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NAMI Family Support Group. Facilitator Training NAMI 101. NAMI National Alliance on Mental Illness. Founded 1979 in Madison, Wisconsin Incorporated in Missouri, now with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia
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NAMI Family Support Group Facilitator TrainingNAMI 101
NAMINational Alliance on Mental Illness • Founded 1979 in Madison, Wisconsin • Incorporated in Missouri, now with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia • NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. • 1100 Affiliates in 50 States, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
What is the NAMI mission? • NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of life for all those whose lives are affected by these diseases.
Central Beliefs • Mental Illnesses are illnesses like any other • Stigma is real and has terrible consequences • Both the individual and the family are essential to the recovery process • Education and support for families and people with mental illness make substantial differences in outcomes, recovery and resilience • With appropriate treatment and services, people can and do recover from mental illness
Public Education and Information Activities • NAMI’s website: www.nami.org Receives over 7 million visitors a year • NAMI’s Toll-free HelpLine: 1 (800) 950-6264 Hours: 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET Responds to over 200,000 calls, emails and social media and postal requests each year and is staffed by a dedicated team of volunteer associates
Public Education and Information Activities • Mental Illness Awareness Week, held during the first week of each October • The Stigmabusters Network • Unmasking Mental Illness: Science and Research Reception
Peer education and support activities for individualsand family members
Support Groups • The NAMI Support Group model operates differently from other, more traditional "share-and-care" groups.
Sincere Uncritical Acceptance
Advocacy • NAMI advocates on behalf of people living with mental illness on the federal, state, and local levels
NAMI Action Centers • Multicultural networking groups • African American • American Indian and Alaskan Native • Asian American and Pacific Islander • Latino • GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender)
How to Contact NAMI • NAMI3803 N. Fairfax DriveSuite 100Arlington VA 22203 • Phone (703) 524-7600 • Information Helpline 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) • Education Department: namieducation@nami.org