NAMI Ending the Silence
NAMI Ending the Silence is a 50-minute mental health education program available for the following audiences:
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NAMI Ending the Silence for Students & Youth provides mental health education to junior and senior high school students and youth groups. An educational presentation is followed by a hopeful, personal story shared by a NAMI-trained young adult who experienced a mental health condition while in school. Presenters take questions from the audience and resource cards are made available to participants.
NAMI Ending the Silence for Parents & Caregivers provides a short educational presentation that includes an educational presentation by a parent and hopeful, personal story shared by a NAMI-trained young adult who experienced a mental health condition while in school. Presenters take questions from the audience and resource information is made available to participants. NAMI Ending the Silence for Educators & School Staff provides an educational presentation by a team that includes an educator, parent and young adult. A short educational presentation is followed by a hopeful, personal story shared by a NAMI-trained young adult who experienced a mental health condition while in school. Presenters take questions from the audience and resource information is made available to participants. Contact us at info@nami-nova.org to learn more about scheduling a presentation for your school or youth group. |
Share your story through NAMI Ending the Silence
Are you an individual or a family member of an individual who lived with a mental health condition as a teen?Are you a young adult living well with a mental health condition? Do you want to use your lived experience to help teens, parents, and school staff better understand youth mental health and be able to help youth with mental health needs?
Consider applying to become a NAMI Ending the Silence Presenter with NAMI Northern Virginia! Our next in-person training will be the weekend of May 1st, 2020 (exact date TBD). Please contact Megan Souza at msouza@nami-nova.org to learn more about how to get involved or download the application here.
