NAMI

NAMI In Our Own Voice
2023-03-22 12:30 - 13:30 UTC
NAMI In Our Own Voice presentations change attitudes, assumptions and ideas about people with mental health conditions. This free, hour long presentation provides a personal perspective of mental health conditions, as leaders with lived experience talk openly about what it’s like to have a mental health condition.
Participants will be able to ask questions as speakers dispel myths about mental illness with their personal stories.
This is a virtual presentation and will be streamed through Zoom. We will ask that participants stay muted for the duration of the presentation and to put questions in the chat, which will be addressed at the end. After the presentation during the question answering section participants can then unmute to ask questions if they like.
Register now: https://ioovonline.eventbrite.com

QPR Gatekeeper Training
2023-03-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-02-28 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
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Now more than ever, suicide prevention awareness and training is needed in our communities. QPR Gatekeeper Training is a virtual, 1 hour training meant to guide participants on how to recognize an individual who may be in a suicide crisis and how to guide them to proper treatment/services.
QPR is a mnemonic that stands for Question, Persuade and Refer to help you remember the 3 easy steps to helping a person who may be suicidal.
This project is funded through the Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health by the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse Block Grant.
Content Warning: Discussion of suicide, suicidal ideation & potential means. Also includes interactive discussion portion regarding a fictional scenario describing an individual exhibiting warning signs of suicidality.
Register now to reserve your seat in this life saving course! For more information on the QPR course, visit: https://qprinstitute.com

NAMI Delaware Virtual Spouse/Partner Family Support Group
2023-03-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-23 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
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NAMI Delaware’s Spouse/Partner Family Support Group will meet very 3rd Monday of the month, from 7:00pm-8:00pm. Adjustments will be made for national holidays.
This support group will be facilitated by trained NAMI Delaware volunteers with lived experience and structured as closely to the original model of NAMI Family Support Group as possible via Zoom. It is open to all participants who identify as a spouse/partner of an individual with a mental health condition and are over the age of 18.

NAMI Delaware Virtual Connection Recovery Support Group
2023-03-16 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-03-02 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-02-02 18:30 - 19:30 UTC
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NAMI Delaware Virtual Connection Recovery Support Group is meant as an online substitute to our in-person Connection Recovery Support Group meetings to allow individuals with a mental health condition the chance to connect and feel supported.
Our Virtual Connection Recovery Support Group meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Adjustments will be made for national holidays.

LGBTQ+ Young Adult Discussion Group
2023-03-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-02-16 18:00 - 19:00 UTC
CAMP Rehoboth and NAMI Delaware are pleased to announce a new, virtual discussion group designed specifically for young 18 to 25 year old LGBTQ+ adults. This group will meet virtually by zoom every third Thursday of the month at 6:00pm. This group is free, confidential, and peer-led.
Peer-led discussion group offers a safe space for young adults to share experiences and explore their own understandings of gender and sexuality. The discussion group may include topics such as Healthy Relationships, Coming Out, Creative Writing, Bullying, LGBTQ History, Self-Image, and Systems of Oppression, among many other topics.
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*CANCELLED* NAMI Delaware Family Support Group In Person (Lewes)
2023-03-15 18:30 - 20:00 UTC
Our in person Lewes family support group will not meet on March 15th. We apologize for the inconvenience.

NAMI Delaware Virtual Family Support Group
2023-03-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-06 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
NAMI Delaware Virtual Family Support Group is meant as an online substitute to our in-person Family Support Group meetings to allow family members and loved ones of individuals with a mental health condition the chance to connect and feel supported.
Our Virtual Family Support Group meets every 1st Monday and every 2nd Thursday of the month, from 7:00pm-8:00pm. Adjustments will be made for national holidays
Register at: https://fsgonline.eventbrite.com

NAMIWalks Delaware Kick-Off Event
2023-03-02 08:30 - 09:00 (America/New_York)
Help us launch the 2023 #NAMIWalks season by attending our Kick-Off event! We hope you’ll join us on Thursday, March 2nd at 8:30am-9:00am over Zoom as we work to change the landscape of mental health in our community.

Additionally, those who join the call will automatically be entered into a raffle to win a $50 gift card!

Interested in attending? Please send your RSVP to Greg at gnemes@namide.org.

NAMI Hearts+Minds
2023-03-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-08 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-01 18:00 - 20:00 UTC
NAMI Hearts+Minds is a 5 session course designed to educate and empower you to better manage your health — mentally and physically.
Please note: This VIRTUAL course is once a week, every Wednesday from February 1st through March 1st, 2023 via ZOOM.
REGISTER HERE
NAMI Hearts+Minds is a program that educates and empowers individuals to better manage their health, mentally and physically.
The need to focus on mental and physical health simultaneously has never been more important. People with mental illness have significantly higher rates of obesity, cardiovascular disease and metabolic disease. These conditions worsen health and reduce lifespans.
The best possible mental health recovery requires attention to all aspects of your health. NAMI believes that mental health is physical health.
In the program, you’ll learn about:

How to advocate for your health
How physical and mental health are specifically connected
Gut health and how nutrition can affect the brain
Current information on the interplay of diet and fitness — and how they can influence your symptoms
Effective methods for managing the side effects of medication
Substance abuse and smoking cessation
How to gain a greater sense of control over how you feel

Improve symptoms by learning how body systems interact and by effectively managing the physical effects of mental illness, using strategies that improve long-term health. Register now to reserve your seat in this important course!

NAMI Delaware Virtual Spouse/Partner Family Support Group
2023-02-27 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
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February’s Spouse/Partner Family Support Group will meet the 4th Monday of the month, February 27, from 7:00-8:00 PM, due to President’s Day
NAMI Delaware’s Spouse/Partner Family Support Group will resume meeting every 3rd Monday of the month in March, from 7:00pm-8:00pm.
This support group will be facilitated by trained NAMI Delaware volunteers with lived experience and structured as closely to the original model of NAMI Family Support Group as possible via Zoom. It is open to all participants who identify as a spouse/partner of an individual with a mental health condition and are over the age of 18.

Sharing Hope Community Conversations
2023-02-23 18:30 - 20:00 UTC
Sharing Hope: Community Conversations is an interactive Zoom call discussing various topics relevant to mental health and stigma in the Black community. It is based off of the program created by NAMI National called Sharing Hope. In this call, community members can speak with specialized guest speakers that are relevant to the topic of the month. Our moderator is peer advocate and NAMI Delaware Diversity & Equity Fellow, Nyemade Boiwu (she/her).

February’s meeting will be held on Thursday, February 23rd from 6:30pm-8:00pm over zoom!

February’s Topic: NAMI In Our Own Voice, a presentation of mental health peers sharing their stories

Guest: Ramona Phillips, Mental Health Peer & NAMI In Our Own Voice Speaker

Register now! https://sharinghopeonline.eventbrite.com

Office Closure (President's Day)
2023-02-20
NAMI Delaware will be closed on Monday, February 20th for President’s Day.

*CANCELLED* NAMI Delaware Virtual Connection Recovery Support Group
2023-02-16 18:30 - 19:30 UTC
Unfortunately, our NAMI Connection meeting scheduled to be held on February 16th from 6:30-7:30pm has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
For a list of other upcoming NAMI Connection Meetings, please click HERE

NAMI Delaware Family Support Group In Person (Lewes)
2023-02-15 18:30 - 20:00 UTC
Our in person Lewes family support group will meet the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 6:30pm-8:00pm at:
Lewes Presbyterian Church
133 Kings Highway
Lewes, DE 19958
There is no charge to attend. No registration is required to attend our in person meetings.

NAMI Delaware In Person Family Support Group (Wilmington)
2023-02-13 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Brandywine Valley Church, 7 Mt Lebanon Road, Wilmington, DE, 19801
Our last in person Wilmington family support group meeting will be on Monday, February 13. Our virtual family support group meetings, as well as our monthly Family Support Group in Lewes, will continue as scheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please see the list of upcoming Virtual Family Support Group Meetings HERE
Our family support group meetings are open to anyone 18 years or older who identify as being a family member or someone that lives with a mental illness. For our peer support groups, please see our “NAMI Connection” virtual meetings on our events calendar.
Our in person Wilmington family support group will meet the 2nd Monday of each month from 7pm-8:30pm at:
Brandywine Valley Church
7 Mt Lebanon Road
Wilmington, DE 19801
There is no charge to attend. No registration is required to attend our in person meetings.

NAMI Smarts For Advocacy
2023-01-31 18:00 - 20:00 UTC
NAMI Smarts for Advocacy is a hands-on advocacy training program that helps people living with mental illness, friends and family transform their passion and lived experience into skillful grassroots advocacy. This program will be delivered virtually over Zoom.
REGISTER HERE
NAMI Smarts for Advocacy is designed as a series of workshops/modules. THIS CLASS WILL FOCUS ON:

Telling a compelling story that is inspiring and makes an “ask” in 90 seconds
Contacting Your Policy Maker or Other Community Leaders (via effective email, “elevator speech” or impactful phone call)
Meeting with Your Policy Maker or Other Community Leader (orchestrating a successful meeting)

The unique step-by-step, skill-building design of NAMI Smarts is effective with a wide range of participants, including those who are new to advocacy as well as individuals with years of experience.
Participants routinely share that they’ve never been able to condense their story or made a clear “ask,” but with NAMI Smarts, they are now able to.
Lobbyists who represent NAMI State Organizations or mental health coalitions also love this program—they see participants come out confident and able to share their story in a way that moves policymakers.

NAMI Delaware Virtual Family Support Group
2023-01-30 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
Our Virtual Family Support Group that normally meets the first Monday of each month will meet on January 30th instead, due to the New Years Holiday.
NAMI Delaware Virtual Family Support Group is meant as an online substitute to our in-person Family Support Group meetings to allow family members and loved ones of individuals with a mental health condition the chance to connect and feel supported.
Our Virtual Family Support Group meets every 1st Monday and every 2nd Thursday of the month, from 7:00pm-8:00pm. Adjustments will be made for national holidays
Register at: https://fsgonline.eventbrite.com

Sharing Hope: Community Conversations
2023-01-26 18:30 - 20:00 UTC
Sharing Hope: Community Conversations is an interactive Zoom call discussing various topics relevant to mental health and stigma in the Black community. It is based off of the program created by NAMI National called Sharing Hope. In this call, community members can speak with specialized guest speakers that are relevant to the topic of the month. Our moderator is peer advocate and NAMI Delaware Diversity & Equity Fellow, Nyemade Boiwu (she/her).

January’s meeting will be held on Thursday, January 26th from 6:30pm-8:00pm over zoom!

January’s Topic: Faith, Spirituality, and Mental Health

Guests: Apostle Dr. Ivory Hopkins (Pilgrims’ Ministry of Deliverance, Inc.) and Rev. Dr. Jay Macklin (The Academy for Peace).

Register now! https://sharinghopeonline.eventbrite.com
