ADVOCACY:
3 digit Crisis Hotline for Suicide Prevention
Would you be interested in becoming a NAMI Orange board member?
If so, contact Dhanu at 845-294-2749
or email namiorangeny@warwick.net
to learn about the application process
Upcoming Events/Outreaches
See details
of upcoming NAMI
meetings and courses by clicking links below:
UPCOMING COURSES:
On-going Meetings:
NAMI Connection
a peer-led support group for adults living with a
mental illness.
No fee, no registeration
PLEASE NOTE: these Orange County meetings are on a temporary hold. We will post here when the weekly meetings will resume.
Check out NAMI Connection in Sullivan County
For ongoing Family Support Group Meetings, click here
There are no Education Meetings in Jan. or Feb
Sunday, Jan. 26 meeting regarding topic WRAP
has been cancelled
Youth Mental Health First Aid Course
Thurs., Feb. 27
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
ORMC's Community Health Education Center
Registration required, RSVP
1-888-321-6762 by Mon., Feb 24
2020 NYS Legislative Advocacy Day
Tues., March 3
Albany, NY
Mon., March 9
NAMI Orange Education Meeting
6:15-8 p.m.
"Hope Not Handcuffs"
2020 NAMI National Convention
July 15-18
Atlanta, Georgia
NAMI Presentations:
Both programs are arranged by request
Click on links below for details
-Ending the Silence
is an in-school presentation designed to teach middle and high school students about the signs and symptoms of mental illness, how to recognize the early warning signs and the importance of acknowledging those warning signs. Through this classroom presentation, students get to see the reality of living with a mental health condition.
*3 types of presentations are available: for students, for staff and also for families
-In Our Own Voice
trained presenters who are in recovery from mental illness share compelling personal testimonies about their experiences of living with and dealing with the challenges posed by mental illness.
