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Serving Adams, Columbia, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette, and Waushara Counties
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What is NAMI?
The National Alliance on Mentally Illness, or NAMI is the nation’s leading grassroots advocacy organization
solely dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals with mental illnesses and their families. NAMI’s efforts focus on support to persons with serious brain disorders and to their families; advocacy
for nondiscriminatory and equitable federal, state, and private-sector policies; research into the causes, symptoms, and treatments
for brain disorders; and education to eliminate the pervasive stigma surrounding mental illness. NAMI was started in Wisconsin by a group of family members of persons with mental illness in 1979. NAMI currently has 50 state organizations and more than 1,200 local affiliates in
all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and Canada.
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Our Mission
NAMI Mid Central Wisconsin’s Mission is to support, educate and advocate for people affected
by mental illness. We hope to promote public understanding through education
to fight the stigma of mental illness.
NAMI Mid Central Wisconsin’s Vision is to improve the quality of life for those affected by mental
illness.
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will promote recovery from mental illness by increasing access to resources and treatment.
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will create a community of support within NAMI that is supported by the communities in which we live.
- We
will provide education to mental health consumers, their family members, service providers, and community to sow the seeds
of recovery.
News
Flash:
NAMI
Wisconsin has announced several upcoming trainings:
- Peer to Peer Mentor Training: July 11-13
to be held at the Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids, WI
- NAMI Wisconsin Consumer Leadership Summit: July
25 in Green Lake, WI
- Family to Family Teacher Training: August
1-3 to be held at the Howard Johnson Plaza in Madison, WI (there will be another Family to Family Teacher Training
in Appleton in the fall - dates to be announced)
- In Our Own Voice Presenter Training: August
7-8 to be held at the Courtyard by Marriott in LaCrosse, WI
- Family Support Group Facilitator Training: August
16-17 at the Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids, WI
If you would like more information or are interested in
attending any of these trainings, please contact Joann at 608-408-0177 or via e-mail at joann@namimidcentralwi.org.
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