The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Marion and Crawford Counties will hold its annual meeting and dinner on Monday, May 14, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bucyrus Public Library, 200 E. Mansfield Street, Bucyrus. The event is open to the public, and dinner will be provided free of charge, but reservations are […]
Mural painting project designed to help end mental illness stigma
On March 18, 2017 a group of volunteers from three counties will gather at a Columbus art studio to paint a “traveling” mural with the goal of raising awareness and reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness. As part of a National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Ohio campaign called “Bringing Mental Illness Out of the […]
Free classes offered to help family members of adults with mental illness
“When you have a family member with a mental health condition, you face many challenges, and sometimes it helps to know you’re not alone.” This is according to Sharon Smith, instructor of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Family-to-Family education program, who took the classes herself in 1998. Beginning September 7 NAMI of Marion […]