Mark your calendars:  Monday evening, May 9, 2011: NAMI SACRAMENTO General Meeting at 7:15 PM:

Jeanne has been invited by NAMI, Sacramento to come with Dennis & Carol Luchay of Postpartum Support International who will talk about their personal experience and about their involvement with their organization, Postpartum Support International.  Jeane Templeman, RN, LCSW, will discuss the forensic side of postpartum depression.  More information about Postpartum Support International can be found at www.postpartum.net.

Check out the above 2006 You-Tube video link of 60-Minutes' Ed Bradley discussing Andrea Yates' situation with her former husband prior to the final disposition of her 2nd trial on appeal that resulted in a jury verdict of "not guilty of murder by reason of insanity." (Fox News, 2006)  For CSUS N 129 students who remember my March 2011 "Forensic Nursing" lecture, I disseminated a couple of handouts via e-mail  prior to lecture--one, related to the Andrea Yates case, and the other related to the issue of coercive treatment.  Consider the following :

July - To be determined.

September - Bipolar in Order--DON'T MISS popular author & speaker, Tom Wootton who speaks about bipolar "advantage" from his own personal perspective.  Mr.  Wootton is the president of Bipolar Advantage, an organization whose mission is to help people with mental conditions shift their thinking and behavior so that they can lead extraordinary lives.  More information can be found at www.bipolaradvantage.com.

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