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ADVOCACY ISSUES

BHSN advocates for the rights, needs and empowerment of adults, children and families whose lives have been affected by mental illnesses or abusive situations.
 

  • BHSN is involved with the MAPP through the Clinton County Health Department which has as one of its foci mental health, specifically in adolescents.  Through a subcommittee, BHSN staff are working with NAMI:CV and the Plattsburgh City School District (NY), as well as other area providers, implementing the Columbia TeenScreen project.  For more information on this project, please click here.

  • Our Anti-Stigma Campaign has an annual "Stomp Out Stigma" Walkathon in May during Mental Health Awareness Month.  Our upcoming walk will be held at the PARC Oval from 3pm to 5pm on Friday, May 11th.  Come out and join us - we add interesting twists to the walk to keep it all fun!  No pre-registration necessary;  come to the Gazebo and register the day of the walk.

  • Our on-going Anti-Stigma Campaign has as its cornerstone our "Brown Bag Lunch" series co-sponsored with NAMI:CV.

This diverse and interesting series is continuing for its seventh season, on the fourth Monday of each month. 

The topics presented have included:

  • The Criminalization of the Mentally Ill

  • Mental Illness: No-Fault Brain Diseases

  • Stigma & Mental Illness

  • Over the Counter; Over the Edge

  • Strategies for Strengthening Families

  • Hope & Recovery from Mental Illness

  • Mental Health Services & Needs in Our Community

  • Talking About Suicide

  • Symptoms of Mental Illness in Children

  • Ask the Experts

  • Sustaining Recovery - the First Steps

  • Legal Issues for Families

  • Dual Diagnosis: Mental Illness & Substance Abuse

  • The Stigma of Mental Illness

  • Mental Illness in Adolescents

  • Bipolar Depression & Schizophrenia

  • Anxiety Disorders

  • ADD & ADHD

  • When to go to the ER

  • Mental Illness in Older Adults

  • Borderline Personality Disorder

  • Eating Disorders

  • Dual Diagnosis

  • Alternative Therapies & Coping Techniques

  • Crisis Intervention

  • Mental Illness in Children & Adolescents

  • Anxiety Disorders

  • Dual Diagnosis of MRDD & MI

  • Navigating Schools with a Mentally Ill Child - from a Guidance Counselor & IEP perspective

  • Schizophrenia

  • Self-Injury

  • Accessing the System: What Changes will Medicare D Bring?

  • Raising Adoptive Foster Children

  • "In Our Own Voice"

  • Just What is the Community Services Board?

  • Work and Education Opportunities for People with a Mental Illness Diagnosis

  • Just What is EMDR?

  • Teen Suicidality & Mental Health Screening

  • Mental Health Court: Mental Illness & the Judicial System

  • Mind/Body Connection

  • Healthy Living: Sleep, Food & Mood

  • Reactive Attachment Disorder

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