AUGUST NEWSLETTER

Register For NAMIWalks

Show your support for Mental Health for All on September 23 at Edgewater Park as we celebrate NAMIWalks 2023.

Our goals are to raise $175,000 for NAMI GC’s FREE education and support programs and have 1,000 registered participants.

Take the first step toward earning your NAMIWalks charging pad.

Questions?

Contact Lisa at

ldellafiora@namicleveland.org

or 216-390-7054.

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Medication Adherence: Education for Peers and Families

Join us on Monday, August 7 at 12pm via Zoom. Facilitated by LaToya Logan, LISW-S, a psychoeducation presenter with NAMI Greater Cleveland, this presentation will provide clinical education on medication plan adherence and outline coping strategies for peers and families/caregivers.

Click Here To Register

NAMI HOMEFRONT

NAMI HOMEFRONT RETURNS!

NAMI Homefront is a free, six-session education program for family, friends, and significant others of Military Service Members and Veterans with mental health conditions. It focuses on the unique needs of military and veteran communities, such as post-deployment and post-discharge transitions

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Lean on Me Summer Gathering!

Join us for our Lean On Me Summer Gathering! It is a time to connect and learn more about our Lean on Me support group. Meet the facilitators, enjoy refreshments, be in the community, and have a great time!

Lean On Me is a NAMI Greater Cleveland Connection Support Group for members of the African-American community. This support group will offer a safe space specifically for Black Greater Clevelanders to find support

Join Us Today, Register Here

2023 CLIENT SUMMER EVENT

Be sure to join the ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County for their Behavioral Health Wellness Open House on Friday, August 25th, 2023 at 11:00 AM.

The event will offer:

Free Biometric & Health Screens
Resource Tables
Program Presentations
Free Giveaways and
Free Lunch!

The event occurs at 2012 West 25th Street, on the 6th Floor.

No registration required!

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

Youth Move Cuyahoga:

Council Meeting

Join us today and become a leader of tomorrow!

The Youth Leadership Council (YLC), for ages 14-18, meets monthly to set goals, review initiatives, and explore challenges that LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC youth face within our community.

Click Here for Details!

NAMI Connection Support Group: In-Person

NAMI Connection Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for adults living with mental illness. You will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others, and the groups are led by NAMI-trained facilitators who’ve been there.

The support group takes place at Magnolia Clubhouse in University Circle on July 3rd

Click Here to Register

APAPACHO Grupo de Apoyo para Familiares de NAMI

APAPACHO (abrazar con el alma) es un Grupo de Apoyo para Familiares. Este es un grupo libre, confidencial y seguro para ayudar a las familias afectadas por condición mental de un ser querido.

Las familias se unen en grupos de cuidado y se ayudan los unos a otros mediante el uso de sus experiencias y aprendizajes de cómo lidiar con las condiciones mentales.

Registrar aquí

NAMI GC RESOURCES

NAMI Caring Companion Calls

The Free Caring Companion Calls program Provides Supportive Mentoring & Companionship to Adult Peers (those living with a mental health condition), and Friends, Family Members, and Caregivers.

Our Caring Companions are extensively trained volunteers who are peers and loved ones of peers with a lived mental health condition. Specifically, the Caring Companion volunteer is a person who is skilled in patience, compassion, empathy, and effective communication.

Click Here To Learn More

NAMI Greater Cleveland Helpline

The NAMI Greater Cleveland Helpline is a free peer-support service providing information, resource referrals, and support to people living with mental health conditions, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers, and the public.

Helpline staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained, and able to provide guidance.

The NAMI Greater Cleveland Helpline does not provide a hotline, crisis line, or suicide prevention line service. If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis, please call 911 or the 24-hour Mobile Crisis Team at 216-623-6888.

Call, Text, or Chat 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call: 216-875-7776

Monday - Friday from

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

or via email at

helpline@namicleveland.org

Dial 911 for emergencies.

NAMI Parent Advocacy Connection

The mission of the PAC Program is to empower, educate, encourage, and equip families to partner with professionals in promoting access to family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, and culturally competent services.

PAC is a NAMI Ohio grassroots program that offers trained Parent Advocates with lived experience who reflect the cultural and ethnic make-up of the families they serve. Click here to learn more

HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT

Members of NAMI Greater Cleveland are part of NAMI's movement to improve the mental health system, to end stigma, and create a culture of knowledge and understanding about mental illness.

Join today!