http://www.namimc.org/ NAMI Montgomery County supports people on the phone and through support meetings several times each month. We educate our members about recent improvements in medication, treatment, housing and rehabilitation through monthly educational meetings, a monthly newsletter and maintenance of a lending library. We educate the general public about mental illness and try to eliminate the stigma it carries. We advocate for nondiscriminatory Local, State and Federal policies. Our members also serve on county and state policy-making and advisory commissions. en-us 60 Copyright 2006-2008 NAMI Montgomery County. All Rights Reserved. http://www.namimc.orgEVERYTHING AND THE KITCHEN SINK...The Thirft Shop recieves all sorts of donations, some of the strangest (and grossest) include kitchen and bathroom sinks, spitoons, and dirty underwear.4/14http://www.namimc.org/events.aspNAMI Peer-to-Peer is a free, ten week, peer led, recovery based class for consumers. if you are interested in taking the class, please contact Sarah Karney, Consumer Programs Coordinator at 301-949-5852x105http://www.namimc.org/events.aspOn Tuesday, May 20, at 7:30 pm, a speaker from the St. Luke’s House Career Transition Program for high school students with emotional disabilities will meet with the support group for parents of children and adolescents with mental illness. The group gathers at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda in Room CR 6,7 on the lower level.http://www.namimc.org/events.aspOn the 4th Tuesday of each month volunteers will be at the NAMI MC Office to answer questions and provide information to the general public and interested members about NAMI MC events, classes, support groups and more. If you have been looking for a way to become involved with NAMI MC this is it! The Thrift Shop will be open until 7:30 PM so come early and shop before you meet with the volunteers!http://www.namimc.org/events.aspThe Regional Community Support Center at Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute is thrilled to announce its second annual conference, Recovery Partnerships: Building Bridges for Personal Safety. Similar to last year, the conference will focus on expanding the opportunities for ongoing inquiry and learning to support the reduction and hoped-for elimination of seclusion and restraint use. Each of the presentations offered will provide information that adds to the continued support of the transformation of our mental health system toward a recovery-oriented system of care focused on consumer empowerment and strong partnerships.