NAMI Greater Boston

PSAN Peer Support Group
2023-12-26 11:00 - 12:45, 2023-12-19 19:00 - 20:45, 2023-12-12 11:00 - 12:45, 2023-12-05 19:00 - 20:45, 2023-11-28 11:00 - 12:45, 2023-11-21 19:00 - 20:45, 2023-11-14 11:00 - 12:45, 2023-11-07 19:00 - 20:45 (America/New_York) and 5 more dates

Spanish Support Group for Caregivers
2023-12-20 18:30 - 20:00
Caregivers can send an email to latinx@namiboston.org or call 781-819-3282 for them to leave a message.

Latinx SAN - Grupo de Apoyo Familiar
2023-12-20 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-11-15 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-10-18 18:30 - 20:00

DMR Bi-Monthly meeting
2023-12-15 08:00 - 18:00, 2023-10-20 08:00 - 18:00

DMR SAN Family Support Group
2023-12-07 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-11-01 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-10-04 18:00 - 19:30

PSAN Recovery Speaker Series - Clarence Jordan
2023-11-16 18:30 - 19:30
Clarence Jordan’s talk presentation is designed to level set our understanding of stigma. The Evidence of Stigma Change examines stigma and its many forms and suggests appropriate strategies to minimize each.
About Clarence Jordan

Clarence Jordan is Vice President of Wellness & Recovery for Beacon Health Options. In this role, he provides strategic direction and leadership for the company’s national Wellness & Recovery program. He is responsible for various initiatives to operationalize Beacon Health Options’ commitment to recovery-based principles in the delivery of behavioral health services.
Jordan is a former naval officer and his recovery journey is chronicled in National Council Magazine’s “50 Years, 50 Stories of Recovery” special issue to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Community Mental Health Act.
Clarence Jordan has deep roots in the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and has served multiple terms on its National Board of Directors. Prior to that, as the NAMI Tennessee state office Director of Multicultural Outreach Initiative, he developed and wrote “A Family Guide to Mental Health: What You Need to Know.”
Clarence Jordan received the Consumer Leadership Award at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) 2010 National Voice Awards, as well as its 2012 VOICE Awards Fellowship. In 2014, the National Council for Behavioral Health named him its Peer Specialist of the Year.
In 2015 Clarence was selected to serve on the Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. The findings of the Committee were released in a 2017 report “Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders, The Evidence for Stigma Change.”
In 2022, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) selected Clarence as a member of the Subject Matter Expert Panel. The Panel was put in place to advise SAMHSA on the development of National Standard Guidance for the certification of Peer Specialist. In 2023, the National Practice Guidelines was released to all stakeholders and the public on peer specialist certification.
Talk Description

Would you be surprised to know that “stigma,” as we know it is unique to this country. For the lack of a better description, stigma or better yet the recovery movement is an outgrowth of the civil rights movement. Why this is important to understand is that many of the remedies to minimize the negative effects have followed the strategies to affect other issues of prejudice and discrimination. The remedies have for the most part been directed toward individuals’ rights, equality in the treatment of individuals with mental illness to those with physical health conditions for example. This presentation was designed to level set our understanding of stigma. The Evidence of Stigma Change examines stigma and its many forms and suggest appropriate strategies to minimize each.

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DMR SAN Family-to-Family Class #8
2023-10-31 18:00 - 20:30

DMR SAN Family-to-Family Class #7
2023-10-24 18:00 - 20:30

PSAN Recovery Speaker Series - Rob Macdonald
2023-10-19 18:30 - 19:30
Description of Talk
Rob’s Talk will explore his experience overcoming psychosis, substance-use disorder, and hallucinations among other recovery topics. Rob will talk about how different recovery tools worked for him, some conventional, others learned through direct experience, and how the mental health recovery field is rapidly changing often with new treatments and coping skills emerging. Some of the recovery tools talked about will be spirituality, Dual Recovery Anonymous, peer support, service to others, and resilience. Rob will also talk about how creativity, through writing and performing music, lowers stigma and encourages self-expression.
Bio
Rob Macdonald has been working as a peer specialist for the Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community for the past two years, and was previously a volunteer for the MBRLC for the prior two years. Having lived experience with depression, substance-use disorder, and schizoaffective condition Rob has learned to navigate his conditions with a holistic approach of psychiatry, independent research, peer support, spirituality & self-advocacy. After being exposed to the power of peer support at a treatment program, service to others became a cornerstone of Rob’s recovery as he learned that helping others not only gave back but also helped his own recovery. Rob studied philosophy at Portland State University for several years before graduating with a Bachelor’s in Arts & Letters. Learning that creativity and self expression are part of self-care, Rob co-founded two music venues and went on to a music tour through the Pacific Northwest.
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PSAN Recovery Speaker Series
2023-10-19 18:30 - 19:30
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DMR SAN Family-to-Family Class #6
2023-10-17 18:00 - 20:30

DMR SAN Family-to-Family Class #5
2023-10-10 18:00 - 20:30

DMR SAN Family-to-Family Class #4
2023-10-03 18:00 - 20:30
