Community integration is the opportunity to live in the community and
be valued for one’s uniqueness and abilities, like everyone else.
Community integration encompasses housing, employment, education,
leisure/recreation, social roles, peer support, health status,
citizenship, self-determination and religion/spirituality. Community
integration (or, the opportunity to live like everyone else) should
result in community presence and participation of people with
psychiatric disabilities similar to that of all others without a
disability label.
Please plan to join us on Sunday February 21st when Mark Salzer, Ph.D.,
will present his work that is so important to helping persons living
with mental illness to lead fully integrated lives. Dr. Salzer is the
Principal Investigator and Director of the University of Pennsylvania
Collaborative on Community Integration. He is also an investigator in
the Mental IllnessRresearch, Education and Clinical center based at the
Philadelphia VA Medical Center.
Our doors open at 1:30 PM for refreshments and socialization and our
program begins at 2 PM. As we expect a large turnout please RSVP to
secure seating (215-886-0350).
NAMI Connection Peer Support Groups to start this month
Our newest support program, NAMI Connection, will begin this month.
Ten facilitators, all NAMI Montgomery County members and most who are
certified peer specialists, have been trained by NAMI national to hold
peer run support groups for persons who live with mental illness. Groups
will be held each week of the month in different locations around the
county. The schedule of meetings is:
First Friday: 10:30 AM, Norristown Public Library
Second Wednesday: Noon, Pottstown Public Library
Third Wednesday: 1 PM, Lansdale Public Library
Fourth Tuesday: 2 PM, Abington Presbyterian Church
Sessions are free and open to all who live with mental illness. For more
information please contact our Glenside office at 215-886-0350.
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Spring Family to Family Class to be held in Pottstown
We are now taking registrations for our Family to Family class in
Pottstown. Family to Family is our 12 week course that is offered to
family members and caretakers of persons with mental illness. The class
meets one night per week and a different topic is covered in each class
(diagnoses, medications, brain function, communication skills, advocacy
etc.).
The session will begin on March 2nd and will run for twelve consecutive
Tuesday evenings (6:30 to 9 PM). Classes will be held at Creative Health
Services, 11 Robinson Street in Pottstown. The course is free and
includes all instruction and class materials. For more information or to
register please call our Glenside office at 215-886-0350.
NEWS UPDATE
Wellness Window
Welcome to Wellness Window, a collaborative effort by Project
Transition and NAMI Montgomery County. Click on the article titles to read the full
item.
