RCLLG September Newsletter
Newsletter Content:
- October Meeting Invite
- September 10 Meeting Recap
- Annual Meeting Survey
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RCLLG October Members' Meeting |
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Homelessness in Ramsey County
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Friday, October 8th | 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Meeting Description: For our October members' meeting, Ramsey County and the City of St. Paul will be presenting on the topic of homelessness. The presentation will provide an overview of homeless work throughout the pandemic including encampments, shelters, outreach work, wraparound services and Continuum of Care purpose and overview. The presentation will also cover housing infrastructure goals and vision.
Featuring:
- Loni Aadalen, Ramsey County COC Coordinator
- Max Holdhusen, Planning Manager with Ramsey County Community and Economic Development Department
- Ricardo Cervantes, Director of Safety and Inspections, City of St. Paul
All RCLLG Members are invited - free to attend! Monthly Members Meetings are open to all elected and appointed officials and administrative/staff leadership of RCLLG organizations. Registration is not required and there is no cost to attend.
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*R.S.V.P. is required to receive the link. Links will be sent out the week of the meeting. |
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September 10 Meeting Recap
"Firsthand Experiences with Mental Illness"
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Last Friday, September 10, we were fortunate to feature a panel of NAMI Ramsey County board members who helped identify practices in how we can meet the needs of community members.
RCLLG members are excited to take this information back to their communities and organizations.
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Thank you to our guests:
- Katy Jo Turner, Moderator
- Mindy Greiling, Panelist
- Jennifer LaForgia, Panelist
- Carrie Roach, Panelists
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Meeting Summary
This meeting was on-point with RCLLG’s 2021 focus on mental health, and RCLLG members came away with ideas and potential answers to questions such as “Where can we add our voice? How can we help? How can we battle the stigma on mental health?” Katy Jo, Mindy, Carrie, and Jennifer provided real-life examples and case studies that demonstrate the need for reformation as well as what practices are working well.
The RCLLG Collective Action Workgroup will be re-convening to discuss these matters. If you’d like to join this group, who meets from 7:30 – 8:30 AM every third Thursday, please email RCLLG@fusionLP.org
How Can We Help?
How can RCLLG best support the needs of our community members with mental illness and how they receive support?
- Share your own personal stories with mental health.
- Be aware of how your city, school, or organization supports mental illness.
- Engage yourself and your personal and professional networks in mental illness trainings.
- Attend NAMI programs or invite NAMI members to speak at your own.
- Support legislation (see below) and advocate for funding.
How can RCLLG support mental health legislation?
- Mindy suggests supporting Mental Health Courts and funding to support these.
- RCLLG can advocate for mental illness training for emergency response teams. Trainings can help participants identify types of mental illness.
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RCLLG members can visit the NAMI legislative agenda to identify legislation that can be supported e.g., the Voluntary Engagement provision can be supported.
What speaks loudest to legislators?
- Multiple groups advocating for one or a few common goals – having multiple groups behind the same goal.
- Partnering with current movements.
- Personal stories from constituents.
- Partnering with a legislator who can be a champion for the issue – someone with personal relation to the issue at hand.
Resources
- February 2022: NAMI Ramsey County is co-hosting a meeting with the Ramsey County Adult Mental Health Advisory Council on mental health services in Ramsey County. NAMI Ramsey County will then hold a listening session for people with mental illness and their family and friends, elected officials.
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ASIST Suicide Prevention Training – recommended by Rochelle at Maplewood.
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October 7, 2021: “Early Signs of Mental Illness in Children” Meeting
- NAMI Free Programs. NAMI holds their own programs and can also travel to meetings and events
Message from NAMI Ramsey County
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Please share your feedback, tell us what you would like to learn more about, or share how NAMI Ramsey County can be helpful to you: https://forms.gle/FTyYBchueT5ZYsoc6
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Visit our website (If you’ve submitted a question that wasn’t answered, please resubmit with your email so we can respond.)
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Thank you to those who attended the meeting! |
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We want your input!
RCLLG December Annual Meeting Survey
This survey should only take a few minutes to complete. Please let us know your level of comfort in attending in-person meetings, your preference on format, date, and time, and more. Thank you!
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If you have any questions about RCLLG, your membership, or news listed above, please email RCLLG@fusionLP.org.
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Visit the RCLLG website and follow us on social media! |
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