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
Centerstone (formerly the 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: 812-339-5440
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 NAMI-GBA Board of Directors
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!
If you are interested in serving the affiliate by joining the board, please contact Lee Strickholm at 812-339-5440.
Meet the 2009-2010 Directors
Executive Board:
President Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. is the national spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Bank. She has a brother diagnosed with schizophrenia. Contact her at drjill AT drjilltaylor.com.
Vice President 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. Contact her at jigiffin AT indiana.edu.
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.
At-Large Directors:
Sarah Hunt is a single mother of a thirteen-year-old daughter diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She works as an office manager at a center that supports post-secondary students with Aspergers and learning differences. Contact her at sarah.f.hunt AT gmail.com.
John Isbell is often found volunteering his time and talent for local Bloomington organizations including the Shalom Community Center and Volunteers in Medicine. As both a consumer and a family member of someone with mental illness, he is familiar with the multi-faceted world of treatment and support. Contact him at clayisbell AT earthlink.net.
Laura Jesseph is a recent graduate of NAMI-GBA's Family to Family class. She is a mother, grandmother, videographer, and musician. Contact her at ljesseph AT aol.com.
Kathleen Mickel is a Bloomington resident for over 30 years with a degree from the IU Music School. Contact her at bonniemickel AT yahoo.com.
Nan Miller has worked at Indiana University Press for many years and is now serving the Bloomington affiliate of NAMI through her time and skills. Contact her at namiller AT indiana.edu.
Daunna Minnich is interested in mental illness in school-age children, and along with Sarah Hunt, is launching a new program called NAMI Basics. Contact her at daunna AT aol.com.
Al Strickholm is serving a third 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. Contact him at alstrickh AT aol.com.