| April
16, 2004: “Grand Rounds”: Talking to Teens
About Sex and Substance Abuse- An Open Dialogue:
Rivertown Pre-Teen and Adolescent Medicine P.C. (Tarrytown)
9:30-11:30. For more information, please call (800) 546-1754
ext 2413. April
19-21, 2004 Prevent Child Abuse New York's 9th Annual
New York State Conference: "Creating a Community
Quilt: Working Together for Children" Albany,
NY co-sponsored by the William B. Hoyt Memorial NYS Children
& Family Trust Fund and the Family Life Development
Center at Cornell University. For more information, please
call (888) 326-8644. APRIL
21, 2004: "Symptoms and Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder (OCD) & Related Disorders".
William M. Greenberg, M.D,. Director of the Outpatient
Research Program at Nathan Kline Institute in Orangeburg,
NY. Please contact the NAMI-FAMILYA office at (845) 359-8787. April
24, 2004: NAMI-NYS Mid-Hudson Affiliate Development Conference:
Limited to members in the Mid-Hudson Region. Please call
(800) 950-3228 or (518) 462-2000 if you would like to
attend. April
25-28, 2004: 17th Annual JDA Training Institute: "The
Changing Face of Juvenile Justice" Bolton
Landing, NY For more information contact Adola DeWolf,
Conference Co-Chair, at (585) 274-7746. April
28, 2004: NAMI-FAMILYA’s Annual Theater Party and
Fund Raiser: The Antrim Players present “Kiss Me
Kate- A Songfest with Music by Cole Porter”
15 Spook Rock Rd, Wesley Hills, NY. For more information,
please call the NAMI-FAMILYA office at (845) 359-8787.
April
28, 2004: NAMI Staten Island: Ask the Lawyer with Daniel
D. Kuhn; will cover wills, trusts, estate planning, SSI/SSDI
and guardianship. 7:30PM; 308 Seaview Ave- Freedom
From Fear building. For more information, please call
(718) 477-1700 (NAMI Staten Island). May,
date TBA: NAMI-Staten Island: Interfaith Prayer Service-
Info to follow. For more information, please call the
NAMI-SI Office at (718) 477-1700. May
2nd & 3rd, 2004: Families Together in NYS 8th Annual
Conference "Raising Our Voices for Children: Building
on Strengths for Families and Children to Succeed"
to be held at the Desmond Americana in Albany, NY. For
more information, please call (888) 326-8644. May
21, 2004: Music and Mood Disorders: Tchaikovsky:
Four Winds Hospital 9:30-11:00AM. For more information,
please call (800) 546-1754 ext 2413. MAY
23, 2004: "Spread the Word: Treatment Works!"
Special Guest Speaker: Jessica Lynch, Miss New York State:
This Special Program will be held at the Nathan Kline
Institute for Psychiatric Research(NKI), co-sponsors:
NKI, NAMI Families & Friends of NKI), & Rockland
Psychiatric Center(RPC) Please contact the NAMI-FAMILYA
office at (845) 359-8787. . May
26, 2004: NAMI Staten Island: Ask the Therapists:
7:30PM; 308 Seaview Ave- Freedom From Fear building. For
more information, please call (718) 477-1700 (NAMI Staten
Island). June,
date TBA: Assisted Outpatient Treatment (Kendra’s
Law): Suzie Schilling, Executive Director, AOT Program,
New York State; 7:30PM 308 Seaview Ave.- Freedom From
Fear Building For more information, please call (718)
477-1700 (NAMI Staten Island). June
4, 2004: “Grand Rounds” Safety First, Interpretations
Later: Treatment for the Self-Harming Patient
(Hastings-on-Hudson) 9:30-11:00AM. For more information,
please call (800) 546-1754 ext 2413. June
6, 2004: NAMI Staten Island: “Moonlight Quilters
of Staten Island Annual Quilt Show and Raffle”
11AM-5PM at Historic Richmondtown- Raffle of handmade
quilt depicting scenes of SI- all proceeds go to NAMI-SI.
For more information, please call (718) 477-1700 (NAMI
Staten Island). JUNE
16, 2004: NAMI-FAMILYA: Annual Meeting and Awards Night
The evening is dedicated to our late Board member, Mel
Silverman. We will pay tribute to his memory and his many
contributions to advocacy for a better life for people
with mental illness. The 2004 Florence Gould Gross Award
to Friends of People with Mental Illness will be presented
to The Journal News. This program will take place at the
Fire Training Center, 26 Firemen’s Memorial Drive,
Pomona, NY Please contact the NAMI-FAMILYA office at (845)
359-8787. June
25, 2004: Association of Behavioral Healthcare Management:
One Day Conference- Behavioral Health Management Institute
9:30AM-3:30PM Grand Hotel, Poughkeepsie. For more information,
please call (516) 791-5289. Ongoing
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