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Cristi: The Meaning of NAMI-NYC’s Family Support Programs

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:07:14 +0000

When her loved one was receiving therapeutic support, Cristi wondered about support and care for herself. As a mental health caregiver, Cristi wondered what was out there for her. That’s how she found NAMI-NYC.

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Breaking the Stigma at NAMIWalks NYC

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:02:11 +0000

Andrea's journey with mental health advocacy is rooted in relationship to her father, who struggled with schizophrenia.

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NAMI-NYC Awarded $750,000 Federal Earmark to Enhance Mental Health Family Support and Peer-Based Programs

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:28:28 +0000

NAMI-NYC is thrilled to announce it has been awarded $750,000 from the federal government as part of the appropriations bill.

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Why I Walk: Community

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:32:06 +0000

"But attending the walk and seeing so many people supporting such a great cause made me realize that mental health is something to be learned about and shared with others."

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Remembering my sister, Amy

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:59:06 +0000

Gabe Miller offers a tribute to his sister, Dr. Amy Miller and her lifelong struggle with depression.

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NAMI-NYC’s 2023 Seeds of Hope Gala Raises $780,000 and Counting for Mental Health Prevention Programs

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 23:00:09 +0000

NAMI-NYC raised $780,000 and counting at its 2023 Seeds of Hope Gala Celebration at the iconic Ziegfeld Ballroom on Monday, October 2.

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NAMI-NYC’s Helpline: You Are Not Alone

Tue, 02 May 2023 19:51:23 +0000

Learn more about NAMI-NYC's Helpline from our Helpline Associate, Shelby Norris.

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NAMI-NYC Applauds NYC Council’s Response to Mayor’s FY24 Preliminary Budget, Stresses Need for Family Support

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 15:28:41 +0000

We urge the Speaker and City Council to consider one key missing factor—a modest investment of $250,000 towards our one-of-a-kind, evidence-based family support programs.

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To Help New Yorkers with Serious Mental Illness, We Must Invest in Peer and Family Services

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 21:27:00 +0000

If we truly want to put an end to the recurring pattern of innocent lives being taken by the NYPD, it is imperative the City follows the Correct Crisis Intervention Today of New York City’s (CCIT-NYC) model, which centers peers and has no police involvement.

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What NAMI-NYC Means To Me

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 21:33:00 +0000

NAMI-NYC has changed the way my family and I talk about mental health.

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