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Vol. 15, No. 2 Families and Friends Affected by Mental Illness June - Aug 2014 Caring and Sharing NAMI Valley of the Sun Mercy Maricopa Press Release On April 1, Mercy Maricopa launched the state’s newest Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA), and one of the nation’s largest public integrated behavioral health systems. Arizona is leading a national movement toward integrating physical and behavioral health care, backed by a mountain of research that confirms the benefits of treating mind and body together. Now entering the third month of operations, the RBHA is eager to hear from NAMI members and others about how things are going. What’s working and where can we improve? What ideas do you have for involving the community and making sure everyone’s voices are heard? How can we get the word out about events and other happenings in the Phoenix metro area? To that end, we’ve been holding a series of community forums at clinics and peer-run organizations around the Valley, and we’ve been grateful to have NAMI in attendance to distribute information. Additional events are in the planning stages, so be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@Mercy- Maricopa). You can also reach our communications director, Mary K. Reinhart, at ReinhartM@MercyMari- copa.org, or community relations director Alex Zavala, at [email protected], if you have an event or story you’d like to share. Mercy Maricopa’s quarterly member newsletter can be found inside the Together AZ newspaper. Look for our first newsletter to arrive in the July edition, which will be distributed, as usual, at Valley clinics, provider offices, peer-run organizations, advocacy agencies, state offices and other places that people gather. Mercy Maricopa also will be hosting a series of Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings. You can learn more at www.MentalHeathFirstAidAZ.org. Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care takes over as RBHA from LATimes.com About a decade after the Food and Drug Adminis- tration first warned that antidepressant medications increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children, new research has found that kids and young adults who start on high doses of antidepressants are at especially high risk, especially in the first three months of treatment. Among patients 24 and younger, those who started treatment for depression or anxiety with a higher-than- usual dose of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) were more than twice as likely to harm them- selves intentionally than those whose treatment began at the customary dose and increased slowly, the study found. For every 150 such patients treated with high initial doses of SSRIs -- antidepressants marketed under such commercial names as Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, Celexa and Lexapro -- the study suggests one additional suicide would be attempted. Given that antidepressants appear to be less effective in young people than in older patients, and that higher doses do not appear to bring more or faster relief, the author of an invited commentary in Journal of the Americal Medical Association Internal Medicine suggested that prescribing physicians should abide by the well-worn maxim "start low, go slow," and monitor patients closely during their first several months of treatment. On the other hand, it might also be that those started on high-dose SSRIs are more likely to discontinue their therapy and to suffer from discontinuation syndrome, which can bring physical symptoms of anxiety and is sometimes linked to unpredictable behavior. Higher Doses of Antidepressants; Higher Suicide Risk
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Vol. 15, No. 2 Families and Friends Affected by Mental Illness June - Aug 2014
Caring and SharingNAMI Valley of the Sun
Mercy Maricopa Press Release
On April 1, Mercy Maricopa launched the state’snewest Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA),and one of the nation’s largest public integrated behavioral health systems. Arizona is leading a nationalmovement toward integrating physical and behavioralhealth care, backed by a mountain of research thatconfirms the benefits of treating mind and body together.
Now entering the third month of operations, theRBHA is eager to hear from NAMI members and othersabout how things are going. What’s working and wherecan we improve? What ideas do you have for involvingthe community and making sure everyone’s voices areheard? How can we get the word out about events andother happenings in the Phoenix metro area?
To that end, we’ve been holding a series ofcommunity forums at clinics and peer-run organizationsaround the Valley, and we’ve been grateful to have NAMIin attendance to distribute information.
Additional events are in the planning stages, so besure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@Mercy-Maricopa). You can also reach our communicationsdirector, Mary K. Reinhart, at [email protected], or community relations director Alex Zavala, [email protected], if you have an event orstory you’d like to share.
Mercy Maricopa’s quarterly member newsletter canbe found inside the Together AZ newspaper. Look for ourfirst newsletter to arrive in the July edition, which will bedistributed, as usual, at Valley clinics, provider offices,peer-run organizations, advocacy agencies, state officesand other places that people gather.
Mercy Maricopa also will be hosting a series of YouthMental Health First Aid trainings. You can learn more atwww.MentalHeathFirstAidAZ.org.
Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care takes over as RBHA
from LATimes.com
About a decade after the Food and Drug Adminis-tration first warned that antidepressant medicationsincrease the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors inchildren, new research has found that kids and youngadults who start on high doses of antidepressants are atespecially high risk, especially in the first three monthsof treatment.
Among patients 24 and younger, those who startedtreatment for depression or anxiety with a higher-than-usual dose of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor(SSRI) were more than twice as likely to harm them-selves intentionally than those whose treatment began atthe customary dose and increased slowly, the studyfound.
For every 150 such patients treated with high initialdoses of SSRIs -- antidepressants marketed under such
commercial names as Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, Celexa andLexapro -- the study suggests one additional suicidewould be attempted.
Given that antidepressants appear to be less effectivein young people than in older patients, and that higherdoses do not appear to bring more or faster relief, theauthor of an invited commentary in Journal of theAmerical Medical Association Internal Medicinesuggested that prescribing physicians should abide bythe well-worn maxim "start low, go slow," and monitorpatients closely during their first several months oftreatment.
On the other hand, it might also be that those startedon high-dose SSRIs are more likely to discontinue theirtherapy and to suffer from discontinuation syndrome,which can bring physical symptoms of anxiety and issometimes linked to unpredictable behavior.
Higher Doses of Antidepressants; Higher Suicide Risk
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Digital Games Help with Anxiety & Depression
New SupportGroup Facilitators
NAMI Valley of the Sun
10810 N. Tatum Blvd.
#102, PMB 325
Phoenix, AZ 85028
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www.NamiPhoenix.org
Executive Committee:
Jodi Peary, President
Craig Sparrazza, Vice-President
Belinda Escalante , Secretary
Bev Carling, Treasurer
Members of the Board:
Larry Clausen
Tad D. Gary
Jessie Libfeld
Terry McDermott
Gaye Tolman
Newsletter:Editor: Clayton Esterson
Printing & Mailing:
Terry Odhner, Carol Cronlund &
Terry Worth
NAMI Walks:
Gloria Abril
Membership:
Helga Wilson
Watchdog Committee:Carol McDermottEducation Committee:Terry McDermott
from WSJ.com
Digital games are gaining noticefrom some researchers who think they'rea novel way to address mental healthissues like depression and anxiety. Thegame, SuperBetter, is currently thesubject of two scientific trials, includinga National Institutes of Health-fundedexperiment that will begin this summer.A paper by the creator of Personal Zen,published in the March edition ofClinical Psychological Science, showsthe mobile game can decrease anxiety insome users after 25 minutes of use.
The Department of Veterans Affairsis internally testing whether more
gamelike elements will make itsPTSDCoach app, released in 2011, moreeffective for veterans with post-traumaticstress disorder.
It might seem surprising that digitalgames are being investigated to treatserious mental conditions. But "gamifi-cation" tools like SuperBetter andPersonal Zen can increase access tomental health treatment, says CarolLandau, a professor of psychiatry at theAlpert Medical School at Brown Univer-sity, who specializes in depressiontreatment. "But here's the caveat:Nothing replaces face-to-face psychotherapy."
NAMI Valley of theSun congratulatesour newest trained
support groupleaders for
completing theirtraining.
From L to R:
Valley of the Sun
Louise DeWald Sheryl Bateman Elyce Yunowich Robert KothCarla Ferris
Trish StevensMarie Martin Helen Bradford Mark StevensPat Lacey
Tom LaceyRon McMenimenCraig SparrazzaCarol McDermott
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by Debbie Martinez
The NAMI FamilyEducation and FamilySupport programs has hadan incredible start sinceJanuary 2014. The yearbegan with two Family-to-Family classes, one inScottsdale, at Mountain-view Presbyterian Church, aconstant supporter of NAMIPrograms, and one in Chandler at the Chandler PoliceDepartment. In the past, we've always experienced somechallenges in securing a facility to use in the Chandlerarea, however, the Chandler Police Department openedtheir doors to NAMI and allowed us to use theirCommunity Room for our very first Family-to-Familyclass in that area. The class was so successful that we arehosting another one at the same location in June, and theclass is almost filled.
In March we started a class in East Mesa at the MARCCenter, East Village, another committed supporter ofNAMI programs, and we formed a new partnership withValley Presbyterian in Paradise Valley area whose firstclass started in April.
The consistency in providing these educationalprograms in the same location, with the commitment ofNAMI Family-to-Family teachers keeps these classesfilled. Many thanks to the teachers for their dedication inkeeping these classes ongoing for the community. Manythanks also go to the organizations that allow us tocontinue to host these classes at their facilities.
We also had a great start for the NAMI BASICSprogram as well. We completed one class in Glendale atArrowhead Hospital and we are currently finishing upanother one at Paradise Valley Hospital. We are startingto notice a growth in this program as people becomeaware of what is offered through NAMI BASICS. Wehave another class scheduled at Arrowhead in August.Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley is offeringtheir facility to do a BASICS class starting in October. Wewill probably offer a few more before the end of the year.If you are a NAMI BASICS teacher, interested inteaching, would you please let me know and we can startworking on setting up another class in your area of choice.
Another great success in late February of this year wasthe Family Support Group Facilitator training held atDesert Banner Hospital. This was an excellent training
conducted by Helen Bradford and Marie Martin. Thetwelve participants learned so much about facilitating asupport group, and as a result of this training, we havestarted four new support groups in different parts of theValley. The new groups have started in the followingareas; downtown Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe and Anthem.Please look at our calendar listing for days and times thesegroups meet if you are interested in attending one of them.
In late April, Denise Alvarez and Susan Junckconducted a Family-to-Family teacher training. We had agroup of very enthusiastic and dedicated people who wantto be able to help their communities by providing theFamily-to-Family class. The new teachers will be able toserve the West Valley, the Southeast Valley, the EastValley, Northeast Valley and the Payson area. Theexciting news is that we had two individuals who live inthe Payson area who want to bring this program up to theMogollon Rim Area after attending a Family-to-Familyclass here in the Valley. Currently, there is no affiliate inPayson, so these two individuals joined NAMI EastValley, went to the Family-to-Family teacher training andare ready to get to work educating families in Payson. Itwas a very inspiring and exciting day, and we are in theprocess of scheduling and setting up classes so all of theseteachers can utilize the knowledge they gained in theclassroom.
We will be gearing up for some of the presentationprograms we set up for schools such as "Parents andTeachers as Allies." We will start looking for additionalpresenters for the program, "Ending the Silence," to startsome presentation programs in the Fall. Tempe SchoolDistrict has two very large presentations set up in Augustand October. Currently we will be working on prelimi-nary activities in preparation for these very important pre-sentations for our schools and communities.
There is so much great work being conducted by ourNAMI volunteers. For those who have been helping andsupporting these programs, we thank you very much foryour commitment and dedication.
Maricopa County Education Coordinator’s Corner
Classes coming this summer:June: Chandler
August: Glendale, Scottsdale & East MesaPre-registration is required!
Contact Debbie: 602.759.8177
Once a week for 12 weeks
6:30 - 9:00 pm
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4 June 2014Caring and Sharing
NAMI EducationMeeting
7:00 - 8:30 pmScottsdale Senior Center1700 N. Granite ReefScottsdale, AZ 602.374.7439
Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014Tuesday, July 1, 2014Tuesday, June 3, 2012
NAMI Arizona Holds Annual Meeting
Speaker:Jill Hogan
Crisis Response Network
Speaker:Gaye L. Tolman
CEO Recovery EmpowermentNetwork
Topic: Programs at REN
Speaker:Christy Dye CEO
Darwin Chern MD., CMO Partners in Recovery
Topic: The New World ofHealth Information Technolo-
by Jim Dunn
Thank you to all who participated in the 2014 AnnualMeeting and Celebration "Crankin' Up The Collabora-tion." On May 10 we saluted Governor Brewer and thebipartisan group that supported Expansion/Restorationlast session further strengthening our public health andsafety net in the most economically sensible manner.
Governor Brewer's keynote address invigorated thecrowd who joined in awarding 2014 CollaborativeCommunity Champion awards to Governor Brewer andHouse Representatives Heather Carter, Victoria Steele,Doug Coleman, Bob Robson, Jeff Dial, Eric Meyer, andLela Alston, along with Senators John McComish andLynne Pancrazi.
Extra Special Thanks to House Health CommitteeChamps and Bipartisan SuperStars RepresentativesHeather Carter and Victoria Steele who stayed throughoutthe day to help panel our statewide conversation on inten-
tional partnering to efficiently improve health careoutcomes.
Joined by representatives from each of the fourRegional Behavioral Health Authorities who helped fundthis event and Individual, Family, Affiliate, Governmentand Community Leaders from across the State, powerfulrelationships and determined commitments were madethroughout the day.
Please share your pictures, videos, and commentswith me at [email protected] and I will be sure toinclude them in our website updates atwww.NamiAz.org. I will also send out the pictures fromthe Governor's Office upon receipt.
Don't forget to mark your calendars for next year'sannual meeting and celebration scheduled SaturdayJanuary 31, 2015, at the same location in the DisabilityEmpowerment Center.
Churches Team Up with NAMIfrom NYTimes.com
Easter is a time of new beginnings. It is the answer,the pastor Rick Warren remarks, to loss and despair.This Spring, one year after his son took his life whilestruggling with depression, Mr. Warren, the foundingpastor of Saddleback Church, one of the nation’s largestevangelical churches, teamed up with his local RomanCatholic Diocese and NAMI for an event thatannounced a new initiative to involve the church in thecare of serious mental illness.
Their goal is not only to reduce stigma for people
with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and thelike, though that is an important part of it. “We are allbroken,” Mr. Warren said in his remarks a phrase Chris-tians often use to describe the many imperfections ofthe human world. “We’re all a little bit mentally ill.”
The larger goal is to get the church directly involvedwith the care of people with serious psychiatric illnessby training administrators and pastors to handle psychiatric crises, to set up groups within the church forpeople with serious mental illness and to establishservices within the church for people who need them
Valley of the Sun
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5 June 2014National Alliance on Mental Illness
Study on Limited Jurisdiction Courts and the SMI
by Dyani Juarez
Deinstitutionalization shifted mentally ill patientsfrom mental institutions into local communities, butfailed to ensure that patients continued receivingtreatment. The result is an influx of mental health patientsnow navigating the criminal justice system, especially inlimited jurisdiction (LJ) courts, which deal with minoroffenses.
LJ courts process all cases in the same manner; thereis no separate set of laws or procedures designed toensure treatment and reduce recidivism for the mentallyill. Rule 11 governs incompetency and mental examina-tions.
This study investigates LJ courts and found:• Attorneys and LJ courts are generally aware of the
concept of SMI, but LJ courts are less familiar thanpracticing attorneys.
• Larger jurisdictions are more likely than smallerjurisdictions to implement mental health courts.
• Of LJ courts with no mental health court, half haveno mental health policy at all.
• In most LJ courts, SMI defendants represent asmall minority (
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Calendar of Events & ActivitiesJune - August 2014Family Support Groups
Families GivingHope
First United Methodist Church480.221.2249
331 S. Cooper, Suite 142Gilbert, AZ
6:30 - 8:30 pm2nd & 4thThursdays
Caring Connection
Risen Savior Lutheran Church480.883.8871
23914 S. Alma School Rd.Sun Lakes, AZ
10:00 am - noon1st
Wednesdays
FamilySupportGroup
Desert Banner480.528.0992
1400 S. Dobson, Rosati Ed BldgMesquite Conference RoomMesa AZ
7:00 - 9:00 pm2nd & 4thTuesdays
FamilySupportGroup
Tempe Friends Meeting480.633.1443
318 E. 15th St.Tempe, AZ
4:00 - 5:30 pm1st & 3rd
WednesdaysFamily
SupportGroup
Shepherd of the Hills Church623.546.4011
13658 Meeker Blvd.Sun City West, AZ
1:00 - 2:30 pm3rd
Fridays
FamilySupportGroup
Arrowhead Hospital Physicians Suite Plaza- Sierra Room623.546.4011
18699 N. 67th Ave.Suite 105BGlendale, AZ
6:00 - 7:30 pm2nd & 4thThursday
FamilySupportGroup
Devonshire Senior Center 480.983.7632
28th St. & Devonshire(North of Indian School),Phoenix, AZ
6:00 - 7:30 pm1st & 3rd
Wednesdays
FamilySupportGroup
Fire Station #52480.710.3296
21650 N. Tatum Blvd,Phoenix, AZ
6:00 - 7:30 pm1st & 3rdThursdays
FamilySupport Group
Mountain View Presbyterian ChurchAnnex #206480.467.9130
9832 N. Hayden RoadScottsdale, AZ 6:00 - 7:30 pm
1st & 3rd Tuesdays
FamilySupport Group
First Cong. United Church of Christ602.459.0638
1407 N. 2nd St.Room 5Phoenix, AZ
7:00 - 8:30 pm 2nd Fridays
FamilySupport Group
Anthem Civic Bldg.623.444.2816
3701 W. Anthem WayMeeting Room #1New River, AZ
7:00 - 8:30 pm 3rd Tuesdays
6 June 2014Caring and Sharing
Marc Community ResourcesBuilding 1
2nd Floor Training Room 924N. Country Club Drive
Mesa, AZInformation or to applycontact Paula
480.969.3800 [email protected]
Peer Support Training
Arizona Department of HealthServices certified curriculum!
Every FridayJune 6 - 27, 20148:00 am - 4:00 pm
mailto:[email protected]
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Education ClassesEducationMeeting
(See ad on page 4)
Christy Dye CEODarwin Chern MD., CMOPartners in RecoveryTopic: The New World ofHealth Info Technology
Jill HoganCrisis Response Network
Gaye L. TolmanCEO Recovery EmpowermentNetworkTopic: Programs at REN
Scottsdale Senior Center1700 Granite Reef RoadScottsdale, AZ
7:00 - 8:30 pmTuesday
June 3, 2014
7:00 - 8:30 pmTuesday
July 1, 2014
7:00 - 8:30 pmTuesday
August 5, 2014
Peer Support & Misc Events
Family &Consumer Social
Evening
The New Church of Phoenix,602.953.0478
5631 E. Shea BlvdPhoenix, AZ
7:00 - 9:00 pm3rd Monday
ConnectionRecovery
Support Group
Support group for people livingwith mental disorders. 602.374.7439
SW Network Saguaro Clinic3227 E. Bell Road Phoenix, AZ
3:00 - 4:30 pmEvery Tuesday
NAMI Family-to-
Family
A comprehensive 12-weekcourse on mental illness.Debbie: 602.759.8177
Call for dates, times andlocation
FreeRegistration is
required.
NAMI Basics
(focusing onchildren andadolescents)
A series of six (6) once-per-weekclasses for parents / caregivers ofchildren and adolescents livingwith mental illness. Debbie: 602.759.8177
Call for dates, times andlocation
FreeRegistration is
required.
June 2014National Alliance on Mental Illness
Report Provider Fraud: 602.417.4045Report Member Fraud: 602.417.4193
www.CrisisNetwork.orgBehavioral Health Crisis Line 800.631.1314
Member Services: 800.564.5465
Need Help? Contact Mercy Maricopa. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
Information or to volunteercontact Gloria
NAMI Walks 2014Oct. 18, 2014 - 9:00 am
Volunteer OrientationSept. 2014
A shout out to:Mountain View PresbyterianChurch in Scottsdale
for providing free classroom spacefor Family to Family classes andFamily Support Groups.
Arizona State Capitol Grounds1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ
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8 June 2014Caring and Sharing
NAMI Valley of the Sun Elects a New BoardNAMI Valley of the Sun has formed its first board of
directors. The board represents members from theprevious four NAMI affiliates that recently merged intoone affiliate that serves people in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Terry McDermottTerry served in Air Force ROTC, US Navy, Naval
Reserve, and the Army National Guard. He facilitatedsupport groups, presented IOOV, participated in HealthFairs and served as the NAMI resource person for theSAFE program at the VA.
Support groups have been an important part of hisrecovery, and as a facilitator of two groups, he works hardto help others with their recovery experience.
Tad D. Gary, MEd, MA, CRC, LPCTad Gary serves as Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) of
Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care.Tad has worked in public behavioral health for over 15
years and has held multiple leadership roles, as well asdirectly providing counseling and psychosocial rehabilita-tion services. Most recently, Tad was Vice President ofIntegrated Care Management with Mercy Care Plan, over-seeing a large department comprised of multiple casemanagement and behavioral health teams.
Craig SparrazzaCraig has been working in healthcare since the early
70’s, starting as an ambulance EMT which eventually ledhim to obtaining his nursing degree in ’78. His nursingpractice provided him the opportunity to practice in avariety of setting, including ER shift supervisor. Craigjoined NAMI three years ago with a son who has a dualdiagnosis of bipolar/co-occurring substance abuse. Craigtrained as a facilitator for F2F, Parents and Teachers asAllies, and Family Support Group. Served on the NAMISouth East Valley board for the past 2 years.
Jodi Peary, J.D., PhDJodi is a research psychologist, who takes a develop-
mental psychopathology perspective to understandingresilience versus vulnerability from infancy throughemerging adulthood. Her research projects are aimed atlearning what makes a difference for resilience and how tostrategically target and time interventions or policies topromote success in disadvantaged children and youngpeople whose lives are threatened by adversity.
Bev CarlingBev brings over 15 years experience in
Finance/Accounting and Operations Management toNAMI, since 2002. She served on Affiliate and Stateboards for 10+ years in various capacities (President,Treasurer Secretary and Membership Chair). She servedon the Walk Committee and as a Walk Team Leader.
Belinda Escalante Belinda has over 15 years of experience working in
the human services, education field and businessownership. Currently, her work assists those with disabil-ities to overcome barriers to employment. In 2013 and2014, she served on the NAMI SEV Board, SoutheastValley Outreach Committee, and the National Alliance onMental Illness Valley Walk Committee.
Larry ClausenLarry has worked with diverse populations including
the elderly, intellectually and physically disabled as wellas persons with severe mental illness. His current positionas the Executive Director of the Arizona DevelopmentalDisabilities Planning Council is a great opportunity tocreate new and innovative approaches to addressing thekey issues posing barriers for persons with developmentaldisabilities in Arizona.
Jessie LibfeldJessie is a peer who presents for In Our Own Voice
and participated in peer-to-peer and connections groups.She earned an undergraduate degree in Journalism andCommunications. Jesse works as a Clinical Program Specialist at Cenpatico, specializing in Peer and FamilyRun Organizations.
Gaye TolmanGaye has been active in the behavioral health arena for
over 25 years as well as being CEO of two other non-profits. She is the CEO for Recovery EmpowermentNetwork and is very excited about the new programs thatwill be starting at that agency. She has always been anadvocate for those in need.
A baby is born with a need to be loved, and never outgrows it.-- Frank A. Cark
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9 June 2014National Alliance on Mental Illness
Local Family-to-Family Program Gets $10K GrantNAMI Southeast Valley is pleased to announce the
receipt of a grant for $10,000 for the Family to Familyprogram. This grant was the generous award from ChazBuzan through the Ray of Light Art for Freedomprogram.
This programsupports the entertainerMadonna's Art forFreedom initiative,which encouragescreative expression thatbrings awareness abouthuman rightsviolations.
Each month, Madonna and a guest curator select anartist who best embodies the mission of Art for Freedom.
Ray of Light then gives a grant to the nonprofit organiza-tion of that artist's choice.
Chaz Buzan was the winner in January of this honor.Chaz awarded this grant to support our efforts ine d u c a t i n gand support-ing families.N A M Iw o u l de n c o u r a g eyou to seeC h a z ' swinning video.
Thanks to Chaz and Madonna for supporting metalhealth in our community!
Madonna Chaz Buzan
Ketamine Tested for Treating Severe Depressionfrom theGuardian.com
The first UK study to give ketamine to severelydepressed patients has found that it had dramaticpositive effects on some long-standing sufferers whohad not responded to other treatments.
Researchers at Oxford Health NHS FoundationTrust and the University of Oxford observed that 29%of patients in a study, some of whom had suffered fromdepression for more than 20 years, experienced signifi-cant improvement in mood four to seven days after theirfinal dose of the drug, with four of the 28 subjects themcompletely free from depression at that point. It worksrapidly compared with some antidepressants, which can
take 10 or more days to take effect.Ketamine is seen by the researchers as a substitute
for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which issometimes used for people with treatment-resistantdepression but carries risk of memory loss.
One of the reasons the drug is thought to work isthat it has a direct impact on the subgenual anteriorcingulate, the part of the brain where overactivity isseen in people with depression.
However, the British government announced inFebruary that ketamine would be upgraded to a Class Bbanned substance in the face of evidence that it hascaused physical and psychological harm to recreationalusers.
from SunshineStateNews.com & NYTimes.com
Republicans in the US House are sponsoring the“Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act.” The billprovides money for suicide prevention programs and forremote video therapy, which is seen as especially crucialin rural areas.
Widely backed provisions of the bill include stream-lining payment for services under the Medicaid program,and providing funds for clinics that meet standards forrigorous, scientifically supported care.
Provisions calling for increased training for policeofficers and emergency medical workers in how to
identify and treat people with mental disorders are alsowidely approved.
Democrats in the House, led by U.S. Rep. RonBarber, D-AZ., have their own legislation which they’vedubbed the “Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act of 2014.”
This proposal would launch a White House Office forMental Health Policy, improve mental health servicesunder Medicaid and Medicare, fund community andschool mental health grants and increase funds toSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis-tration (SAMHSA) programs.
Mental Health & Congress
See Chaz’s award winning performance on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCOrT3ahd2chttp://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/vern-buchanan-takes-side-mental-health-bill-fight-capitol-hillhttp://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/03/ketamine-could-help-to-treat-depressionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCOrT3ahd2c
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from WebMD.com
Depression may increase the risk of heart failure, anew study suggests.
Researchers looked at nearly 63,000 people inNorway who underwent physical and mental healthassessments.
Over 11 years, close to 1,500 of the participantsdeveloped heart failure. Compared to people with nosymptoms of depression, those with mild symptoms
were 5 percent more likely to develop heart failure, andthose with moderate to severe symptoms had a 40%increased risk.
"Depression triggers stress hormones. If you'restressed, you feel your pulse going up and your breathspeeding up, which is the result of hormones beingreleased. Those stress hormones also induce inflamma-tion and [plaque buildup in arteries], which may acceler-ate heart diseases," Gustad explained.
10 June 2014Caring and Sharing
Books on Mental Health
Diagnosing Psychosis: The Importance of Testing
Anatomy of an EpidemicAward-winning science and history writer Robert Whitaker investigates the merits
of psychiatric medications through the prism of long-term results. Are long-termrecovery rates higher for medicated or unmedicated schizophrenia patients? Doestaking an antidepressant decrease or increase the risk that a depressed person willbecome disabled by the disorder? Do bipolar patients fare better today than they didforty years ago, or much worse?
Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health MadnessFormer Washington Post reporter Pete Earley had written extensively about the
criminal justice system. But it was only when his own son-in the throes of a manicepisode-broke into a neighbor's house that he learned what happens to mentally illpeople who break a law.
This is the Earley family's compelling story, a troubling look at bureaucratic apathyand the countless thousands who suffer confinement instead of care, brutal conditionsinstead of treatment, in the "revolving doors" between hospital and jail. With massdeinstitutionalization, large numbers of state mental patients are homeless or in jail-anexperience little better than the horrors of a century ago.
from WashingtonPost.com
It looked like the teen was having her first psychoticbreak, but actually it was another disorder.
Mia was admitted to the psychiatry service anddoctors began tests: A screen for Lyme disease and HIVwas negative. An MRI scan of her brain was clear,which ruled out a brain tumor. The diagnosis wasatypical psychosis and Mia was started on high doses ofantipsychotic drugs.
However, Mia’s electroencephalogram (EEG), a testthat measures electrical signals in the brain, showedwhat her doctor said was “a very subtle finding:” a
slight slowing in the right frontal and temporal lobes ofher brain.
This finding led Doctors to believe Mia had limbicencephalitis, an inflammation of the brain; the diseasecan be triggered by an infection or an autoimmunereaction in which the body attacks itself. (The disorderis also called anti-NMDA receptorencephalitis orantibody-mediated encephalitis.)
“Time is critical to this prognosis: The soonertreatment is started, the less likely it is that damage willoccur. A study published last year found that treatmentstarted within four weeks of symptoms was a predictorof a good outcome.”
Depression Linked to Risk of Heart Failure
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-doctor-and-the-teenager/2014/04/28/e92eadaa-98b2-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html?hpid=z4http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-Astonishing/dp/0307452425/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1400170202&sr=8-9&keywords=mental+healthhttp://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Fathers-Through-Americas-Madness/dp/0425213897/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400170202&sr=8-1&keywords=mental+healthhttp://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Fathers-Through-Americas-Madness/dp/0425213897/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400170202&sr=8-1&keywords=mental+healthhttp://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-Astonishing/dp/0307452425/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1400170202&sr=8-9&keywords=mental+healthhttp://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20140404/depression-may-be-linked-to-heart-failure
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11 June 2014National Alliance on Mental Illness
The Cost of Doing Nothing
from USAToday.com
A Mental Health System Drowning in NeglectNearly 40% of adults with "severe" mental illness,
such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, received notreatment in the previous year, according to the 2012National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Among adultswith any mental illness, 60% were untreated.
The result is that, all too often, people with mentalillness get no care at all.
Patients Re-Institutionalized in Jails and HomelessShelters
The USA treats people with mental illness as second-class citizens. They're neglected not just by friends andneighbors, but by lawmakers, who slash cost-effectiveservices and discriminate against them through federalpolicies that block access to care.
Patients Wait Days or Weeks for Hospital BedsFrom 2009 to 2012, the country eliminated at least
4,500 public psychiatric hospital beds, nearly 10% of thetotal supply. In March, a Vermont psychotic patient spent
two weeks in the same ER, waiting for a psychiatric bedto open up. For many people with mental illness, the ERcan be a kind of purgatory.
Mental health bed shortages are a national, man-made disaster that people rarely notice until it affectsthem.
Mental Health Programs are often the First to beCut
States cut $5 billion in mental health services from2009 to 2012.
As states have cut mental health funding, many haveincreased spending on prisons and jails. MentalIll-nessPolicy.org, shows that investing up front in mentalhealth can yield big dividends.
A Georgia study found that providing comprehensivemental health services to mentally ill people involved inthe criminal justice system cut the number of days thatparticipants spent in the hospital by 89%, and the numberof days spent in jail by 78%. In all, the program savedmore than $1 million in its first year.
Jump-starting neurons reverses stress susceptibilityfrom EurekaAlert.org
Scientists traced vulnerability to depression-likebehaviors in mice to out-of-balance electrical activityinside neurons of the brain's reward circuit.
The NationalInstitutes of MentalHealth (NIMH) researchexperimentally trigger acompensatory self-stabi-
lizing response. Once electrical balance was restored,previously susceptible animals were no longer prone tobecoming withdrawn, anxious, and listless followingsocially stressful experiences.
"To our surprise, neurons in this circuit harbor theirown self-tuning, homeostatic mechanism of naturalresilience," explained Dr. Ming-Hu Han. Dr. Han andcolleagues reported on their discovery April 18, 2014 inthe journal Science.
The abnormally high excitatory current that
develops in response to social stress, if driven highenough for a sustained period, triggers its own compen-satory adaptation, the inhibitory currents that correctsout-of-balance electrical activity and producesresilience. So at least in the brain's reward circuit, exag-gerating an abnormality, for a time, proved to be thecurative secret, say the researchers.
Whether by drugs (in this study lamotrigine) or bythe application of light, further stimulating an alreadyabnormally high current in the brain produced a com-pensatory response on a different brain pathway. Theoverall effect meant that the mice were more able tocope with stressful situations.
The drug lamotrigine is used as a mood stabilizer forpeople with the depressive symptoms of bipolardisorder, but until now the reasons why it works havebeen a mystery. Optogenetic (use of light) techniques tostimulate neuronal activity in the reward circuit had thesame positive effect on mice behavior.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-04/niom-jnr041514.phphttp://www.usatoday.com/longform/news/nation/2014/05/12/mental-health-system-crisis/7746535/
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