training AMH Certication Please call the NAMI Resource Center 541-343-7688 for information Space is limited call early

Sat Nov 9 bull 2013 Annual NAMI Oregon Conference Village Green Resort in Cottage Grove OR Keynote speaker is Pam Martin director of OR Addictions and Mental Health Division All day

Wed Nov 20

bull NAMI Board Meeting at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 2nd Floor Conference Room 400-600

Fri Nov 29 bull Veteransrsquo Pizza Night for Vets and families Paparsquos Pizza on W 11th amp Chambers in Eugene 530 pm

Tues Dec 3 bull NAMI Holiday Dinner Lane Community College Reservations required by 1125 600-830

Sat Dec 7 bull Holiday Gi Party and Dinner LCBHS Rm 198 500-700 pm

Tues Jan 7 bull Family-to-Family Class begins Contact the NAMI Resource Center for more information

NAMI Fall Calendarwill now be strictly single occupancy e needs assessment also revealed that it isnrsquot necessary to have a greater number of beds but instead a change in the quantity of type of beds Says Schneider ldquoWhat we discovered was that we had too many of the wrong kind of beds (lower acuity) and too few of the right kind of beds (higher security)rdquo us rather than the current nine secure beds the new location will provide 20 with the possibility of adapting other beds to higher security beds as well

PeaceHealth is able to oer exclusively single-occupancy rooms because the size of the new location is bigger than the cur-rent location A completely new building will be constructed near the current loca-tion of the Johnson Unit at the University District of Sacred Heart Medical Center A four-story building will be erected on the corner of 11th and Alder the rst two oors of which will be devoted to behav-ioral health Behavioral Health Inpatient will occupy the entire rst oor and the second oor will house an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) which will be expanding in phases IOP is designed to be an alternative to hospitalization as an inpatient andor to shorten inpatient stays

is new location of Inpatient Behav-ioral Health and the Intensive Outpatient Program oers an exciting potential for NAMI Lane County While itrsquos not yet ocial there is a strong possibility that NAMI will have its own space on the sec-ond oor of the building Schneider sees nothing but advantages to the location of NAMIrsquos oce in the same building as PeaceHealthrsquos Behavioral Health Services ldquoAll families and patients will benet from integrated NAMI serviceshellipe recov-ery focus of NAMI and the use of peer supports dovetails with the mission and philosophy of Behavioral Health Servicesrdquo

Indeed the focus of the services in the new building is on the right kind of support

bull Problems with ldquoworking memoryrdquo (the ability to use infor-mation immediately aer learning it)

Cognitive symptoms oen make it hard to lead a normal life and earn a living ey can cause great emotional distress

(Schizophreniahellipcontinued from p 7)

NAMI Groups

Eugene-SpringeldNAMI Friends and Family Support Group 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th ursdays at the NAMI Resource Center 76 Centennial Loop Suite A Eugene 700-830

NAMI Family To Family Support Group 1st ursday of every month at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 2nd Floor Conference Room Eugene 700 (for graduates of F2F Class)

NAMI ConnectionmdashPeer Facilitated Support Groups Tuesdays First United Methodist Church 1376 Olive St Eugene 330-500

NAMI ConnectionmdashPeer Facilitated Support Groups Wednesdays NAMI Resource Center 76 Centennial Loop Suite A Eugene 600-730

NAMI Peer-to-Peer Education Course A 10 week course for anyone in-terested in improving their mental health through shared experiences Call the NAMI Resource Center 541-343-7688 for dates and infor-mation

Hearing Voices amp Extreme States Support Group 1st and 3rd ursday every month First United Methodist Church 1376 Olive St Eugene 600ndash730

Cottage GroveNAMI Friendship Group ursdays Fleur de Lis Patisserie 616 Main St 1000 am

NAMI ConnectionmdashPeer Facilitated Support Groups Wednesdays Healing Matrix 632 Main St 630 Fridays Healing Matrix 632 Main St 1200-100

FlorenceNAMI Family Support Group4th ursday every month 6-8 pm For location and infor-mation call Monica Kosman 541-902-8308 11

Support Group MeetingsAdditional Community Resources

DBSA (DepressionBipolar Support Alliance Group) 2nd and 4th Mondays First United Methodist Church 1376 Olive St Eugene 700-830 pm Contact Dorothea at 541-632-3173 or dbmarcombgmailcom

County Consumer Advocacy Council 4th Tuesday at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Rm 198 Eugene 100-300

Eugene Dual Diagnosis Anonymous (Mental illness and drug addiction) Tuesdays and ursdays Laurel Hill Center (LHC) 2145 Centennial Plaza Eugene 200-300 Contact Tina at 541-485-6340

Lane Independent Living Alliance (LILA)Peer Support Club 990 Oak St Eugene 541-607-7020 httpwwwlilaoregonorg

Mobile Book Library Wednesdays at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Rm 198 Eugene 900-1200

Oregon Family Support NetworkFor families with children with emotional behavioral or

mental health needs 72A Centennial Loop Suite 150 Call 541-342-2876

Out lsquon Abouters NAMI Weekly Bingo Fridays Shepard Apartments 938 Jeerson St Eugene 330 Call Linda at 541-485-0509

Suicide Bereavement Group For those who have lost a loved one For time day and location of meetings call Darlene at 541-747-2084

Two young volunteers at the NAMI picnic in August

NAMI Groups

Eugene-SpringeldNAMI Friends and Family Support Group 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th ursdays at the NAMI Resource Center 76 Centennial Loop Suite A Eugene 700-830

NAMI Family To Family Support Group 1st ursday of every month at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 2nd Floor Conference Room Eugene 700 (for graduates of F2F Class)

NAMI ConnectionmdashPeer Facilitated Support Groups Tuesdays First United Methodist Church 1376 Olive St Eugene 330-500

NAMI ConnectionmdashPeer Facilitated Support Groups Wednesdays NAMI Resource Center 76 Centennial Loop Suite A Eugene 600-730

NAMI Peer-to-Peer Education Course A 10 week course for anyone in-terested in improving their mental health through shared experiences Call the NAMI Resource Center 541-343-7688 for dates and infor-mation

Hearing Voices amp Extreme States Support Group 1st and 3rd ursday every month First United Methodist Church 1376 Olive St Eugene 600ndash730

Cottage GroveNAMI Friendship Group ursdays Fleur de Lis Patisserie 616 Main St 1000 am

NAMI ConnectionmdashPeer Facilitated Support Groups Wednesdays Healing Matrix 632 Main St 630 Fridays Healing Matrix 632 Main St 1200-100

FlorenceNAMI Family Support Group4th ursday every month 6-8 pm For location and infor-mation call Monica Kosman 541-902-8308 11

Support Group MeetingsAdditional Community Resources

DBSA (DepressionBipolar Support Alliance Group) 2nd and 4th Mondays First United Methodist Church 1376 Olive St Eugene 700-830 pm Contact Dorothea at 541-632-3173 or dbmarcombgmailcom

County Consumer Advocacy Council 4th Tuesday at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Rm 198 Eugene 100-300

Eugene Dual Diagnosis Anonymous (Mental illness and drug addiction) Tuesdays and ursdays Laurel Hill Center (LHC) 2145 Centennial Plaza Eugene 200-300 Contact Tina at 541-485-6340

Lane Independent Living Alliance (LILA)Peer Support Club 990 Oak St Eugene 541-607-7020 httpwwwlilaoregonorg

Mobile Book Library Wednesdays at LCBHS 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Rm 198 Eugene 900-1200

Oregon Family Support NetworkFor families with children with emotional behavioral or

mental health needs 72A Centennial Loop Suite 150 Call 541-342-2876

Out lsquon Abouters NAMI Weekly Bingo Fridays Shepard Apartments 938 Jeerson St Eugene 330 Call Linda at 541-485-0509

Suicide Bereavement Group For those who have lost a loved one For time day and location of meetings call Darlene at 541-747-2084

Two young volunteers at the NAMI picnic in August

NAMI MembershipDonation Information

Annual membership benets include bull Local informative quarterly newsletter bull State and national membership magazine bull A voice on vital advocacy issues bull Representation on state and local boards bull Membership tax deductible

Membership $3500year Open Door Membership $300year General Donation $________

Donation in memory of _______________________________________ Anonymous gi $________

(Please make checks payable to NAMI Lane County bull 76 Centennial Loop Suite A bull Eugene OR 97401)

Name ___________________________________ Phone ______________________________________________

Address _______________________________ Email ______________________________________________

City ____________________ State _________ Zip _______

Contact me about volunteering donating money products or services

76 Centennial Loop Suite AEugene OR 97401

Address Service Requested

Non-Prot OrgUS Postage Paid

Eugene ORPermit NO 562

Do you prefer to receive your newsletter in printed form (via USPS) or electronic form (via email) printed electronic