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		<title>WRAP for Families &#8211; Tuesday, June 5, 6 pm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NAMI Education Program, 356 Biltmore Avenue, Ste. 315, Asheville, NC 28801 Tuesday, June 5, 6 &#8211; 7 pm &#160; This presentation will introduce the ways that Wellness Recovery Action Planning (W.R.A.P.) can be used within families to identify triggers and  Wellness Tools while improving communication and working together to develop strategies to respond to psychiatric [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From NAMI North Carolina: An update on Adult Care Homes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please follow this link for more information on the Adult Care Home situation and the 1915 waiver. This information is from &#8220;Heard in the Halls&#8221; from NAMI NC in Raleigh. &#160; http://us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=883185ga55lt2]]></description>
		<link>http://namiwnc.org/from-nami-north-carolina-an-update-on-adult-care-homes/</link>
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		<title>Education Program &#8211; Tuesday, May 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our general education meetings are now on the first Tuesday of the month from 6 &#8211; 7 pm at 356 Biltmore Avenue, Suite 315. Our speaker for Tuesday, May 1, will be Mark Merrick. Mark has worked at FIRST at Blue Ridge for six years and is now the Administrative Director. He has been a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://namiwnc.org/education-program-tuesday-may-1/</link>
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		<title>W.R.A.P. Wellness Recovery Action Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 10 &#8211; June 14 THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS REGISTERED. THE CLASS IS FULL WITH EIGHT STUDENTS. OUR NEXT W.R.A.P. CLASS WILL BEGIN IN OCTOBER. DATES TBA. The next 12-hour training using Mary Ellen Copeland&#8217;s book &#8220;Wellness Recovery Action Plan&#8221; will begin on Thursday, May 10. The class will meet for six consecutive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://namiwnc.org/w-r-a-p-wellness-recovery-action-plan/</link>
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		<title>www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Excellent website covering mental health. www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org]]></description>
		<link>http://namiwnc.org/www-treatmentadvocacycenter-org/</link>
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		<title>TUESDAY, APRIL 3,  6 &#8211; 7 PM &#8211; AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE ASHEVILLE AREA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, April 3, from 6 &#8211; 7 pm, Leslie Gaidi, M.A. will be presenting a talk on Affordable Housing for the Mentally Ill in the Asheville Area. Leslie has worked with various housing groups in Asheville and will be able to give a full overview of the current situation as well as some information [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://namiwnc.org/tuesday-april-3-6-7-pm-affordable-housing-in-the-asheville-area/</link>
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		<title>The Greatest Show of Courage &#8211; September 23</title>
		<description><![CDATA[JUST CONFIRMED!! COMING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 at Pack Square, Noon – 4 pm – “The Greatest Show of Courage”, a Carnival and Parade fundraiser for NAMI WC.  Show your support for NAMI Western Carolina’s services by organizing a team and raising money from sponsors and donors – similar to the Walk! Food, entertainment and fun. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://namiwnc.org/the-greatest-show-of-courage-september-23/</link>
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		<title>Hearing Voices Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Burgess, Training Specialist for Western Highlands Network, has generously offered to hold a &#8220;Hearing Voices Training&#8221; for NAMI WC. The two-hour class allows you to have the experience of trying to do everyday tasks or play a game while wearing earbuds and listening to voices talk to you, perhaps give you orders, in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://namiwnc.org/hearing-voices-training/</link>
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		<title>St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Potluck</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to everyone who came to our St. Paddy&#8217;s Potluck last Friday! We had a great turnout, Irish music and lots of yummy (and some green) food. The decorations were fantastic with a pot of shamrocks on each table. Thanks to Paulette and Judy for all their hard work and planning. Next potluck &#8212; Cruise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://namiwnc.org/st-patricks-day-potluck/</link>
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		<title>Town Hall Meeting &#8211; March 28 &#8211; MAHEC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Come Join Us and Have Your Say! You are invited to a Town Hall Meeting on Mental Health, Developmental Disability, and Substance Abuse Services, sponsored by The Coalition. The Coalition, 40 organizations advocating together to meet the needs of North Carolinians living with the developmental disabilities, the disease of addiction, &#38; mental illness, will host [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://namiwnc.org/town-hall-meeting-march-28-mahec/</link>
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