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5th Annual NAMI Mercer Harvest of Hope Wellness Conference

NAMI Mercer Invites Community to Wellness Conference on Oct. 5

NAMI Mercer NJ, an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will kick off Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) by hosting its fifth annual Harvest of Hope Wellness Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 8:30 am to 3:15 pm at the
Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville. Throughout the observance period from Oct. 6 to Oct. 12, NAMI Mercer will conduct educational and anti-stigma activities around the county.

This annual education event, funded in part by the Bunbury, Merancas and Robert and Joan Dircks Foundations, is open to individuals and families affected by mental illness as well as the general public. The focus this year is “Getting Better Together.” Dr. Mark Komrad will deliver the keynote address: “The Tough First Step: How to Convince Someone to Get Psychiatric Help.” He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and this year’s winner of a NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist Award. The former host of a nationally syndicated radio, Dr. Komrad has appeared widely on TV and radio.

The conference then will offer  attendees a choice of concurrent wellness workshops, with one session in the morning and another during the afternoon. The $10 registration fee includes breakfast and lunch. Although membership in NAMI Mercer is not required, there is an incentive price of $35 to join and attend the conference.

Workshops will provide a variety of interactive and hands-on wellness experiences. Topics include a medication update, art therapy, physical fitness, poetry writing, inter-family communications, food and mood, tapping therapy, animal-assisted therapy, faith and wellness, aging and the brain, caregiving, and stress reduction through the heart.

The after-lunch activity will be an energizing group drumming experience facilitated by Ange Chianese and Lesley Tao Mowat. Jim Gaven will lead a motivating group sing-along to conclude the conference.

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For more information and to register, go to namimercer.org or call 609-799-8994.













 

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