Nami North Carolina Inc

THE MISSION OF NAMI NORTH CAROLINA IS TO PROMOTE RECOVERY AND OPTIMIZE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.

NAMI NC PROVIDES FREE CLASSES, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND PRESENTATIONS THAT OFFER ESSENTIAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO STRUGGLE WITH THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. AT THE STATE LEVEL, NAMI NC PROVIDES PUBLIC EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS ON SPECIFIC ISSUES, AND FREE PROGRAM LEADER TRAININGS.DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, NAMI NC TRAINED 92 GROUP FACILITATORS, TEACHERS, AND PRESENTERS IN 14 TRAININGS. THESE VOLUNTEERS SUBSEQUENTLY USED A COMBINATION OF VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGIES AND LIMITED FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTIONS (FOLLOWING FEDERAL AND STATE GUIDELINES ON SOCIAL DISTANCING) TO BRING NAMI'S SIGNATURE CLASSES AND GROUPS TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE, ALL WHILE MAINTAINING THE NEEDED CONFIDENTIALITY. ALL TOLD, NAMI NC AFFILIATES PROVIDED OVER 3,000 EXPERIENCES OF NAMI PROGRAMMING INCLUDING SUPPORT GROUPS, CLASSES, AND PRESENTATIONS.EACH YEAR, NAMI NC'S HELPLINE SERVES HUNDREDS OF NC RESIDENTS SEEKING WARM SUPPORT, INFORMATION, AND REFERRALS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, THIS SERVICE RECEIVED 1,949 CALLS, EMAILS, LETTERS, AND TEXT MESSAGES. THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS HAS DOUBLED SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2018.LACK OF INCLUSION CONTRIBUTES TO FEELINGS OF ISOLATION AND HAMPERS RECOVERY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, NAMI NC CONTINUED ITS COMMUNITY INCLUSION PROJECT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE NC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. NAMI NC OFFERED FOUR COMMUNITY INCLUSION TRAININGS WHICH ENABLED NINE LOCAL NAMI GROUPS TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY INCLUSION PROJECTS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, NAMI NC CONTINUED ITS WEEKLY WEBINAR CALLED THURSDAYS WITH NAMI, DESIGNED TO BUILD CONVERSATIONS AND BUILD COMMUNITY AROUND THE TOPIC OF MENTAL HEALTH, AND TO FEATURE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES PROMINENTLY WHILE DOING SO. THE PROGRAM COVERED TOPICS SUCH AS DEPRESSION, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, SKIN PICKING DISORDER, AND SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, THE COMBINED NUMBER OF ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE PARTICIPANTS AMOUNTED TO 1,063.BELIEVING THAT INDIVIDUALS SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS SURROUNDING THEIR HEALTH CARE, NAMI NORTH CAROLINA OFFERED 25 TRAININGS FOR AFFILIATES AND HOSPITALS TO HELP THEM LEAD INDIVIDUALS IN PREPARING PSYCHIATRIC ADVANCE DIRECTIVES. NAMI PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AFFILIATES ANOTHER 36 TIMES.