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Meeting on Oct. 9, 2017

10/11/2017

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1:00PM - Introduction of Attendees:
Jennifer Alquicira (President)
Taylor Muldoon
Rachel Schumaker (Vice President)
Jackie Le
 
Old Business:
  • Discussed September’s Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day event, received positive feedback from students and faculty
    • This event was created as an alliance between NAMI and Student Social Work Organization and will be an recurring annual event
  • NAMI on Campus UNO also was in attendance with NAMI Omaha at the 2017 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Out of the Darkness 3K Walk at Lewis and Clark Landing on Sept. 10th (World Suicide Prevention Day). 
New Business:
  • Discussed our recurring event in De-Stress Fest at the end of the semester, week before finals, as we will partner again with Urban Abbey (non-profit coffee shop and college ministry) for mindfulness and free tea.
    • This is another alliance we have and will continue on again when we will discuss on the event later this semester.
  • New idea for event        
    • Partnering with either Military/Veteran Services or Accessibility Services (formerly Disability Services) and Network for Disability Awareness for an event matching mental illness and their services in either late October or November.
 
Reminders:
  • NAMI Nebraska is hosting their annual meeting on UNO’s campus on October 31st from 11:30AM to 2:00PM in CEC 209. There will be a lunch provided. Please contact this number for RSVP (402) 345-8101 or let Jennifer know (jalquiclra@unomaha.edu)
  • For anyone interested in becoming more actively involved in community organizations, there are some always looking for young adult representatives.
    • Metro Area Suicide Prevention Coalition
      • If you attend these meetings, please email Jill Hamilton on your arrival (jhamilton@thekimfoundation.org)
      • Meets on Oct. 31 from 8:15am-9:45am
      • Next is Nov. 21 from 8:15am-9:45am
    • Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare Systems of Care Youth & Family Advisory Committee
      • It is online meetings and anyone is welcome to join.
      • Please contact Cassy Blakely for more info (cblakely@nebraskachildren.org)
    • Lastly, Immanuel Hospital is looking for more volunteers and it would be awesome for more peer support volunteers to assist in the psychiatric unit *opinion.
  • If you are interested, please let Jennifer know and we will contact the volunteer manager and the head psych nurse on your interest.
    • For this position, you kind of have to have some experience of living with a mental illness or relative w/ lived experience.             
    • Peer support specialist is basically the term you will use and assist in speaking with either adult or children patients during hourly activities.
    • You also get to choose what days and times you can come.
    • You do get volunteer hours if needed for your colleges or programs​
 
Meeting concluded at 1:15PM


​Meeting on Tuesday October 10th was cancelled due to no attendance.

Next meeting on Monday, November 13 at 1PM student center room 224 and Tuesday, November 14 at 3PM student center room 301.

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