From 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 more »
Read MoreTuesday, 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 more »
Read MoreA 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. more »
Read MoreWe 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 more »
Read MoreSt. 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, more »
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