2018 NAMI Spring Newsletter
April 4, 2018Save the Date for the NAMI Louisville Annual Membership Meeting – May 14, 2018
Save the date for the Annual Membership Meeting on Monday, May 14, 2018 at 5pm – 7:30pm. The meeting is being held at Sullivan College of Design & Technology. The event is free to attend, but space is limited, so please RSVP today. RSVP to Martha Theobald at 502-588-2008 or click here to register.
Read MoreFamily-to-Family Class
Family to Family Class – June 9 through August 31 (Class will not meet on June 23, and will attend the Step Forward for Mental Health Walk on August 11)
NAMI Louisville announces a new Family to Family Class beginning on June 9 in Prospect and will be led by George and Janie Hersch.
NAMI Family-to-Family is a free eleven-week educational program for parents, siblings, spouses, teenage and adult sons and daughters, partners, significant others and Read More
NAMI National Promotes Mental Illness Awareness Week
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental health condition. However, mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family, friends or coworkers. Despite mental illnesses’ reach and prevalence, stigma and misunderstanding are also, unfortunately, widespread.
That is why each year, during the first week of October, NAMI and participants across the country raise awareness of mental illness. Each year, we educate the public, fight stigma and provide support. And each year, Read More
NAMI Louisville Education Update
Click Here for the first edition of our Education Update from Aaron Drake, NAMI Education Committee Leader!
Read MorePraise for Will Russell’s Courage
Image via The Courier Journal
Recently, Will Russell, a friend of NAMI Louisville and founder of the Lebowski Fest wrote a piece for The Courier Journal discussing his experience and recovery with bipolar disorder. Please click here to read his article. NAMI Louisville’s Executive Director, Jean Henry, wrote an op-ed praising Russell’s courage which can be read here.
We are so grateful to those who bravely share their experiences and are very proud to support them.
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