NAMI Stark County Newsletter 1

Building Hope For Recovery Through Support Education and Advocacy

The County’s Voice on Mental Illness December 2012

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

1-2 News from the Director

1-6 News from the World

2&4 Walk Corner, Faithnet News, Book Review

7 Calendar

8 Support Groups – Education Programs

NEWS from the Executive

Director

Hello NAMI Members and Friends,

As we approach the end of 2012, we are busy scheduling

programs for the coming year. Our commitment for 2013

continues to be “Building Hope for Recovery through

Education, Support and Advocacy” for persons and

families impacted by mental illness. NAMI Stark County

knows that at any given time, 1 in 4 is impacted by mental

illness and that 50% of those living with mental illness

also have a substance use issue. NAMI Stark County, an

affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the

nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, is

dedicated to building better lives for the thousands of

Stark County residents affected by mental illness. NAMI

advocates for access to services, treatment, supports and

research and is steadfast in its commitment to raising

awareness and building a community of hope for all of

those in need.

We plan to offer Family to Family (for family members of

an adult living with mental illness) 5 times in 2013. Peer

to Peer will be offered 5 times as well (for adults living

with mental illness). Basics, which is for parents of

children/adolescents with behavioral health issues will be

offered 3 times as will WRAP (for adults with mental

illness). In addition, we will continue to offer an ever

growing number of support groups (currently 11) within

Mental Health & Juvenile Justice Task Force

Report Released The Ohio Interagency Task Force on Mental Health

& Juvenile Justice released a report this week which

concluded a "significant percentage" of Ohio youth

need behavioral health services but can't get them,

resulting in many ending up in the juvenile justice

system. The report came with several

recommendations to address the problem, including

the development of new programs and

facilities. DYS Director Harvey Reed, the task force

chairman, said in a release that half of the youth in

the custody of the agency are on the mental health

caseload. The first five recommendations from the

report, which were delivered recently to the

Governor, the Legislature, and the Ohio Supreme

Court, are:

The development of a Psychiatric Residential

Treatment Facility or similar model, designed to offer

intense, focused mental health treatment to youth

committed to DYS to promote a successful return of

youth to their community.

The development, in collaboration with the Health and

Human Services Cabinet Agencies, of a step-

down/transition program for the youth with serious

emotional disturbance (SED) involved in the above

intensive inpatient treatment program and who remain

on the mental health caseload that may include

intensive home based treatment (IHBT), partial

hospitalization (PH) and/or day treatment.

The transition, on or before July 1, 2013, of Intensive

Home Based Treatment (IHBT) to a Medicaid

reimbursed service. Upon CMS (Centers for Medicare

and Medicaid Services) approval, training and

technical assistance needed for the expansion of IHBT

shall be provided.

The modification and replication by ODMH of its

Community Linkages program linking youth involved

in the juvenile justice system that have SED and/or

severe mental illnesses and their families to facilitate

the timely provision of community mental health

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services and supports upon release from DYS. In

counties where established, youth on the DYS

mental health caseload and/or youth with SED

shall be linked to Community Behavioral Health

Centers' Health Homes. The agency said work

on this recommendation is already underway.

DYS, in collaboration with ODMH, will select and

implement a statewide, culturally appropriate

standardized screening instrument specific to mental

health and trauma to be used at the earliest contact points

youth enter the juvenile justice system.

--Up to the Minute Web News October 3, 2012

NEW book study/discussion to begin on

January 13, 2013

Faithnet at Wendy's on 3320 Whipple NW

Sunday 5:30-6:30pm

Who Switched Off My Brain? by Dr.

Caroline Leaf, PhD The book is available at www.drleaf.net

Dr. Peter Amua-Quarshie, MD, Medicine

and Neuroscience states, "Dr. Caroline

Leaf's gift is explaining the mind-body

connection in understandable terms. I

enjoyed this book as a medical doctor and

neuroscientist and as a person seeking

optimal health in spirit, soul, and body."

Part 1: Switch on Your Brain

Part 2: Stress

Part 3: The Science of Thought

Part 4: The Dirty Dozen

Planning has already begun for the 2013 Moving Forward

for Mental Health Walk. The date is set, October 12,

2013. We will again be utilizing the Hoover Park and

associated Trail. The walk committee is meeting monthly

and I invite you to join us. Our next meeting is December

13, 2012 at 5:30 at the McKinley Building (where the

NAMI Office is). This month we will focus on

sponsors. If you know of a business in Stark County that

would make a great sponsor, please contact me or the

office so we can ensure they receive sponsor

materials. We are still looking for a few volunteers to

head a committee or to be on a committee.

See you in December

Jen Powell-Campbell – Walk Manager

JPC@neo.rr.com

330-327-7490

the county including 3 in-hospital groups and 1 at

Refuge of Hope. We are working on opening one at

Basics Accommodations. The family involvement

program initially started at Heartland Behavioral

Health this year will outreach to family members of

hospitalized patients to provide support and education

as well as mentoring. We will once again provide

discharge bags for patients exiting Heartland

Behavioral Health. NAMI will continue to participate

in CIT training and community outreach. We will host

our 3rd

annual Moving Forward for Mental Health

walk which will be held on Saturday, October 12th at

the Hoover Park Pavilion. On March 12th we will host

our 4th annual Celebration of Volunteerism, Wellness

and Recovery. 2013 will bring with it a change in

office location as well; to be announced in the coming

month. We hope to implement Vet to Vet and Family

Vet to Vet in 2013. Another area of interest continues

to be implementing a Peer Specialist program to assist

adult peers with peer support, mentoring and

advocacy. We currently have 3 highly qualified peers

certified through ODMH as Certified Peer Support

Specialists ready and willing to work in such a

capacity. Lastly, we hope the new newsletter format

we are introducing with this edition will serve you

well.

On behalf of NAMI Stark County’s board and staff I

wish for each of you a healthy, stable, stress free

holiday season and 2013!

Jane

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U.S. Set to Sponsor Health Insurance

By ROBERT PEAR

Published: October 27, 2012

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will soon

take on a new role as the sponsor of at least two

nationwide health insurance plans to be operated under

contract with the federal government and offered to

consumers in every state.

These multistate plans were included in President

Obama’s [Affordable Healthcare Ac] as a substitute for a

pure government-run health insurance program.

Supporters of the national plans say they will increase

competition in state health insurance markets, many of

which are dominated by a handful of companies.

The national plans will compete directly with other

private insurers and may have some significant

advantages, including a federal seal of approval.

Premiums and benefits for the multistate insurance

plans will be negotiated by theUnited States Office of

Personnel Management, the agency that arranges health

benefits for federal employees.

Walton J. Francis, the author of a consumer guide to

health plans for federal employees, said the personnel

agency had been “extraordinarily successful” in

managing that program, which has more than 200 health

plans, including about 20 offered nationwide. The

personnel agency has earned high marks for its ability to

secure good terms for federal workers through

negotiation rather than heavy-handed regulation of

insurers.

John J. O’Brien, the director of health care and insurance

at the agency, said the new plans would be offered to

individuals and small employers through the insurance

exchanges being set up in every state under the 2010

health care law.

No one knows how many people will sign up for the

government-sponsored plans. In preparing cost

estimates, the Obama administration told insurers to

assume that each national plan would have 750,000

people enrolled in the first year.

Under the Affordable Care Act, at least one of the

nationwide plans must be offered by a nonprofit entity.

Insurance experts see an obvious candidate for that

role: theGovernment Employees Health Association, a

nonprofit group that covers more than 900,000 federal

employees, retirees and dependents, making it the

second-largest plan for federal workers, after the Blue

Cross and Blue Shield program

--New York Times via NAMI Ohio State Advocacy

Update

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama

signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. It includes a number of

significant changes to America’s health care system, including a requirement that every

American have health care coverage or possibly

face a tax penalty and new taxes and penalties on employers that don’t provide employees with

specific types of health coverage. The ACA also mandates the creation of health insurance

exchanges in every state, through which individuals and small business owners can

purchase qualified coverage.

The ACA allows three options to administer a

health insurance exchange: states can run the exchange themselves, choose not to run it and

leave it to the federal government, or leave it to

the federal government while retaining the right to regulate health insurance and control eligibility

decisions for their Medicaid programs. On November 16, 2012, Governor Kasich notified the

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that Ohio will not administer an exchange but will

retain regulatory control over health insurance

plans offered through a federally-operated exchange as well as retain the authority to

determine Medicaid eligibility. http://www.healthtransformation.ohio.gov/FederalHeal

thInsuranceExchange.aspx

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Book Review A Mind Apart: Travels in a Neurodiverse World

Susanne Antonetta, 2005

Susanne Antonetta’s husband tells her to

everybody that this is a bipolar book, and it is and

more. Antonetta’s soaring prose transcends her

ramble on neuro-diversity and atypicality among

the human species as she sees it in twenty-first

century.

She is a good writer. A previous book by her won

the NY Times Notable Book Award and the

American Book Award and she co-authored a

book on creative non-fiction writing. We know we

are in good hands with her flight of whimsy and

speculation buttressed by theories drawn from at

least a dozen sound sources.

She discusses her friends who as neuro-diverse as

her own bipolarity. Neuro-diversity is similar to

ethnic diversity: a term coming however from the

subculture of those with Asperger’s syndrome.

Dawn lives with Asperger’s, N’villi with multiple

personality disorder and Thor with a bit of

compulsiveness. She also covers a trial of a

teenager with ADHD who committed a heinous

murder, surely another neuro-atypical. All these

people cause her to conjure up speculation of a

world in the future adapted to pollution,

technology, overcrowding and dwindling world

resources leading to an increase of bipolar illness,

autism, atypical disorders as defense mechanisms.

Antonetta also gives us a look at what bipolar

disorder has meant in her own life quoting her

diaries and reminiscing about excesses before

medication. She also looks at the historical

perspective when Victorian gentleman and ladies

gawked at the sights of Bedlam and the medieval

“Ships of Fools” transported the mentally ill to

sites like the shrine of St. Dymphna in Gheel,

Belgium.

This book cannot be dismissed simply on the

grounds that it dwells on lunacy because Susanne

Antonetta writes so well. I found myself again

and again captured by a phrase, won over by an

argument, (She backs her points with several

books that are starting points in themselves for

reading.) or just entertained by the imagery and

the story she tells. It is a bipolar book and in

thereby lies its charm.

--Mike Rembert

Plan to Research & Improve Efficacy of

Psychotropic Medications Prescribed to

Children Medicaid has established a $1 Million, three year

project in collaboration with an ODMH private

collaborator named Best Evidence Advancing

Child health in Ohio Now! (BEACON) group to

research the issue of children in the Medicaid

system that are being prescribed psychotropic

medications. The three year plan begins with an

18 month campaign to help provide sufficient

resources, technology and leadership to help

clinicians more clearly understand the issues

faced by the children who are often prescribed

psychotropic medications. This will be done by

connecting faculty, pediatric psychiatrists at

Ohio’s children hospitals, as well as family

physicians resources/guidelines that have been

created by child and adolescent

psychiatrists. The BEACON plan gives a 24-7

toll-free phone number for child and adolescent

psychiatry decision support, education and triage

services to help with the diagnoses and treatment

process of the child for individuals to use. The

goal of the effort is to increase the competency of

workers in child welfare, courts, schools and the

mental health systems that frequently interact

with youth that have significant challenges in

their lives.

--Up to the Minute September 3, 2012

CSG Releases Report Showing a Reduction in

Ohio’s Recidivism Rates Yesterday, the Council of State Governments

(CSG) Justice Center's National Reentry

Resource Center (NRRC) released a policy brief

highlighting several states reporting reductions in

recidivism rates. The report profiles seven states,

including Ohio, and shows declines in their

three-year recidivism rates based on data

tracking individuals released from prison from

2005-2007. Texas and Ohio reported a reduction

of 11 percent, while the Kansas rate fell by 15

percent and Michigan's rate dropped by 18

percent. The report includes data through 2010

(and in some cases, through 2011), and provides

the most recent multi-state information available

on recidivism.

---Up to the Minute September 3, 2012

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

QUARTERLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING

MHRSB CONFERENCE ROOM DECEMBER 11, 2012, 7:00 PM

DR EMMANUEL NWAJEI PSYCHIATRIST AND JEFF

SIMS, CEO OF HEARTLAND WILL DISCUSS PSYCH

MEDS

VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION & BUSINESS

MEETING

March 12, 2013

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

HEARTLAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE

DECEMBER 14, 2012, 10:00 AM

Heartland Discharge Bags

COMMUNITY EVENTS

SOLACE OF Stark County

Perry Sippo Lake SCDL

5710 12TH ST Canton OH 44708

Monday, December 17 6:30 TO 8:00 PM

S.O.S. Candlelight Ceremony

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

BOOKSIDE COUNTRY CLUB

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2013 6:00 PM

Let Your Lights Shine - Las Vegas Light

J R Coleman Learning Center Krassas Event Center 251 25TH ST NW Canton OH Women in History Luncheon Thursday, March 14, 2013

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WRAPAROUND 101--What is

Wraparound?

Wraparound is an intensive, holistic method of engaging with individuals with complex needs (most typically children, youth, and their families) so that they can live in their homes and communities and realize their hopes and dreams. The wraparound process helps to make sure children and youth grow up in their homes and communities. It is a planning process that brings people together from different parts of the family’s life. The wraparound process aims to achieve positive outcomes by providing a structured, creative and individualized team planning process that results in plans that are effective and relevant to the child and the family. Wraparound plans are holistic and designed to meet the identified needs of the child, the family and the siblings as well as address a range of life areas. Wraparound plans aim to develop problem-solving and coping skills with an emphasis on integrating the youth and the family into the community while building the social support network.

Wraparound is a strengths-based, highly

individualized planning process aimed at helping

clients put together a team in order to achieve

important outcomes and meet their complex needs

(both in and out of formal human services systems).

This process strives to help the client remain in his/her

home and community, whenever possible.--Eastern

Michigan University Ohio’s community behavioral health system supports the health of Ohio families by providing a full continuum of care, including recovery supports and wraparound services. For some individuals, Medicaid will cover the cost of the treatment and medications and local Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADAMH) Boards provide the non-Medicaid services and supports, including wraparound, necessary for an individual to recover. Through the investment in these non-Medicaid supports that complement the Medicaid services, the State and communities can be assured that individuals are receiving the help they need in order to achieve recovery. --Ohio Assoc. of County Behavioral Health Authorities PDF Excerpted

Staff

Jane James: Executive Director

330-455-NAMI [6264] – Business Office

jjames@namistarkcounty.org

Kay Silverwood: Family Involvement

Program Director

330-455-NAMI [6264] – Business Office

ksilverwood@namistarkcounty.org

Mike Rembert, Newsletter editor

Executive Committee Members

Dr. Tamara Daily: President

Jen Powell Campbell: First Vice

President

Shannon Ortiz: Second Vice President

Diane Mang: Secretary

Charles Cavender: Treasurer

Perri Anne Concialdi

Linda Cook

Bart Fredrick

Keane Toney

Elaine Reolfi

Karen McCroskey

Bernard McLeroy

Kristin Hackenbracht

NAMI Stark County Family Involvement Program

Patient Care/Family Involvement

Reconnect patient with family members or natural supports

Family members or natural supports involved with Patient Intake Process

Family members or natural supports involved with Patient Treatment Team Meetings

Family members or natural supports involved with Patient Discharge Planning

Family members or natural supports involved with Patient ongoing Outpatient Treatment Team

Family members, natural supports and Patients Self Care, Coping Skills and Communication Skills

Family members, natural supports and Patients utilize NAMI Stark County Education Programs, Support Groups and Advocacy

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Support Groups Canton Open Support Group Sunday Evenings @ 7 pm Family Members or Consumers

St. Michael’s Catholic Church 3430 St Michael Dr. NW Canton, OH 44718 (corner of Whipple & Fulton) Lower level parking lot: Look for sign on door Heartland Visitor Orientation/Support Group Thursday Evenings @ 6:30 pm Family Members or Friends Only

Heartland Behavioral Healthcare 3000 Erie St. South, Massillon, OH 44646 FaithNet Program Discuss Mental Health from Biblical Perspective

Sundays, 5:30pm @ Wendy’s on 3320 Whipple Ave. NW, Canton OH 44718 Refuge of Hope Monday Evening @ 6:00 pm Consumers

405 Third Street, NE Canton, Ohio 44702 Alliance Open Support Group 1st & 3rd Thursday Evenings @ 7 pm Family Members or Consumers

Science Hill Community Church 12316 Beeson St. NE, Alliance, Oh 44601 NAMI Connection Tuesday Evenings @ 6 pm Adults with Mental Illness Only

McKinley Centre Bldg (Old McKinley High School) 800 Market Ave. North, 1st Floor, Canton, OH 44702 N Canton Family Support Group 2nd & 4th Wednesday Evenings @ 6:30p Family Members Only. Walsh University Chapel Bldg; lower level 2020 E Maple St North Canton, Oh 44720 Post Peer to Peer Program Recovery Groups For Graduates of Peer to Peer Education Program

The Support groups below are for current psychiatric In-patients and /or their loved ones: Monday Evenings @ 6pm Tuesday Evenings @ 6:30pm Aultman Hospital Mercy Medical Center

Psychiatric Unit, 6th Floor Psychiatric Unit, 5th Floor

FREE EDUCATION Programs

PRE-REGISTRATION IS NEEDED by calling for our FREE NAMI Educational Programs. FOR CANCELLATION/INCLEMENT WEATHER: VIEW WKYC TV’S I-ALERT

12-week course is for family members and friends of adults with serious mental illness. It is taught by trained NAMI family members.

Louisville, Tuesdays, Starting January 8th, 6:30pm to 9:00pm, Church of Christ Massillon, Saturdays, Starting January 12th, 9:00am to 11:30am, Heartland Behavioral Healthcare Canton, Thursdays, Starting April 18, 6:30pm to 9:00pm, TBA Canton, Mondays, Starting September 9, 6:30pm to 9:00pm, TBA Alliance, Mondays, Starting September 9, 6:30pm to 9:00pm, Science Hill Community Church

10-week course is for adults who have been diagnosed with a mental illness. Canton, Thursdays, Starting January 10, 6-8p, TBA Alliance, Mondays, Starting March 11 10, 6-8p, Science Hill Community Church Canton, Wednesdays, Starting May 29, 6-8p, TBA Canton, Thursdays, Starting August 15, 6-8p, TBA Canton, Mondays, Starting October 14, 6-8p, TBA

6 week course is for parents of children with emotional/mental/neurobiological disorders.

Canton, Wednesdays, Stating February 27th, 6-8p, Early Childhood Resource Center Canton, Wednesdays, Stating April 17th, 6-8p, Early Childhood Resource Center Canton, Wednesdays, Stating September 25th, 6-8p, Early Childhood Resource Center

Early Childhood Resource Center, 1718 Cleveland Ave. NW Canton, Oh 44703