Welcome to the NAMI South King County Web Site

NAMI South King County is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).  Our members include families, friends, and people with brain disorders such as schizophrenia, schizo-affective, bipolar disorder (manic depression), major (clinical) depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and general anxiety disorder.

We sponsor free support groups and education programs, and advocate for improvements to our mental health delivery systems in terms of access to care, standards of care, recovery, housing, jobs, and rehabilitation.

We welcome new members and invite you to join us at one of our support groups or other regularly planned events.


Jim Adams
PAST PRESIDENT
NAMI SOUTH KING COUNTY

NAMI SOUTH KING COUNTY
AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE

• Sponsors Self-Help Support Groups for family members and consumers.

• Provides monthly Educational Forums featuring experts in Mental Health and related fields on causes, symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments of mental disorders.
• Presents Fall and Winter Family-to-Family Education Programs.
• Publishes a monthly newsletter for NAMI Members, Mental Health and Social Services Professionals, and Educators.
• Initiates and supports legislation which directly benefits individuals with mental disorders and their families.
• Promotes changes in the regulatory processes to streamline processing for our members.
• Intervenes as a personal advocate when appropriate.
• Monitors the mental health system, challenging the parts that are ineffective and supporting those that work.
• Advocates for inclusion of family and consumer involvement in determining policy on programs, treatment, housing, recovery, and employment.
• Lends books, cassettes and videos from a comprehensive and specialized library collection