On October 14, NAMI Spokane will welcome southern Utah’s 3hattrio to the Women’s Club for an evening of American Desert Music. The fresh, original sound of this band will send a shiver down the spine of NAMI lovers and music lovers alike as well as raise funds to...

Gov. Jay Inslee has named Cheryl Strange, former VP of the NAMI Washington board of directors, as secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services. Strange has served as chief executive officer of Western State Hospital since April 2016. Strange replaces...

The 2017 Spokane Veterans Community Mental Health Summit will be held on September 12, 2017 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Washington State University's Riverpoint campus. Registration is free, and the event features: Clinical, Research and Community Tracks Up to 5...

Thank you to our amazing donors: Amy Moyer, Glen Littleton, John and Catherine Caskey, Richard Graham, Janet Hathaway, Cheryl Sampson, Breia Herron, Jack McPeck, Itron, Barry Chapman, Cindy Dudley, and Olivette Orme. Congratulations to our new Board Members! ☆ Alina...

Sept. 15th-17th Red Lion Hotel Olympia, WA The NAMI Washington Conference brings together people living with mental illness, family members, legal, medical, educational and research professionals and providers. Over the course of three days we will focus on advancing...

Thank you to all the volunteers who came to the NAMI Volunteer Appreciation Event and Annual Meeting! Congratulations to this year’s award winners! Volunteer of the Year: Cindy Gleesing and Shamra Schmitz Andrews Life Time Achievement: Rosemary Stewart, Lynda McPhee,...

NAMIWalks 2017 - Every journey begins with that first step. This year, more than 50 thousand people in more than 80 communities across the nation will join NAMI and walk together to raise awareness of mental illness and raise funds for local, regional and state NAMI...

The Board would like to give a shout-out to NAMI’s amazing “tech guy” John Olp for fixing the office computer after it had been infected with a virus. Large kudos!! Also, to NAMI’s Work Group (Olivette, Karen, Linda, and Alina), thank you for taking the extra time to...

Washington is one of the best places to live in the United States. But despite a network of talented individuals dedicated to delivering great care, Washington lags behind the nation in providing timely access to services for behavioral health, which includes mental...

NAMI is pleased to introduce our newest board member, Karen Lindholdt! Karen has worked as a public interest lawyer in the community for over 22 years. Much of her work has focused on representing indigent individuals on criminal charges, and thus she frequently works...