NAMI Wisconsin

• Slam Dunk Stigma: NAMI Wisconsin and many affiliates will attend the Milwaukee Bucks vs Chicago Bulls Jan 21st game. We will promote mental health and decreasing stigma. Over 200 members will wear our Slam Dunk Stigma shirts and promoting mental health. Go Bucks!

• NAMI Wisconsin Annual Conference for 2022: NAMI Wisconsin Annual Conference will return to our normal April time frame. We will be hosting our annual conference April 29th and April 30th at the Kalahari in the Wisconsin Dells. Our focus of the conference is youth mental health, and we look forward to gathering and sharing information and resources for mental health. 

• NAMI Wisconsin Youth CIT Advanced training. We have received increased funding to provide CIT Advanced training,  a 40-hour law enforcement training course that NAMI Wisconsin manages throughout the state. These sessions will be an 8-hour specific topic to increase knowledge and awareness to enhance officers' response. This February we will host an 8-hour youth CIT Advance Training in three communities in combination with a digital and live platform. 

• Family Experience Training: NAMI Wisconsin will host our first training for the NAMI Wisconsin Family Experience on January 15 in Madison. This is a presentation program where family members share their story about caring for someone with a mental illness and how it affected not only their loved one but the family. This presentation’s goal is to decrease the stigma of mental illness, provide insight into the disease and advocate for change of the mental health care system.

• Program Trainings: NAMI Wisconsin will host train the trainer sessions for many of our ongoing programs in the first quarter of 2022. We are thrilled to be able to host these training courses online. NAMI Wisconsin Peer Support Group Facilitator Training, NAMI Peer to Peer Training and NAMI Family to Family teacher training will be provided to affiliate leaders who will return to their community to provide these impactful support groups and classes. 
   

• Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network (WEESSN): WECA is hiring a number of positions, particularly to support WEESSN’s expansion:
  •    Bilingual Early Childhood Program Coach - Milwaukee
  •    Family Child Care Coach - Southwest Region 
  •    WEESSN Community Relations Specialist 

Also, be sure to check out WEESSN’s most recent Newsletter that highlights its expansion and progress!

• Raising Wisconsin Launch: As child care access and affordability worsens throughout Wisconsin, we have seen increasing numbers of statewide organizations, employers, communities, and parents who are concerned about the ripple effect created by our state’s weak child care infrastructure. This coalition of partners who want to advocate for and find solutions to address our state’s child care needs has resulted in the formation of Raising Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Infant Toddler Policy Project’s policy agenda will fall under Raising Wisconsin as will other federal, state and local advocacy efforts. Our coalition, including the WITPP State Collaborative Team, is advocating for transformational local, state and federal policy changes and investments that will serve children, families, and educators. We’re excited to launch the official Raising Wisconsin website in January 2022. For questions, contact Jackie Anderson at janderson@wisconsinearlychildhood.org.

• 2022 WECA Conference: Save the Date for WECA’s Annual Conference to be held September 28 – October 2, 2022 at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Please note that we’re continuing to discuss a virtual option due to the evolving pandemic situation.