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#138 From: NamiLub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat Apr 1, 2006 8:37 pm
Subject: File - NamiLub Egroup Guidelines.txt 		NamiLub@yahoogroups.com
Send Email Send Email
  
The NAMI Lubbock Egroup exists to allow members to have intelligent, educational
and spirited discussions on any issues concerning primarily NAMI Lubbock,
especially Support, Education and Advocacy.  The NAMI Lubbock Egroup is open to
only members of NAMI Lubbock who agree to conduct themselves in a professional
and courteous manner.  This group is also governed by the terms of service of
Groups.Yahoo.com as listed on their website at
http://groups.yahoo.com/local/guidelines.html.  While this announcement is not
intended to replace all the terms of service previously referred to, here are a
few of the highlights.
   1. No personal attacks or threats will be tolerated.  You can disagree with
anything or anyone and still be courteous.
   2. Watch your language and choose your words carefully.  We are a family
group.
   3. You need to sign your name to every message.  You are responsible for what
you post to this group.  Your email address appears with your posts so there is
no such thing as an anonymous post here.
   4. Do not write your message in all capitals.  All caps is perceived as
SHOUTING and is harder to read.  Give your Caps Lock key a rest.
   5. Do not cross post messages from other egroups to this one unless they
relate to mental health issues in this area.  This egroup is not designed to
replace or duplicate egroups sponsored by NAMI Texas.  Members of this egroup
are encouraged to also be a member of the NAMI Texas general egroup and should
not cross-post messages from the two groups.  Members do not wish to receive
duplicate messages from the two groups.

Questions may be addressed to David Gibson at drgibson@....

David Gibson
NAMI Lubbock

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#137 From: <agibson@...>
Date: Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:14 pm
Subject: Charges Dropped Against Lafave 		agibson@...
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Charges Dropped Against Lafave
By Catherine Donaldson-Evans

This story was sent by our friend, Christal Bennet, a reporter here at Fox 34 in
Lubbock.

Christal was the one who did the story on the Miami shooting and featured NAMI
Lubbock in her report back in December.

Andy Gibson
NAMI Lubbock

Click on the URL below for the rest of this story:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,188646,00.html

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#136 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:04 pm
Subject: Correction 		agibson@...
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I'm sorry!  It's www.harrisfg.com
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368
http://namilubbock.nami.org
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 4:01 PM
Subject: [NamiLub] Re: special needs trusts

Brenda,
 
Sorry, but I did not.  However, you can visit their website at www.harrisfu.com
 
Since our speaker was Mr. Harris, I'm sure they can put you in contact with him fairly easily.  lol.
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368
http://namilubbock.nami.org
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: special needs trusts

I got their folder handouts, but not their cards. Do you have an email address for them?
 
Thanks,
Brenda

Andy Gibson <agibson@...> wrote:
Not to my knowledge.  Did you get their card(s)?
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368
http://namilubbock.nami.org
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:45 AM
Subject: special needs trusts

As far as you know, did anyone make an appointment with the men who talked to us about special needs trusts? I want to learn more.
 
Thanks,
Brenda Martin
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#135 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:01 pm
Subject: Re: special needs trusts 		agibson@...
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Brenda,
 
Sorry, but I did not.  However, you can visit their website at www.harrisfu.com
 
Since our speaker was Mr. Harris, I'm sure they can put you in contact with him fairly easily.  lol.
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368
http://namilubbock.nami.org
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: special needs trusts

I got their folder handouts, but not their cards. Do you have an email address for them?
 
Thanks,
Brenda

Andy Gibson <agibson@...> wrote:
Not to my knowledge.  Did you get their card(s)?
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368
http://namilubbock.nami.org
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:45 AM
Subject: special needs trusts

As far as you know, did anyone make an appointment with the men who talked to us about special needs trusts? I want to learn more.
 
Thanks,
Brenda Martin
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#134 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Fri Mar 3, 2006 9:12 pm
Subject: Team Solutions starts Tuesday! 		agibson@...
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Howdy folks,
 
I just wanted to contact ya'll and let everyone know that we will be starting our Team Solutions Class this Tuesday, March 7th at 6:30 pm at Oakwood Baptist Church located at 60th and Ave. U here in Lubbock.  For more information about the class or about NAMI Lubbock, feel free to visit our website which is located in my signature.  You'll find additional information about Team Solutions on our Education Page.  TS will be running through the end of May.  If you have any further questions and/or would like to reserve a class spot (as we only have a couple spots remaining last I heard), you may contact Erin Graham, Consumer Education Coordinator and Head Instructor for the class, by e-mailing her here.
 
We also plan on having a letter out to everyone on our contact list sometime in the next week talking about the class and the other programs we have avaliable, so be on the lookout for that in your mailbox.
 
To those of you new and regular, keep coming back - we need you!  To those of you we haven't seen in awhile, stop being a stranger!  We'd love to see you again soon.
 
Expect Recovery!
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368
http://namilubbock.nami.org

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#133 From: NamiLub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed Mar 1, 2006 8:45 pm
Subject: File - NamiLub Egroup Guidelines.txt 		NamiLub@yahoogroups.com
Send Email Send Email
  
The NAMI Lubbock Egroup exists to allow members to have intelligent, educational
and spirited discussions on any issues concerning primarily NAMI Lubbock,
especially Support, Education and Advocacy.  The NAMI Lubbock Egroup is open to
only members of NAMI Lubbock who agree to conduct themselves in a professional
and courteous manner.  This group is also governed by the terms of service of
Groups.Yahoo.com as listed on their website at
http://groups.yahoo.com/local/guidelines.html.  While this announcement is not
intended to replace all the terms of service previously referred to, here are a
few of the highlights.
   1. No personal attacks or threats will be tolerated.  You can disagree with
anything or anyone and still be courteous.
   2. Watch your language and choose your words carefully.  We are a family
group.
   3. You need to sign your name to every message.  You are responsible for what
you post to this group.  Your email address appears with your posts so there is
no such thing as an anonymous post here.
   4. Do not write your message in all capitals.  All caps is perceived as
SHOUTING and is harder to read.  Give your Caps Lock key a rest.
   5. Do not cross post messages from other egroups to this one unless they
relate to mental health issues in this area.  This egroup is not designed to
replace or duplicate egroups sponsored by NAMI Texas.  Members of this egroup
are encouraged to also be a member of the NAMI Texas general egroup and should
not cross-post messages from the two groups.  Members do not wish to receive
duplicate messages from the two groups.

Questions may be addressed to David Gibson at drgibson@....

David Gibson
NAMI Lubbock

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#132 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:01 pm
Subject: FW: pictures, artwork 		agibson@...
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Hello there-

 

I am looking for pictures of artwork by consumers—paintings, pottery, anything—to put in our next newsletter. Are their consumers in your affiliate that would be interested in sending me some, preferably through postal mail instead of electronically?

 

Also, we might print some poetry by consumers.

 

Diana Kern

NAMI Texas

Special Events Coordinator

512-693-2000

 


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#131 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:11 pm
Subject: It's Official! 		agibson@...
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Howdy everybody,
 
Many of you already know, but for those of you who don't, I have an announcement to make.
 
A week ago today, in front of hundreds of people at a Lubbock Cotton Kings hockey game, I asked Erin to marry me.  She said yes!  After dating for over three years, I felt like the time was right for us to take our relationship to the next level.  It was a complete surprise to her as she thought I was in Austin the night of the game/proposal.  What made it all the more special was the fact that many of our close friends and family members were present to witness this exciting moment.
 
As of now, we do not have a wedding date set in stone, but it will probably be sometime in the summer of 2007.
 
At this time, I want to thank all of those who helped make this proposal a special, sucessful, and a secret up until the very end:
 
First and foremost, I want to thank Dana Jones and the entire Cotton Kings organization.  Ya'll are amazing!  I always wanted to do a wedding proposal like this and was glad that we were able to work with me.  Without ya'll, this obviously wouldn't of happened.  Thanks for making my dream become a reality.  I will only ask this question once and wouldn't have wanted to do it any other way.
 
Robert, Marisa, and the rest of the gang at Robert Lance Jewelers - the ring is perfect!  In Erin's words, she's very happy with her "fat rock!"  Ya'll definately have the best selection, the best price, and by far the best quality.  Thanks again!
 
Jerry and Don at Sharp's Flowers - the dozen roses were beautiful.  There's a very funny story behind them that I'll have to share with ya'll someday though.  haha.  I hope ya'll are still doing weddings.
 
Kyle and the entire Powell family at Tuxedo Junction - it's hard to make me look good.  I've learned to accept that.  I looked pretty decent that night and have ya'll to thank.  I appreciate that.
 
Dad and Heather - my "media team" as I liked calling them.  They video taped and took pictures of the whole thing.  Not to mention hid out with me and tried to keep me calm during the first period.
 
Thanks again for everybody's support, congrats, etc.  We'll keep everybody updated on further developments.
 
Everybody take care and have a great weekend.
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368
http://namilubbock.nami.org

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#130 From: "Erin Graham" <grahamcracker23@...>
Date: Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:24 pm
Subject: Note the change of email address :) 		grahamcracker23@...
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Hello All!

Please note my change of email address to:  erin.lee.graham@....

I am doing wonderful!  In May 2005, I became a Texas Tech University graduate with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Technical Communication.  I currently work for AT&T Engineering here in Lubbock as a CAD Technical Specialist.  (So I actually get to use my degree!)  Also, recently, my boyfriend of three years, Andy Gibson, proposed to me and we are planning to be married in 2007.  Hopefully I will hear from some of you soon!

Take care and God bless,

Erin L. Graham


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#129 From: NamiLub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed Feb 1, 2006 10:02 pm
Subject: File - NamiLub Egroup Guidelines.txt 		NamiLub@yahoogroups.com
Send Email Send Email
  
The NAMI Lubbock Egroup exists to allow members to have intelligent, educational
and spirited discussions on any issues concerning primarily NAMI Lubbock,
especially Support, Education and Advocacy.  The NAMI Lubbock Egroup is open to
only members of NAMI Lubbock who agree to conduct themselves in a professional
and courteous manner.  This group is also governed by the terms of service of
Groups.Yahoo.com as listed on their website at
http://groups.yahoo.com/local/guidelines.html.  While this announcement is not
intended to replace all the terms of service previously referred to, here are a
few of the highlights.
   1. No personal attacks or threats will be tolerated.  You can disagree with
anything or anyone and still be courteous.
   2. Watch your language and choose your words carefully.  We are a family
group.
   3. You need to sign your name to every message.  You are responsible for what
you post to this group.  Your email address appears with your posts so there is
no such thing as an anonymous post here.
   4. Do not write your message in all capitals.  All caps is perceived as
SHOUTING and is harder to read.  Give your Caps Lock key a rest.
   5. Do not cross post messages from other egroups to this one unless they
relate to mental health issues in this area.  This egroup is not designed to
replace or duplicate egroups sponsored by NAMI Texas.  Members of this egroup
are encouraged to also be a member of the NAMI Texas general egroup and should
not cross-post messages from the two groups.  Members do not wish to receive
duplicate messages from the two groups.

Questions may be addressed to David Gibson at drgibson@....

David Gibson
NAMI Lubbock

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#128 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Wed Feb 1, 2006 10:01 pm
Subject: PPA Makes Stop in Lubbock Tomorrow 		agibson@...
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I forgot to make the announcement about this on Tuesday night.  ANYONE that you think might be interested in this, please pass it along.  You may also visit their website at http://www.pparxtx.org
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368
 
 
NAMI Texas has been contacted by the Partnership for Prescription Assistance of Texas, which is the state chapter of a nationwide program that helps people who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that is right for them.
 
The Partnership is starting a statwide tour to educate and publicize this program, and will have a bus driving to various communities across the state and on-site help will be provided to anyone interested in trying to find and enroll in the right prescription program.
 
The tour will be in Lubbock at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center tomorrow, February 2nd, at 10 am.  (Although I am not exactly sure where at exactly.)  I myself will try and commit to show up at about 9:30 am.
 
For additional information, please contact Sarah Saenz, with the Partnership, at (512) 275-0610.  She would like to be sure to recognize any NAMI members who attend the press conference.
 

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#127 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:43 pm
Subject: Fw: [NAMITX] FW: Prescription resource 		agibson@...
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Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368
http://namilubbock.nami.org
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:57 PM
Subject: [NAMITX] FW: Prescription resource

Trying again.
-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Peyson
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:47 PM
To: NAMITX@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Prescription resource

NAMI Texas has been contacted by the Partnership for Prescription Assistance of Texas, which is the state chapter of a nationwide program that helps people who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that is right for them.
 
The Partnership is starting a statwide tour to educate and publicize this program, and will have a bus driving to various communities across the state. A press conference will be held at the following locations and dates, but on-site help will also be provided to anyone interested in trying to find and enroll in the right prescription program.
 
The tour will be at the following locations, on the dates listed.
 
El Paso-Feb. 1
Lubbock-Feb. 2
Amarillo-Feb. 3
Dallas-Feb. 6
Houston-Feb. 7
San Antonio -Feb.8
Corpus Christi-Feb. 9
Beaumont-Feb. 10
 
I have attached additional information about the Partnership.  For additional information, please contact Sarah Saenz, with the Partnership, at (512) 275-0610.  She would like to be sure to recognize any NAMI members who attend the press conferences.
 
Robin Peyson
 

Good Afternoon Ms. Peyson -
 
I am sorry to have missed you in the office.  I called to invite you to the Partnership for Prescription Assistance Texas Tour stops.  The first stop will be in El Paso at 10 am on February 1 with the "Help Is Here Express" at the Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe.   We would love to have you and members of your association present during the press conference in support of this great program. 

 
Since its launch last April, the program --sponsored by America's pharmaceutical research companies working with doctors, pharmacists, health care providers and community groups -- has matched nearly 1.3 million patients nationally, and almost 87,000 right here in Texas. 

 
You may pass my phone number along for more information on these events and as a RSVP number,  Sarah Saenz office 512-275-0610. 

Luis Gonzalez in our office will be at the events this week, mobile 512-740-3047.
 
Please let me know how I can follow up with you in order to have your organization recognized at the press conferences. 

 
Other tour dates include:
 
Feb 2. Lubbock - 10am (time is tentative)
           Texas Tech University Health Science Center  
Feb 3. Amarillo - 10am (time is tentative)
           Texas Tech Pharmacy School

           HSC 1300 S. Coulter Street

Feb 8. San Antonio - 10am
           University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
           7703 Floyd Curl Drive
           San Antonio, Texas 78229
 
Thank you!
 
Sarah Saenz

Santos Alliances

512-275-0610, office

512-573-8695, mobile

 

 


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#126 From: "David R. Gibson" <drgibsonlub@...>
Date: Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:37 am
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OK, here's an update to the agenda for the board meeting.

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#125 From: "David R. Gibson" <drgibsonlub@...>
Date: Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:02 am
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I have attached what I know about the board agenda for Thurday night.
We can add to it at the meeting so there should be time for whatever
needs to be discussed.  I would really like us to send out both the
agenda and the minutes from the last meeting, a week before the meeting
but we will get the hang of this.
David

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#124 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Sun Jan 15, 2006 7:15 pm
Subject: FW: [NAMITX] History Channel special presentation LINCOLN on Monday 		agibson@...
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Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368

From: NAMITX@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Diana Kern
Sent: Sun 1/15/2006 9:35 AM
To: NAMITX@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [NAMITX] History Channel special presentation LINCOLN on Monday

"I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were distributed to the entire human family there would not be one happy face on the Earth."     – Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
 
Lincoln before his presidency
Every American knows Abraham Lincoln as the emancipator of slaves, the man who held America together in its darkest days, and one of the country’s most mythic figures. But few know the Lincoln who battled suicidal urges and at times called himself “The loneliest man in the world.” Academy Award-winning producer Vikram Jayanti goes inside a life scarred by loss, a mind ravaged by tragedy, a man whose grand achievements were fueled by his own personal turmoil, in The History Channel special presentation LINCOLN, airing Monday, January 16, at 8/7c.

Born in the back woods of Kentucky in 1809, Abraham Lincoln witnessed the deaths of his infant brother, his mother and his grandparents before the age of ten. He was raised by an abusive father who didn’t support Abraham’s desire for an education and a better life. One biographer calls it “almost farcical” how many awful things happened to Lincoln at a young age. While forging a legacy of success as a lawyer and politician later in life, Lincoln was haunted by the trauma of childhood, prone to depression brought about by self-doubt and personal crises. LINCOLN delves into personal diaries and family histories, and consults with the foremost Lincoln biographers in the world to draw a complete personal portrait of the sixteenth President, asserting that the amazing strength that enabled his greatest accomplishments was a result of decades spent battling and overcoming his own personal demons.

The result is a special that gives more attention to the personal travails of Abraham Lincoln than any before it, and in the process offers an even greater appreciation of what a special achievement his life truly was.

Highlights of LINCOLN include:

• Dramatic re-creations of some of the seminal events in Lincoln’s personal life, shot through Lincoln’s eyes and showing cinematically-driven portrayals of his psychological anguish. These events include dreaming of his own assassination just days before it happened; the memory of a childhood friend gone mad; visiting and opening the tomb of his dead son; episodes in dealing with a wife who many presume to have been manic depressive; and carrying the guilt of more than 600,000 casualties and national political pressure during the Civil War.
 
 
Abraham Lincoln
 
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
• A thorough retelling of Lincoln’s personal and professional life, full of funny, endearing, and heartbreaking tales along the way told by many of the authors who know Lincoln best.
 
 
• Examinations of the key personal relationships in Lincoln’s life and what insights they offer into his mindset, including his close friendship with Joshua Speed, who some believe may have been his lover; his early romance with Anne Rutledge, whose death sent him into a suicidal tailspin; and the quandary between his love for Matilda Edwards and his impending marriage to Mary Todd, another situation that drove him to despair.
 
 
• Snippets and dissection of Lincoln’s greatest public speeches, including the launch of his national political campaign in New York, the Gettysburg Address, and his second inaugural speech.
 
 
• A somber portrayal of Lincoln’s assassination at Ford Theater, narrated by Gore Vidal, and a touching conclusion that places Lincoln’s public achievements in the context of the modern world, with opinions from experts on the effect his presidency still has on America today.
 
Diana

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#123 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Wed Jan 4, 2006 11:19 pm
Subject: Robin Peyson selected as NAMI Texas E.D. 		agibson@...
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Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368

Robin Peyson selected as NAMI Texas E.D.

 

After an extended search by the NAMI Texas Executive Committee, Robin Peyson of Bastrop, Texas has been selected to replace Joe Lovelace as Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas.

 

Ms. Peyson has a Bachelor Degree in Psychology from Williams College; Masters in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan and is a licensed chemical dependency counselor.

 

Her present job is Service Systems Development Specialist for the Department of State Health Services.  In that position she is the liaison between DSHS and the statewide advocacy organizations, including NAMI Texas.  Prior to DSHS, she was the Program Director for several community-based organizations delivering services to children and adolescents.

 

Ms. Peyson will start her employment as E.D. of NAMI Texas on January 23, 2006


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#122 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Tue Jan 3, 2006 2:06 am
Subject: Your Quotes 		agibson@...
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The following is from Joe Lovelace, Executive Director of NAMI Texas.  Please e-mail him directly at amidad@... to respond.  Please note that With Hope in Mind is the new name for Journey of Hope; Texas Team Solutions is the new name for Team Solutions and the Wellness Group and NAMI-C.A.R.E. are practically the same thing.  NAMI Texas just likes to their own twist on things for whatever reason.
 
Your quotes and responses would be greatly appreciated.
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368


I need your quote if you have taken any of the NAMI Texas Curriculum outlined below.  Let me know in a sentence or two what the class/support group has meant to you.
 
It will be used in the response being prepared to the Department of State Health Services' RFP.
 
Thanks,
 
Joe Lovelace
Executive Director
NAMI Texas
111 Fountain Park Plaza
2800 South IH-35, Ste. 140
Austin, Texas 78704
Office: 512/693-2000
Cell: 512/799-6294
amidad@...

Family Education:

  • Family-to-Family
    A 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses, with the target audience being relatives of adults diagnosed with a major mental illness; taught family member to family member, available in English and Spanish.
  • With Hope in Mind
    An 8-week course for families, friends and primary caregivers to help one another deal more effectively with the impact and effects of mental illness, taught family member to family member, available in English.
  • Visions for Tomorrow
    This workshop course addresses the needs of younger families who are raising children and adolescents with mental illness; taught family member to family member, available in English and Spanish.
  • Partnerships
    Partnerships provides an incredible amount of information, from a brief history of psychiatric treatments to the phases of accepting the illness, taught by a professional and a family member, available in English and Spanish, and can be taught to a wide variety of people.

Consumer Education:

  • The Wellness Group (Based on NAMI Care Support Group Model)
    A peer-based, mutual support group program for individuals facing the challenges of recovering from any serious mental illness. 
  • In Our Own Voice: Living with Mental Illness
    A one-and-one-half hour interactive, multimedia presentation by consumers for consumers and others about living with mental illness targeted and particularly suited for outreach into the community. 
  • Texas Team Solutions (NAMI Texas’ adapted UBHC New Jersey version)
     A peer to peer flexible educational workshop that incorporates the TIMA educational material into 12 different modules addressing medications, coping skills, types of mental illnesses, medication compliance, supportive services, available in English and Spanish.

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#121 From: NamiLub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sun Jan 1, 2006 11:03 pm
Subject: File - NamiLub Egroup Guidelines.txt 		NamiLub@yahoogroups.com
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The NAMI Lubbock Egroup exists to allow members to have intelligent, educational
and spirited discussions on any issues concerning primarily NAMI Lubbock,
especially Support, Education and Advocacy.  The NAMI Lubbock Egroup is open to
only members of NAMI Lubbock who agree to conduct themselves in a professional
and courteous manner.  This group is also governed by the terms of service of
Groups.Yahoo.com as listed on their website at
http://groups.yahoo.com/local/guidelines.html.  While this announcement is not
intended to replace all the terms of service previously referred to, here are a
few of the highlights.
   1. No personal attacks or threats will be tolerated.  You can disagree with
anything or anyone and still be courteous.
   2. Watch your language and choose your words carefully.  We are a family
group.
   3. You need to sign your name to every message.  You are responsible for what
you post to this group.  Your email address appears with your posts so there is
no such thing as an anonymous post here.
   4. Do not write your message in all capitals.  All caps is perceived as
SHOUTING and is harder to read.  Give your Caps Lock key a rest.
   5. Do not cross post messages from other egroups to this one unless they
relate to mental health issues in this area.  This egroup is not designed to
replace or duplicate egroups sponsored by NAMI Texas.  Members of this egroup
are encouraged to also be a member of the NAMI Texas general egroup and should
not cross-post messages from the two groups.  Members do not wish to receive
duplicate messages from the two groups.

Questions may be addressed to David Gibson at drgibson@....

David Gibson
NAMI Lubbock

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#120 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:13 am
Subject: **PLEASE READ!!!** 		agibson@...
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To all NAMI Lubbock members and participants,
 
Please note that starting next week, we will be entering through Oakwood Baptist Church on the Northeast side of the building for all Tuesday night meetings.  Those of you who have been coming know that as a result of the construction that has been taking place for the past year plus, we have been having to enter the church on the West side of building.
 
Now that the construction is finally completed, members and guests of NAMI may now park in the Oakwood Parking lot or on 60th Street and enter through the old Church office entrance.  As always, there will be signs on the doors directing you where to go and we'll try our best to have greeters there at 6 pm next week.
 
I'll be putting this info on the website later in the week.  If you have any other questions, call the NAMI Line listed below.
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368

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#119 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Mon Dec 26, 2005 7:15 pm
Subject: IMPORTANT!!! MSNBC.com Article: Help choose a charity for our Green Room book 		agibson@...
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Help choose a charity for our Green Room book
E-mail us your thoughts on the best charity to receive the proceeds from the 'Today' show's 2005 Green Room Book Charity Auction.
http://g.msn.com/0MN2ET7/2?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10548684/from/ET/&&CM=EmailThis&CE=1
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368

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#118 From: "Erin Graham" <grahamcracker23@...>
Date: Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:24 pm
Subject: Kate Thomas 		grahamcracker23@...
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Hello All,
 
Does anyone know Kate Thomas' new address in La Luz, NM?
 
Thanks,
 
Erin L. Graham
Consumer Education Coordinator
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268

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#117 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:58 pm
Subject: Thank You from NAMI Lubbock 		agibson@...
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Christal,
 
I want to thank you for your report on NAMI and the Miami shooting.  I have received several complements from both folks inside and outside of NAMI about it.  I cannot put into words what it meant to have you do this for us.
 
To have an individual in the media come and report on a story like this with so much energy, understanding and compassion was very refreshing.  I, along with many others who participated, saw that and truly appreciate it.  As I mentioned before, I personally was very apprehensive about doing this after the A-J recklessly edited my story and titled it for shock value.  That kind of reporting only increases the stigma NAMI fights so hard to counter.
 
We hope that as a result of this report, Fox 34, along with other media avenues, will utilize NAMI Lubbock as the city's voice in relation to mental health related issue's like this one.  (I kind of think of ourselves, to an extent, as the AARP of mental illness.)  When it comes to our community, we are the individuals who live with or live with those who have a mental illness.  Therefore, we can provide alot of commentary and insight to things that many local citizens may not be able to understand.
 
Thanks again for your "fair and balanced" reporting on this topic.
 
We'll be in touch.
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368
http://namilubbock.nami.org
 
P.S.  Is there any possible way to get a tape of the report directly from ya'll?  We have a copy of the 9 pm one already, but the 4 pm preview was pretty good too I thought by the way.  Also, does the Fox 34 put their reports on the internet?  I tried looking for it and couldn't find it anywhere.

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#116 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:32 pm
Subject: Memorial for the Homeless 		agibson@...
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Message from the South Plains Homeless Consortium:
An event scheduled for next week is the Memorial for Homeless who have died in a state of homelessness. It will be the night of Wed 21st, at 5:30 at Mahon Library. Community Health Center of Lubbock is extending an invitation to the community to attend.

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#115 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:44 pm
Subject: NAMI Lubbock Responds to Miami Shooting..... 		agibson@...
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NAMI Lubbock responds to Miami shooting and other misconceptions about mental illness, tonight on Fox 34 News @ 9.
 
They will also be showing a preview to the story this afternoon at 4 pm.
 
Remember, it's news at news at nine; at ten it's history!
 
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368
http://namilubbock.nami.org

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#114 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Tue Dec 6, 2005 12:03 am
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For those of you who do your holiday shopping on-line, FYI.
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368
http://namilubbock.nami.org
 
 
Do Your Holiday Shopping and Support NAMI, Too!
 
Shop Amazon.com for the Holidays and support NAMI! It's easy. Simply visit www.nami.org/amazon and click on any of the Amazon.com links. Then, for almost anything you purchase, NAMI will automatically receive a percentage of the total sale (6 percent, on average). So when you shop Amazon.com for the holidays, you'll be helping NAMI improve the lives of people living with serious mental illnesses. Please share this link with others this holiday season (and all year round too!).

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#113 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Fri Dec 2, 2005 12:45 am
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State Hospital Drug Studies

(CBS 42) AUSTIN When someone is committed to a state mental hospital, the public assumes that person will get the help he or she desperately needs.

So why is the state allowing big pharmaceutical companies to use patients as guinea pigs to test experimental drugs?

Austin is home to one of Texas' state hospitals. These hospitals are where mentally ill Texans, who have nowhere else to go, are supposed to get the psychiatric treatment they desperately need.

The Texas Department of State Health Services Web site boasts of its adolescent program and its unit for Spanish-speaking patients.

But there's one unit the state doesn't want to talk about – the clinical research unit.

Sixteen beds are set aside to allow big pharmaceutical companies to sponsor drug studies using mental patients, under the state's care, as test subjects.

CBS 42 has obtained records showing that staff at state hospitals help recruit patients into studies of experimental drugs. These are drugs not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Some are being tested on mentally ill patients for the very first time.

"I think this is just shameful abuse of people that are in the mental hospitals here in Texas," said
Austinite Jim Harrington, director of the Texas Civil Rights Project.

CBS 42 Investigates asked Harrington and Austin psychiatrist Deborah Peel to review some of the records obtained.

"I think there are serious problems whether this is moral and ethical treatment,” Peel noted. “Once again, we have people who have no means, who are dependent on the state system, and the state system is working hand-in-glove with private corporations. They are essentially turning the state hospital population into research subjects"

In many studies, patients are taken off the medications that are working for them.

"It’s very, very risky to do that," Peel said.

Some patients get the new study drug, while others get what is called a ‘placebo’ -- a sugar pill.
The patients don't know which they are getting and neither do their doctors.

“To take people off medication when they have just been admitted for an inability to function and might have even been a harm to themselves or others, that raises real questions for me,” Peel said.

What's worse, according to Peel, patients aren't told if they are taking the placebo even if they are discharged from the hospital during the study.

"I think there are real ethical questions about taking people off medications when the consequences can be severe harm to them,” Peel said. “They could get suicidal. They could harm others. They certainly can't be productive or work, and, so, I think there are real ethical questions about taking people off effective medications."

"How can you not expect to have problems when that occurs, and how can you not understand that you are playing pretty dramatically with someone's mental health when you do that?" Harrington asked.

For patients who are given the new medication, there's no guarantee it will help, and the risks and long-term side effects are unknown.
If something does goes wrong, the drug companies say they won't bear responsibility. One company wrote: "We have no plans to give you any money if you are injured."

So, how can this happen? The state claims that these mental patients give what's called 'informed consent.' They sign a detailed document describing the risks and benefits of the study.

"I think that's a very shameful argument, really, because the reason people are in the mental hospital to start with is because the judge has made a finding that they are a danger to themselves or others,” Harrington said. “There really is a kind of limited capacity."

"I think there are real questions how informed their consent would be under those situations, because these are not people who have the means to choose to go elsewhere for treatment, and so, there's a powerful element of pressure, of coercion that they have to feel," Peel said.

The state says all studies are monitored by a review board. But that board's activities are secret.
Months ago, we asked the Texas Department of Health Services for detailed records about these studies. The state claims those are secret too, even writing to 19 pharmaceutical companies and researchers suggesting they send letters to the attorney general's office to fight our request and stop us and you from seeing those records.

This past week, the attorney general ruled in our favor. In future reports, CBS 42 will further investigate these secret studies and examine how the state is treating the mentally ill it is supposed to be protecting.

CBS 42 requested an on-camera interview addressing the issues in this story from the agency that oversees Texas’ mental hospitals. The Department of Health Services said no one was available.

(© MMV, CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.)


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#112 From: NamiLub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Dec 1, 2005 9:25 pm
Subject: File - NamiLub Egroup Guidelines.txt 		NamiLub@yahoogroups.com
Send Email Send Email
  
The NAMI Lubbock Egroup exists to allow members to have intelligent, educational
and spirited discussions on any issues concerning primarily NAMI Lubbock,
especially Support, Education and Advocacy.  The NAMI Lubbock Egroup is open to
only members of NAMI Lubbock who agree to conduct themselves in a professional
and courteous manner.  This group is also governed by the terms of service of
Groups.Yahoo.com as listed on their website at
http://groups.yahoo.com/local/guidelines.html.  While this announcement is not
intended to replace all the terms of service previously referred to, here are a
few of the highlights.
   1. No personal attacks or threats will be tolerated.  You can disagree with
anything or anyone and still be courteous.
   2. Watch your language and choose your words carefully.  We are a family
group.
   3. You need to sign your name to every message.  You are responsible for what
you post to this group.  Your email address appears with your posts so there is
no such thing as an anonymous post here.
   4. Do not write your message in all capitals.  All caps is perceived as
SHOUTING and is harder to read.  Give your Caps Lock key a rest.
   5. Do not cross post messages from other egroups to this one unless they
relate to mental health issues in this area.  This egroup is not designed to
replace or duplicate egroups sponsored by NAMI Texas.  Members of this egroup
are encouraged to also be a member of the NAMI Texas general egroup and should
not cross-post messages from the two groups.  Members do not wish to receive
duplicate messages from the two groups.

Questions may be addressed to David Gibson at drgibson@....

David Gibson
NAMI Lubbock

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#111 From: agibson@...
Date: Thu Dec 1, 2005 7:43 pm
Subject: lubbockonline.com article 		agibson@...
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This lubbockonline.com article has been sent to you by Andy Gibson
(agibson@...).

Andy Gibson says: The article finally came out today!

**********************************************

AFTER SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, MAN MANAGES BIPOLAR DISORDER WITH MEDICINE, PSYCHIATRY

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To read this article, please visit
http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/120105/lif_120105030.shtml

lubbockonline.com:  Smooth sailing on the internet
http://www.lubbockonline.com

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#110 From: "Andy Gibson" <agibson@...>
Date: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:09 pm
Subject: Fw: [NAMITX] State Hospital Investigation 		agibson@...
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Very excellent news report.  Just had to pass this on just in case you're not on the NAMI Texas e-group.
 
Andy Gibson
Consumer Network Director
NAMI Lubbock
(806) 783-9268
(806) 773-7368
http://namilubbock.nami.org
 
 
Austin's CBS 42 aired last night an investigation into the San Antonio state hospital's use of experimental drugs on mental patients.
 
Here's a link to the broadcast.
 
 
Joe Lovelace
Executive Director
NAMI Texas
111 Fountain Park Plaza
2800 South IH-35, Ste. 140
Austin, Texas 78704
Office: 512/693-2000
Cell: 512/799-6294
amidad@...

  •  Visit your group "NAMITX" on the web.


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#109 From: NamiLub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue Nov 1, 2005 8:09 pm
Subject: File - NamiLub Egroup Guidelines.txt 		NamiLub@yahoogroups.com
Send Email Send Email
  
The NAMI Lubbock Egroup exists to allow members to have intelligent, educational
and spirited discussions on any issues concerning primarily NAMI Lubbock,
especially Support, Education and Advocacy.  The NAMI Lubbock Egroup is open to
only members of NAMI Lubbock who agree to conduct themselves in a professional
and courteous manner.  This group is also governed by the terms of service of
Groups.Yahoo.com as listed on their website at
http://groups.yahoo.com/local/guidelines.html.  While this announcement is not
intended to replace all the terms of service previously referred to, here are a
few of the highlights.
   1. No personal attacks or threats will be tolerated.  You can disagree with
anything or anyone and still be courteous.
   2. Watch your language and choose your words carefully.  We are a family
group.
   3. You need to sign your name to every message.  You are responsible for what
you post to this group.  Your email address appears with your posts so there is
no such thing as an anonymous post here.
   4. Do not write your message in all capitals.  All caps is perceived as
SHOUTING and is harder to read.  Give your Caps Lock key a rest.
   5. Do not cross post messages from other egroups to this one unless they
relate to mental health issues in this area.  This egroup is not designed to
replace or duplicate egroups sponsored by NAMI Texas.  Members of this egroup
are encouraged to also be a member of the NAMI Texas general egroup and should
not cross-post messages from the two groups.  Members do not wish to receive
duplicate messages from the two groups.

Questions may be addressed to David Gibson at drgibson@....

David Gibson
NAMI Lubbock

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