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Angelina Hudson
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 […]
Mental Health in the Black Community
By Ericka Sóuter WebMd https://www.webmd.com/story/mental-health-in-the-black-community Growing up in a military family, Aisha Shabazz moved many times throughout her childhood. Though the move to Delaware in 2000 was the most trying. In the past, she made friends quickly and had a sense of belonging. Now thrust into a school of a couple thousand kids, the then more »
Services for Youth with Mental Health Needs
Families often face challenges in accessing services for youth with mental health needs. Project CHANGE has joined forces with communities in Harris County and Texas System of Care to meet […]
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 […]