Nami Of Missouri

FAMILY SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP PROJECT - NAMI MISSOURI'S 3-YEAR STATEWIDE FAMILY NETWORK PROJECT, "FAMILY SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP PROJECT," WILL BENEFIT PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD) IN MISSOURI USING A COMBINATION OF PROVEN, PEER-LED TRAINING DEVELOPED BY NAMI AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING NAMI BASICS, SMARTS, PARTNERS IN POLICY, HOLDING HOPE, CHARTING THE LIFE COURSE AND WRAP. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON PARENTS AND PRIMARY CAREGIVERS OF YOUTH WITH SED/COD ("PARENTS/ CAREGIVERS") FROM 3 SPECIFIC POPULATIONS OF FOCUS: 1.) MILITARY AND VETERAN FAMILIES; 2.) FAMILIES IN RURAL, UNDERSERVED, AND UNDER-RESOURCED PARTS OF THE STATE; 3.) FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE: STRENGTHENING THE LEADERSHIP OF PARENTS/CAREGIVERS; TEACHING PARENTS/CAREGIVERS HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN POLICY; HELPING PARENTS/CAREGIVERS ACCESS EVIDENCE-BASED AND PROMISING PRACTICES; IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES OF FAMILY SUPPORT PROVIDERS (FSPS) AND AGENCIES; PROMOTING TOOLS TO BOOST CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FAMILIES; AND STRENGTHENING THE STATEWIDE FAMILY/CAREGIVER NETWORK ACROSS THE STATE LONG TERM. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ANNUAL GOALS: HOLDIN A PARTNERS IN POLICY LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO TRAIN 10 PARENTS/ CAREGIVERS; HOLDING A COMMUNITY ADVOCACY TRAINING ON BOARD AND COMMITTEE SERVICE FOR 10 PARENTS/ CAREGIVERS; SUPPORTING A TRAINING PROGRAM TO DEVELOP 5 NEW FSPS; HOSTING 3 PROVIDER SEMINARS AND TRAINING 75 MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS; PROVIDING CEUS TO 30 FSPS; INCREASING THE FAVORABILITY RATING OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES TOWARD PEER SUPPORT; GRADUATING 12 PARENTS/ CAREGIVERS FROM BASICS COURSES; EARNING A RATING OF “HELPFUL” OR “EXTREMELY HELPFUL” IN PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT FROM 90% OF PARENTS/ CAREGIVERS WHO ATTEND A BASICS COURSE; PROVIDING RESPITES SERVICE FOR 10 PARENTS/ CAREGIVERS; COORDINATING FSP MENTORS TO PROVIDE IN-PERSON ADVOCACY FOR 10 INDIVIDUALS; REACHING 5,000 MISSOURIANS THROUGH MESSAGING; ATTENDING 3 CONFERENCES AS ATTENDEES/ PARTICIPANTS; AND 3 PARTNER ORGANIZATION CONFERENCES AS VENDORS, REACHING 3,000 PEOPLE; ATTENDING WORKGROUPS/ WORK SESSION MEETINGS WITH 5 SEPARATE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WHO REPRESENT POPULATIONS WITH GOALS THAT ALIGN WITH OURS. STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE FACILITATING ACCESS TO EDUCATION; PROMOTING SKILL-BUILDING, FAMILY PEER SUPPORT, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE; OFFERING ACCESS TO RESPITE CARE, ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDING ACCESS TO CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES AND ADVOCACY SUPPORT, ENSURING CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND IMPLEMENTING A COMBINATION OF INTERVENTIONS TAILORED TO EACH FAMILY TO MAXIMIZE EFFECTIVENESS AND ENSURE A HOLISTIC APPROACH. OTHER PLANS INCLUDE TRAINING 5 PARENTS/CAREGIVERS TO TELL THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE STORIES THROUGH THE HOLDING HOPE PROGRAM, DELIVERING 20 PRESENTATIONS PER YEAR, REACHING 350 PEOPLE. WE WILL SERVE 125 PARENTS/ CAREGIVERS THROUGH OUR PARENT HELPLINE AND EMAIL; 15 PARENTS/CAREGIVERS THROUGH PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS; AND 25 PARENTS/ CAREGIVERS ANNUALLY THROUGH CMHW OUTREACH. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES WE WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 850 PEOPLE ANNUALLY, AND 2,550 THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE GRANT. IN ADDITION, WE WILL REACH MORE THAN 8,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY, AND 24,000 THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE GRANT.

CONSUMER LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT PROJECT - NAMI MISSOURI'S 3-YEAR STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORK PROJECT, "CONSUMER LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT PROJECT", WILL BENEFIT ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) IN MISSOURI USING CONSUMER-FOCUSED, PEER-LED, EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM MODELS. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS INVOLVED IN MENTAL HEALTH POLICY MAKING; INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PEERS TRAINED TO PROVIDE STIGMA-REDUCING PRESENTATIONS AND FACILITATE SUPPORT GROUPS; GROWNG THE AVAILABILITY OF PEER SUPPORT CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES; AND CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSUMERS TO RECEIVE PEER SUPPORT THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE PEER SUPPORT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION. ADULTS WITH SMI WILL BE POSITIVELY IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES. PROJECT OUTREACH WILL FOCUS ON ADULTS WITH SMI FROM FOUR SPECIFIC UNDERSERVED AND UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING: 1.) ETHNIC, RACIAL, AND CULTURAL MINORIITY GROUPS; 2.) SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER MINORITIES; 3.) INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE IN OUR OWN VOICE (IOOV) PRESENTATION PROGRAM, NAMI CONNECTION RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP PROGRAM, PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) EDUCATION COURSE AND NAMI SMARTS FOR ADVOCACY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES HANDS-ON PARTNERS IN POLICY LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND PEER ADVOCATE LEADERSHIP SERVICE. THROUGH THESE AND OTHER PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH, WE WILL REACH 2,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR OF THE GRANT, FOR A TOTAL OF 6,000 INDIVIDUALS SERVED THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE GRANT.

FAMILY SUPPORT AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT - NAMI MISSOURI'S 3-YEAR STATEWIDE FAMILY NETWORK PROJECT, "FAMILY SUPPORT AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT," WILL BENEFIT PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED) USING A COMBINATION OF PROVEN, PEER-LED TRAINING DEVELOPED BY NAMI AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING NAMI SMARTS FOR ADVOCACY, PARENT PRESENTER TRAINING, CHARTING THE LIFE COURSE AND WRAP WELLNESS TOOLS. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE EMPOWERING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS, REDUCING STIGMA, AND STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER FAMILY AND PARENT SUPPORT-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE TRAINING 20 FAMILY MEMBERS IN ADVOCACY AND BOARD SERVICE; TRAINING FAMILY SPEAKERS BUREAU MEMBERS AS PARENT PRESENTER SPEAKERS AND SUPPORT GROUP LEADERS; DELIVERING PARENT PRESENTATIONS TO 500 PEOPLE; LAUNCHING NEW SUPPORT GROUPS; ENGAGING 50 PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN BASICS ON DEMAND FACEBOOK Q&A SESSIONS; RECRUITING AND TRAINING TEAMS OF NAMI BASICS FOR PROVIDERS LEADERS; GROWING PROGRAMS TO BETTER SERVE SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES; ENGAGING WITH CHURCHES AND YOUTH GROUPS THROUGH NAMI FAITHNET; AND BRINGING FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS TO CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH WEEK ACTIVITIES. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON PARENTS AND PRIMARY CAREGIVERS OF YOUTH WITH SED FROM FOUR SPECIFIC POPULATIONS OF FOCUS, INCLUDING 1.) BLACK, AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND RACIAL MINORITY FAMILIES; 2.) MILITARY AND VETERAN FAMILIES; 3.) FAMILIES OF YOUTH WITH CO-OCCURRING SED AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY DISORDERS (IDD); AND 4.) FAMILIES IN RURAL PARTS OF THE STATE. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT, NAMI MISSOURI WILL PROVIDE 14 CREDENTIALED TRAINING SESSIONS, PROVIDING CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUS) TO 20 MISSOURI PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF YOUTH WITH SED. THROUGH THE PARENT PRESENTATION PROGRAM ALONE, PRESENTERS WILL DELIVER 25 PRESENTATIONS TO REACH 500 PEOPLE, AND THROUGH ALL PROGRAMS COMBINED WE WILL REACH AN ESTIMATE 1,250 FAMILY MEMBERS EACH YEAR AND 3,750 FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE GRANT. A STRONGER AND MORE FAR-REACHING FAMILY NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE WILL PROVIDE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

SUPPORTING RECOVERY THROUGH PEER LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT

EMPOWERING OURSELVES, UNITED VOICES FOR HOPE AND RECOVERY

EMPOWERING MISSOURI CONSUMER UNIFIED VOICES FOR HOPE AND RECOVERY

VOICES UNITED FOR HOPE, RECOVERY AND EMPOWERMENT

MENTAL HEALTH PEER LEADERSHIP PROJECT - NAMI MISSOURI'S MENTAL HEALTH PEER LEADERSHIP PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN STATEWIDE PEER-LED MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY CAPACITY BY EXPANDING PEER LEADERSHIP, IMPROVING PROGRAM COORDINATION, AND INCREASING ACCESS TO RECOVERY-FOCUSED EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. THE PROJECT WILL REACH COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN MISSOURI, WHERE ACCESS TO PEER SUPPORT, RECOVERY EDUCATION, AND LIVED-EXPERIENCE LEADERSHIP REMAINS LIMITED. CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IS NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN THE STATEWIDE NETWORK FOR PEER-LED PROGRAMS AND INCREASE CONSISTENT ACCESS TO PEER SUPPORT, RECOVERY EDUCATION, AND LIVED-EXPERIENCE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEERS. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH VARIOUS CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, INCLUDING CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE CONCERNS, TRAUMA HISTORIES, DISABILITIES, PRIOR CRISIS OR TREATMENT INVOLVEMENT, AND THOSE WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AND PEER SUPPORT, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT SYSTEMS. DUE TO TAILORED PROGRAMMING, NAMI MISSOURI EXPECTS TO IMPACT VETERANS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS. OUTREACH WILL ALSO INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES AND LIMITED ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO BENEFIT CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS, INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN BECOMING PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, NAMI MISSOURI MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PROVIDERS WHO WORK WITH OR MAY EMPLOY PEERS. GRANT ACTIVITIES WILL BUILD NAMI MISSOURI'S CAPACITY AS A STATEWIDE PEER-RUN ORGANIZATION AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEERS TO LEAD, PARTICIPATE IN, AND SHAPE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS. NAMI MISSOURI WILL INCREASE CAPACITY BY DEVELOPING A STATEWIDE PEER SUPPORT PLAN; STRENGTHENING LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS; RECRUITING AND SUPPORTING PEER LEADERS; INCREASING PARTICIPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE IN BOARDS, ADVISORY ROLES, AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES; AND EXPANDING AVAILABLE PEER SUPPORT AND EDUCATION. PROJECT GOALS ARE TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY; EXPAND PEER LEADERSHIP, PEER VOICE, AND PEER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; INCREASE ACCESS TO PEER-LED EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND ADVOCACY; AND IMPROVE DATA-INFORMED PLANNING, EVALUATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE DEVELOPING A STATEWIDE PEER SUPPORT AND CAPACITY-BUILDING PLAN WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF AWARD; INCREASING PEER PARTICIPATION IN LEADERSHIP, TRAINING, ADVISORY, AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES; EXPANDING OUTREACH TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AND ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS; TRAINING PEERS TO SHARE THEIR RECOVERY STORIES FOR SPEAKERS BUREAU PROJECTS; TRAINING NEW PEERS TO LEAD SUPPORT GROUPS AND TEACH EDUCATION COURSES; AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PEER SUPPORT GROUPS AND PEER EDUCATION COURSES AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. THESE OBJECTIVES SUPPORT SAMHSA STRATEGIC PRIORITIES BY ADDRESSING SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, IMPROVING ACCESS TO RECOVERY SUPPORTS, HELPING INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE LONG-TERM RECOVERY, AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY-BASED RESPONSES TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS.

NAMI EMPOWERING MISSOURI'S CONSUMERS GRANT

VOICES UNITED FOR HOPE, RECOVERY AND EMPOWERMENT