NAMI Minnesota’s 2021 State Conference will be held online on Saturday, Nov 13
Join us to hear from our opening keynote speaker, Elyn Saks. Saks writes extensively in the area of law and mental health, having published five books and more than fifty articles and book chapters. Her memoir, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness, describes her struggles with schizophrenia and her managing to craft a good life for herself in the face of a dire prognosis.
This year’s closing keynote speaker, Damien Fair, is the Redleaf Endowed Director of the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain at the University of Minnesota and a professor in the Institute of Child Development at the Medical School.
The conference will feature 15 breakout sessions on a wide variety of current mental health topics.
The cost is $10 to attend the online conference and an additional $20 for CEUs. Register now. Scholarships are available. If you would like to request a scholarship, please contact Christine at publicawareness@namimn.org.
This year’s closing keynote speaker, Damien Fair, is the Redleaf Endowed Director of the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain at the University of Minnesota and a professor in the Institute of Child Development at the Medical School.
The conference will feature 15 breakout sessions on a wide variety of current mental health topics.
The cost is $10 to attend the online conference and an additional $20 for CEUs. Register now. Scholarships are available. If you would like to request a scholarship, please contact Christine at publicawareness@namimn.org.
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Education
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Support
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NAMI offers many free education programs that provide current information, support and hope to families of adults with mental illnesses, professionals, organizations, youth and older adults.
Public AwarenessNAMI seeks to raise public awareness and knowledge of mental illnesses and combat stigma. NAMI provides presentations to organizations, publishes educational booklets and materials, and hosts annual events such as NAMIWalks, a Research Dinner and a Conference.
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NAMI offers peer-to-peer support groups for people living with mental illness and friends and family members. Groups are led by trained facilitators who have personal experience living with or caring for a family member with a mental illness.
Advocacy
NAMI advocates for policies that will improve the lives of children and adults with mental illnesses and their families.
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OUR MISSION STATEMENT
NAMI Tri-County is committed to promoting accurate understanding of mental illness and eliminating the pervasive stigma that exists in the community.
"I wondered why somebody didn't do something.
Then I realized that I am somebody"
-anonymous
NAMI Tri-County is a proud affiliate of NAMI Minnesota.
