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NAMIWalks Central Oregon 2024 | |
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NAMIWalks Central Oregon, our mental health awareness walk held on May 18, 2024, at Pioneer Park in Bend, OR, was a huge success! We raised $25,414.02 to fund our free mental health support and advocacy programs, had 164 registrants, 18 teams and 20 volunteers assisting the walk.
Teams include Oregon State Dept employees, St. Charles Behavioral Health, BestCare, TeleCare, Deschutes County Health Services, Embark Behavioral Health, La Pine Community Health Center, BestMind, Edward Jones, SNAP Fitness and others.
It was wonderful to see our community come together across Central Oregon and unite to the end the stigma surrounding mental illness and show support for one another. Thank you to everyone who raised funds, walked, supported, volunteered and helped - we appreciate you!
NAMIWalks Central Oregon is our affiliate's largest source of financial support, allowing us to maintain and grow our education, advocacy, and support programs in our community.
Interested in volunteering with the walk next year? Email us!
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Peer Connection In Person Support Group - this SUNDAY | |
NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for adults living with mental health challenges. 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. This support group meets in person at the Taylor Center in Bend on the 2nd & 4th Sundays at 3 p.m. The next one is this SUNDAY! Come join us. | |
NAMI Basics Class – Starting Soon!
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NAMI Basics is a free 6-session education program for parents, caregivers, and other family members who provide care for youth (ages 22 and younger) who are experiencing mental health challenges.
The program is taught by trained teachers who are also the parents or family caregivers of individuals who have experienced emotional or behavioral difficulties. They know what you’re going through because they’ve been there, too.
- In-person or online - The Downtown Bend Library, 601 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97703, Meyer Room, and online via Zoom.
- July 9 to August 13, 2024 on Tuesdays
- 5:30 – 8 p.m. weekly for 6 weeks
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NAMI Central Oregon hosted a mental health resource booth at the Bend Pride Summer Festival on June 1 in Drake Park. Thanks to our awesome volunteers for helping staff the booth!
PRIDE is our community's largest 2SLGBTQIA+ event, designed to help people feel included, represented, and safe.
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NAMI Central Oregon board members Jonathan Gallegos and Kenny Hadden hosted a mental health resource booth at the Larkspur Community Center Health Fair.
We had fun connecting with the community and Kenny brought his son along to help share about our free mental health resources.
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NAMI Central Oregon hosted a mental health resource booth at the Juneteenth festival in Drake Park this weekend.
The holiday celebrates the end of slavery in the US, and offers Black people in Central Oregon kinship and community.
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NEW! Program Leader Trainings | |
We have several new program leader trainings scheduled, including Family Support Group Facilitator, Family to Family Teacher and In Our Own Voice. Help further the NAMI Community by taking these trainings and becoming a leader in Central Oregon. We need your help to continue extending our free support groups, trainings and workshops across Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties. Plus, it's a great way to give back and help your own recovery with service. | |
Central Oregon Creators Living with Mental Health Conditions | |
"In the Pines" is a column by Tiffany Lee Brown, aka T, appearing in The Nugget Newspaper in Sisters, Oregon. T wrote about her fundraising efforts for NAMIWalks Central Oregon and living with bipolar, the mood disorder she's lived with since her teens. tiffanyleebrown.com | | |
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One Single Beat is a film about living with loneliness, depression, and anxiety by Central Oregon resident, standup comedian and artist Jasmine Rogers.
"Instead of creating a window into my life, the intention was to offer a mirror in which others can see themselves, perhaps starting a conversation regarding mental health and proving that the viewers are not alone."
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NAMI Gather Knitting Club | | |
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Join us for NAMI Gather Knitting Club every Monday! Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, come knit (or crochet, embroider, etc.) with us, meet new friends, and expand your mental health support circle. Look for a table of people knitting at the Barnes & Noble cafe when you arrive!
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What: NAMI Gather Knitting Club
- When: Every Monday 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
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Where: Barnes & Noble Café, The Forum, 2690 NE Hwy 20, Bend, OR
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Connection Peer Support Group - In-Person
- 2nd & 4th Sundays of each month at 3 p.m.
- In-person at The Taylor Center, 358 NE Marshall Ave, Bend, OR 97701
- Open to adults 18 and older who live with mental health conditions.
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Learn more about Connection.
Connection Peer Support Group - Online
- Mondays, 7-9 PM via Zoom
- Open to adults 18 and older in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson Counties who live with mental health conditions.
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Learn more about Connection.
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To register, email info@namicentraloregon.org
Family Support Groups
- NAMI Family Support Group is a peer-led support group for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition.
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Learn more about Family Support Group.
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3rd Saturdays, 10-11:30 AM, via Zoom. Register via Zoom.
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Last Thursdays, 5:15-6:45 PM, via Zoom. Register via Zoom.
NAMI Oregon Support Groups
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To find online NAMI Oregon support groups, click here.
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Support NAMI Central Oregon! | |
NAMI Central Oregon Website | |
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NAMI Central Oregon's website has the latest NAMI Central Oregon programs and Central Oregon local resources.
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