SPEAKERS SCHEDULE

January     2       Support Group

                 16      The New Antipsychotic
                           Medications Video.
                           Dr. David Moody will
                           answer questions.

February  6       Support Group     

                20      A representative from the
                          Social Security Adminis-
                          tration will talk about
                          SSDI vs. SSI and a repre-
                          sentative from Albemarle
                          Social Services, on
                          Medicaid eligibility.

March     6       Support Group        

              20       Dr. Kenneth Brasfield,
                         Director of Pharmacy
                         Services at Western State
                         Hospital on medications.

April       3       Support Group          

             17       Lenny Carter from Region
                        10 on stages of family and
                        consumer acceptance of
                        mental illness.

All meetings are held in the Boardroom of Region 10 at 800 Preston Ave. at 5:30 PM.


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THANKS TO

Margy Bruns, a student nurse at UVA for putting together a display at the Gordon Ave. Library for Mental Illness Awareness Week last fall and to Virginia Grinaker and Linda Goldstein for organizing our BRFA library outside the boardroom at Region 10 on Preston Ave.

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RICHMOND RALLY

Coalition for the Mentally Disabled will hold a rally in Capitol Square at 11:30 AM on January 20, 1997. For transportation call Julie Curry at 295-7937.


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24 HOUR VOICE MAIL


Region 10 is providing our organization with a telephone service that members can use to leave messages and receive information about meetings, if there is any question about changes or cancel-lations due to weather. The number is 970-1257, so please make a note of this. 



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VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE

We recently established a BRFA websight on the server at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library downtown. Community organizations are set up under the Monticello Avenue web page and may be accessed by going to this page on the internet at the following address:

                http://avenue.gen.va.us

See this and other websights related to mental illness by clicking on the NAMI and VAMI connections.

1997 Dues

Family Membership (includes NAMI, VAMI and BRFAMI newsletters) ________$25.00 Basic Membership ______________$10.00