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5/27/2022

NAMI Ramsey County 2021 Accomplishments

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NAMI Ramsey County NAMIWalks team, 2021
NAMI Ramsey County NAMIWalks team, 2021
NAMI Ramsey County President’s Annual Meeting Report for June 2021-May 2022 Accomplishments (Fiscal Year 2021)

1. Programs:  
  • Hosted a well-attended fall program with an illustrious panel discussion on Early Signs of Mental Illness in Children.
  • Despite NAMI Minnesota canceling the in-person NAMIWalks event, we held a smaller walk at Como Park.
  • Hosts a monthly Book Club.
  • Hosted a well-attended Holiday Party for NAMI Ramsey members and volunteers, with a catered dinner, bingo, and door prizes.
  • Worked with a Ramsey County administrator to host a presentation about county services and conducted a listening session on Accessing Ramsey County Mental Health Services. The Ramsey County Adult Mental Health Advisory Council co-sponsored. Over 40 people attended and shared stories.
  • Co-hosted a St. Paul Human Rights Commission Housing Accommodation training.
  • Hosted a spring program about employment, Can I Get a Job If I Have A Mental Illness? A panel consisting of 3 county employment staff, the director of Vail Clubhouses, and a Clubhouse client spoke.
  • Planned a May tour of Vail Clubhouse to kick off our advocacy for a Clubhouse International in Ramsey County.
  • Planned a June Summer Picnic for NAMI Ramsey members and volunteers, with music, bean bag toss, door prizes, and catered picnic food.

2. Action: 
  • Invited Department of Health representatives to a board meeting to give our input about implementing 9-8-8.
  • Had a board member liaison to NAMI Minnesota Legislative Committee.
  • Invited the NAMI Minnesota lobbyist to a board meeting where we gave timely input on legislative priorities.
  • Mental Health Day on the Hill at the Capitol.
  • Initiated a terrific MinnPost article about our exemplary, active affiliate.
  • Scheduling meetings with individual county commissioners and staff to share our County Services Listening Session Report.
  • Initiating monitoring local government agendas for possible mental health advocacy.
  • Two board members are liaisons to Ramsey County Adult Mental Health Advisory Council and worked to make it more viable.

3. Organization:
  • Our board continues to grow: we recruited five new board members, have three advisors, and added diversity to the board.
  • Board member Debbi Gunsell leads a NAMI Connections peer support group. 
  • Initiated a consent agenda so we could use board time for major discussions and action.
  • Maintains a standing board agenda item to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion and to monitor our progress.
  • Appointed board committees for planning each of our programs, the holiday party and summer picnic, and for nominations, the budget, and bylaws.
  • Help fund our fantastic NAMI Minnesota staff liaison who works with us and volunteers to produce the beautiful NAMI Ramsey County website, e-newsletters (monthly, volunteer, and NAMIWalks), and social media pages for Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook (page and volunteer group).
  • Partner with the Ramsey County Children’s Mental Health Collaborative and contribute to their hospital backpack program.
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Author: Mindy Greiling

Mindy was a state representative for 20 years, served on state and national NAMI boards, and is the author of Fix What You Can, a book about her legislative work and her family's story about her son's schizo-affective disorder. She was president of NAMI Ramsey County from June 2020 - May 2022.

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