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BEP is pleased that Sally Damm has chosen to volunteer her expertise by serving on our Board of Directors. Sally brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, which you may read more about on her website. We recently asked her some questions, and would like to share Sally’s answers: Why did you decide to join…

Photo Credit: “Bridges” (CC BY 2.0) by chefranden Several years ago, National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) created a 40-minute Powerpoint presentation titled “Bridges of Hope” with the goal of presenting it to faith-based communities. “Bridges of Hope” was created to educate faith communities about mental illness so that they can create stronger safety nets and welcoming communities…

Photo Credit: “When you think of mental illness, is this what you see?” (CC BY 2.0) by JenXer   Even as a very small child, our daughter required special attention and was very strong-willed.  When she was three years old, her biological mother noted in writing before her death from breast cancer that she was going to be…

“house” (CC BY 2.0) by yukari H   Housing for the Mentally Ill was the driving issue for the formation of the Brookings Empowerment Project back in 2007. In our community, caregivers for mentally ill family members were coming to Brookings NAMI, an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, asking what was going to happen to the…

  Please meet members of the Brookings Empowerment Project Executive Committee, pictured above (L-R) Mary Oneill, Vice President; Lowell Haag , Treasurer; Judy Karen, Secretary; Craig Pahl, President; and Kathleen Hollemann, Past President. The current officers were elected at the 2017 Annual Membership meeting by the entire membership of the organization.   The Executive Committee…