NAMI Walk
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
We are the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization.
We are dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Our Alliance includes more than 700 NAMI State Organizations and Affiliates who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education to those in need.
What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation’s leading voice on mental health. Today, we are an alliance of more than 600 local affiliates who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need.
What We Do
We educate. Offered in thousands of communities across the United States through NAMI State Organizations and NAMI Affiliates, our education programs ensure hundreds of thousands of families, individuals and educators get the support and information they need.
We support. Throughout the country, our NAMI State Organizations and Affiliates host support groups, for both those with mental illness and caregivers, so that no one feels alone in their mental health journey.
We advocate. NAMI shapes national public policy for people with mental illness and their families and provides volunteer leaders with the tools, resources and skills necessary to save mental health in all states.
We listen. Our toll-free NAMI HelpLine allows us to respond personally to hundreds of thousands of requests each year, providing free information and support—a much-needed lifeline for many.
We lead. Public awareness events and activities, including Mental Illness Awareness Week and NAMIWalks, successfully fight stigma and encourage understanding.
https://www.nami.org/
A multitude of folk showed up for a Beach walk today to raise awareness and support for NAMI. That is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. All sorts of groups showed up and even the dogs could sign up. Our Church of the Palms participated in the three mile walk on Coligny Beach, Hilton Head today.
A pleasant walk on a beautiful sunny morning at the water’s edge – healthy, meaningful and for a good cause. A dozen or so bottleneck dolphins were frolicking and jumping beside us in the waves to the delight of the walkers. NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization providing support, education, advocacy and public awareness so that individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives. So far $47,000 was raised at the event.
After singing the Star Spangled Banner we headed for the sand and shells with a mild 65 F degrees.
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(pictured above is the “Caring Friends” team from Church of the Palms)
