Local Resources
If you are in need of help or guidance, the following are some suggestions of who to call. You can also contact any of our board members, many of whom have been directly involved in their own care and treatment or the care and treatment of their mentally ill loved ones.
For all emergencies: 911
Information Referral Network: 211
Bloomington Hospital: 812-336-6821
Emergency Room: 812-353-9515
Crisis Care Center: 812-353-9449
Stress Care Center: 812-353-9250
Landmark Psychiatric and Counseling Services: 812-353-3450
Indiana State Police, Bloomington Post: 812-384-4624
Monroe County Sheriff: 812-349-3332
Bloomington City Police: 812-339-4477
Indiana University Police: 812-855-3075
Indiana University Health Service: 812-855-4011
Indiana University Counseling and Psychiatric Service: 812-855-5711
Center for Behavioral Health: 812-339-1691
Meadows Hospital: 812-331-8000
Mental Health Alliance: 812-339-1551
NAMI Indiana: 800-677-6442
NAMI Bloomington: 812-335-0459
Mental Health Association Indianapolis: 800-555-6424
Family Support Group Facilitator Lee Strickholm: 812-339-5440
Department of Mental Health and Addictions: 317-232-7800
The People of NAMI-GBA
We are a dynamic and hard-working group of people who are committed to improving the lives of our community's mentally ill and their family members. We are some of those family members and consumers ourselves!
Meet the 2007-2008 Directors
Executive Board:
President Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. teaches at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington campus. She is also the consulting neuroanatomist at the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute and the national spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Bank. She has a brother diagnosed with schizophrenia. Contact her at drjill AT drjilltaylor.com.
Treasurer Lee Strickholm is a long-term NAMI member and served as NAMI-GBA's Vice President for the last two years. She is the parent of a consumer and a constant presence in the support groups and Family-to-Family classes, as well as a member of the Family Advisory Committee to the Center for Behavioral Health. Lee is the board member who keeps track of our membership, and invites you to contact her if you have any questions about how to join our affiliate. Contact her at leestrick AT aol.com.
Secretary Katherine Domingo teaches at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and is the director of the International Vocal Ensemble. She has been on the NAMI-GBA board since 2005. Contact her at katdomingo AT comcast.net.
At-Large Directors:
Aris Beldavs is our consumer representative. He is of Latvian descent and is studying at Indiana University. (arisbeldavs AT aol.com)
Jill Giffin is the department administrator for Germanic Studies at Indiana University and has a brother diagnosed with schizophrenia. She has served on NAMI-GBA's family panel at CIT training sessions for the community's police officers. (jigiffin AT indiana.edu)
Janet James is the parent of a consumer and is an administrator at Indiana University who designs and manages academic conferences. She was among the first participants in the Family-to-Family program and serves on the Family Advisory Committee. (jjames AT indiana.edu)
Cathy Spiaggia is a local musician and has been a mainstay in NAMI's support groups for years. She is the parent of a consumer and is also on the Family Advisory Committee to the Center for Behavioral Health. (spiaggia AT sbcglobal.net)
Al Strickholm is serving a second term on the board. He is the parent of a consumer and a retired professor of physiology and neuroscience. He currently works half-time doing research in a laboratory studying mental illness with a focus on schizophrenia. (alstrickh AT aol.com)