NAMI

NAMI Metro Mission Statement: To provide support, education, research, and advocacy for those who suffer with severe mental illness and for their families.

NAMI Metro: Works with Oakland, Wayne and Macomb Counties in coordinating and advocating for services to better serve the consumer and their families.

NAMI Metro: Provides our membership with general meetings featuring exemplary speakers from all areas of the mental health community. NAMI Metro is working on a comprehensive website that will provide links to the critical mental health sites in Michigan and across the country.

The NAMI Walk is an annual event to raise awareness about mental illness and to eradicate the stigma that is associated with Mental Illness in the communities.

Benefits of NAMI Metro

As a member of NAMI Metro you become both a NAMI Michigan and a National Member. Benefits include access to all websites. The national NAMI website provides members with additional access to their website and has a wealth of information about mental illness. Members receive Michigan newsletters, the NAMI Advocate and will be receiving the NAMI Metro newsletter.

NAMI Metro publishes its own electronic newsletter once a month bringing you current and local information.
NAMI Metro keeps its organization in touch with the most recent news regarding legislation, conferences, speakers, and fundraising events.
NAMI Metro is designed to get members involved in the organization by serving on committees, working on events, and volunteering in our educational programs.
NAMI Metro reaches out to families to provide support for those diagnosed with a serious mental illness and family members. NAMI Metro aligns itself with NAMI Michigan, and NAMI National.
NAMI Metro seeks to form partnerships with organizations that have goals in alignment with the mission of NAMI Metro.
NAMI Metro is an all-volunteer, grassroots, non-profit corporation dedicated to the improvement of the quality of life for persons and families affected by mental illness.

NAMI Metro Educational Programs

The members of the Education Committee bring programs to families, those diagnosed with serious mental illnesses and the public.

The FAMILIES IN ACTION Program

The goals of the FIA Program are to help families understand mental illness and how it affects the family. The program is designed to help families learn how to cope with stress, understand community resources, recognize symptoms, communicate better and support the road to recovery. The overall objective is to promote and support a Healthy, Happy and Independent life.

The ten-week workshop is a weekly, two hour evening session presented in the fall and spring of each year. The family members who facilitate the program are people who love and care for a family member who has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness.

The IN OUR OWN VOICE Program

In this program, consumers (those who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness themselves) are the presenters. They educate the public regarding their experiences, insights, and the challenges they face. One goal is to lessen the negative public perception of what a mental illness is and is not. A second goal is to provide other consumers with role models who provide hope for their own recovery. In Our Own Voice is presented wherever there is a need to educate the public regarding serious mental illnesses.

“Alone we can do so little;

Together we can do so much.”

Helen Keller

Additional Links

For More information on the Families in Action Program, Click Here

News Article: Ex-Lion now facing Depression, Click Here

Press Release: NAMI-Metro upcoming General Meeting with Eric Hipple as guest speaker