October
9th, 2010 - Saturday -
Run
for Mental Health (Previously Called the Bat Run)
Location: Batavia, IL
Time:
9:00am
This
is a Walk/Run fund raiser for NAMIDKK
Go
to the website nami5k.com
to register and get more details.
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You
can now sign up for our newsletter to be sent to you
via Email. Just click on "Newsletter"
in the column at the left, of this page, and enter your
email address in the box as directed. This will
get you our newsletter the day it is ready and will
help us save a great deal of money.
Thank
you for your cooperation.
Our office
is located at 400 Mercy Lane, Aurora, Illinois 60506
The
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is a
grass roots organization whose purpose is to improve
conditions for persons with mental illness.
- Seeking
and promoting effective and adequate professional
treatment, appropriate support programs, housing,
vocational training, and financial aid.
- Seeking
and promoting research into causes and treatment.
- Seeking
and promoting public education to reduce and eliminate
discrimination and stigma
- Promoting
awareness of and involvement in pertinent legislation
at all levels of Government.
About
NAMI DeKalb, Kane-South & Kendall Counties (NAMI
DKK)
Our
NAMI affiliate was formed in the mid 1990's by a group
of dedicated individuals who endeavored to promote the
welfare of person with chronic mental illness and to
support their families.
SUPPORT:
Solutions to common problems are explored at "caring
and sharing" meetings. NAMI DKK currently has two support
groups meeting in Kane and DeKalb Counties.
EDUCATION:
Special education programs, newsletters, books and videos,
are just several of the opportunities sponsored by NAMI
DKK.
Check
this sight for information regarding Family-to-Family
and Visions for Tomorrow classes. These and several
new initiatives will be available in the near future.
Also, educational sessions are presented periodically
throughout the year in all three counties.
RESEARCH:
The 1990's were the "Decade of the Brain" which signaled
the importance (finally) of treating prolonged mental
illnesses and brain disorders with biological components.
NAMI promotes and supports continuing mental illness
research.
ADVOCACY:
NAMI works to protect the rights of the chronically
mental ill to provide mental health services and support
for them and their families possible. Our efforts are
primarily in the legislative arena on the local, state,
and federal government.
For
further information, call the NAMI office at 630-896-6264
or Email to info@namidkk.org. |
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