Working at something that is meaningful to you can bring you a feeling of purpose that will anchor you, although you will encounter roadblocks and setbacks on the road to recovery.
Meaningful activity expands your sense of selfworth by adding to your skills and helping you accomplish your personal goals and feel good about yourself. Actually, they also face varied challenges in relation to work, as people recover from a mental health condition. Others may have to re enter work gradually. Known people on disability benefits will need to observe backtowork rules when employed. Ok, and now one of the most important parts. With minor accommodations, some people with mental health conditions find that they are able, to work in identical way they did before. Others find that their condition interrupts their career, and still others should be able to do only limited work, Some people with mental health conditions may never stop working. Mental health conditions impact different people in various ways. Having a mental health condition can be an obstacle, we all need some form of meaningful activity in our lives and a means of supporting ourselves. On p of that, meaningful activity, which includes school, volunteer work, part time work and ‘full time’ employment, also enables you to meet new people and make friends.
No matter your situation and no matter the hurdles you face, hold on to your goals for yourself and strive to incorporate meaningful activity into your life. Day we understand that work isn’t only a possibility, but it can also play a vital role in recovery, in the past, people with mental illness were often discouraged from working. Don’t give up! You can figure out strategies to work around these barriers, often with friends help, mentors or an employment specialist. I’m sure you heard about this. Whenever feeling unsure of yourself, or needing to ask for an accommodation such as time for doctors’ appointments, s true, however, that having a mental health condition can pose some practical barriers to working, such as having breaks in your career.
Working at something that is meaningful to you can bring you a feeling of purpose that will anchor you, although you will encounter roadblocks and setbacks on the road to recovery.
Meaningful activity expands your sense of selfworth by adding to your skills and helping you accomplish your personal goals and feel good about yourself. For instance, no matter your situation and no matter the hurdles you face, hold on to your goals for yourself and strive to incorporate meaningful activity into your life. Meaningful activity, which includes school, volunteer work, ‘part time’ work and fulltime employment, also enables you to meet new people and make friends. Day we understand that work isn’t only a possibility, but it can also play a vital role in recovery, in the past, people with mental illness were often discouraged from working.
Having a mental health condition can be an obstacle, we all need some form of meaningful activity in our lives and a means of supporting ourselves.
People on disability benefits will need to observe back to work rules when employed. Others find that their condition interrupts their career, and still others should be able to do only limited work, Some people with mental health conditions may never stop working. With minor accommodations, some people with mental health conditions find that they are able, to work in really similar way they did before. Have you heard about something like this before? Others may have to re enter work gradually. Mental health conditions impact different people in various ways. They also face varied challenges in relation to work, as people recover from a mental health condition.
Representatives Tim Murphy and Eddie Bernice Johnson have introduced HR 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Cr Act of 2015. NAMI has submitted a letter of support to Representatives Murphy and Johnson indicating our appreciation of their leadership and our commitment to work with them to pass comprehensive mental health legislation. Needless to say, hR 2646 also addresses issues that have generated much discussion within NAMI and other organizations, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and access to information for caregivers, the Substance role Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Protection and Advocacy System and Assisted Outpatient Treatment. Therefore, this introduction begins a legislative process ward mental health reform, which is long overdue.
We have carefully reviewed the bill and believe it takes a more thoughtful approach to these complex issues.
Members and leaders have asked questions about the Protection scope and Advocacy systems’ jurisdiction under the new abuse and neglect standard and whether that includes advocacy for housing and recovery supports, which is an important question that we will seek to clarify as the bill moves forward. So, for those who do not, there are next steps, a certain amount you know the process on Capitol Hill well. It would go to the House floor for a vote. We have heard from the majority of you and are very aware that there are strong, diverse opinions about these issues and some questions about the new provisions. The legislative next stage process is a mark up in committee where the bill gets careful consideration and sometimes amendments are offered.
We also understand that Senators Chris Murphy and Bill Cassidy are working on a Senate bill version.
Often the next step is a Conference Committee to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of legislation before it goes to both Houses for a final vote. The Senate will also need to carefully consider their bill in committee and then it would be voted on by the Senate. NAMI is very hopeful regarding legislative action given that the efforts in both Houses are bipartisan, although it may seem like a long process. I’m sure you heard about this. It will address lots of identical issues to improve the mental health system for people with serious mental illness, it isn’t likely to be identical.
a Opportunity for Comprehensive Mental Health Reform
This year, we have an unprecedented opportunity to pass legislation to improve mental health services.
It is very important that NAMI is at the table as this process ensues. We would like to continue hearing from all of you, as the bills work their way through this process. Please email us at MHPolicy@nami, if you have thoughts about the bill or mental health reform in general. A well-known fact that is. We look forward to continuing our dialogue gether because NAMI, more than any other organization, understands that the status quo is unacceptable and needs to change.
NAMI hallmark is an inclusive community of anybody, families and friends whose lives have been changed by the experience of mental illness.
These experiences make us very passionate about these issues. Passion cannot get in respectful way dialogue, understanding and listening to the perspectives of others. Passion will be important because we will not get mental health reform without it. Only by talking gether and reviewing information with an open mind and in ongoing recognition process will we achieve reform that promotes recovery and wellness for all people with mental illness, including those with the most serious conditions.
It is unlikely that all NAMI supporters will agree with all provisions or all changes that have been made to the bill already and those that can be made in the future. Now there is momentum and bipartisan support. We will also continue to communicate regularly with you about the bill and the issues it addresses. There was little discussion in Congress, before Congressman Murphy focused on these issues. Anyway, hopefully, we all can get behind the need for comprehensive reform and by working and talking together, we can achieve final legislation that will significantly improve lives. NAMI will continue to listen to our members and leaders as the legislative process continues and we will tirelessly work for a better system for those affected by mental illness. a Opportunity for Comprehensive Mental Health Reform.
