Save the date Saturday, June 8, 2019

NAMIWALKS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

In 2019, we are celebrating 17 years of NAMIWalks, the nation’s largest mental health awareness and fundraising event. We invite you to join us for any of our close to 100 community walks. NAMIWalks is a fun, family-friendly event and there is no cost to register.

There are multiple ways you can make a difference with NAMIWalks: as a sponsor, committee member, team captain, team member, individual walker, or volunteer!

However you participate in NAMIWalks, you will be joining NAMI’s movement to raise awareness of mental illness and raise funds for our mission to help individuals and families right here in our region.

Visit Our NAMIWalks Website

Have you read our latest Newsletter?

Story of the month: Jill

On a day in late July of 2009, our family’s rather orderly life was turned upside when our son threw his phone into a pond thinking it was a bomb. Things went from bad to worse with his thoughts that his food was poisoned, there was a mind control chip in his brain, people could see him through the television, and on and on. We needed help, and we found it in NAMI’s Family to Family Education Course. I learned so much during those classes, and just being in a room full of people who really know what you are going through makes you aware that you are indeed not alone.

My son is now doing much better with the help of medication and support, but mental illness has many ups and downs. For me, the Family to Family course took us from existing to living again. I’m so grateful we found NAMI.

Volunteer Spotlight

Joy- Volunteer

Hello, my name is Joy and I volunteer at the NAMI office, as well as facilitate at our Westminster support group. The reason I chose to volunteer for NAMI is because I have been living with bi-polar 1 since 2003. My first episode occurred while out of the country on my honeymoon, and we can only attribute it to the stresses of wedding planning etc. Since then I have lived with the challenges of managing the mania side of the disease.

Before finding NAMI’s Peer to Peer class I didn’t really know of anyone who could understand what I was going through. I enjoy the NAMI support meetings, where I meet and socialize with other people who understand what I am going through. It makes me feel good to know that I’m giving back to the organization that has helped me so much.