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MARCH

13, 2013

THIS IS BIG! AP Announces Stylebook Rules on Mental Illness Entry on Mental Illness Added to AP Stylebook By Bob Carolla, NAMI Director of Media Relations

For years, NAMI has worked to have the news media abandon inaccurate, careless, or stigmatizing language or practices in reporting on mental illness. Finally, the Associated Press has included rules on mental illness in the new edition of the AP Stylebook, the bible used throughout the industry. In other words, the mental health community has won a huge victory-a seismic shift in the terrain of popular culture. If necessary, mental health advocates, looking forward, can cite the AP Stylebook as an authority in getting wayward editors and reporters to change their ways in how they report about mental illness. Founded in 1846, AP is a global news network whose reporting is seen or heard by more than half the world's population. To read full AP Press Release...

HEALTH CARE LAW PROTECTS CONSUMERS AGAINST WORST INSURANCE PRACTICES https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1112650301676&format=html&print=true[11/7/2013 2:33:48 PM]


Key health insurance protections for all Americans moves forward The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule that implements five key consumer protections from the Affordable Care Act, and makes the health insurance market work better for individuals, families, and small businesses. Read Press Release>>

More from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services...

HHS partners with Illinois on health insurance marketplace

During a visit with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to the Erie Health Center in Chicago, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen

Sebelius announced that Illinois has been conditionally approved to operate a State Partnership Marketplace (Exchange),

which will be ready for open enrollment in October 2013. Read the Press Release>>

Once again, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Illinois is bringing the highly successful Piecing It All Together (PIAT) Conference to northern Illinois. Since 2003, PIAT has shown to be consistently the premier children's mental health conference in Illinois. PIAT's attendance reaches approximately 300 individuals each year. The participants are a blend of parents/caregivers, school personnel and mental health professionals. Each of these diverse groups hears the same message...of hope for children with mental health conditions. The conference now includes an early intervention and early childhood track to confirm it is never too early to help Illinois' children. Due to many requests, identified potential, need, and popular demand, NAMI Illinois is presenting PIAT on April 29, 2013 at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, Illinois but we need your help to make this happen. NAMI Illinois is well-known and respected for its education offerings and would like to invite your organization to join with us in sponsoring, exhibiting, and/or advertising this exciting conference. For more information on PIAT, please visit the NAMI Illinois website at:http://il.nami.org/piat.htm

NAMI Metro Suburban turns 20

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Illinois Kids Count Chicago Symposium "Moving Policy, Making Progress" Friday, March 22, 2013 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile 540 North Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL

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For more information call 708-524-2582

2013 Recovery & Empowerment Statewide Call*

"Building Bridges Together"

Twenty five years ago, Voices for Illinois Children was founded to ensure that all children grow up happy, healthy, nurtured, safe, and well-educated. Join us to celebrate the progress

Please mark your calendars now for the 2013 Recovery & Empowerment Statewide Calls Calls are held on the 4th Thursday of each month



(except November and December), from10:00am-11:30am. Call-In Number: 888-790-6707. Password: "Recovery".

we've made in creating opportunities for all children to fulfill their potential, and to affirm our shared vision to build better lives - and brighter futures - for the children and families in our state.

March 28: Building Bridges toward Personal Independence April 25: Building Bridges from Peer to Peer

Voices for Illinois Children's 25 th Anniversary Celebration Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. The Adler Planetarium on Chicago's beautiful lakefront

For call-in date schedule click here...

Ask the Doctor

Sincere thanks to Matthew Smith and the Doctors of Northwestern University for agreeing to answer your questions! This column is an on-going feature in NAMI Illinois' E-News updates. Please feel free to submit your questions and look for answers on an on-going basis! Questions may be submitted to [email protected].

IPS FAMILY ADVOCACY TEAM INITIATIVE Purpose of the Initiative Through family education and advocacy activities expand IPS to improve access for persons with serious mental illness.

Accomplishments 13 NAMI state organizations engaged over 75 trained family advocates in IPS almost 4000 people trained presented at 6 legislative hearings for IPS Please Remember to 'Like' our Facebook Page!! Click here to explore our page and to 'like' us!

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