NAMI Forsyth Dawson Lumpkin

12/12/2024

Holiday Party and Dinner – – You are Invited!
Tuesday December 17,2024 at 6:30PM Forsyth County United Way, 240 Elm Street, Cu***ng, GA. Come join us for our annual NAMI FDL Holiday Party. Bring your family, and/or a friend. We will have door prizes, great food, and fellowship. A holiday feast will be provided. Please indicate your desire to attend by calling Linda Fitzwater at 678-947-6156. We look forward to seeing you!

09/09/2024

NAMI FDL Announces upcoming Family to Family Classes.
We will be holding our next NAMI Family to Family Class beginning Monday evening October 7th, 2024 at 6:30 PM. – 9:00 PM. The class runs for 8 consecutive Monday evenings.

The class will be held in-person. Please contact Linda Fitzwater at 678-947-6156 or email namifdlga@gmail.com, if you are interested in attending or getting more information about the class. Pre-registration is required.

What Does the Course Include?

Current information about schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, and co-occurring brain disorders and addictive disorders
Up-to-date information about medications, side effects, and strategies for medication adherence
Current research related to the biology of brain disorders and the evidence-based, most effective treatments to promote recovery
Gaining empathy by understanding the subjective, lived experience of a person with mental illness
Learning in special workshops for problem solving, listening, and communication techniques
Acquiring strategies for handling crises and relapse
Focusing on care for the caregiver: coping with worry, stress, and emotional overload
Classes will be held a Creekside Church in Cu***ng.

07/18/2024

Join us for our 23rd Annual Day of Caring
Presented by Atlanta Gas Light
Friday, August 30, 2024, 8:00am at the Forsyth Conference Center
Day of Caring is United Way of Forsyth County’s single largest volunteer day, bringing the community together to give back year after year.
In 2023, approximately 640 volunteers packaged 135,000 non-perishable meals that were distributed to 4 local food pantries and programs. Volunteers also packaged 2,000 Family Snack Packs, 1,000 School Supply Kits, and assembled 300 Literacy Kits. As a Volunteer, you are working shoulder to shoulder with others who share your commitment to our community. Want to sponsor? Help us address food insecurities in Forsyth County and put food on the tables of families in need by becoming a Day of Caring Sponsor. All sponsors will receive recognition on United Way’s social media channels as well as brand recognition during the event. To become a Day of Caring sponsor, clickhttps://www.unitedwayforsyth.com/sites/unitedwayforsyth/files/2024%20DOC%20Sponsorship%20flyer.pdf
Want to volunteer? Click here to REGISTER TODAY! https://www.unitedwayforsyth.com/civicrm/event/register?id=36&reset=1
To guarantee T-shirt sizing, deadline to register is Friday, August 2nd. Space is limited, sign up today!
Admission to the event:
We are asking for $15 per person. This includes the event t-shirt, Chick-Fil-A biscuits, Shipley
do-nuts, drinks, fruit, breakfast bars, and the best playlist around! As part of admission, we will
also be accepting donations of:
PopTarts for students
School Supplies
Composition Notebooks
5 Subject Notebooks
Colored Pencils
Washable Markers
Event Timeline:
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00-11:00 - Food Packaging
11:00-11:30 - Event clean-up
To find out how you can be part of this year’s Day of Caring in 2024 contact Lindsay Bohannon at 770.781.4110.

06/09/2024

It’s time to impress upon the Forsyth County Commissioners that a crisis stabilization unit and counseling center is needed in Forsyth County. Please click the link below to send a letter to the Commissioners to show your support for this vital need for our county. Please click on

Ask them to vote 'YES' to the Mental Health

04/27/2024

Mental Health Conference to be Held in Forsyth County

03/20/2024

03/15/2024

We are holding an upcoming NAMI Family to Family Class beginning on Monday April 1st from 6:30 - 9:00 for 8 consecutive Monday evenings.
Information about NAMI Family to Family follows. You may pre-register by calling:

Linda Fitzwater at 678-947-6156
or email to namifdlga@gmail.com

NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. It is a designated evidenced-based program. This means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition.
NAMI Family-to-Family is taught by NAMI-trained family members who have been there, and includes presentations, discussions and interactive exercises.

For more information or to get on the registration list:
Email namifdlga@gmail.com

03/06/2024

Urgent Advocacy Reminder
We need you March 7th to show up in person to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners Meeting on
Thursday evening March 7th by 4:45 PM.
The location is 110 E. Main Street, Cu***ng, GA 30040
(This is the Administrative Building that is next to the parking garage, and across the street from the Court House).
WEAR GREEN in support of Mental Health wellness. We need you now at this critical time.

03/02/2024

URGENT Advocacy Update * * * CORRECTION * * *
It should read -- Show up to the Board of Commissioners Meeting on Thursday evening March 7th by 4:45 PM. (not Tuesday)

03/01/2024

URGENT Advocacy Update 3/1/2024
Show up to the Board of Commissioners Meeting on Tuesday evening March 7th by 4:45 PM.

WEAR GREEN in support of Mental Health Wellness. We need you now at this critical time.

01/16/2024

CALL TO ACTION - MENTAL HEALTH URGENT
You have asked us what you can do. We need your help now!
We are in danger of losing our Mental Health Wellness Building in Forsyth County. The commissioners voted last week in a 3/2 vote to eliminate this facility from the Administration Building site. (Mills and Levant opposed)
The building was going to provide 15 bed 24 hour observation unit, a 30 bed treatment wing, counseling offices for continued care, and the Health Department Offices.
This hits hard and is a gut punch to everyone who has hoped for and/or worked towards this coming into fruition.
The county received a 30-million-dollar federal ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) grant specifically for this building. The administrative building proposal expense increases put the project over budget. There is some talk of diverting that money to water/sewer.
1. We need you to write the commissioners: Let them know why you need this facility in Forsyth County. Please let’s flood their email boxes with disapproval on this action.
commissioners@forsythco.com
2. We need you to attend the meeting on Thursday, January 18th at 5:00 PM, as the commissioners will make a final vote regarding this decision. Please arrive by 4:30 PM (Please wear green shirts in support of Mental Health Awareness)
Commissioners' Meeting Room (Suite 220) on the second floor of the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street, Cu***ng.
If you want to learn more, please visit our website www.namifdl.org or on Facebook. Questions: Call Mary (678) 431-9273 or Linda (470) 302-9473

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