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SF NELSON
"Supporting Families in Mental Illness"
50 Halifax St., Nelson
Phone/Fax: 03 546 6090
Admin Phone: 03 545 8162
Motueka Phone: 03 528 7790
Mobile: 027 243 2441
SF NELSON
THURSDAY CLUB
Upstairs at Stefano's Pizzaria
(above the State Cinema)
Held the first Thursday of every month.
Next Gathering Thursday
2 October at 5.00pm
This is a very casual social get together for families and whanau with experience of mental illness. Some food will be provided. Please buy your own drinks.
Service Users, family members & friends are all welcome.
We would love to see some new faces.
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CREATIVE CARERS
COFFEE AND CHAT CLUB
For Carers to share their creative talents, take time out, and foster friendships in a caring environment.
Meets on the third Thursday of every month downstairs at the Community Groups Centre, 50 Halifax Street, Nelson
5.30pm - 7.00pm
(next meeting 16 October)
Some pampering, some information sharing, some laughs! Bring your crafts or writing in progress if you want to, or do nothing at all! Nibbles provided.
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Richmond Carers Writing Group
CALENDAR LAUNCH
"Expose' - The Naked Truth"
The Richmond and Motueka Carers Writing Group gathered together every fortnight for 3 months to share their realities as Carers with each other and express themselves on paper. The writers have chosen a selection of their writings and original artwork and published them in the form of a calendar.
The writers chose to launch the calendar during Mental Health Awareness Week 6-12 October to "Make their mark for mental health" and they will be launching the calendar on
Tuesday 7 October
at the Richmond Plunket rooms (Oxford Street Richmond) at 6.00pm
to be followed by a shared finger food tea to celebrate.
All welcome.
Thank you to Lion Foundation and Carers NZ for your financial support
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PARTNERS IN CARE - "SUNNY AWARD" WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND WHANAU AS PARTNERS IN CARE 2009
At SF Nelson we know that involving families and whanau as partners in care leads to better recover and improved quality of life for many people with a major mental illness such as Schizophrenia.
Its time to start thinking about nominations for the 2009 Partners in Care award which we hope to present during Schizophrenia awareness Week in March, to someone in the community who has made outstanding efforts to include and recognise the role that families play in the care of a person with a major mental illness. You will need to include a written description of the nominated persons' efforts.
If you would like to nominate someone for this special recognition, or would like to know more about the award you can contact Susan at the SF office for a nomination form. Phone 545 8162 or email office@sfnelson.org.nz
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The SF Nelson Newsletter will now come out quarterly, rather than bi-monthly and you can expect to receive it in March, June, September, December, and the Upcoming Events will come out every month to keep you up to date with the latest happenings.
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