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NAMI-NYC
METRO'S NEWSLETTER --- SUMMER/ FALL 2006
Issue:
"Housing"
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From
the Executive Director
Wendy
Brennan, M.S. - This
issue of the NAMI-NYC Metro newsletter addresses one of the
most critical concerns within the mental health community:
the lack of appropriate and affordable housing options for
people with mental illness. Read
on...
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Obtaining Housing: The Possible Dream?
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A
Mother & Daughter's Journey Through the Supportive Housing
Maze
by Judith Carrington - Obtaining psychiatric housing
for my daughter was one of the hardest aspects of living with
the realities of mental illness. It was a revelation that
professionals would let me play an active part in the process,
and it changed my life when my efforts were successful.
After
two years of waiting for my daughter's overworked case manager
to find housing for her, I became impatient and decided to
undertake the search myself. After all, who cares more or
will work harder than a family member? Read
on...
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Open House on Private Pay Residential Treatment Programs
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Join
NAMI-NYC Metro on September 14 for its First-ever Housing
Fair
Hosted
by NAMI-NYC Metro, this exciting, first-time- ever "fair"
will feature privately operated, private pay residential treatment
programs (principally located in the Northeast), on hand to
discuss and disseminate informational materials on specific
housing, living and treatment options for consumers.
Read
on...
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NAMI-NYC
Metro a Leading Member of the New York State Campaign for
Mental Health Housing
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Campaign
Members Work to Fix the State's Housing Crisis
by
Vuka Stricevic, M.S.S.W., J.D.
- When
a 72-year old mother reveals that her two adult children,
both of whom live with serious psychiatric disabilities, have
nowhere to go and no one else to care for them, the desperation
in her voice is clear.
When
a married couple is unable to live together because almost
all mental health housing is designed for singles, their frustration
is palpable.
When
a mother has survived and recovered from a psychotic breakdown
and seeks reunification with her toddler, but is unable to
obtain affordable housing designed for them both, her sadness
resonates. Read
on...
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Here to Help You
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ARTA
Makes Searching for the Right Residential Treatment Program
Easier
by
Edwin I. Levin, L.I.C.S.W.
- There is a wide range of privately financed residential
treatment options for adults with psychiatric disorders. Historically,
it has been difficult to find these programs and sort out
which might be appropriate. The American Residential Treatment
Association (ARTA) makes this task a little less daunting.
Formed in 1992, ARTA is an association of independent residential
programs for adults with mental illness. Its mission is to
promote mental health and dual diagnosis treatment in residential
settings. The association's web site, www.ARTAusa.org,
lists and briefly describes the 25 members of ARTA and features
links to each program's web site. Read
on...
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The 8th Annual Ken Book Awards
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Acknowledging
Literary Contributions to the World of Mental Health
NAMI-NYC
Metro's Kenneth Johnson Memorial Research Library hosted its
8th annual Ken Book Awards breakfast on Thursday, May 4, at
the Yale Club in New York City.
Winners -- Susanne Antonetta, James Whitney Hicks, M. D.,
Joshua Wolf Shenk, Elizabeth Swados, and Peter C. Whybrow,
M.D. -- were selected based on their outstanding literary
contributions to a better understanding of mental illness.
Previous Ken Book Award winners have included Wally Lamb,
Rick Moody, Kay Redfield Jamison, Simon Winchester and Jane
Pauley. Read
on...
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