How Can I Give Back?

That was the question Adria Allison asked after benefiting from NAMI's services. Such generosity of spirit is remarkable, since Adria was living in a shelter and frequenting food pantries when she first arrived here.

Ten years after a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, Adria left behind her support network in Mississippi (including her mother and NAMI National's Teri Brister) and came to New York to find help. After locating transitional housing, Adria sought out the community she counted on at home - the kind that only NAMI can provide.
She is a frequent presenter for In Our Own Voice, our anti-stigma program. She trains facilitators of Peer-to-Peer, and teaches NAMI Basics to parents. Adria believes that no one with mental illness should suffer in silence, and she draws strength from helping others
who are in trouble.

Giving back is a way of life at NAMI-NYC Metro. This is a community of families and individuals who sustain one another, taking and giving in equal measure.
I am writing to ask that you make a year-end gift to NAMI-NYC Metro. Last year, donor support allowed us to expand our NAMI Basics classes, our vital public education series and our support for families in some of New York's neediest communities.

We count on you to be part of our circle, so that inspiring people like Adria can find the help they need, and, when they are ready, give back in powerful, life-changing ways.

Thank you for your support of NAMI-NYC Metro.

Sincerely,

Wendy Brennan
Executive Director

P.S. We've set an ambitious $15,000 fundraising goal for the end of the year. We hope you will help us reach it. You can check our progress at naminycmetro.org.

DONATE NOW!

How To Register for a NAMIWalk

Thursday, December 16th: Your Child's Mental Health: Bullying Call

Time: Noon-1:00pm

Topic: Bullying

Presenter: James Hambrick, Ph.D.
Clinician, Group Therapy Coordinator
Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and
Related Disorders
Department of Child Psychiatry

To participate in calls: Call 1-866-502-8312; enter pass code 990738. You will be prompted for your name, but if you wish to be anonymous just say: "parent," "provider" or "other."

Healthy Recipes for a Happy Thanksgiving

This Thursday and we gather with friends and family to give thanks for all the blessings in our lives, let's also show ourselves a little love by filling our belly's with delicious and nutritious Thanksgiving dishes. Here are 10 healthy recipes you can try out this year! - Fit Sugar

Saturday, November 20th: 12th Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day

National Survivors of Suicide Day is a day of healing for those who have lost someone to suicide. It was created by U.S. Senate resolution in 1999 through the efforts of Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, who lost his father to suicide.

Every year, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention sponsors an event to provide an opportunity for the survivor community to come together for support, healing, information and empowerment.

Over 275 simultaneous conferences for survivors of suicide loss will take place throughout the U.S. and around the world. These conferences help survivors connect with others who have survived the tragedy of suicide loss, and express and understand the powerful emotions they experience. You can attend a conference in your city or register online to watch a conference on your home computer.

For more information: afsp.org

November 22: Arts in Mind, An Evening with Mary Karr

Arts in Mind, the conversation series with top artists -- across the literary, visual, multi-media, and performing arts -- whose work touches on mental health issues, continues in November. NAMI-NYC Metro is a proud partner in this series.

Mary Karr, a poet and memoirist, is best-known for The Liars' Club, which remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year, and Cherry, also a bestseller. Her most recent book in this autobiographical series, Lit: A Memoir, is the story of her alcoholism, recovery, and conversion to Catholicism. Karr is a professor of literature at Syracuse University.

Date: Monday, November 22
Time: 8 pm
Location: Arnold Hall, The New School, 55 West 13th St. between 5th and 6th Aves.
Contact: Get more info at artsinmind.org

Volunteer at NAMI-NYC Metro

Would you or someone you know be interested in volunteering in our NYC office to do some much needed data entry?
If so please email walk@naminyc.org or ssheahan@naminyc.org.

You support is greatly appreciated!