Story Jam is a process for teaching people with mental health conditions and their supporters how to tell stories that advocate for improvements in care, housing, etc. Facilitators help our advocacy team to teach the Story Jam process. If you are interested in learning more about Story Jam and becoming a facilitator, email Mark CreekmoreContinue reading Focus on Advocacy — Facilitator Training for NAMI WC Story Jam
As newsletter editor, I am always searching for articles and blogs that would appeal to our readers. Recently, I have noticed and appreciated the increasing number of articles in mainstream news outlets that alert the public to the growing incidence of mental illness during the pandemic. This emerging awareness is good news for those whoContinue reading In the News
As newsletter editor, I am always searching for articles and blogs that would appeal to our readers. Recently, I have noticed and appreciated the increasing number of articles in mainstream news outlets that alert the public to the growing incidence of mental illness during the pandemic. This emerging awareness is good news for those whoContinue reading In the News
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on everyone’s mental health. But for those in jobs that are already demanding and stressful – like public safety and health care professionals – the toll can be even heavier. To help meet the needs of our frontline professionals, the NAMI FrontlineWellness initiative was developed in partnership withContinue reading New From NAMI National: NAMI Frontline Wellness
NOVEMBER 2019 BY LOIS MAHARG About 50 Washtenaw County movers and shakers gathered in the home of Attorney Erane C. Washington on Aug. 17 to support and learn more about NAMI Washtenaw County. This was the affiliate’s first attempt to broaden its base of supporters with an event featuring a well-known public figure — inContinue reading Fund-raiser Breaks New Ground
NOVEMBER 2019 BY LOIS MAHARG If the threat of rain kept some people home, you wouldn’t have known it. About 900 volunteers gathered on Belle Isle on Sept. 28 to do the annual 5K NAMI Walk and raise funds in support of mental health. “We’re going to do this in spite of the weather,” saidContinue reading Walk Draws Newcomers and Regulars Alike
NOVEMBER 2019 BY LOIS MAHARG Nonprofits periodically need to take stock of where they are and where they’re going, and see to the well-being of the organization itself. So amid plans for a program expansion, NAMI Washtenaw County’s board of directors met for an all-day retreat on Oct. 12 at University Commons. “This is theContinue reading Retreat Advances Agenda, Provides Food for Thought
NOVEMBER 2019 BY LOIS MAHARG This is the last newsletter I’ll be editing for NAMI Washtenaw County. I’ve worked on “Connections” for four years and now I plan to continue volunteering for NAMI in other ways. Serving as volunteer editor and reporter has been lots of fun. It’s given me a taste of NAMI’s manyContinue reading Wanted: Newsletter Editor for NAMI Washtenaw County
The National Institute of Mental Health is currently enrolling participants in 3 studies of depression. Teen Depression Study Are you a teen or parent of a teen diagnosed with depression by a pediatrician or other medical provider? The NIMH is conducting a nation-wide study of depression in teens ages 11 to 17. The study willContinue reading Sign Up to Participate in a Research Study
July 2019 By Thomas J. (Tom) Powell If someone had asked me before the convention what I thought “alliance” meant in National Alliance on Mental Illness, I would have said it had to do with our shared lived experience. The convention got me to think of alliance in another way. NAMI is an alliance ofContinue reading What Does “Alliance” Mean? Thoughts on the 2019 NAMI National Convention
