I can’t tell you how excited I am to have found this group — somewhere people actually ‘GET’ me and speak the same language as me!

Connection Group Participant

I can’t thank you enough for your help today and for the support you’ve given to me and my sister. She and I will definitely follow through with your suggestions. Honestly, Speaking with you today and to what you shared personally about your loved one and family is giving me hope. God bless you and thank you again!

Nami-SCC Helpline Caller

I learned how to live life less rigidly. I learned more about being flexible with my thoughts. I cannot control everything, and I don’t have ALL the responsibilities in the world. What a relief!

It’s easier for me to be reflective now… I am better at self-coping. I know I have support from others. But now, I know that I can support myself.

El Camino Participants

“El curso “De Familia a Familia” de NAMI me ha permitido enfocarme en cómo ayudar y aprender del desbalance químico cerebral de mi hijo y a no sentirme culpable, sino ayudarlo en su recuperación ya que es posible con un buen tratamiento y el medicamento adecuado.

Esto me hace sentir que no estoy sola, que hay familias igual que yo y me da la esperanza que la vida de mi hijo va a ser mejor, se recupera y no tendrá una vida de desorden. Aprendí que con una buena medicación y tratamiento  tendrá una vida mejor”

Liliana Medel

Having my mentor to talk with during medication changes and communicating with my doctor was super helpful. Most important of all I learned acceptance of my diagnosis and the changes it brings for the rest of my life.

There was a time when I was going through provider changes and had a lot going on personally and at home. Within 30 seconds of meeting my Peer Connector that week, I just started crying. I felt comfortable with her and I learned that I deserve to take up space.

Community Peer Program Participants

Thank you so much for your encouraging words to pursue love and care in the midst of a crisis. Your loving words and listening ears definitely impacted us and that phone call was crucial to us. Thank you very much for your assistance. You are the best and you personally touched our world.

Nami-SCC Helpline Caller

“El curso “De persona a persona” de NAMI me ayudo a aceptar mi enfermedad mental y a comprenderla, a saber que no tengo que tener una vida de privaciones sino por el contrario una vida productiva y llena de logros como la de cualquier otra persona, me hizo tomar conciencia de la importancia de tomar mis medicamentos y tener terapia para poder alcanzar mis metas y que no por tener una enfermedad mental mi vida esta truncada y que aun con altibajos puedo llevar una vida perfectamente normal”

Erika Alvarez Hernandez

Everyone is clued into knowing drugs are dangerous, but not to signs and symptoms of mental illness. My son did not get in trouble, he got sick. He overcame all three stereotypes. He recovered, married, has three children, and has a successful career as a handyman.

Marjorie Baldwin
Professor, Author of Beyond Schizophrenia