TRENTON MAYOR DOUGLAS PALMER PROCLAIMS TS AWARENESS WEEK

IN THE NEW JERSEY CAPITAL

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Tourette's Syndrome: 1 in 200
Are Affected ... This is Tourette
Syndrome Week in Our City

With Cheryl Ludwig of Ewing and NJCTS Executive Director
Faith W. Rice, Mayor Douglas Palmer urges support ...
Mayor Palmer wears the hat of the NJ Center
for Tourette Syndrome, and urges all citizens
to practice understanding, compassion, and
service for those who suffer from this quite
common neurological disorder. 

BE IT PROCLAIMED….WEDNESDAY IS TS DAY!

Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Camden Mayor Gwendolyn Faison have joined a growing number of lawmakers standing behind the efforts of NJCTS to tell the world “Wednesday is TS Day!” Representatives from Mayor Booker’s office joined our wonderful volunteers at the Newark Bears game on July 30th to present us with Mayor Booker’s proclamation.
On August 6, Mayor Gwendolyn Faison declared a day of Tourette Syndrome awareness in her city…just hours before our “Wednesday is TS Day at the Ballpark” event with the Camden Riversharks. We are pleased to have these administrations take a stand for the 28,000 New Jersey children and families with TS. Remember to take the opportunity every week to spread the word about what we’re doing…be like Camden City Council President Angel Fuentes and wear our hat or T-shirts to tell the world that “Wednesday is TS Day!”

NJCTS HONORED BY NJ GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL FOR COMBATING MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA

On May 23, 2008, NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated was presented with the first annual NJ Governor's Council on Mental Health Stigma Ambassador Award for creating awareness and breaking down barriers for individuals with Tourette Syndrome and related disorders. Click here to read more.

TS EXPERT SPEAKS AT RUTGERS - REGISTER TO ATTEND

Dr. Robert King, Medical Director of the Yale Uniersity TS OCD Clinic will discuss State-of-the-art Treatments for Tourette Syndrome on September 19,2008 at Rutgers University in Piscataway.  All TS families should plan to attend.  For information and registration click here.

from the nation's capitol to your backyard and everywhere in between....wednesday is ts day!

Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) has introduced a resolution instituting a National TS Wednesday!   Speaking to the House of Representatives, Rep. Sires said Tourette Syndrome is “a misunderstood disorder affecting an unknown number of people [because TS is] often misdiagnosed.” He continued, by issuing a call for TS awareness and recognized the work of NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders as “the first and only program of its kind in the nation and serves as the model for others” across the country.

CTRL Click here to see Rep. Sires' one-minute speech!

This awareness effort in Washington echoes the advocacy by New Jersey State Senator Kip Bateman to designate “Wednesday is TS Day!” throughout the Garden State.

We are enormously grateful to Congressman Sires and his staff for surprising us with this fantastic news!

Join us in celebrating by helping to spread the word that “Wednesday is TS Day!” Forward a link to this website to your friends and family sharing this important recognition.

LOOK OUT FOR YOUR NJCTS NEWSLETTER!

Be sure to read your copy of NJCTS News, a look at what’s happening within NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome. Please read it, enjoy it and contact us with feedback. If you received your copy via snail mail, that means we need your updated e-mail address.  Please send it to info@njcts.org today!

¿Hablas español?

If you speak Spanish, we need your help! Bi-lingual volunteers are needed to help answer calls to our Helpline. If you are willing and available a few hours a month, please contact the NJCTS office at 908-575-7350.

MAY 28, 2008- NJCTS Recognition Dinner Kicks off "Wednesday is TS Day!" Campaign

NJCTS is working hard to get the word out to win support for the more than 28,000 New Jersey kids living with Tourette Syndrome.  A new grass roots campaign, designed to fight stigma, raise awareness and encourage participation in a fun and positive way was launched at our 6th Annual Recognition Dinner on May 28th.  The NJ State legislature is working on a special proclamation, setting aside each and every Wednesday for the next year as a special day to acknowledge TS. Thank you to the friends and families who made this year's event our best yet and special thanks to Craig Carton of WFAN for sharing information about his struggles with TS.