NAMI-Albuquerque’s Education Night

• Presented by Disability Rights of New Mexico
• NAMI Albuquerque Office, 2501 San Pedro NE, Suite 212, Albuquerque
• Wednesday, April 24, 2019, from 6-7 p.m.
• Call office to confirm: (505) 256-0288

Come WALK with us! Increase our community’s awareness of mental illness and of existing programs that help people directly and indirectly affected. Form a team, join a team, be a walker, a sponsor, a fundraiser, a donor, a volunteer. To participate in this annual fun event, learn more here….

Do you provide care for a loved one with a chronic illness? Join New Mexico Direct Caregivers Coalition for “Stress-Busting for Family Caregivers,” a multi-component program that meets 90 minutes/week for 9 weeks. This program will:

·         Provide education and support

·         Teach stress management techniques

·         Help caregivers develop coping strategies

There are three upcoming groups happening in Albuquerque:

• Group #1 – Starting June 18 Tuesday at 10:00am, Nusenda Training Center, 4100 Pan American Freeway
• Group #2 – Starting June 18 Tuesday at 1:30pm, Palmilla Senior Living, 10301 Golf Course Rd NW
• Group #3 – Starting June 18 Tuesday at 10:00am, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 6901 Wyoming NE

Call to Register! Please refer to the flier for contact information.

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, offers a 12-week Family-to-Family Education Program throughout the year. For more information on our next class or to be put on our wait list please contact Marianne Wright at 505-990-2292 or by email to mtw299@outlook.com. Or, learn more here…

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 . . .

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.