NAMI Walk of Washington in Kirkland, 2011.

The ninth annual NAMI Walk of Washington will take place on Saturday, May 18, at Kirkland’s Marina Park. The walk is the major fundraiser for the National Alliance on Mental Illness affiliates across the state and NAMI Washington. NAMI’s operations, including extensive education and support programs, are supported almost entirely by volunteers.

NAMI supporters lobby lawmakers in Olympia

The first NAMI legislative luncheon was held on April 1. NAMI members from all corners of the state, representing 11 NAMI affiliates, came to Olympia and met with representatives from 18 legislative districts.

Update: pending mental-health legislation in Olympia

The Capitol in Olympia, Wash.Updated: Here's a summary of legislation related to mental health pending in the Washington Legislature in Olympia as of March 18, 2013. For the latest information on these and other bills, go to apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo.

You can review NAMI Washington's legislative agenda here.

 

Mount RainierNAMI Washington is a vital resource for every NAMI affiliate and member in the state of Washington. We train every NAMI volunteer teacher (104 last year), we hold annual educational conferences for families and peers, and we mobilize members across the state to make a difference in Olympia.

New national suicide-prevention strategy announced

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention has released an ambitious national strategy to reduce the number of deaths by suicide.

Bigger state board has new members, new officers

State of Washington.

An expanded board of directors, with new members and new officers, was installed at the annual meeting of NAMI Washington June 30. The meeting was held as part of the national NAMI convention in Seattle.

Mental illness: a child's demons, a parent's fears and hopes

Cafe Racer in Seattle. (Photo by papahazama via Flickr)

In the wake of the Cafe Racer shootings in Seattle, Farrell Adrian, the parent of an adult son with paranoid schizophrenia and president of NAMI Washington, writes about the heavy burden on families of people with mental illness.

NAMI Washington joins in promoting research and clinical trials

We've posted new reports for the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Outreach Partnership Program, in which NAMI Washington is a participant.

Participants sought for bipolar disorder adult research study

Individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder may be able to participate in a trial designed to understand the causes of depression and rapid antidepressant response. Specifically, this study is testing whether ketamine, a drug that affects glutamate in the brain, will improve symptoms of depression within a matter of hours.

Individuals who are 18-65 years of age and have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and previously failed to respond to treatment may be eligible for an inpatient trial designed to bring about a rapid antidepressant effect.

Online courses offered to help professionals help veterans

Citizen Soldier Support Program (CSSP).

NAMI Washington is very proud to be allying with the Citizen Soldier Support Program (CSSP) in an initiative promoting a comprehensive and responsive mental-health system for military veterans and their families. The Invisible Wounds of War series of courses is designed to build awareness of the culture in which veterans and their families live and work for primary care physicians, case workers, mental-health providers and other professionals.

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