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Publications

NAMI Minnesota ADVOCATE Newsletters are available here.   

NAMI Minnesota DVDs are available here.

NAMI Minnesota Fact Sheets are available here.


Booklets

Advocating for a Child with a Mental Illness in the Minnesota Juvenile Justice System: Answers questions such as: What if my child is sent to a juvenile detention center?  What does my child’s attorney need to know? What can I expect in court?  How can I help my child prepare to leave a correctional or treatment facility? How should I handle a mental health crisis? What do I need to know about calling law enforcement? For a copy, call NAMI at 651-645-2948 or download here. (Published Dec. 2011)

Hope For Recovery: A resource booklet for navigating the mental health system in Minnesota. Download here.  See new GAMC update to booklet.

Mental Health Crisis Planning for Families: Learn to recognize, manage, prevent and plan for your child's mental health crisis. See booklet for children (Feb. 2010). Crisis Planning booklet for adults (Aug. 2010).

Advocating for People with Mental Illnesses in the Minnesota Criminal Justice System: A booklet for anyone trying to advocate for a person with mental illness who has been arrested, is in jail, or is returning to the community after incarceration (published Nov. 2009). Download here.

Family Involvement Law: A booklet to help families and professionals understand changes in the data privacy laws that allow limited but important information to be released to families. Download here.

Keeping Families Together: A resource guide for families to understand intensive treatment options for children with mental illnesses. Download here.  Voluntary Placement Form, here.

Understanding the Minnesota Civil Commitment Process: Information on dealing with crisis situations, the steps in the process, pre-commitment screening, hospitals and emergency treatment, commitment standards, common questions, and alternatives to commitment. Download here.

(Hard copies of booklets are available through the NAMI Minnesota office for a small fee.)

NAMI Minnesota's 5-Year Strategic Plan summary is available here, as is a more detailed copy of the plan here. 

Other Publications

Making and Keeping Friends - A Self-Help Guide, here.