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Free psychiatric clinic, the Psychiatric Care Clinic for Katrina Victims. www.ppp-pc.com
We are open twice a week:
Tuesdays at Peachtree Christian Church in Midtown and Thursdays at Sardis United Methodist Church in Buckhead.  Both sites are open in the evening only, from 7:30p.m. until 9:30p.m.  We are able to provide psychiatric assessments for children and adults.  We are also able to provide free medications and/or prescriptions, if appropriate.  It is our hope to serve those in need until they may be incorporated into already existing mental
health systems.
We need your help in getting the word out so people will know we are open.  Is there a way to let your members know we are open and what we are doing?  Also, if anyone would like to volunteer their services, please have them email Katrina@ppp-pc.com.    Thank you in advance for your support.
Lisa Huber, M.D.404-372-1707 (Clinic information line)
P.S.  Both locations are on the Marta line.

Volunteering:  Please see below:  Addiction Counselors please scroll to the end of the page.

If you are an LPC:  YOU ARE NEEDED 
If you would like tovolunteer the Red Cross request you fill out a short form found on:   www.gapsychology.org, click on the link, “Volunteer for Red Cross Mental Health Services” and follow the instructions from there to fill out your Volunteer Form.   Please include the days and times you have available.  The Red Cross will call you back.

Additional Information

There is so much information, you will need to scroll down to see it all:

Subject: Hurricane Relief for People with Disabilities

For more information or questions, please contact:
Mark Johnson         mark_johnson@shepherd.org
Dear Friends of Disability Rights,
The Centers for Independent Living in Biloxi, Mississippi and New Orleans
were severely impacted by the hurricane. In fact the Biloxi, MS center was
totally destroyed. Many of you are asking how you can help. Here is what we
have learned from colleagues in those states. 
If you want to send money for the CILs that are dealing with this disaster directly, here are your options:
For the Biloxi Center, mail the check (payable to LIFE of Central MS and
designated for the Biloxi Center) to:
LIFE of Central Mississippi
754 North President Street, Suite 1
Jackson, MS 39202

For the centers in Louisiana (make checks payable to Resources for
Independent Living - this is a branch of the N.O. center - and designate
for the New Orleans center) and mail to:
Resources for IL
11931 Industriplex Blvd. Suite 200
Baton Rouge, LA  70809

We have also learned from Mack Marsh of the Shreveport Center that centers
in Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and Lake Charles are assisting evacuees.  Mack
says they would also appreciate supplies if there is any way to get those
supplies to the centers.  His list includes: manual wheelchairs, hospital
beds, adult diapers, bed pads, catheters and other supplies. The address
for the Baton Rouge center is shown above, addresses for the Shreveport and
Lake Charles centers follow.
Southwest LA Independence Center, Inc.
Mitch Granger
1202 Kirkman, Suite C
Lake Charles, LA 70601

New Horizons, Inc.
Jerry Kidwell
9300 Mansfield Road, Suite 204
Shreveport, LA 71118

For a list of all the Centers in AL, LA & MS, go
http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/index.html
We will keep you informed of any additional ways that you can help. Feel
free to forward this information to other people interested in the needs of
people with disabilities affected by this disaster.

Dawn Heinsohn
IL NET: ILRU/NCIL National Training and Technical Assistance Project
ILRU Program
2323 S. Shepherd, Suite 1000
Houston, TX  77019
713.520.0232 ext. 130 (v)
713.520.5136 (TTY)  713.520.5785 (fax)
heinsohn@bcm.tmc.edu
Worldwide Web Site:  http://www.ilru.org

ILRU is a program of TIRR (The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research),
a nationally recognized medical rehabilitation facility for persons with
disabilities in Houston. http://www.tirr.org/

La Amistad Foundation, Inc.'s

Michael D. Slaymaker, MAHR
Human Resource & Development Director
La Amistad Foundation, Inc.
DBA Lakewood Center
8400 La Amistad Cove
Fern Park, FL 32730
407-331-7226
407-331-7291 fax
mslaymaker@laamistad.org
www.laamistad.org

La Amistad Foundation, Inc.'s mission is to enhance the quality of life for adults with chronic mental illness. Our goal is to maintain a community in which these individuals have the opportunity to live with dignity and independence, as they pursue leisure activities, social relationships, and meaningful work.
A copy of the official registration and financial information for La Amistad Foundation, Inc. (registration # CH13820) is available from the Department of Consumer Services by calling toll-free within the State 1-800-435-7352. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the State.

Visit NBCC.org
Due to the overwhelming need for emergency mental health services in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the American Red Cross is temporarily waiving its requirement of ARC Disaster Mental Health Certification for counselors holding the NCC and NCSC credentials.  As long as you are an NCC, NCSC or LPC, the Red Cross will consider your application.

If you are interested in volunteering with the ARC in the Gulf Coast region and can commit to time away from your normal schedule, we urge you to download and complete the following forms and submit them directly to the American Red Cross via fax to (202) 303-0233.  Remember, even though the forms indicate that DSHR certification is required, it is not necessary during this time of crisis.  However, we would like to encourage you to consider enrolling in Red Cross DSHR training in the future so that those of you willing to continue to assist the ARC will be able to do so at any time. Visit www.nbcc.org for the paperwork.

Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors Needed:

NAADAC, in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Westover Consulting, Inc. is pulling together a delegation of addiction professionals to help with the Hurricane Katrina crisis.
NAADAC is offering an opportunity for national credentialed addiction counselors from all over the nation to travel to the Gulf Coast and take part in rebuilding lives of those suffering from addictions.
There are four criteria:
1. You need to be a national credentialed addiction professional with at least an NCAC II or MAC (or equivalent).
2. You must have liability insurance.
3. You must be able to travel to the Gulf Coast region on a very short timeline.
4. You must be willing to operate in conditions that face first responders.
Even though volunteering, you will be compensated.
1. Stipend of $200 per day
2. Per diem
3. Lodging
4. Travel
Applications MUST be faxed to NAADAC by Friday, September 23, 2005 no later than 5 p.m. (please fax your
application even if supporting documents can't be sent at that time).
If you meet these four criteria, you can request an application form NAADAC. Please call 1-800-548-0497 ext. 107 and speak to Shirley Beckett Mikell or e-mail sbeckett@naadac.org. Please put "Katrina Counseling" in the subject line.

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