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| WELCOME TO THE MANHATTAN FLINT HILLS NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) HOMEPAGE Presidents Robert and Marilyn Dickens (785) 539-1091 or e-mail [email protected] |
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NAMI Kansas – Flint Hills Chapter:
An Affiliate of the
National Alliance on Mental Illness and NAMI
Kansas.
President: Contact Robert Dickens at (785) 539-1091 for more information
NAMI Kansas
is a group providing information and support to the mentally ill and their
families and friends.
When serious mental illness strikes you or someone close to you, you may feel very much alone. Obtaining access to services and support which can assist you through this difficult time is one of the goals of NAMI.
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NAMI WALKS FOR THE MIND OF AMERICA-Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.The NAMI walk will be at Washburn University in Topeka. Topeka is one of 70 sites across the U.S. that will be helping to raise funds to educate the public about long term mental illness.
For more information about The NAMI WALK contact Robert Dickens, Manhattan, KS 785-539-1091 e-mail: [email protected]. OR State NAMI WALK C0-0RDINATOR Elizabeth Potskowski, Topeka at 1-800-539-2660 or e-mail: [email protected].
Contributions will be accepted from those who aren't able to attend the walk but want to join in advocating for mental illness.
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NAMI 2008 ANNUAL CONVENTION - Tomorrowland Today - Making Recovery Real! is July 6-9, 2009, at San Francisco Hilton, San Franscio, California. More information see www.nami.org/convention
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WOULD YOU REALLY LIKE TO HELP BRAIN RESEARCH? - Contact Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, More information 1-800-BRAIN BANK (1-800-272-4622)
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NAMI Kansas Flint Hills President: Robert Dickens 785-539--1091 * * * * * CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS: Anyone who is an advocate for someone with mental illness(es) needs to stay in contact with state and federal legislators. Let them know your story in the fight against long-term mental illness. Families cannot survive without hospitals and treatments programs in our communities to treat diseases of the brain. Contact NAMI KANSAS, Rick Cagan, Executive Director for information about specific bills before the House and Senate. [email protected] or www.namikansas.org * * * * * "Why should I attend?" Many people find it difficult to do anything that would bring attention to a mental illness that they or a loved-one suffers from. Stemming from the stigma that society has placed with mental illnesses, fear of discovery overrides any motivational effort that a person might have in overcoming the diseases of the mind. Ironically, schizophrenia and the allied affective disorders are treatable once they are correctly diagnosed by a psychiatrist... but even getting to a 'shrink' is difficult for some people to do fearing 'what other people might think.' But the longer anyone waits (for whatever reason), the more difficult
it becomes to deal with it later on. Start with a support group... start by reading a book on affective
disorders... start by getting professional medical help. The key
is you being proactive with it and starting somewhere. "What is Mental Illness?" Choosing a Psychiatrist About Psychiatric Medications Finding a Psychologist
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