Ellis County Task Team 3rd Wed Noon September 17, 2008
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Ellis County Task Team on Mental Health & Substance Resources NAMI Ellis County
September 17, 2008 ( Third Wednesday of the Month) 12 Noon
Counseling Center of Ellis County , 6350 North I-35, Waxahachie, (972-617-6222)
12 Noon
What to Bring: Sack Lunch, Your Business Cards, Writing Paper, and Pen
A big welcome to the counselors and nurses of Ennis, Midlothian, and Waxahachie Independent School Districts who are getting our e-mails on the Ellis County Task Team on Mental Health & Substance Abuse This should be a great meeting for each of you to attend.
We will be working on solutions to help parents, teachers, etc. in Ellis County that have children and adolescents with mental illness. Even if you work with adults only we need you at this important meeting to help us come up with solutions that will help parents and teachers.
Annie Walley, LMSW, will speak to us. Ms. Walley is the Study Coordinator for the Pediatric Psychiatry Research Program at the UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Medical Center Dallas. She is responsible for management of the Pediatric Bipolar Clinic at Children’s Medical Center . In this role, she is responsible for conducting group therapy sessions with bipolar youth and handling patient/family issues. Ms. Walley has a Masters of Social Work in Clinical Practice with Children and Families from the University of California , Berkeley .
Shara Lattimore will announce the members of her committee ( Ellis County Jail Team ) that will work with the Ellis County Sheriffs Department. It is important that the plan would be accepted and supported by the Ellis County Sheriffs Department and Ellis County .
The Ellis County Task Team is made up of individuals, organizations, law enforcement, school officials, Judges, hospitals, ministers, Ellis County elected officials, attorneys, Ellis County DA staff, service providers, Constables, and any one else that comes in contact with individuals with mental illness. Its goal is to help each other find solutions to better serve those with mental illness and their loved ones. If you have an interest feel free to come to any of our task team meetings.
Lionel “Waldo” DeCuir Jr.
NAMI Ellis County
972-523-6679
www.namielliscounty.org
