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Read MoreConnection Support Group will meet Online!
March 22, 2020Please see the attached flyer for details. We will hold our weekly Connection meeting via Zoom.
Read MoreProgram Cancellations
March 16, 2020The health and safety of our participants, volunteers and staff are of utmost importance. At this time we are announcing the following cancellations and/or rescheduling of several of our groups/classes. Additionally, NAMI released a guide to answer frequently asked questions regarding the intersection between Coronavirus, or COVID-19, and people affected by mental illness, their caregivers more »
Read MoreNAMI Monitoring Coronavirus
March 10, 2020NAMI is closely monitoring the coronavirus and has provided affiliates across the country with information that can be helpful to our members, volunteers, and individuals and families into our community. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/summary.html) is NAMI’s main source of information, and notes the following in terms of risk assessment: For more »
Read MoreFamily and Friends Seminar Scheduled
March 3, 2020NAMI is pleased to offer Family & Friends on March 31, 2020. Family & Friends is a free 90-minute seminar that informs people who have loved ones with a mental health condition how to best support them. It’s also an opportunity to meet other people in similar situations and gain community support. What You’ll Learn The more »
Read MoreNAMI Hiring Family Navigator
March 1, 2020Providing behavioral healthcare at the earliest possible stage produces the best results with long-term cost savings (reduced incidents of interaction with the criminal justice system, lower risk of suicide, emergency room care, and homelessness.) Family support is a key component to success. It has been recognized that the most important criterion for a parent peer more »
Read MoreMental Health Special District
February 12, 2020Sarasota County recently launched an online survey to gather public feedback regarding a proposed mental health care special district. NAMI Sarasota County has joined with other community leaders in supporting efforts to move this initiative forward. We know that one in five Floridians has a mental health condition yet Florida ranks 50th in per-capita mental health more »
Read MoreNAMI Annual Meeting
February 4, 2020Please join us for our Annual Meeting on March 11th from 5:30 – 7:00 PM. Please RSVP at 941-376-9361 or email to admin@namisarasotacounty.org. Please note – the meeting will be held at The Academy at Glengary, 1910 Glengary St., Sarasota, FL 34231
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