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Teri’s Thoughts

A Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! We have much to be thankful for this year at NAMI Spokane! We completed our five-year re-affiliation project, we’ve welcomed on new Board members, we’re up-styling our office, we’ve completed our 2018 Strategic Plan, purchased a new data management system, hired a bookkeeper, and submitted our 2019 Grant request. Whew! I get tired just listing all that we have done this year.

Next year will bring us more great adventures, I am quite sure. We have submitted a grant request to assist us in hiring an Executive Director. We will find out by the end of December if we have received that grant. If we have, we will move forward in the hiring process, which will be VERY exciting and a huge change for NAMI Spokane! If not, that’s ok too because we know the next steps we need to take in order to bring that positive change to our agency.

Stay tuned for January’s newsletter that will bring more news to you about the potential changes. Until then, Happy Holidays and a Great New Year!

If You Are in Crisis

For emergencies: Dial ‘911’

Spokane’s ‘First Call for Help’: 509-838-4428

NAMI Helpline: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or Text “NAMI” to 741741

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: – 1-800-273-8255 or Online Chat

National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929) or Text 66008 or Online Chat

National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or Online Chat

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or Online Chat

Suicide Prevention

If you or someone you know is in an emergency, call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or call 911 immediately

Suicidal thoughts or behaviors are both damaging and dangerous and are therefore considered a psychiatric emergency. Someone experiencing these thoughts should seek immediate assistance from a health or mental health care provider.
Having suicidal thoughts does not mean someone is weak or flawed.

Get Involved

NAMI Spokane is a grassroots, nonprofit, all volunteer organization. We advocate for those who live with mental illnesses and their families. We rely on the talents and generosity of our member volunteers to maintain our office headquarters in the Peyton Building and leading our many education and support programs.
We are excited to have new people join our organization, assisting as we continue the advocacy to erase the stigma of living with mental illness. Please join us today! Dues are only $35 per year. If you are considering financial gifting, we would like to remind you that donations to NAMI Spokane are tax deductible.

To pay dues or to donate to NAMI Spokane using a credit card or PayPal:

From NAMI.ORG

NAMI Received Four Stars From Charity Navigator! This rating shows that NAMI adheres to best practices and fulfills our mission in a financially efficient way.

Special Thanks

Special thanks to Spokane County Behavioral Health Organization for the sizeable donation! This donation will be used for NAMI Spokane programming!!!

What's New in Spokane

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Inland Northwest Behavioral Health Opens

Spokane’s newest psychiatric hospital was officially unveiled Sept 22nd. The INBH hospital, which opens to patients in October, will serve up to 100 patients when completed, and rely on upward of 200 employees. The facility at 5th Ave and Brown, will be split into...

MENTAL ILLNESS AWARENESS WEEK – OCTOBER 7 – 13

Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental health condition. However, mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family, friends, or coworkers. Despite mental illnesses’ reach and prevalence, stigma and...

September is Suicide Prevention Month

SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH “Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. In fact, suicide is often the result of an untreated mental health condition. Suicidal thoughts, although common,...

August Appreciation

Thank you to the speaker for our August All Volunteer Meeting, Stacey Okihara, from the First Call for Help Department of Frontier Behavioral Health! Thank you to Alina for her hard work on the numerous projects she’s taken lead on lately! Congratulations to our Board...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. During May, NAMI and the rest of the country are raising awareness of mental health. Each year we fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for policies that support...

April is Spokane Gives Month

The Spokane Gives initiative is a great way for City of Spokane citizens to give back to their community. Over the past three years, more than 34,000 citizens have volunteered their time and talents to Spokane Gives projects. These volunteers are from community...

NAMI Walk 2018

NAMIWalks 2018 - Every journey begins with that first step. As NAMIWalks celebrates its 16th anniversary, more than 50 thousand people in more than 85 communities across the nation will join NAMI and walk together to raise awareness of mental illness and raise funds...

Frontier Behavioral Health Donates to NAMI Walk

NAMI Spokane would like to thank Frontier Behavioral Health for their significant donation to the NAMI Walk - NAMI’s largest and most successful mental health awareness and fundraising event in the country. You too can donate by going...

Making Mental Health Essential Health

A Free Community Health Forum Update, February 7, 2018: You can watch the video here. January 31, 2018 Hear from local community experts, as we discuss behavioral health and substance abuse—one of our community’s highest areas of needed solutions and services. 5-6...

December Appreciation

Thank you to all who participated in the holiday gift guide! A very special thank you to Providence Community Benefits Foundation for awarding NAMI Spokane a grant to continue to grow locally!! Kudos to Sara Clement Sampson for working with NAMI Spokane to obtain the...