Presentation Provides Insight on Mental Illness
NAMI University of Arizona demonstrates, in this article, the effectiveness of bringing programming to campus. By bringing the “In Our Own Voice” program to campus, people were able to experience first hand accounts of mental illness, and become more aware of the impact mental illness has on a person and society.

NAMI opens chapter at ECU
This article from The East Carolinian newspaper on the East Carolina University campus describes the founding of the ECU NAMI club. Some of the topics discussed include how the club was formed, the importance of NAMI on Campus clubs, and the peer to peer support that NAMI offers.

WMU Programs May Help Students Cope with Stress, Mental Illness
The NAMI organization of Western Michigan University has been making great strides on their campus in many aspects of mental health. This article from, the Western Herald, touches on NAMI-WMU’s work in supported education, as well as the importance of giving a student the opportunity to talk with other students about his or her illness.

Students, BR Community Run for a Cause
Working with other NAMI clubs is a great way to network and expand your program. This walk/run put on by NAMI LSU and other local NAMI’s demonstrates how this can be successfully done. The walk/run brought in $6,500 as well as helped to reduce stigma and raise awareness.

NAMI Offers Education, Support to Students
This article from The Washburn Review, the campus paper on Washburn University, describes the successes that the NAMI Washburn campus club has had, as well as the struggles of continuing the organization on campus.

Student Promoting Mental Health
Both the initial stages of forming a NAMI on Campus club, as well as the importance of having a mental health support/advocacy group on campus is illustrated in this article from the Indiana Daily Student of Indiana University. Since this article was written, NAMI-IU has grown and is a mainstay in the state of Indiana’s large on Campus program.

Depression Turns Student Into Treatment Advocate
University of Illinois student Jim Monti has turned his experience and memories of severe depression into mental health educator and into treatment advocate. Monti established a campus organization at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), assisted on many projects during summer internship at NAMI national, and contributed immensely to the NAMI on Campus initiative.

Hoosiers need to Get Serious About Mental Health
NAMI Indiana University in this article has described NAMI’s report released on March 1, 2006, Grading the States. Grading the States is a first comprehensive survey of adult public mental health systems in every state and DC since 1990. It is a response to the President’s New Freedom Commission and Mental Health. The report is intended to: - Provide advocates and policymakers with a specific action agenda - Be a baseline for future measurement - Promote dialogue - Serve as a catalyst for improving services for adults with serious mental illness, including necessary increases in funding In the NAMI report card, the United States received a D grade, and Indiana was given a D-. What can be done about this? CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS!