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Our Area’s Voice on Mental Illness

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Seeking to Improve the Lives of People with Mental Illness

Teri’s Thoughts

Happy June everyone! We had a great Volunteer Appreciation Dinner in May, followed by our Annual Meeting and the Election. It has been busy, to say the least! We are still in the process of finalizing election results, so we will bring that information to you in July’s newsletter.
Our Volunteer Appreciation dinner is my favorite event of the year! I get to talk with our volunteers and I feel like every time, I get to know everyone just a little bit better. It’s not often we get to connect the different parts of our agency. We each have our different roles and we work together, yet separately at the same time. Connecting with each other reminds us of just how amazing our group is. We each have our own journeys and stories, and they are all different from each other, yet at the same time we share many similarities. The main thing we all share is a passion for NAMI Spokane and the work we do. Not very many people get to work with people that love what they do, but we get to do that every day! Thank you to all of our Volunteers for what they do, we would not be the amazing agency we are without our Volunteers!!!!

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

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:

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