Having trouble viewing this email? Click here campaign.r20.constantcontact/render?ca=ad535b28-c74a-4d13-bd25-77fe6def9196&c=7c697fe0-8220-11e3-bdbb-d4ae529a848a&ch=7c739200-8220-11e3-bdbb-d4ae529a848a May 27, 2014 FEATURE NAMI Mass receives Attorney General, Martha Coakley, Award NAMI Mass is pleased to report that it received a two-year grant from the State Attorney Generals office to launch at statewide anti-stigma campaign. NAMI Mass was one of 22 organizations in Massachusetts chosen to receive a behavioral health grant. Stigma is really just another word for discrimination. People with mental illness and their families feel the isolation every day. This grant from Martha Coakleys office will allow NAMI to launch a statewide anti-stigma campaign - its long overdue. Laurie Martinelli, Executive Director of NAMI Mass. Read More ADVOCACY Massachusetts Senate votes on final budget for FY 2015. Thank you for your advocacy calls and emails to the Massachusetts State Senators! Last week, the Senate this week powered through its annual budget debate, almost unanimously passing a $36.4 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that begins on July 1st. The stats broke down something like this: 948 amendments considered, 291 adopted, $130 million in spending added, $60 million in new revenues captured. Specific to the Department of Mental Health, the final senate budget did not change significantly from the original release which included approximately $730.8 million in funding for FY2015. This is approximately $22 million above projected FY14 spending. Included in this total is a $10 million trust fund to create new community placements for individuals stuck in DMH hospitals. The Ways and Means budget also mandates the ongoing operation of 45 beds at Taunton State Hospital and requires that DMH open two units currently not in use at the Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital. Below are amendments that were adopted during debate. • Pacheco Amendment 851 - Taunton State Hospital Master Plan • Donnelly Amendment 775 - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Pilot Program (re-draft) • Joyce Amendment 922 - Safeguarding Consumer Parity Rights • Lovely Amendment 854 - Juvenile Court Clinics • Splika Amendment 125 - Human Service Salary Reserve. • Donnelly Amendment 774 - Arlington Youth Counseling Center. • Dorcena-Forry Amendment 782 -Bridgewater State Hospital Working Group • Welch Amendment 809 - Behavioral Health Integration in PCMHs • Connor-Ives Amendment 878 - Psychotropic Medications (re-draft) • Flanagan Amendment 901 - Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project EVENTS Community Voice Gathering about the Emerging Peer Profession Six regional gatherings have been scheduled in each of the six regions with a recovery learning community. June 2, 11, 13, 18 and 20th, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm Read More 4th Annual Mental Health & Law Enforcement Conference Sponsored by the Mass. Department of Mental Health Friday, June 7, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, FREE Conference. Limited Space. Pre-registration required Read More May is Mental Health Month - Check out the events on the events calendar! NEWSWORTHY Empathy Lessons: Training Police To Understand People With Mental Illness What we know is that at least 10 percent of all calls to 911 involve people having a psychiatric crisis, said June Binney, director of the Criminal Justice Diversion Project at NAMI Mass., who oversees the training. Read More The Health Foundation of Central Mass. Supports NAMIs Efforts to Decriminalize Mental Illness The Health Foundation of Central Mass. has been pleased to support the efforts of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to work, develop and provide curriculum for police training academies that will better enable police officers to help individuals with mental illness get the treatment they need and keep them out of the criminal justice system. Read More Checks, cash and online NAMIWalk donations will be accepted through June 30th. Help YOUR team, walker and NAMI Massachusetts finish strong! namiwalks.org/massachusetts To see the NAMIWalks photo album, click here.If you took some photos at the walk, please send us a copy so we can add it to the photo album! Send the photos to Karen at [email protected] NAMI Massachusetts 800-370-9085 [email protected] namimass.org The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts (NAMI Massachusetts) is a statewide, grassroots nonprofit organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for people with mental illnesses and their families by educating the public; fighting stigma, discrimination and stereotypes; and advocating to ensure all persons affected by mental illnesses receive the services they need and deserve. If you would like to share some comments about our newsletter or provide us with some ideas for articles that you would like to see, please send an email to [email protected]. We would love to hear from you. Stay Connected With Us! The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of NAMI Massachusetts. Your privacy is important to us; therefore, NAMI Mass will not sell, rent, or give your name or address to anyone. At any point, you can select the link at the bottom of any email to unsubscribe, or to receive less or more information. 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