Tag: NAMI
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NAMI course on mental illness helps families
“Family-to-Family,” a free, 12-session family education course provided by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), will be offered in Middlesex County from 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning on March 12 at NAMI-NJ, 1562 Route 130, North Brunswick. The course is provided to support families, partners, and friends of individuals with mental illness. The course teaches participants…
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NAMI Walk for mental illness to be held May 19
More than 50,000 people in more than 80 communities across the nation will join the National Alliance on Mental Illness to raise awareness of mental illness and funds for local, regional and state NAMI organizations on May 19. The NAMI NJ Walk will be held at the Boardwalk at Seaside Heights. Check in is from…
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NAMIWalks 5K set for May 13
Registration is now open for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) “Building Better Lives” NAMIWalks New Jersey 2017 5K on May 13 at the boardwalk at Seaside Heights. The annual event will benefit those with mental illness and their families. Check in begins at 9 a.m., followed by the 5K at 10 a.m. NAMI-NJ is…
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Forum will help teens ‘create healthy thoughts’
AACT-NOW (African American Community Takes New Outreach Worldwide) and NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) will present the new forum, “From Hopeless to Happy: Tips to Help Teens Create Healthy Thoughts” for teens and their parents from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 15 at NAMI-NJ, 1562 Route 130 north, North Brunswick. To reserve a…
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Presentation will help South Asians navigate mental health system
Parantap Pandya will present “Navigating the Mental Health System – A Presentation for South Asians” from 7-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 5 at the NAMI NJ office, 1562 Route 130, North Brunswick. Topics will include the impact of culture on the patient-provider relationship, how to get your needs met, how to address poor service, how to present your situation to…
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Celebration will offer encouragement to those with mental illness
NAMI-NJ (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and SAMHAJ (South Asian Mental Health Awareness in Jersey) will hold the 2016 SAMHAJ Annual Celebration from noon to 3 p.m. on Nov. 5 at Crown of India, Princeton Meadows Shopping Center, 660 Plainsboro Rd,, Plainsboro. Families and peers will share their stories, offering encouragement and inspiration to those dealing…
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NAMI course on mental illness helps families
“Family-to-Family,” a free, 12-session family education course provided by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), will be offered in Middlesex County from 7-9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays beginning Sept. 13. The course is provided to support families, partners and friends of individuals with mental illness. Course participants gain up-to-date information on mental health conditions and…