You are not alone. Connect with others who share similar experiences. Find help and hope!
SUPPORT EDUCATION ADVOCACY
Local classes, groups, events and peer support provided at no cost to participants.
Local classes, groups, events and peer support provided at no cost to participants.
NAMI Northern Virginia has been offering peer education, support and advocacy since 1977.
FallFest 2019
Attention young adults, teens & families!
Join us for friendship, free food, fall fun, and wagon rides
Sunday, October 6th
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Frying Pan Farm Park
2739 West Ox Road, Herndon, VA
*meet at the Visitor’s Center
Young Adults & Teens: Have fun with a fall themed activity, a wagon ride around the farm, a chance to win prizes, and a conversation about mental health led by Young Adult Leaders.
Parents & Family Members: Join a discussion led by NAMI Northern Virginia Family Support Group Facilitators. Information will be available about local programs and resources for families.
NAMI Northern Virginia's 11th
Annual Walk for Mental Health!
Annual Walk for Mental Health!
Since 2009, Northern Virginians have joined together for a morning of fun and friendship at NAMI Northern Virginia's Annual Walk. Join us in celebrating our 11th Annual Walk with friends and our community! Sign up as a Walker or Team Captain. Live music, face painting, community partner and sponsor booths and special interactive creative art stations
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Date/Time: Saturday, September 21, 2019
Create your own team or join a team--together we are raising awareness and support for mental health in Northern Virginia! |
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Mental Health and NAMI Northern Virginia . . . in the News!
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NBC4: Fairfax County Program Aims to Put Mentally Ill People in Treatment Instead of Jail
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INSPIRE HOPE
Join NAMI Northern Virginia's volunteer In Our Own Voice team!
Join NAMI Northern Virginia's volunteer In Our Own Voice team!
Use your lived experience to:
Receive free NAMI training and join our NAMI In Our Voice team. Volunteer presenters share their personal stories with individuals and family members, civic and faith groups, medical professionals, law enforcement officers, in the workplace and more.
NAMI Ending the Silence is a mental health education program available for students, parents and caregivers; and educators & school staff. Email info@nami-nova.org to become a volunteer presenter or to schedule NAMI Ending the Silence at your school or organization.
Please email us today to express interest. Or download this application and email the completed form to info@nami-nova.org.
We look forward to talking with you! --The NAMI Northern Virginia Programs Team
- help raise mental health awareness in Northern Virginia
- let others know there is hope and they are not alone
Receive free NAMI training and join our NAMI In Our Voice team. Volunteer presenters share their personal stories with individuals and family members, civic and faith groups, medical professionals, law enforcement officers, in the workplace and more.
NAMI Ending the Silence is a mental health education program available for students, parents and caregivers; and educators & school staff. Email info@nami-nova.org to become a volunteer presenter or to schedule NAMI Ending the Silence at your school or organization.
Please email us today to express interest. Or download this application and email the completed form to info@nami-nova.org.
We look forward to talking with you! --The NAMI Northern Virginia Programs Team
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WEATHER & OUR PROGRAMS
Your safety is important to us! Please check with your facilitator before attending a class or support group during inclement weather. |
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Please join us in thanking our
EVENT SPONSORS |
Imagine . . . a world where everyone affected by a mental health condition has a place to turn for help, hope and support. Special thanks to all who volunteer and/or donate. Together, we are making a difference for mental health in Northern Virginia! |
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NAMI Northern Virginia's Parent Support Partners
help youth and families use their strengths to move toward wellness! NAMI Northern Virginia partners with Healthy Minds Fairfax and Loudoun County to help youth (through age 21) who are living with a mental health, substance use and/or developmental condition and their families. Check out: Parents helping parents: Healthy Minds Fairfax offers new youth initiative |
"I was completely overwhelmed and I had no idea where to turn. I wanted to help my child but felt like no one understood what we were going through. My Parent Support Partner listened. With her help and support, I learned how to more effectively advocate for my child. My child is happier and back in school! Our whole family is doing better." --Mother of a 15-year-old daughter
Join the NAMI Northern Virginia team!
Click here to learn about our current
JOB, INTERNSHIP and VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!
Emergency? Call 9-1-1 Crisis? Call PRS CrisisLink at 703.527.4077 or text "connect" to 855-11
Information and Resources? Call NAMI Northern Virginia Help Line at 571.458.7310
Support, education or advocacy opportunities? Check out our wide array of programs, offered at no cost to participants.
Information and Resources? Call NAMI Northern Virginia Help Line at 571.458.7310
Support, education or advocacy opportunities? Check out our wide array of programs, offered at no cost to participants.
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Parents helping parents: Healthy Minds Fairfax offers new youth initiative and watch this video to learn more about about programs for youth and families, including Family Support Partner Services and Healthy Minds Fairfax.
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O N A I R |
NAMI Northern Virginia on WERA's "Story Hour" with Wendy Mann
Story Hour focuses on storytelling in all its forms. Wendy Mann talks with Jeanne Comeau, CEO NAMI Northern Virginia about mental health and This Is My Brave, the Show. |
NAMI Northern Virginia on WERA's "Music Alley" with Carol Campbell
Music Alley features music and interviews. Carol Campbell and co-host Marco Delmar sit down with Jeanne Comeau, President and CEO of NAMI Northern Virginia, to talk about mental health and This Is My Brave, the Show. (Interview begins about 1/4 of the way into the show.) |
NAMI Northern Virginia's Programs and Impact
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THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US AT NAMI NORTHERN VIRGINIA!
Through your generosity, thousands of Northern Virginians, of all ages, are finding support
through NAMI Northern Virginia's programs.
Through your generosity, thousands of Northern Virginians, of all ages, are finding support
through NAMI Northern Virginia's programs.
Support the programs that have made a difference in our lives so that we can continue to share hope and help in Northern Virginia! Make your dollars go the extra mile when you buy flowers through OpenBlooms or buy a gift on Amazon or start your own birthday or other personal celebration fundraiser on Facebook!
Other ways you can support help and hope in our Northern Virginia community!
Donate your car,
motorcycle, boat or plane! |
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NAMI Northern Virginia's 11th Annual Walk Sponsors
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Finish Line
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Champion
Supporter
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Special thanks to our donors, sponsors, and community partners, including:
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AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
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NAMI Virginia
Affiliate of the Year Award 2016 |
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Donations received at our local office, NAMI Northern Virginia, PO Box 8693, Reston, VA 20195, or at www.NAMI-NorthernVirginia.org help provide programs, at no cost to participants, throughout Northern Virginia. Please note that we are independently funded and rely on the generosity of our local community to be able to continue to provide "life-changing" programs at no cost to participants!