FHR Calendar of Events

March 2010

NAMI Information listed by state.

March 1	Rhode Island: Due date for applications for the 2010 "Through the Looking Glass" scholarships for Students with Parents with Disabilities. For more information, click here.
March 5	Rhode Island: Professional Education Programs in Psychiatry, 12-1:30 p.m., Ray Conference Center, Butler Hospital Campus.
March 1-7	National Collegiate Health and Wellness Week
March 7-13	National Sleep Awareness Week
March 7-13	National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
March 14-20	National Poison Prevention Week
March 18	Rhode Island: "An Evening of Hope and Support," Hope Alzheimers center, 6-8 p.m. 401-435-8950
March 18	Companies that Care Day
March 19	Massachusetts: DMH citizens breakfast, Central MA Area, Worcester Technical High School, 9:30 a.m. to approximately 11 a.m.
March 22-26	National Youth Violence Prevention Week
March 24	North Carolina: FHR NC Spirit Day at Chick-filet, 6612 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, 11:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
March 24	Massachusetts: DMH citizens breakfast, Metro Boston, Great Hall, State House, 9:30 a.m. to approximately 11 a.m.
March 24	Rhode Island: John Femino presents on the neuropsychology of addiction at Rhode Island College, 12:30 p.m. in Clarke Science, room 128. Lecture is provided at no cost through the Department of Psychology Chemical Dependency and Addiction Studies Program.
March 24	Kick Butts Day - Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
March 26	Rhode Island: Due date for applications for the Catherine T. Murray Memorial Scholarship 2010. For more information, click here.
March 29	Massachusetts: NAMI Advocacy/Lobby Day at the State House.

Upcoming Events 2010

April 6, Massachusetts: "Giving a Voice to the Mentally Ill," featuring Pulizer Prize-winning New York Times columist Michael Winerip. Cambridge Hospital, Macht Auditorium, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA at 7 p.m.
April 9, Rhode Island: "Healthcare in a Toxic World: Caring for yourself, your clients, and your community," The Ray Conference Center, Butler Hospital Campus
April 12 and 13, Maine: Maine Counseling Association Annual Conference
April 26, Rhode Island: The 15th Annual Irving M. Rosen, MD, Memorial Lecture, 12-4:30 p.m. Ray Conference Center, Butler Hospital Campus
April 29, Rhode Island: MHARI's kick-off to "May is Mental Health Month," Rhode Island State House lawn, 1 p.m.
April 30, Massachusetts: Compeer Annual Auction Fundraiser at the Hawthorn Country Club. For more information, contact Joyce O'Connor at 508-996-7902.
May 8, Maine: NAMI Maine Walk with Glenn Close & BringChange2Mind
May 15, Massachusetts: NAMIWalks Massachusetts 2010
May 27-30, Massachusetts: 22nd Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science
June 9-12, Washington, D.C.: Mental Health America's 2010 Annual Conference
June 25, Rhode Island: CranstonARC and Maher present a benefit concert at Fort Adams, Newport, 6-8 p.m., featuring the band, Flame. For more information or tickets, contact Rory Carmondy at 401-942-3445. ABC News coverage.
September 25, Rhode Island: RI Recovery Day sponsored by The Rhode Island Recovery Month Coalition and RICares
October 2, Rhode Island: NAMI RI Walk
October 31, Delaware: 8th Annual “E-Racing the Blues" 5k Run/Walk for Mental Health Association