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Mission Statement

Mission statement of NAMI Ozaukee

NAMI Ozaukee is a Family-Based County Organiza-

tion whose purposes are to provide community aware-ness and understanding of

the issues affecting per-sons with mental illnesses and their families, to im-

prove the quality of life for those suffering and to pro-

vide support for their loved ones.

Mental Illness is Everyone’s Business

Officers on the Ozaukee NAMI Board

Mary Luzinski, President

Vydas Dargis, Co-Vice President

Mike Wendlandt, Co-Vice President

John Abbott, Treasurer

Jeff Graf, Secretary

Melitta Brandt, Past President

Bobbie Hoffmann, Past President and OzNami Board Chairperson

www.nami.org

and the State NAMI website at:

www.namiwisconsin.org

Or NAMI Ozaukee at:

www.namiozaukee.org

NAMI Ozaukee is affiliated with

the National Alliance for the

Mentally Ill (NAMI) and NAMI –

Wisconsin, the State Alliance for

the Mentally Ill.

NAMI Ozaukee is a 501C3

Organization. Contributions are

Tax Deductible.

NAMI Ozaukee Newsletter

Ozaukee COunty’s VOiCe On Mental illness

Volume 1, Issue 30 Published Quarterly

December 2015

Recovery International Discovery

NAMI National Organization

Is being facilitated weekly at Advent Lutheran Church in Ce-

darburg (New Location) by Kathy K. The program is peer

to peer focused and was developed by Dr. Abraham Low in

1937. The weekly peer meetings are a safe, confidential

place to talk about life’s challenges and receive support for

self help efforts. Please contact Kathy through the NAMI

Ozaukee office if you are interested or come to on Wednes-

days at 3 PM. NAMI Ozaukee is providing the manuals that

Kathy uses in this program. Kathy trained through the NAMI

Washington County program and Peter Miller from Washing-

ton County is the group’s counseling advisor.

MIAW-Mental Illness Awareness Week-October 2015

Family-to-Family Update

During MIAW members of NAMI Ozaukee, counselors, and consumers participated in the NAMI

Wisconsin community quilting square project. NAMI Ozaukee completed 64 quilting squares that

will become part of a larger quilt to be showcased at the 2016 NAMI Wisconsin Conference in

Elkhart Lake on April 29-30, 2016. The project showcased the connections and support we provide

to each other within NAMI Wisconsin by participating in this collaborative art piece. Watch for the

finished quilt in the IRIS publication in April 2016. Thank you to everyone who

participated. One of the very special quilting squares was submitted by B:

The Fall 2015 Family to Family Class held their graduation on Monday No-

vember 30, 2015 with 15 family members completing the program.

Thank you to our facilitators Jeff Graff and John Kopp.

2015 Holiday Party NAMi 2015

“ON CENTER”

I LAugh, I LovE, I HopE,

I tRy, I hurt, I NEEd,

I FEAR, I CRy…..ANd I

KNOW WE ARE ALL

NOT

SO DIFFERENT

When: Thursday December 17, 2015

Arrive by 5:30PM - Eat at 6:00PM

Where: Immanuel Lutheran Church

W61 N498 Washington Ave

Cedarburg, WI 53012

Please bring an appetizer, salad or

dessert to share. CU There…

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Features Page

NAMI Ozaukee had a team of walkers/runners at the an-nual 5K Family Fun/Run Walk on Saturday September 26, 2015 at the Cedars III in Cedarburg, and WI. Those pic-tured are: (LtoR) Kathy K., Treasurer John Abbott, laying Buddie II, next to NAMI Oz President Mary Luzinski and kneeling Vice President Vydas “the Dude” Dargis.

Mel’s Pig Roast

Ozaukee CIT, a collaboration between NAMI Ozaukee, the Ozaukee Sher-

iff’s Department and Ozaukee County Social Services finished out 2015

with two more 40 hour training sessions, making a total of three sessions.

CIT #2 Team training was held at the Grafton Police Department and Con-

cordia University on September 21-25, 2015. 21 officers from 11 depart-

ments completed the training .

CIT#3 Team training was held at the Saukville Police Department and Con-

cordia University on October 12-16, 2015. 35 officers from 18 depart-

ments completed the training. Thank you to our hosts - Grafton Police

Department and Saukville Police Department, and the theater students as

well as faculty and the Safety Department at Concordia University in Me-

quon. Starting in February (15-19) 2016 Ozaukee CIT will resume with CIT

#4 Training this time at the Cedarburg Police Department.

The coordinators of the CIT are : Laurie Rathke, Christy Knowles, Lindsay

Graycarek, Mary and Tom Luzinski

Kathy K. (above) and Vydas “the Dude” below

addressed Law Enforcement Officers (about

Consumer issues) who were in attendance at

the two fall Ozaukee CIT training sessions.

Ozaukee Crisis Intervention Team Training Sessions

First Call for Family-to-Family Training in 2016

Family-to-Family the 12 Week Training Spring Session

Coordinator John Abbott and Facilitators Lynn Kopp and

Margot Michalet advise that the first round of FTF will com-

mence on Tuesday nights—February 2016 to May 2016.

Email namiozaukee.org to register

Thank you to Mel’s Pig Roast for their continued support.

Thank you to the William and Phyllis Moritz Family for their

continued support.

Thank you to a Loyal Friend of NAMI Ozaukee” for continued

support of 2016 CIT training. (You know who you are!)

Donations to NAMI Ozaukee

We Wish You All a Happy 2016 and Thank You for

all of the great participation and accomplishments in

2015. You are the reason NAMI Ozaukee is success-

ful in our community.

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Business Meetings 2016

3rd Thursday of the Month at:

CHRIST CHURCH-MEQUON

13460 North Port Washington Road

in Mequon 53097

Info Concerning all Meetings

Business Meeting will now be: 6:00-6:55 PM.

We will take a 5 minute break after the Busi-

ness Meeting

The Support Group will be 7:00-8:00 PM.

One of our key guidelines is to start on time

and end on time so please plan accordingly.

Next Meetings:

Business Meetings:

No December meeting-Holiday Party on December 17, 2015

January 21, 2016

February 18, 2016

March 17, 2016

OZAUKEE COUNTY

IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS

EMERGENCY..........262-377-5820

DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES….262-238-8200

STARTING POINT OZAUKEE ...262-375-1110

COPE HOTLINE- OZAUKEE COUNTY— 262-377-COPE

(24 HOURS/DAY)………………………..262-377-2673

NAMI OZAUKEE……………………….262-243-3627

(National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Please leave a message.

Consumer and Member Social Events

Monday Night Bowling

At Circle B on Hwy 60 in Cedarburg from 6:30 PM

until all the pins are knocked

down.

NAMI Bowling on Monday nights at Circle B is being orga-nized by Vice President Mike Wendlandt.

Circle B is upgrading the alleys to a new surface and will remain open each week throughout the process. Hope to see you there.

Movies at the

‘On Center’ with Pizza

1st Friday of each month.

Organized by:

Bonnie Wasserman &

Marilyn Ehren

On Center-Movie and Pizza Night-1st Friday of the month w/Marilyn and Bonnie

Friday December 4th

Friday, January 1st

Friday, February 5,

Friday, March 4,

Support Group Meetings:

Third Thursday 7PM-8PM At Christ Church Mequon

Support Group Meetings: Third

Thursday-7PM-8PM-Christ Church Mequon

No December Support Group-Holiday Party on December 17th

January 21, 2016

February 18, 2016

March 17, 2016

Support Group Meetings:

Fourth Tuesday-6:30-8PM At Christ Church Mequon

Support Group Meetings: Fourth Tuesday-6:30-8PM-Christ Church

Mequon

December-No Support Group Meeting

January 26, 2016

February 23, 2016

March 22, 2016

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13460 N. Port Washington Road

Mequon, WI 53097

Address Correction Requested

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Contributions NAMI Ozaukee needs your support. Your gift will help continue the support and education services for everyone affected by men-tal illness

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NAMI Ozaukee

13460 N. Port Washington Road

Mequon, WI 53097

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