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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 12, 2021 12:43 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> May Commission Connection Call - 5/19/21</font>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Commission<span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> for the Blind and Visually Impaired </span>invites you to call-in to our </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 2021 Commission Connection Conference Call </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“You Are Not Alone: Maintaining Our Mental Health </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">During the Pandemic and Beyond” </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday, May 19, 2021 </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this month’s panelists will share information on: </span></b></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Adjustment to vision loss from the mental health perspective </span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Dispelling the stigma of needing and/or seeking professional mental health services </span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Peer support groups and call centers and the efforts of each to address apprehensions and isolation during the pandemic </span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">The services and programs available through the NJ Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and </span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">The NJ COVID-19 Disability Action Committee and their efforts to illuminate the issues and concerns of people with disabilities during the pandemic <br>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Host: Krystle Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">, CBVI Community Outreach Specialist </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Dr. Joe Springer</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">, Psychological Consultant, CBVI Joseph Kohn Training Center </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Susan Vanino</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">, CBVI Statewide Coordinator, ASPIRE Peer Support Groups </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Tonya Hunt</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">, ASPIRE Peer Support Group Facilitator </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Doretha Smith</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">, Peer Support Counselor / Clinical Supervisor, Rutgers Univ. Eye 2
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Wendy Chin</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">, Emergency Response Coordinator, Disaster and Terrorism Branch, NJ Division
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Dr. Javier Robles</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">, Chairman of the NJ COVID-19 Disability Action Committee </span></p>
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