Free Seminar for Business Professionals

Milwaukee – Wisconsin United for Mental Health, Mental Health America of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board with the support of the Charles E. Kubly Foundation are offering a free seminar for businesses, managers, supervisors, and HR professionals to address mental health issues in the at work, how to support and promote the mental health of your employees and improve your company’s bottom line.

Date: Tuesday November 15, 2011

Location: Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board
2338 N. 27th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204

Time: 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

There is no-cost for the program and a continental breakfast is provided.

Attendees will become familiar with resources that will help them:

• Promote mental health in the workplace.
• Recognize when there may be a mental health issue with an employee.
• Address employees who are showing performance and emotional or mental health issues.
• Locate resources, finding assistance, and offering “suggested” reasonable accommodations for employees.
• Assist an employee to create a plan for success at work

To register: contact Martina Gollin-Graves at 414.336.7972 or Email: martina@mhawisconsin.org.

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Free WI Worksite Wellness Toolkit trainings

November 9, 2011 (Wednesday)
Madison -- UW Health Sports Medicine, 621 Science Dr, Rm 1111A

December 2, 2011 (Friday)
Stevens Point -- Dreyfus University Center, 1015 Reserve St, Alumni Rm

All participants will receive a free copy of the 2010 resource kit. Visit: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/physicalactivity/Sites/Worksiteworkshops.htm for more details and to register.

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Reminder

The next WUMH Joint Advisory Board /Steering Committee Meeting is Friday November 11 from 9:00 - 11:00 am at the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation in Madison (WISLine available).  Contact: Nancy Henderson, Interim WUMH Project Coordinator at nhenderson @ wwhf.org