NAMI’s Statement On Recent Racist Incidents
June 3, 2020From nami.org 5/29/2020
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released the following statement from CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., regarding recent racist incidents across the country and their impact on mental health:
“The effect of racism and racial trauma on mental health is real and cannot be ignored. The disparity in access to mental health care in communities of color cannot be ignored. The inequality and lack of cultural competency in mental health treatment cannot be ignored.
more » Read More- Your Loved One and the Criminal Justice System:This section will be devoted to how the Virginia Court System addresses criminal defendants (adult and juvenile) with mental health challenges,
Legal Information Lecture – September 24, 2019
Tuesday, September 24th 7PM – 9PM, in lieu of Family Support Group Meeting, there will be an informative lecture*:
Legal Information Lecture
For family members of loved ones struggling w/ mental health challenges
Location: St. Stephen Lutheran Church (2nd floor), 612 Jamestown Road Williamsburg, VA
Christine M. Andreoli, of Andreoli & Thornberry, PLC will cover the following four topics:
A Message From Our Affiliate President
A message from our Williamsburg Affiliate President, Corey Trench, on our [2018-2019 board] year accomplishments:
All,
At tonight’s annual meeting, we will elect our new board. As President, let me give you an update on this past year and a sense of the upcoming year. The 2018 – 2019 year has been full of activity. We offered the Family to Family (F2F) course at the Williamsburg United Methodist Church and trained, as I recall, nearly 20 people. more » Read MoreSave The Date!
We hope you will save the date for the 2019 NAMI Walks VA event, scheduled for Saturday, October 5, 2019.
We are currently registering walkers and fundraisers, so if you are interested in joining our Williamsburg team, we would love to have you!
Join by visiting our link: https://www.namiwalks.org/team/NAMIWilliamsburg
The walk is held at:
Innsbrook North Shore Commons
4951 Lake Brook Drive
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Start time: 11am
We will have several carpool opportunities for attending the event,
more » Read MoreIn Our Own Voice @ St. Luke’s UMC Yorktown
St. Luke’s UMC in Yorktown will host an ‘In Our Own Voice’ presentation on Monday, February 4th at 6:30PM in their fellowship hall. For more information, please visit their site: www.stlukesyorktown.org
About In Our Own Voice:
NAMI In Our Own Voice presentations change attitudes, assumptions and stereotypes about people with mental health conditions. These free, 40-, 60- or 90-minute presentations provide a personal perspective of mental illness, as presenters with lived experience talk openly about what it’s like to live with a mental health condition.
more » Read MoreLEAP Training – Bethesda, MD
Get trained & help someone with mental illness accept treatment:
February 7-9, 2019 (see links below for schedule)
Join world-renowned clinical psychologist, Dr. Xavier Amador for a joint LEAP-SARDAA training, with support of NAMI MD! Attend the 1-Day LEAP Course or 2-Day Trainer Certification, and learn evidence-based practices to help you create relationships with people who have serious mental illness (and anosognosia) that lead to treatment and recovery. “Anosognosia” is a neurological symptom that leaves a person unable to understand that s/he is ill,
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