RACINE — Racine County has appointed Bridget Munson to be the Executive Director for the local branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 2300 De Koven Ave. Due to Munson’s background in marketing and passion for mental health advocacy, she was a standout candidate in NAMI’s search for Executive Director. NAMI Board of […]
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Ending the Silence: NAMI and United Way host virtual event to destigmatize mental illness on May 10
RACINE – NAMI Racine County, together with United Way Racine County, are hosting Ending the Silence, a virtual event designed to destigmatize mental illness. Prepared especially for Mental Health Awareness Month, this event will be held on May 10, from noon until 1 p.m. This event is interactive and open to the public. There will […]
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NAMI Racine County Family Support Group Meets Tonight
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Racine County offers a support group for adults with loved ones living with mental illness. Family Support Group is peer-led and free to attend. Meetings are the first Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at their Racine office, located at 2300 DeKoven Ave. Attendees can either join […]
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Compassionate Peer Support and Training, LLC offers help to people battling mental health issues
Co-support group facilitators Lynelle Saunders and Luann Simpson experienced first-hand the power of peer support. After many years working with and supporting people with mental illness their passion for making peer support services available to everyone led them to open Compassionate Peer Support and Training, LLC. Compassionate Peer Support and Training (CPSAT) is dedicated to […]
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Mental Health Awareness Week
NAMI of Racine County and the Racine Friendship Clubhouse honor Mental Health Awareness week. They are doing so by planning a week full of events. Mental Health Awareness Week is Oct. 5 to 9. Celebrating Mental Illness Awareness NAMI of Racine County provides advocacy, education, support, and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected […]
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Child abuse and neglect resources in Racine County
Stop Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) helps children learn about abuse and how to prevent it; here’s a list of child abuse and neglect resources. Safety skills and proactive tools to combat neglect are helpful to learn. But because of COVID-19, SCAN will not actively be within schools in Southeastern Wisconsin. This means children will […]
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NAMI presents mental health speaker series
NAMI Racine County is beginning a monthly virtual speaker series that will cover various elements of mental health including self-care during COVID-19, suicide prevention, and much more. The speaker series will be the third Wednesday of each month, beginning today, July 29, at 6 p.m. Tonight’s topic will be LGBTQ mental health with panelists from the […]
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NAMI Psychologist Offers 25 Mental Health Wellness Tips For Quarantine
Image Credit: Total Shape, https://totalshape.com/ Stick to a routine. Go to sleep and wake up at a reasonable time, write a schedule that is varied and includes time for work as well as self-care.Dress for the social life you want, not the social life you have. Get showered and dressed in comfortable clothes, wash your face, […]
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NAMI Seeks Nominations For Compassionate Community Award
Do you know someone or know of an organization in the community that deserves to be recognized for their work making Racine County a more compassionate Community? If you do, NAMI Racine County wants to recognize them, so we created the Compassionate Community Award.The Compassionate Community Award was created to recognize an individual or organization […]
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NAMI Racine County
Nonprofit Mission and Vision Statements Mission: NAMI Racine County provides advocacy, education, support, and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives. Vision: A compassionate community where all people affected by mental illness live healthy, fulfilling lives. Please provide a paragraph or so about what your organization […]
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NAMI Racine County to Host Mental Health Candidate Forum in October
During the first full week in October for Mental Illness Awareness Week, NAMI Racine County, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Racine County, will host a candidate forum addressing mental health policy issues. NAMI Racine County, in partnership with the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition, is proud to sponsor a Mental Health Candidate Forum on […]
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Bridging the Gap For People With Mental Illnesses
Bridging the gap between mental illness and mental well-being can be a long and arduous road for some people, but it doesn’t have to be. And Racine County has stepped up to the plate to help more people get on the path of recovery, which is why an event called Bridging the Gap was held […]