National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI advocates for access to services, treatment, supports and research and is steadfast in its commitment to raise awareness and build a community for hope for all of those in need.
Are you interested in helping to educate our community, provide support to others, and advocate for better mental health and resources? Volunteer with NAMI Anoka County! Contact affiliates@namimn.org for more information.
Join NAMI Anoka County for Mental Health Day on the Hill
Mental health advocates and friends will gather for Mental Health Day on the Hill on Thursday, March 12. Key issues include expanding supportive housing and employment programs, enforcing health insurance parity for mental illnesses, increasing residential and crisis programs for children and adults, addressing work force shortages, promoting suicide prevention efforts, and more. Anyone interested in mental health issues is encouraged to attend; no registration is needed.
An issues briefing session will be held at Christ on Capitol Hill Church, 105 University Ave., in St. Paul at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Mental Health Rally across the street in the State Capitol Rotunda from 11:00-Noon. Visits are being scheduled with Legislators for after the Rally. The event is sponsored by the Mental Health Legislative Network, a coalition of nearly 40 organizations working to improve mental health services in Minnesota.
For more information, contact Public Policy Coordinator Sam Smith at ssmith@namimn.org.
Mental health advocates and friends will gather for Mental Health Day on the Hill on Thursday, March 12. Key issues include expanding supportive housing and employment programs, enforcing health insurance parity for mental illnesses, increasing residential and crisis programs for children and adults, addressing work force shortages, promoting suicide prevention efforts, and more. Anyone interested in mental health issues is encouraged to attend; no registration is needed.
An issues briefing session will be held at Christ on Capitol Hill Church, 105 University Ave., in St. Paul at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Mental Health Rally across the street in the State Capitol Rotunda from 11:00-Noon. Visits are being scheduled with Legislators for after the Rally. The event is sponsored by the Mental Health Legislative Network, a coalition of nearly 40 organizations working to improve mental health services in Minnesota.
For more information, contact Public Policy Coordinator Sam Smith at ssmith@namimn.org.
