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Archive for the NAMI CategoryPlease take a minute to participate in a research survey conducted by NAMI Florida12. February 2012 by admin.
NAMI would like to hear from you… Answer a survey. here are the question they would like to know about: Access to Medication Please take a minute to participate in a research survey conducted by NAMI Florida. Feel free to forward survey to your members, staff and community partners.
Click on the link below to access survey.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C99QZPQ
1. Does your mental health plan enforce prescription limits to mental health medications? In other words are there monthly or a yearly number of mental health prescriptions that you can have filled? 2. If you have been incarcerated, were you released from jail without medications? 3. If you have been incarcerated, were you given medications while in jail? 4. Have you had to skip medications for lack of money to pay for your prescription(s)? 5. Have you ever received free medications from pharmaceutical companies? 6. Have you ever received free medications from pharmaceutical companies? 7. Have you ever used coupons or certificates to obtain medications? 8. Are you aware of programs that offer free medications? If yes, what programs do you know of? 9. If your health care insurance company (HMO, Medicaid/Medicare) changed formularies were you able to stay on your current medication or did it result in a medication change? 10. Has the use of a preffered drug list (formulary) had an impact on your medication access? 11. Has the process of preventing the prescribing of a new medication until a specific medication, an entire medication group, and generic medication has failed (”Fail-First” rule) impaired your ability to adhere to your treatment? 12. Have barriers to medications had an impact on your recovery? 13. Did the health insurance company (HMO, Medicaid/Medicare, etc.) provide your doctor with the PDL policy, the steps the physician is required to prescribe a non-formulary medication? 14. If your physician has prescribed multiple medication for the same diagnosis (polypharmacy) have you had challenges getting access to the medications? 15. If yes, please designate which HMO or insurance company denied access. 16. Patients often have to fail on one or more drugs first before being able to take the drug first before being able to take the drug their physician wanted to prescribe them in the first place. Have you ever had trouble getting access to the medication you needed because of “step therapy” or “fail first” requireements? 17. Sometimes formularies change, and consumers do not know about it. Has the medication you have needed ever not been included on the new formulary? 18. Were your difficulties with “step therapy” and continuity of care due to Posted in Medicaid, NAMI, Meditation | Print | No Comments » Attention all Florida Artists Card Contest5. October 2011 by admin.
Attention all Florida Artists… NAMI in connection with Assist The Able Trust is holding a contest… See info below.
Holiday Card Contest Assist The Able Trust in celebrating the December holidays and New Year by creating a greeting card front piece. Open Call to Florida Artists! 1st Prize, $150 2nd Prize, $75 3rd Prize, $50 Contest Opens: Friday September 30, 2011 Entry Deadline: Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 5 PM Format: Original Artwork on paper no larger than 8 ½ X 11 OR on a JPEG file between 750KB-1MB on disk. Artwork should be sent along with an “About The Artist” statement of 50 words or less. The Statement should provide a personal statement about the artist, the submitted piece of art, the holiday season, and disabilities. Both submitted Artwork and Statement should be labeled with the Contact name, complete address, phone number and email of Artist. Attention: Original Artwork will be returned only if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Not responsible for lost or damaged pieces. One Artwork Submission per Artist. Artists must currently maintain a Florida address. Artists with disabilities encouraged to apply. Artwork submitted in formats other than outlined above will not be considered. Selected Artwork: Images of the top 3 Selected pieces will be retained for any use by The Able Trust for up to 2 years from the date of selection. Winners will be notified after November 14, 2011 of their selection. Send To: The Able Trust; Holiday Card Contest; 3320 Thomasville Rd, Suite 200; Tallahassee, FL 32308. Arriving no later than 5 PM November 3, 2011. Questions: 850-224-4493 or info@abletrust.org Posted in NAMI | Print | No Comments » Media Opportunity: Women Living with Mental Illness26. September 2011 by admin.
Media Opportunity : Women, Ages 30 to 50
A national magazine is developing “as told to” profiles of women, ages 30 to 50, who are living with mental illness.
Aside from the age requirement, candidates for interviews can have any diagnosis such as major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder or borderline personality disorder. They need to be willing to have their name and city or town published and possibly a photograph along with their personal story.
Interviews will cover the onset of illness, treatment, struggles, hopes and various levels of recovery.
If you are interested, please send a short summary up to 400 words of your personal story by Thurs., Sept. 29 to Bob Carolla at NAMI Media Relations: bobc(at)nami.org.
Please include your name, email address, phone number and geographic location. Submissions will be forwarded to the magazine writer. Only some candidates will end up being interviewed, but all submissions will be considered.
Please also forward this notice to anyone who might be interested. Posted in NAMI | Print | No Comments »
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