OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

We apologize for any inconvenience caused, but we are excited to announce the re-release of our October newsletter! Due to unforeseen technical issues, some of the links in the initial newsletter were not functioning correctly. We value your engagement and want to ensure you have access to all the valuable content we've prepared. In this updated version, you'll find all the information, articles, and resources with functional links, so you can explore the content seamlessly. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we strive to provide you with the best possible experience. We hope you enjoy this revamped newsletter and find it informative and engaging. Your support means the world to us!

THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING NAMIWALKS

🌟 A Heartfelt Thank You! 🙏 Thanks to the hard work of 1,180 NAMIWalks participants, 1,522 donors, and 30 sponsors. Your support makes a world of difference in the fight for mental health awareness and support. Together, we are making change happen! 💚🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

NAMIWalks FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE

NAMIWalks Greater Cleveland has raised $155,357 or 89% of its goal.

That means we need to raise $19,643 and we have a plan!

One of our incredibly generous NAMI GC Board Members has issued a challenge.......

For every dollar NAMIWalks raises from this point forward, he will match it dollar for dollar up to $7,000! This makes your dollar go twice as far!

Donate TODAY at NAMIWalks.org/gc. A donation of any amount is deeply appreciated. Thank you for your continued support.

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Religious and Spiritual Trauma: Pathways to Healing

This program will explore the nature of spiritual and religious trauma, or when people are harmed in spiritual communities, often by those meant to guide or lead those communities.

Participants will learn what this kind of trauma is like, how it is experienced, and what kind of harm are most common in spiritual and religious spaces.

Learn More and Register Here

ILTHY & YSM CLOTHING COLLABORATION

Come celebrate the release of a collaborative collection to raise awareness for suicide prevention month.

Four limited edition pieces were created in partnership with Cleveland-based clothing company Ilthy and YSM Clothing Company

A portion of the profits from the collection will be donated to NAMI of Greater Cleveland.

Click the link below to check out the collection and not only support NAMI Greater Cleveland but local businesses as well!

Check Out The Collection

SIGN YOUR YOUTH UP FOR YOUTHMOVE!

STREETWISE SELF DEFENSE 2.0

Join us on October 26th to learn basic Streetwise Self-Defense and Rape Aggression Defense Techniques at this FREE event. Participants learn basic strikes, kicks, and blocks. How to respond if an attacker grabs, chokes, or holds them. The moves are easy to learn and execute. Discuss safety tips and preventing gun violence.

This event is a safe space, for women and men of all races, cultures, and lifestyles and ADA wheelchair accessible. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Click here to sign up

MENTAL WELLNESS BOOK CLUB

Join Cleveland Clinic, parents, police, educators, policymakers, courts, and therapists! Discover, how trauma (violence, sexual abuse, neglect) affects the developing child’s brain when they are exposed to extreme stress and how unexpected measures can be taken to ease such pain and help them grow into healthy adults.

The loss of control and powerlessness felt by a child during a traumatic experience must be counteracted and the brain of a traumatized child can be remolded with patterned, repetitive experiences in a safe environment.

Tuesdays – Oct 10th & 24th from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Lakewood Public Library

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

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: 216-875-7776

Monday - Friday from

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

or via email at

helpline@namicleveland.org

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

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!