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NAMI Jackson County hosted an informational table at the Women's Health Conference on September 19, 2009, at John A. Logan College, Carterville, Illinois.

The NAMI Illinois 2009 Annual Educational Conference will be held October 16-18, 2009.

Support NAMI.  Visit NAMI Illinois Action Alerts.  Then write to your legislators.

Fight against the stigma of mental illness!  Visit the NAMI Stigmabusters Stigma Alert website.
Visit the new SAMHSA anti-stigma campaign website, WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FRIEND MAKES   Learn / Support / Listen

For users of e-mail:  The NAMI Office of Consumer Affairs offers a listserve for messages that relay information of interest regarding consumer initiatives, conferences, teleconference opportunities, and other topics relevant to consumer involvement, integration, inclusion, and leadership development.  Members and interested others may automatically subscribe by sending a message to ocainfo@nami.org with the word "subscribe" in the body of the message.  If you have any questions about the list, contact Tom Lane, Director, Office of Consumer Affairs at tlane@nami.org.

NAMI Jackson County represented at the conference Suicide Prevention: A Community Response to a Community Problem, hosted by the Jackson County Mental Health Action Team and Suicide Prevention Coalition, April 3, 2009, at John A. Logan College, Carterville, Illinois.

NAMI Jackson County represented at the first annual Men's Health Conference on March 28, 2009 at John A. Logan College, Carterville, Illinois.

NAMI Jackson County represented at the 2008 NAMI Illinois Conference, in Lisle, Illinois. 

NAMI Jackson County represented at the Women's Health Conference on September 20, 2008 at John A. Logan College, Carterville, Illinois.

Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 1-7, 2006) was recognized in Jackson County with two events hosted by the Church of the Good Shepherd, an interfaith worship recognizing those touched by mental illness, on Sunday, October 1, and a special screening of Shadow Voices: Finding Hope in Mental Illness, on Thursday, October 5.

Campaign for the Mind of America, 2005.  www.nami.org/report/il.

Federal Mental Health Action Agenda Released, 2005. 

NAMI Jackson County represented at the 2005 NAMI Illinois' Annual Education Conference.

On December 9, 2004, in accordance with our Christmas tradition, NAMI Jackson County provided Christmas gifts for residents in the Adapt of Illinois program of City Care Center of Cobden, Illinois.  Members of NAMI participated by shopping, wrapping gifts, contributing food, and attending a party for the residents.  Residents and members enjoyed the festive time together. 

Children's Mental Health Act, 2003.    Click here for more info.

Illinois Mental Health Code is Revised, 2003.  Illinois State Legislature website. 

President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 2003. www.MentalHealthCommission.gov.

See the NAMI Illinois Affiliate Spotlight for June, 2002, for a brief account of our membership, meeting activity, and promotion of The Red Flags Program.

       Visit NAMI Illinois' web site.
       Visit NAMI national's web site.

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