eNews – July 2022:
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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS – Renew or Join NAMI Greater Houston BEFORE April 9th for Stronger Voting Power
HOUSTON – Please take a moment to re-new or to join NAMI Greater Houston. Your membership helps us to have greater voting power and your voice heard. Please join at […]
NAMIWalks Greater Houston Honorary Chair, Mary Nan Huffman, City of Houston Council Member, District G
HOUSTON – The National Alliance on Mental Illness Greater Houston is pleased to announce Mary Nan Huffman, City of Houston Council Member – District G, as its 2022 NAMIWalks Greater […]
17th ANNUAL MENTAL ILLNESS WALK EXPECTS NEARLY 3,000 PARTICIPANTS
HOUSTON – It’s a day of awareness, community camaraderie, and remembrance; it’s Greater Houston’s largest and most well attended walks focused on people with mental illnesses—it’s NAMIWalks Your Way Greater […]
NAMI Greater Houston Announces Angelina Brown Hudson, MPA as Executive Director
HOUSTON – Mental health nonprofit National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Greater Houston announced today that it has selected Angelina Brown Hudson, MPA, as its Executive Director. “Angelina is a […]
NAMI Receives Fourth Consecutive Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator
12/7/2020 NAMI https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-News/2020/NAMI-Receives-Fourth-Consecutive-Four-Star-Rating-from-Charity-Navigator For the last four years NAMI has proudly received the highest rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This four-star rating shows that NAMI exceeds industry standards, adheres to best practices, and fulfills our mission in a financially responsible and efficient way. NAMI has also earned GuideStar’s Platinum Seal of Transparency more »
Houston To Launch COVID-19 Mental Health Support Program
September 30, 2020 By Mat Harab Houston Public Media https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/coronavirus/2020/09/30/382980/houston-to-launch-covid-19-mental-health-support-program/ The city is launching a new mental health support program providing resources to people during the COVID-19 pandemic, Houston officials […]
Police have shot people experiencing a mental health crisis. Who should you call instead?
Sep 18, 2020 By Grace Hauck USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/18/police-shooting-mental-health-solutions-training-defund/5763145002/ Daniel Prude was experiencing a mental health crisis in March when Rochester, New York, police officers responding to a 911 call pinned him […]
Join NAMI this Mental Illness Awareness Week to Raise the Voices of Lived Experience
Oct 5, 2020 NAMI https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2020/Join-NAMI-this-Mental-Illness-Awareness-Week-to-Raise-the-Voices-of-Lived-Experience Arlington, VA – This year we’ve seen the numbers of Americans impacted by mental health conditions on the rise as a result of the pandemic and more […]
5 Things I Wish My Loved Ones Knew About Dissociation
Oct 6, 2020 By Allie Cotterman NAMI https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/October-2020/5-Things-I-Wish-My-Loved-Ones-Knew-About-Dissociation Have you ever been driving and suddenly realized you didn’t remember the last ten minutes of your drive? Have you ever been […]
Whether it’s hurricanes or COVID-19, disasters are driving a mental health crisis
Aug 25, 2020 By Dean Russell & Jamie Smith Hopkins The Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/25/texas-natural-disasters–mental-health/ Barbara Herndon lay in the center of her bed, muscles tensed, eyes on the television. She […]
The coronavirus pandemic is still raging in Texas. Its mental health toll will only get worse.
Posted Aug 20, 2020/Updated Aug 24, 2020 By Sarah Smith Houston Chronicle https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/coronavirus-pandemic-mental-health-toll-tx-covid-15497856.php Maybe if she hadn’t heard the man cough, Paula Parker would still be able to sleep. She’d […]