2001 NAMI National Convention in Washington, D.C.

NAMI National Conference 2001

Wednesday, May 23, 2001

NAMI CONVENTION SET FOR WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Leading Experts, Families & Consumers to Address Latest Scientific Research & Policy Issues

Special International Focus Emphasizes Global Impact of Mental Illnesses

Arlington, VA-The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), the nation's largest grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with severe mental illnesses, will hold its 22nd annual convention July 11-15, 2001 in Washington, D.C. More than 2500 NAMI leaders will come together to seek greater breakthroughs in scientific research; better evaluations, diagnoses and treatment of mental illnesses in children and adults, and ensuring access to necessary medicines and other treatment.

Because the World Health Organization (WHO) is focused this year on the international dimensions of mental illness, the NAMI convention includes several important, multicultural perspectives. It will include speakers from Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.

WHEN: Wednesday, July 11 through Sunday, July 15, 2001

WHERE: Washington Hilton & Towers Hotel
1919 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, D.C.

VIP speakers include: -

	HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson (invited)
	Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM)
	Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
	Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN)
	U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher (invited)
	Dr.Eric Kandel, 2000 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine
	Dr. Steve Hyman, National Institute of Mental Health
	Dr. Bernard Arons, Center for Mental Health Services
	Dr. David Brendling-Bennett, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Key plenary sessions will be devoted to "The Global Impact of Mental Illness" and "New Research Bringing Hope."

Selected symposium, seminar, or workshop topics include:

	International Human Rights Advocacy for People with Mental Disabilities Worldwide
	Family Support & Innovative Service Models In Other Cultures and Countries
	Family-to-Family in Spanish Speaking Communities
	Minorities in Mental Health Systems
	Medications, Children and Schools
	Recognizing Teenage Depression
	Building More Responsive Children's Mental Health Systems
	Long-Term Care: A Strategy for the Future
	Using the Supreme Court's Olmstead Decision for System Change
	Improving Mental Health Care in the Veterans Affairs (VA) System
	Helping People in the Criminal Justice System
	Barriers to Schizophrenia Research
	Beyond Seclusion & Restraints: Are We There Yet?
	Implications of the Family Opportunity Act
	New Employment Opportunities for Consumers
	Survival Skills to Help Consumers Keep Their Jobs
	How To Fight Back with Managed Care
	Strategies to Ensure Access to Medicines
	The Healing Power of Faith

The convention also includes Research Updates on schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety and personality disorders, mental illnesses in children and adolescents, medications, and "Ask the Doctor" sessions. It offers the latest information concerning mental illnesses and interview opportunities with medical and policy experts, consumers, and family members.

For the full convention agenda, click here to visit NAMI's Website or contact NAMI's Communications Department at 703-524-7600.

With more than 220,000 members, NAMI is the nation's leading grassroots advocacy organization solely dedicated to improving the lives of persons with severe mental illnesses including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and severe anxiety disorders.

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