Category: NAMI

SafeHaven Schedules Summer Events

8/26/2016

SafeHaven Inc. has scheduled two events for the end of summer.

"End of Summer BBQ Bash" is Friday September 9 from 11 to 4 at the Miami County site, 633 N. Wayne Street, Piqua. the BBQ Bash is open to current members and anyone with mental health needs in Darke, Miami and Shelby counties.

The events will feature free food, games, music, fun, friends, and hope.

SafeHaven will celebrate hope and recovery Thursday September 22 from 11:30 to 3 at Fountain Park, 1300 Forest Avenue, Piqua, at its annual Friends and Family Picnic. The picnic is co-sponsored by NAMI of Darke, Miami and Shelby Counties, www.NAMIofDMS.org.

Free transportation is available to current members and adults 18 and older in need of mental health assistance in Darke, Miami and Shelby counties. Call 937-615-0126 for more information, or visit the website at www.safehaveninc.com.

Area officers complete 2015 Crisis Intervention Team Academy

5/1/2015

Twenty five law enforcement officers from Darke, Miami and Shelby Counties attended Crisis Intervention Team Academy April 27-30, presented by the Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services.

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training is a nationally recognized program that teaches law enforcement safe and effective approaches to handling crisis incidents involving a mentally ill individual. The intensive 4-day training is conducted under the instructional supervision of local CIT-trained police officers, mental health professionals, consumers, and family advocates and offers practical techniques for de-escalating crisis situations.

CIT Coordinator Jodi Long, Director of Clinical Services and Planning for the Tri-County Board, said, "The CIT Academy and the companion courses have been extremely successful. Officers tell us they now feel better equipped to handle calls involving mental health crises, and those of us involved with mental health services have a better understanding of what the law enforcement officers deal with in the field."

The class of 2015 is the 10th law enforcement group to complete the program in the Tri-County Board's service area, bringing the total number of trained officers to 198. The training is underwritten by the Tri-County Board's mental health levy, by grants from the Ohio chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness, and by in-kind donations of food by local vendors.

"We are especially excited this year," Long said, "because not only is it our 10th academy, but with the assistance of the NAMI stipends, we were able to train officers from three communities who had not yet had any officers trained. We now have CIT-trained officers in every corner of each of our counties."

The Tri-County Board also presents CIT companion courses for mental health professionals, dispatchers, court personnel and other groups. For more information about the CIT Academy or companion courses, see the Tri-County Board's website at www.tcbmds.org/community.

NAMI Schedules Shelby County Support Groups

9/4/2014

The local chapter of NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) has scheduled two different support group meetings beginning in September.

The Family Support Group for family members of adults suffering from mental illness challenges begins Sept. 11 and will meet ongoing the second Thursday of each month, 7-8:30PM, at Shelby County Counseling Center, 1101 N. Vandemark Road, Sidney.

Caring for the Young Mind is a support group for parents and caregivers of youth suffering from mental health challenges. Caring for the Young Mind begins Sept. 18 and will meet ongoing the third Thursday of each month, 7-8:30PM, at Shelby County Counseling Center, 1101 N. Vandemark Road, Sidney.

The support groups are free to attend, and no registration is necessary. For more information on these or other NAMI-sponsored activities, contact Kim McGuirk at NAMI of Darke, Miami and Shelby Counties, 937-335-7727 ext 203, or [email protected], or visit the website at namiofdms.weebly.org.

Slide show: NAMImobile visits Troy

6/2/2014

NAMI Ohio's NAMImobile stopped at the Troy Daily News offices in downtown Troy June 2. Staff and volunteers from NAMI of Darke, Miami and Shelby Counties, the Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services, SafeHaven and other agencies were on hand to meet with reporters and talk to the public about mental health services in the area. The bus is on a statewide tour of 100 cities and towns in every county of Ohio this summer. Future stops include Greenville and Sidney. NAMI is the National Alliance for Mental Illness which has both state and local affiliates. Read more about the purpose of the visit.

SafeHaven Schedules Summer Events

Area officers complete 2015 Crisis Intervention Team Academy

NAMI Schedules Shelby County Support Groups

Slide show: NAMImobile visits Troy

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