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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 19:41:47 -0500

Congressman Kennedy (D-RI) and Ramstad (R-MN) expect to introduce the
federal parity bill in Congress next week, while town hall meetings continue
throughout the country.

NJ's hearing is scheduled for 10:00 am on Monday, February 26, at the
Statehouse, and we're working closely with Congressman Pallone (NJ-D-6), who
will chair one of the most important committees the bill will travel through
on its way to passage. We're currently working on getting a larger room in
the Statehouse to accommodate the large number of advocates who have told us
they expect to be there to fight for parity.

Congressman Pallone has invited Senator and Mrs. Codey, who we all know have
been with us in the fight for parity all along, as well as Senator Joe
Vitale (D-19) and Assemblyman Bob Gordon (D-38), who have championed our
state parity legislation.

New Jersey is also honored to host Howard Goldman, Ph.D., a national leader
in the research to support what we all know: Full, comprehensive parity is
affordable, cost-effective,--and the right thing to do!

Dr. Goldman's evidence is based on real data (not estimates) of the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Plan, which offers the kind of parity that we want
in New Jersey: full and fair coverage for ALL mental illnesses and
substance abuse--without having to fight with an insurance company and
without having to win law suits.

New Jersey's Public Advocate, Ron Chen, and the office's Deputy Director for
Mental Health Advocacy, Ann Portas, will testify in favor of parity, in full
support of the Coalition for Addiction and Mental Health Parity in New
Jersey. This group of advocates has worked TIRELESSLY for decades to get
where we believe we can get in 2007 if...

YOU COME TO TRENTON ON FEBRUARY 26!

Bring your energy, your family, your friends, your support system, signs,
banners and your voice.

The New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) will be hosting four (4) public forums at the following locations:

DVRS need to hear from the mental health community because the purpose of the forums is two fold.

· To identify legislative initiatives needed to enable more individuals with significant disabilities gain and maintain meaningful employment.

· To assess the needs of people with disabilities in their quest for employment.

Please review the following questions. They are geared at focusing the testimonies so that problematic areas that consumers have communicated to us are expressed loud and clear.

Jobs

Wellness Assistant

Freehold, NJ

Collaborative Support Programs of NJ (CSP-NJ), not-for-profit organization directed, managed and staffed through the collaborative efforts of mental health consumers, survivors and non-consumers, seeks a self starter, motivated and detailed oriented individual to provide administrative support to Wellness Institute department staff. The Wellness Assistant carries out administrative support and wellness education services for the Institute of Wellness and Recovery Initiatives.

Responsibilities include reporting and evaluation process for Recovery Network and Wellness Outreach projects and other trainings; Coordinate presentations for community, and non-traditional programs; Provide on-site facilitation of wellness and recovery activities assigned self-help centers; Assist consumers in accessing community resources and natural supports that promote wellness and recovery; Provide individual and group coaching on recovery activities; Work in collaboration with wellness team in planning annual wellness conference and retreat and other workshops and other projects as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications: High School Diploma with a minimum of 1-2 years experience in administrative assistant; BA in related field can be substituted for experience. Excellent written and spoken communication, time management and organizational skills are a must. Experience with self-help, psychiatric rehabilitation or other wellness and recovery programs, training, and resource development and organizing and implementing trainings, workshops and education events a plus. Valid NJ Driver’s License required. Position requires traveling.

Consumers of mental health are strongly encouraged to apply. Compensation includes competitive salary, medical, dental and vision plus 401K. Send resume with cover letter to hr@cspnj.org with subject Wellness Assistant Search or fax: (732) 780-8977.

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The National Library of Medicine states, "Physicians have always known that an informed patient who takes an active role is a 'better' patient”. The Slash Drug Costs Organization was created based upon this premise.

The Slash Drug Costs organization has a simple mission of bringing down the costs of prescription and over the counter drugs for consumers. This is accomplished by the communal sharing of information that can be used to reduce overall drug costs.

Unlike other online resources that help people obtain needed medications, we do not discriminate against anyone based on income and our services are completely free. People should not be required to be poverty stricken just to get the drugs they need.

Volunteering for the Slash Drug Cost Organization is easy. It requires no experience or educational requirements. You only need a place where you can use the internet. There is no traveling, no expenses, minimal training. You will have the ease of being able to assist others right from your home, library or office.

Everything in our organization is done by volunteers who simply want to help people. (Although we do get the satisfaction of feeling better about ourselves)

We believe that staying healthy usually begins with having something meaningful to do each day. When volunteering with us you can quickly take someone from the crisis of not being able to obtain required medications and show them reasonable solutions they can take to their doctors.

The result is life changing for those we help. People who volunteer with us often report feeling productive, needed and important.

We provide all of the training necessary and multiple competent people are available whenever you might need assistance.

The hours are completely flexible and the number of hours you put in is totally your choice. All that is required is to have access to the internet (either at home, a library, on break at work, etc.). Everything we do is through our website ( www.SlashDrugCosts.org ). There is no office.

You may quit the job at any time (even at 2 am on a Sunday night.) We do request that you notify us at some convenient time for you.

If you have questions, please visit our site where it will be more clear about our services (which are always free and available to anyone, whatever their income.) You can contact us from there for any further information you might need.

A Chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

A free support group for people with mood disorders & their loved ones