NAMI Richland County members are individuals who are dedicated in helping us to fulfill our mission: To improve the quality of life, ensure dignity and respect for persons with mental illness and to support their families.
To become a member, you can create a NAMI National Account and choose to be a NAMI Richland County member HERE.
Click HERE to become a member of NAMI Richland County!
Would you like to take a more active role in helping Richland and surrounding counties receive mental health education and support? By becoming a member, you are helping us to continue and increase our services and programs; all of which are free of charge to the community.
By becoming a member, benefits include:
The Advocate, NAMI National’s quarterly magazine; which features news you can use: information on the latest research and treatment for brain disorders; major healthcare policies and legislation; and amazing testimonies from people with mental illness.
NAMI Richland County Members Facebook Group, a safe place where members can ask each other questions, share resources and encourage one another.
Member NAMI Library, all members are welcome to checkout any of the over 100 book titles owned by NAMI Richland County.
National NAMI Helpline, toll-free at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), provides a constant connection to emotional support, science-based information, and referrals to local organizations from someone who cares, someone who’s been there.
Membership in NAMI Richland County also provides automatic membership in NAMI Ohio and National NAMI. Members receive communications from all three organizations.
There are 3 different NAMI Richland County Member options. For as little as $5, $40 or $60 you can become a year-long member! To register you can click HERE. It will take you to the NAMI National site. You will be directed to create an account and designate which NAMI affiliate you would like to become a member under. This will be NAMI Richland County.
Here are a few highlights that our generous members helped us accomplish in 2020:
We started a brand-new program called NAMI on Campus at the OSU-Mansfield and NC State campus. This group will be dedicated to increasing mental health support and normalizing mental health conversation.
We continued our educational programs which included our Family to Family Education Courses and conducted Crisis Intervention Team training for first-time responders.
We continue to bring Ending the Silence in the middle and high schools, teaching the importance of good mental health, how to help a struggling friend and suicide prevention. This curriculum is now available to staff as well!
We continue NAMI’s Family Support Groups every month. Due to COVID-19 we have been having Zoom support groups.
We continue to educate at various agencies, churches, health fairs, schools and clubs on NAMI’s services, the family perspective and mental illness.
NAMI Connections peer led support group for individuals with mental illness continues to meet the third Thursday of the month at the OASIS Peer Center. Due to COVID-19 we have been having Zoom support groups.
We diligently work one on one with families in crisis.
NAMI staff is onsite at local mental health agencies to advocate and encourage more family involvement.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate in emailing us HERE.
