[NFBNJ] Reminder: You're Invited to the Commission Connection Call Series: 5/19/21

[Linda Melendez]

From: Gaston, Pamela
Date: Mon, May 17, 2021 at 10:22 AM
Subject: Reminder: You're Invited to the Commission Connection Call Series:
5/19/21

*Please call in and also help spread the word:*

*The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired invites you to call-in
to our  *

*May 2021 Commission Connection Conference Call  *

*“You Are Not Alone: Maintaining Our Mental Health *

*During the Pandemic and Beyond” *

*Wednesday, May 19, 2021 *

*10:30 a.m. to 12 Noon *

*May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this month’s panelists will share
information on: *

   - Adjustment to vision loss from the mental health perspective
   - Dispelling the stigma of needing and/or seeking professional mental
   health services
   - Peer support groups and call centers and the efforts of each to
   address apprehensions and isolation during the pandemic
   - The services and programs available through the NJ Division of Mental
   Health and Addiction Services, and
   - The NJ COVID-19 Disability Action Committee and their efforts to
   illuminate the issues and concerns of people with disabilities during the
   pandemic


*Call in number: 1-888-808-6929 / Access Code: 6486149# *

*Relay Captioning Link for individuals who are Deaf or Hearing Impaired:  *

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*Host: Krystle Allen*, CBVI Community Outreach Specialist

*Guest Speakers:   *

*Dr. Joe Springer*, Psychological Consultant, CBVI Joseph Kohn Training
Center

*Susan Vanino*, CBVI Statewide Coordinator, ASPIRE Peer Support Groups

*Tonya Hunt*, ASPIRE Peer Support Group Facilitator

*Ivis Alvarez-Trejo*, ASPIRE Peer Support Group Facilitator

*Doretha Smith*, Peer Support Counselor / Clinical Supervisor, Rutgers
Univ. Eye 2 Eye Program

*Wendy Chin*, Emergency Response Coordinator, Disaster and Terrorism
Branch, NJ Division of   Mental Health and Addiction Services

*Dr. Javier Robles*, Chairman of the NJ COVID-19 Disability Action
Committee

If you have any questions, or would like to suggest topics for future
Commission Connection Calls, please don’t hesitate to email:
Krystle.Allen at dhs.nj.gov  or call: 973-943-2209.





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​Warmly,
Linda Melendez, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
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