NAMI Nevada County
The County's Voice
on Mental Illness
About NAMI NC
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What we do
- Support, listen, understand, empathize. (We've been there.)
- Provide a place to talk about the stress of having a mentally ill family member.
- Present informed speakers on mental health and related topics.
- Publish a bi-monthly newsletter.
- Act as well-informed advocates for the mentally ill.
- Work for continuing improvement of services, research, laws and treatment.
- Help families with treatment decisions.
- Educate the community that mental illnesses are:
- brain disorders
- biologically based
- no-fault
- treatable
- without any stigma attached.
Last updated
Apr 29 1997