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Some Highlights of 2007

*The NAMI NJ 2007 Annual Conference "Experiencing Recovery" focused on different aspects of the wellness and recovery process, featuring presentations and insightful plenary presentations on the role of the mental health system in recovery, and on getting beyond stigma.  The NAMI NJ Legislative Award was presented to Senator Joseph Vitale and the NAMI NJ 2007 Governor Codey Mental Health Champion Award was presented to Kevin Martone, NJ Assistant Commissioner for Mental Health Services.

* NAMI NJ's Family-to-Family Education Program trained 15 new Family Educators and sponsored twenty 12-Session Family-to-Family Courses throughout the state.

*By the close of 2007, NAMI NJ's In Our Own Voice: Living with Mental Illness Program, will have brought the message of hope and recovery to over 20,000 people in nearly 900 presentations.

* NAMI NJ's Hearts & Minds Program is in its 3rd year of bringing the message of physical wellness, particularly around the issue of heart health, to consumers, family members, and mental health staff throughout the state.  Each month 5-7 presentations were delivered to consumers and family members.

* NAMI NJ's Educating the Educators Program has brought education about mental illness in the classroom to over 2,000 teachers in all reaches of NJ.

    

* NAMI NJ's SAMHAJ and CAMHOP-NJ Programs served over 500 Asian American families and consumers and worked in innovative ways to combat stigma in the South Asian and Chinese immigrant communities.



* AACT-NOW! (African American Community Takes New Outreach Worldwide) support groups have been formed in the Central and Southern locations to provide support to family members.  AACT-NOW participated in two large conferences this year reaching over 3,000.

 




 

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