NEWS & EVENTS
Our latest newsletter and schedule: may 2024
Our May “Mental Health Awareness Month” calendar: May events
May 2 & 3: “Missoula & Bitterroot Gives” Give to NAMI Missoula / Missoula Gives Give what you can, if you can, to help us keep our programs going and to pursue our mission here in the Garden City.
May 4: NAMI Missoula will be at the “2024 Brain Injury Conference,” sponsored by the Brain Injury Alliance of Montana. For details: 2024 BIAMT Brain Injury Conference – Brain Injury Alliance of Montana
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MAY IS “MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH”!
Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in the U.S. since 1949. Every year during the month of May, NAMI joins the national movement to raise awareness about mental health. Together, here in Missoula and around the country, we fight stigma, provide support, educate the public, and advocate for policies that improve the lives of the millions of people in the U.S. affected by mental illness.
This year, the Missoula Public Library partners with NAMI Missoula to shine a light on mental illness during Mental Health Awareness Month. On Wednesday, May 29, the library will host a NAMI-sponsored panel discussion, “Mental Health Matters: The Ripple Effect,” with community leaders sharing their perspectives on the widespread impact of mental illness in the community. The event begins at 6:15 PM and ends at 7:45 PM; it is free and open to the public. Please contact NAMI Missoula if you have questions about the event.
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NAMI MONTANA 2024 SPRING TRAINING!
NAMI’s support groups (“Connection” and “Family Support”) and education programs (“Peer to Peer” and “Family to Family”) depend on the availability of trained facilitators. Every year, NAMI Montana provides the required training, which takes place in Helena. Lodging and meals are provided by NAMI Montana; travel expenses are reimbursed. Trainees must be members of NAMI (or they can join at the training) and they must have previously attended the group or completed the program for which they will be trained.
The 2024 NAMI Montana training weekends will be: April 27th– 28th (for “Family to Family” and “Peer to Peer”) and May 18-19 (for “Connection” and “Family Support”). Qualified members of NAMI Missoula are invited to contact us for more information about, and application forms for, the upcoming NAMI Montana training sessions.
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