NAMI GC

JULY NEWSLETTER

NAMIWalks Kickoff Event

If you care about Mental Health for All and want to make an impact, join us as we kick off NAMIWalks Greater Cleveland 2023.

Learn how your participation in this family-friendly event makes a difference in the lives of people affected by mental health conditions.

This event is free, but registration is required

Take the first step toward earning your NAMIWalks charging pad.

Questions?

Contact Lisa at

ldellafiora@namicleveland.org

or 216-390-7054.

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Applying, Appealing, and Advocating for Yourself: The Bottom Line on Benefits

Join us on July 10th as we collaborate with representatives from Linear Legal who will help you learn more about disability benefits from

A through Z.

Click Here To Register

¿Sabes qué es la Regulación Emocional? Seminario Web

¿Reaccionas impulsivamente, actúas sin apenas pensar y sin reflexionar sobre las consecuencias de tus actos? El 20 de julio hablemos de Regulación Emocional. Presentado por: Ruth Sudilovsky-Pecha, LISW-S, C-EMDR, SEP y Linda Garcia-Cruz, MSSA, LSW

Pulse aquí para registrarse

UPCOMING JULY PROGRAMS

NAMI GC

Family-To-Family Course

NAMI Family-to-Family is a free,

8-session educational program for families, significant others, and friends of people with mental health conditions.

Cuyahoga County Residents Register Here

NAMI Medina

Family-To-Family Course

NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for families, significant others, and friends of people with mental health conditions.

Medina County Residents Register Here

NAMI Medina

Peer-To-Peer Course

NAMI Peer-to-Peer is a free, eight-session educational program for adults with mental health conditions who are looking to better understand themselves and their recovery. Taught by trained leaders with lived experience, this program includes activities, discussions, and informative videos.

Click Here to Learn More &

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

Our New In-Person Support Group

Starts This Week!

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 Learn More & Register

Introduciendo 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.

Pueden registrarse en el siguiente enlace: Registrar aquí

NAMI GC RESOURCES

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!