2 · NAMI MISSISSIPPI
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
Mississippi 2618 Southerland Street Jackson, MS 39216 601-899-9058 • 800-357-0388 Fax: 601-956-6380 • namims.org
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter from the President of the Board 2 NAMI Pine Belt 4 NAMI Vicksburg 5 NAMI Oxford 6 NAMI Meridian • NAMI Four Rivers (MS) 7 StigmaFree 8 2018 State Conference 9-11 Board of Directors 12 Learn & Grow 13-14 NAMIWalks 15 Education 16 Advocacy • System of Care 17 Calendar of Events • Support Group Contacts 18 Membership 19 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brett Mayfield, President Mary Harrington, Vice President Sharon Turner-Davis, Secretary Marcus Ginn, Treasurer Sherry Bouldin, At Large Jesse Coppenbarger, At Large Hanne Gaycken, At Large Clinton Smith, At Large Harold White, At Large Nancy White, At Large Auvergne Williams, At Large Christiane Williams, At Large Thomas Carson, Peer Leadership Council Representative Patricia Battle, Meridian Affiliate Representative Kimberly Brownlee, Pine Belt Affiliate Representative Lynn Gilbert, Oxford Affiliate Representative Richard Raymond, Central Mississippi Affiliate Representative Randall Williams, Vicksburg Affiliate Representative STATE OFFICERS Tameka Tobias, Executive Director Sitaniel J. Wimbley, Program Director Shelley Griffith, Youth Community Outreach Intern Rita Hodges, Account Manager Tamara Jones-Smith, Conference Coordinator Kawanna Jenkins, Education Outreach Volunteer Kaleigh Leiva, Youth Community Outreach Intern Latasha A. Willis, Community Outreach Specialist AFFILIATES Central Mississippi Four Rivers (MS) Gulf Coast [Program Affiliate] Pine Belt Vicksburg Meridian Oxford Yazoo [Program Affiliate] NAMI ON CAMPUS Jackson State University USM Gulf Park Millsaps College [Developing] The NAMI Mississippi newsletter is funded by donations from members and partners, and is published to inform, educate and strengthen the community of individuals and families affected by serious mental illness. The articles and opinions within are not necessarily those of the NAMI Mississippi organization. Content is not intended to endorse any political candidates, viewpoint, treatment or medication.
Youth Mental Health First Aid training participants in Meadville with trainer Brett Mayfield (far right).
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PHOTO BY TAMEKA TOBIAS
ental Health First Aid is a public education program that can help individuals across the community to understand mental illnesses, support Mental Health First Aid trainers (from top left): Board timely intervention, and save lives. Member At Large Christiane Williams (Adult and Public Safety), Vicksburg Representative Randall Williams Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour (Adult and Public Safety), Board President Brett course that introduces participants to risk Mayfield (Youth) and Executive Director Tameka Tobias factors and warning signs of mental health (Adult, Youth and Public Safety). PHOTOS COURTESY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS concerns, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common treatments. Mental Health First Aid USA is operatThe course uses role-playing and simulaed by the National Council for Behavioral tions to demonstrate how to assess a mental Health. health crisis; select interventions and National Website: mentalhealthfirstaid.org provide initial help; and connect persons Mississippi Courses: mentalhealthfirstaid. to professional, peer and social supports as org/take-a-course/find-a-course well as self-help resources. If you are interested in having an Adult or Just as CPR helps you assist an individual Youth Mental Health First Aid training in having a heart attack, Mental Health First your area, please complete the interest form Aid helps you assist someone experiencing at namims.org/mental-health-first-aid. a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-criMental Health First Aid and public policy training participants with trainer sis situations, and where Tameka Tobias (second row, far right). to turn for help. PHOTO BY TAMEKA TOBIAS