Tag: National Alliance on Mental Illness
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Invisible Pain Day will address stigma of mental illness
Gov. Phil Murphy issued a proclamation designating Jan. 7 as Invisible Pain Day, honoring those who lost their battle to mental illness and calling on local communities to work together in eradicating the stigma and raising awareness of mental illness. Due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and increased risks of virus exposure, the Invisible…
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NAMI offers various support groups to aid with mental health
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) New Jersey chapter will offer the following support groups this month: The NAMI Family Support Group meets at 7 p.m. every Wednesday. The NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group meets at noon and at 7 p.m. every Wednesday. The LGBTQ+ NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group meetings the last Sunday…
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NAMI offers multicultural conversations about mental health awareness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey (NAMI NJ) announced its 2021 webinar series, NAMI NJ Multicultural Conversations. NAMI NJ Multicultural Conversations, sponsored by Amerigroup, will bring together experts and community members from diverse cultures to have meaningful dialogues on a wide array of topics. “For close to two decades, NAMI NJ has…
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Mental health poetry contest will use memories of food as a prompt
The NAMI NJ Dara Axelrod Expressive Arts Mental Health Poetry Contest will be based on foods and the memories they evoke. Weave those thoughts into a poem. The poem should keep with the theme; be typewritten in a Word file; be no longer than 40 lines; be accompanied by a media release form; and…
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Poetry writing workshop will take prompt from ‘The Wiz’
For this month’s Daily Menu, the NAMI NJ Expressive Arts Cafe is reviving the Broadway play “The Wiz” to inspire a prompt for a poetry workshop. “The Wiz” is the African American adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz” first brought to life on Broadway and then in movie form with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.…
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Learn about the impacts of mental health on communities of color
“Mental Health & Communities of Color” will be presented by Gayle Parker Wright, LCSW-R-NY, LSW-NJ, from 2-3 p.m. Feb. 24 on behalf of NAMI-NJ (National Alliance on Mental Illness). In honor of Black History Month, learn and discuss how to take steps to become an ally to someone who is experiencing mental illness. The goal…
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NAMI New Jersey provides mental health support during Black History Month
February is dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating achievements and excellence of African Americans in the United States and Canada. The 95th Annual Black History theme by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity, which, after the challenges and resulting health, economic and…
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NAMI In Our Own Voice presentations offered in English and Spanish
NAMI In Our Own Voice is a National Alliance on Mental Illness program for community education and reducing stigma, as trained volunteers share their lived experience of mental health recovery: “What Happened” to them, “What Helps” them, and “What’s Next” for them. This is a presentation NAMI gives more than 200 times a year to…
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HEALTH MATTERS 1/15: Telehealth Helps Individuals with Mental Health Disorders Stay Connected
By Jody Kashden, Ph.D. For people living with mental health disorders, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a unique set of challenges. Not only has the pandemic exacerbated feelings of fear and anxiety, but it also has disrupted how individuals connect with each other, including with their therapist. Maintaining a human connection, however, is critical to…