*Organized in 1983*NAMI Kenosha County, Inc. is a non-profit corporation 501 ( c ) (3) ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP (ONE YEAR) INCLUDES: *NAMI Wisconsin dues and NAMI dues Please send to: NAMI Kenosha County, Inc. PO Box 631 Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141 A newsletter for those interested in Promoting the well being of individuals and families affected by Mental Illness Volume 31, Issue II President’s Corner Summer 2020 Wow… It’s mid August 2020 and we are well into our 37 th year of improving mental health awareness in our community though advocacy, education, and support. We are also facing COVID 19 which is something entirely different. We had our annual meeting and election of our board of directors on February 25. Welcome aboard to our new members: Sabrina Northern and Gretchen Koehler- Swaney. A list of the board members and officers appear later in the newsletter along with a brief bio on some of the members. Kris Coen continues to power our website which is one of the best, if not the best in the state. Welcome aboard to our new members: Sabrina Northern and Gretchen Koehler-Swaney. Since March of this year our programs have been cancelled. Janet De Leo and Kris Coen started a Family to Family class out at the County Center Building in February and made it through 3 classes before COVID hit and the resulting restrictions. Janet has still maintained contact with nine of the attendees which has been extremely helpful. She hopes to establish a zoom session with these folks in the future. We held our 22 nd CIP class on March 10-11 with 47 completers, making our total 1,015 since we started in 2010. We continue to participate in the Kenosha County Treatment court on a weekly basis as well the Familiies First screening committee. Once again a big THANK YOU to the volunteers who make NAMI Kenosha County go!! Our Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training and Crisis Intervention Partner (CIP) training programs that were scheduled for Sept and October have been cancelled due to COVID. John Rohde has stepped up to lead both of these programs. We try to give the folks who attend our CIT/CIP training sessions a better toolkit to deal with people who are living with a mental illness who may be in a crisis situation. These programs are evidenced based and are extremely effective. NAMI Kenosha County is also been trying to give our adolescents a better toolkit to help themselves and their fellow students with our “Ending the Silence” program; however, KUSD has decided to go in a different direction. To date we had trained over 3,000 students and staff for KUSD. Despite COVID we continue to maintain a good financial position that allows us to continue to offer our signature NAMI programs at “NO COST” to the community although the majority are currently on hold. A big thank you to the most generous individual donations which we receive, as well as the contributions of the Kenosha Lions Foundation, the Lioness organization, and the Kloss Foundation. We recently received an unsolicited donation for $800 from Southern Lakes Credit Union. The customers of Tenuta’s Delicatessen (there is only one) and Richter’s Marketplace have also been most generous during our annual fundraisers, but unfortunately we were unable to hold our fundraisers this year. Our annual Mental Health Awareness Vigil with Bridges was President’s Corner 1 Bridges Calendar 2 Meet the Board 3 Mental Health Medications List Movie Review Website & Facebook Update Wellness Program 4 5 5 5 Inside this issue: cancelled, as well as our annual picnic with Bridges and the Dayton Hotel. We continue to provide advocacy for folks living with a mental illness. This year we have already responded to over 127 calls for assistance. And we are loud and clear on the importance of mental health when it comes budget time for Kenosha County and the Human Services budget. We also provide advocacy to folks in the court system. Please let us know if we can be of any assistance and thank you for your continued support. We also continually fight stigma and support recovery. Thank you and All the best, Jack
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*Organized in 1983*NAMI Kenosha County, Inc. is a non-profit corporation 501 ( c ) (3)
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP (ONE YEAR) INCLUDES: *NAMI Wisconsin dues and NAMI dues
Please send to: NAMI Kenosha County, Inc. PO Box 631 Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141
A newsletter for those interested in Promoting the well being of individuals and families affected by Mental Illness
Volume 31, Issue II
President’s Corner
Summer 2020
Wow… It’s mid August 2020 and we are well into our 37
th year of
improving mental health awareness in our community though advocacy, education, and support. We are also facing COVID 19 which is something entirely different. We had our annual meeting and election of our board of directors on February 25. Welcome aboard to our new members: Sabrina Northern and Gretchen Koehler-Swaney. A list of the board members and officers appear later in the newsletter along with a brief bio on some of the members. Kris Coen continues to power our website which is one of the best, if not the best in the state. Welcome aboard to our new members: Sabrina Northern and Gretchen Koehler-Swaney. Since March of this year our programs have been cancelled. Janet De Leo and Kris Coen started a Family to Family class out at the County Center Building in February and made it through 3 classes before COVID hit and the resulting restrictions. Janet has still maintained contact with nine of the attendees which has been extremely helpful. She hopes to establish a zoom session with these folks in the future. We held our 22
nd CIP class on
March 10-11 with 47 completers, making our total 1,015 since we started in 2010. We continue to participate in the Kenosha County Treatment court on a weekly basis as well the Familiies First screening committee. Once again a big THANK YOU to the volunteers who make NAMI Kenosha County go!! Our Crisis
Intervention Team (CIT) training and Crisis Intervention Partner (CIP) training programs that were scheduled for Sept and October have been cancelled due to COVID. John Rohde has stepped up to lead both of these programs. We try to give the folks who attend our CIT/CIP training sessions a better toolkit to deal with people who are living with a mental illness who may be in a crisis situation. These programs are evidenced based and are extremely effective. NAMI Kenosha County is also been trying to give our adolescents a better toolkit to help themselves and their fellow students with our “Ending the Silence” program; however, KUSD has decided to go in a different direction. To date we had trained over 3,000 students and staff for KUSD. Despite COVID we continue to maintain a good financial position that allows us to continue to offer our signature NAMI programs at “NO COST” to the community although the majority are currently on hold. A big thank you to the most generous individual donations which we receive, as well as the contributions of the Kenosha Lions Foundation, the Lioness organization, and the Kloss Foundation. We recently received an unsolicited donation for $800 from Southern Lakes Credit Union. The customers of Tenuta’s Delicatessen (there is only one) and Richter’s Marketplace have also been most generous during our annual fundraisers, but unfortunately we were unable to hold our fundraisers this year. Our annual Mental Health Awareness Vigil with Bridges was
President’s Corner 1
Bridges Calendar 2
Meet the Board 3
Mental Health Medications List
Movie Review
Website & Facebook Update
Wellness Program
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5
5
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Inside this issue:
cancelled, as well as our annual picnic with Bridges and the Dayton Hotel. We continue to provide advocacy for folks living with a mental illness. This year we have already responded to over 127 calls for assistance. And we are loud and clear on the importance of mental health when it comes budget time for Kenosha County and the Human Services budget. We also provide advocacy to folks in the court system. Please let us know if we can be of any assistance and thank you for your continued support. We also continually fight stigma and support recovery.
Thank you and All the best, Jack
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Board of Directors
President
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Walter Stern
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Secretary
Officer Kelly Andrichik
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Mark Jaros
Gretchen Koehler-Swaney
Sabrina Northern
John Rohde
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Meet the Board
My name is Kelly Andrichik. My pronouns are she/her/hers. I have a been a board member of NAMI Kenosha since 2011 and
I also serve as recording secretary. I work as a state police officer at UW Parkside Police Department and I have been there for
22 years. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and an Associate’s Degree in Police Science. My specialties at the police
department are mental health, sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking and I am a liaison officer with the
LGBTQIAA+ community on campus. I frequently guest lecture in various class at UW Parkside as well as guest lecturing at
Carthage on various topics. I am also a consultant for the Wisconsin Department of Justice training bureau and travel around
the state and train on sexual assault response for Law Enforcement. The entire UW Parkside Police Department is CIT trained.
Mental Health is a big part of the college experience and we work very closely with the on campus Student Health and
Counseling Center, Residence life on campus housing, and the Dean of Students’ office to make sure our students, staff and
faculty get the services they need and can navigate a safe experience on campus. Please feel free to reach out to me and I will
do my best to help.
Mark Jaros grew up in West suburban Chicago, went to Catholic schools including 2 years at St. Procopius College (now
Benedictine University) and 1 year at Western Ill University. Born into a construction family, he ran a home remodeling
business for 25 years. He married and moved to Pleasant Prairie in 1993 where he and his wife adopted three children to join
his son from a previous marriage. Their adopted son, Michael showed signs of mental illness in grade school that grew
stronger through his high school years. Though he was not formally diagnosed, several psychiatrists suggested his symptoms
were consistent with schizophrenia. In 2014, Michael grew depressed and took his own life. In 2017, Mark gladly accepted an
opportunity to become involved with NAMI.
Sabrina Northern has been an active member in NAMI since 2016. Some of the activities I have taken on include: - IOOV (In
Our Own Voice) speaker (2016) - Peer Support Facilitator for adults (2017) - Peer Support Facilitator for young adults with
Active Minds, UW Parkside (2017-2019) - NAMI Kenosha County Board Member (2020). In addition I have been employed
at Bridges Community Center as a Recovery Mentor since 2016. In my spare time I enjoy doing a variety of crafts such as
crocheting, painting, and paper quilling. I like to stay active by going for walks by the lake and riding my beach cruiser.
My name is John Rohde and my NAMI passion is CIT/P training. I was in Law Enforcement, for 34 years. I started my LE
career in 1981 as a Sturtevant Police Officer. In 1984, I accepted a job with the Kenosha Police Department. I retired in
December 2014. I taught Crisis Intervention at the GTC Police Academy. In 2009, NAMI Kenosha offered me the opportunity
to attend CIT training in Appleton. I accepted. It was the BEST training of my LE career. Later, with Jack and Jim Truchan
and the full support of Police Chief John Morrissey, NAMI Kenosha hosted its own CIT training. And later CIP. To date we
have trained 288 LE officers, corrections officers, Fire Department, LE dispatchers and many more occupations on crisis
intervention skills. NAMI Kenosha is working hard to offer the training needed by our First Responders and community. I am
proud to be part of that.
My name is Adalia Shchurowsky and I'm a volunteer board member with NAMI Kenosha County. I have been on the board for 6
years. One of my tasks is to find speakers and venues for NAMI's In Our Own Voice program, which allows persons living
with mental health issues to speak to the community about their experiences. I'm also a presenter with the program and have
led discussions alongside the police force, EMTs, nurses and college students. I also present to high school students via
NAMI's Ending the Silence program, which focuses on suicide prevention. One of my proudest achievements has been as lead
facilitator for NAMI Kenosha County's peer support group - which I've been a part for 9 years. My favorite thing about being
on the board is being surrounded by folks who make a visible difference for people living with mental health issues in
Kenosha. I am in recovery and live with mental health issues and I've found a supportive and caring atmosphere in the NAMI
Kenosha County board.
I am Lisa Rasmussen-Zanin, a life-long resident of Kenosha. After 30 years of employment, I retired from KUSD as an early
childhood, special education teacher. I enjoy gardening, biking, reading, genealogy research and traveling. (Although these
days during the pandemic, I am not traveling far from home.) About 14 years ago a family member became ill and soon after
my husband and I found our way to NAMI Kenosha County. I have always been interested in social justice reform as well as
issues regarding mental and physical health and wellness. NAMI Kenosha County offered support, guidance and hope as our
family dealt with mental health challenges. I am happy to give back to the community thru NAMI.
*Organized in 1983*NAMI Kenosha County, Inc. is a non-profit corporation 501 ( c ) (3)
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP (ONE YEAR) INCLUDES: *NAMI Wisconsin dues and NAMI dues
Please send to: NAMI Kenosha County, Inc. PO Box 631 Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141
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*Organized in 1983*NAMI Kenosha County, Inc. is a non-profit corporation 501 ( c ) (3)
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP (ONE YEAR) INCLUDES: *NAMI Wisconsin dues and NAMI dues
Please send to: NAMI Kenosha County, Inc. PO Box 631 Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141
Movie Review By Kelly Andrichik, NAMI board member
A little different this time for the review.
I am going to speak a bit about a Netflix series called Spinning Out.
The series is about a family whose struggle with every day life,
a grueling ice skating/training schedule, and a few different kinds of mental illness
both breaks and heals their family. The mother lives with Bi-Polar and yo-yos on and off medication throughout the lives of
both of her daughters. Both daughters compete and participate in ice skating competitions. The older daughter has a tragic fall
during a competition that, along with bouts of depression and PTSD due to the fall, affect her ability and willingness to
continue her skating career. As the mother and both the girls work through typical growing pains during teenage years, they all
have to accept the mental illness that runs through their family and work together to create their normal.
I really enjoyed this series-definitely binge worthy.
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NAMI Kenosha County Wellness Programs People affected with serious and persistent mental illness have a life span that is 25 years shorter. Better fitness can help. As Dr. David Mays says “What’s good for the heart is good for the brain”. Our programs consist of: Walkabout Rewards: Initially started with a women’s support group at Bridges Community Center going for a walk to the library circa 2010. It has grown to a walking group with 30 required/documented walking sessions. Once completed a certificate is provided. The certificates are presented at Rogan’s Shoes and the manager Chuck Gustafson fits each recipient with a new pair of shoes. NAMI Kenosha pays for the shoes. Over 100 pairs of shoes have been awarded. NAMI/YMCA Wellness program: A collaborative effort with Community Support Program (CSP), Comprehensive Community Service (CCS), and the Kenosha YMCA in 2016. There are 435 folks currently participating in our NAMI/YMCA Wellness program. We have expanded this program to include members of Bridges Community Center and participants in the Kenosha County Treatment Court. NAMI Kenosha has currently purchased two annual group memberships @ $900 to facilitate this program. There have been no incidents since starting this program. It Works! The YMCA has recently reopened under COVID precautions. Ride About Rewards: In 2018 we also started our Ride About Rewards where we provide bicycles to folks living with a mental illness. This has been quite effective and we have provided 30 bicycles, helmets, locks, and lights. Bridges Community Center staff assists in the drawing for an opportunity to win a bicycle. The awardees select the bicycle. This year we distributed 10 bicycles at a cost of $1,000. We are participating in a Zoom support session that is provided by NAMI Racine which is gaining traction. NAMI Kenosha also supports the Oxford House program in Kenosha. Oxford House is a recovery program for addicts many of which have a mental illness. The members operate the house, do UA drops, attend support groups as part of their recovery. You can stay as long as you want as long as you are clean. This structured residential setting has been very effective for clients in Treatment Court. We have four Oxford Houses in Kenosha: #1 Oxford House Ayers (7) 2014-45
th Street 53140
November 29, 2010 (men) #2 Oxford House Lena (9)1630-56
th Street 53140
July 1, 2012 (women) which moved to a new address and is now known as Oxford House Lakeside (women) #3 Oxford House Jerry (5) (may go to 7) 2414-61
st Street
Feb 1, 2016 (men) #4 Oxford House Judy (8) 5415 16th Avenue (women) **note (number) after the house name refers to the number of available beds Since 2014 NAMI Kenosha has provided $300 monthly stipends required to get folks started in the Oxford House Program. So far we have provided approximately $20,000.
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