Celebrating 10 YEARS of serving the needs of people affected by severe mental illness in east King County Washington!
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HIGHLIGHTS : Learn more about HERO House VISIT OUR NAMI Eastside Here are some easy ways to support   | Welcome to NAMI Eastside NAMI Eastside is the East King County, WA chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Our mission is to improve the quality of life of those persons affected by acute and chronic mental illness through support, education and advocacy. Our members include families, friends, and people with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (manic depression), major depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, general anxiety disorder, ADHD, and others. We sponsor free support groups and educational programs, and we advocate for improvements to our mental health delivery system in terms of access to care, standards of care, continuity of care, recovery, housing and rehabilitation. Wherever you are in the process of managing mental illness as an individual or a family, welcome!
GIVEBIG Campaign
Thank you to all of you who contributed to NAMI Eastside through
GiveBig sponsored by the Seattle
Foundation. This year’s donations were more than double that of 2011. All donations made to NES will
receive a proportional match from the GiveBIG stretch pool. Your generosity is greatly appreciated
NEW NAMI Support Groups:
NES is pleased to announce a new NAMI Connections Recovery
Support Group in Newport Hills. This group meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of
every month, 6:30pm-8pm, at the Newport Way Fire Station #9, 12412 Newcastle
Way, Newport Hills.
Contact Joseph, (425) 749-6611.
Due to overwhelming demand, we are happy to announce that
a second Family Support Group at our Fairfax Hospital location is now meeting.
This group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every month,
7pm-8:30pm, at Fairfax Hospital in the Boardroom, 10200 NE 132nd St., Kirkland.
Check out our Support Group page for information on all of
our groups.
Dine with a HERO A luncheon presentation held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 11:45 am, at HERO House, 14230 NE 21st Street in Bellevue. A FREE lunch is included. Seating is limited to the first 50 that RSVP. Call HERO House for more information or check out their website, www.herohouse.org, (425) 614-1282.
2012 NAMI National Convention
The 2012 NAMI National Convention will be held at the downtown Seattle Sheraton
Hotel, Hotel,
June 27 through 30. Convention information is now available online at the NAMI National
website,
www.NAMI.org/convention.
Once a year, NAMI Washington hosts training for new facilitators/presenters for
each of NAMI’s Signature Programs (Family-to-Family, Family Support Group,
Connection Recovery Support Group, In Our Own Voice, Peer-to-Peer and Basics). Dates for some classes have been
established and registration forms will be available shortly. If you would be interested in
volunteering as a facilitator or presenter for any of these programs, please let
us know so that we can be sure you receive an application for training once
registration opens. Some requirements apply.
Training occurs in different areas around the state and is done over a
long weekend. All lodging, food and
materials are paid for by NAMI Washington; NAMI Eastside will reimburse you for
your mileage. A commitment to
follow-through with the training is required by all attendees
Contact the NES office or
info@nami-eastside.org for more information.
NAMI Eastside Upcoming Forums
May 15th - Resilience - A Forgotten Strength - Greg Schell,
M.Ed., Director of WSFN
June 15th - The adolescent brain and co-occurring mental health
and substance use disorders - Linda C. Ford, MD , Ryther Child & Adolescent
Psychiatrist
NAMI Eastsidet BOD Meeting invitation
The NAMI Eastside Board of Directors meets monthly on the
second Tuesday at 7:00 – 9:00 PM at the Together Center, 16315 NE 87th St. in Redmond, in the Rainier Conference Room,
building A. This meeting is open to
all the NES membership and we WELCOME your attendance and participation.
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