Hear Marilyn Salzman, President of NAMI-Westside, address the issue of mental illness: What is it and how you can help somebody diagnosed with it.

This free event is open to the public on Monday, May 6 at 2 p.m. at Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado Blvd NE, Rio Rancho, NM. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

NAMI-Westside, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will offer its next 12-week Family-to-Family Education Program, beginning on Thursday, March 14, 2019, from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. You must pre-register for this class by calling Shannon Errickson at 505-918-1603 or by email to shannongtk@hotmail.com. Learn more here…

New Year, New ED, Lots of wonderful NAMI Volunteers, Peers, Donors and Friends, and a multitude of NAMI Programs and Events to be excited about!

After an exhaustive search, NAMI NM has finally found their New Executive Director, Heidi Grunberg. Heidi is a permanent transplant to New Mexico, from The United Kingdom. A Graduate of The University of East Anglia, and Goethe University Frankfurt, holding degrees in Architecture, Commercial Interior Design, Business Management and Marketing. Heidi’s career has spanned both Corporate and Non Profit Organizations, in Europe and . . .

NAMI Westside, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Rio Rancho, will offer a FREE NAMI Family & Friends Seminar, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 16….

NAMI Family & Friends is a free, 4-hour seminar that informs and supports family members, partners, friends and significant others who have loved ones with a mental health condition. Participants learn about diagnoses, treatment, recovery, communication strategies, crisis preparation and NAMI resources. Seminar leaders are also family members and know what it is like to have a loved one with a mental health condition. REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Click here for more information.

BTS/NM has reached over 10,000 students since beginning presentations in schools. Check out their December 2018 newsletter and learn of their successes!

Check out these useful articles about the impact of family support.

As NAMI Westside increases public awareness and programs, Volunteers are greatly appreciated and needed. Please call us for details: (505) 203-7179.

NAMI Home Front is a free six-session class for family, friends and significant others of military service members and veterans. The class …. LEARN MORE here…