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We are the Howard County affiliate of NAMI Maryland which is a member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness — NAMI — the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. NAMI is a three-tiered organization, working at the national, state, and local levels to provide support, education and advocacy. NAMI Howard County has served the residents of our community with free programs since 1979.

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!!! SNOW CANCELLATIONS !!!

NAMI CONNECTION and the FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP

are cancelled for Tuesday, February 9, 2010.

CLICK TO VISIT OUR  WHAT'S NEW PAGE FOR INFORMATION ON: 

  • March Education Forum

  • Fighting Stigma and Raising Awareness through Poetry, Essay or Visual Art

  • Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness

NAMI Howard County offers -

SUPPORT PROGRAMS

  • Family & Friends Who Care About an Adult with a Mental Illness
  • Parents and Caregivers of Children & Teens with Mental Health Issues
  • Individuals Living with Serious Mental Illness (NAMI Connection)
  • Sunday Suppers, a social opportunity for adults living with mental illness.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS

  • In Our Own Voice: Living with Mental Illness
  • Family-to-Family Education Course
  • NAMI Basics Education Course 
  • Peer-to-Peer Education Course
  • NAMI Howard County Educational Forums
  • Parents & Teachers as Allies: Recognizing Early Onset Mental Illness in Children and Teens 

There is no charge for our programs and they are open to anyone regardless of membership in NAMI.

Additionally, NAMI Howard County  also:

  • provides local information and referral services;
  • conducts community education through presentations and by serving on local committees and boards;
  • interacts with local professionals;
  • works with local media on stories about mental illness; and
  • reports on local issues and needs to their state organization.

AGENTS OF CHANGE

NAMI Howard County is nonprofit organization which depends on membership dues, grants and your generous contributions to fund our important work. With the additional support of the following benefactors we are able to provide programs and services at no cost to the participants. 

                                                

Image                Columbia Foundation

 

Image                        The Horizon Foundation

 

Image                          Howard County General Hospital        

  

 Image                                 Howard County Mental Health Authority

                                                   

Image          Howard County Department of Citizen Services

 

Image                  Humanim

 

Image                                      L'IMAGE Design Studio

 

Image                                    Maryland School Psychologists' Association

 

Image        NAMI Maryland

 

Image                          Way Station                                                               

                                                                                                          

Image    The University of Maryland, Department of Psychiatry           

                    

YOU CAN BE AN AGENT OF CHANGE  

  

 

Visit our Donate Page for information on our recent accomplishments and initiatives. You may also click on the link at the bottom of this page to read and print the NAMI Howard County 2009 Annual Report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAMIHoward County ●  9151  Rumsey Road ● Suite 150 ● Columbia MD 21045


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