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        NAMI Blue Ridge Family Alliance Meetings

 

Support group meetings, for families and friends of persons who have a serious mental illness, are held every first Thursday from 5:30 to 7:00.  Our support group meetings are held in the Board Room of the Region Ten location at 505 Old Lynchburg Rd in Charlottesville.

Directions: From I64 exit 120, take 5th Street Extended south (away from Charlottesville) for just over half a mile to Old Lynchburg Rd on the right. (The entrance to the new county office building will be on your left.)  Turn right on Old Lynchburg Rd and then right again at the first driveway.  The Board Room is in the single-story Region Ten administrative building at the rear of the property.  (Drive around behind the three-story apartment building.)

Visitors are welcome.


The next support group meetings will be held on the following first  Thursdays:    Sept 3, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 3, Jan 7

 

Speaker Meetings:

Thursday, October 15, 5:30-7:00pm 

Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System

Juanita Morris, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical nurse with more than 20 years experience providing evaluation and services to Albemarle County Regional Jail inmates with mental illnesses.  Tom von Hemert is criminal justice planner for the Thomas Jefferson area.  Dr. Morris and Mr. von Hemert will discuss all aspects of mental illness in the criminal justice system.

 

Thursday, November 19, 5:30-7:00pm

Ask the Doctor

 

Dr. David Moody is Medical Director for Region Ten.  Dr. Moody has many years experience working with people with serious mental illnesses.  Dr. Moody will join us for an informal Q&A.  This is your opportunity to meet the doctor in a small group setting and ask all those tough questions you have been struggling with.

 

Thursday, December 17, 5:30-7:00pm

 

New, Modern Western State Hospital

 

Plan are well underway for a completely new, state-of-the-art Western State Hospital in Staunton.  John Beghtol is Director of Community Relations at Western State.  Mr. Beghtol will tell us what to expect, update us on current psychosocial programs at Western State, and answer your questions about their program.

 



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