Helping to meet the needs of persons with mental illness and their families in Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties in Illinois

The National Alliance on Mental Illness

It is our mission to provide education, support, and advocacy for families, friends, and individuals with mental illnesses in Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford Counties.

 

We accomplish this mission by:

· Having a meeting each month with a speaker on some aspect of mental illness or services available to those with mental illnesses

· Having two support groups that meet monthly—one for family members and one for those with brain disorders

· Visiting with those who request help, advocating for them, and occasionally going to court with them

· Scheduling a week of programs in October to inform the public about mental illness and recovery

 

We are a dedicated group of volunteers.

We understand.    Treatment works.

Visions for Tomorrow

New Class will begin on April 14

A 10-week education course for caregivers of children with brain disorders will begin on April 14 and go through May 19, Monday evenings from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. each week.  To get information about or to register for this class, please call Amanda Jacob 309 231-3855.

 

~Check out this Helpful

Conference Opportunity~

 

 

The Greater Illinois Seventh Annual

Recovery Conference

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Wildlife Prairie State Park

Theme:  "Recovery is Real"

Registration:  8:00 a.m. to 9:10 a.m.

Keynote speaker begins at 9:10 a.m.

Conference ends at 3 p.m.

Registration:  $8.00

To register, call Kathie Ogden, 217 786-6866

T-shirts can be ordered for $10

15th Annual Mental Health Mile Race/Walk

June 28, 2008

 

 

 

To see details and a

registration form, click here

 

This is a major fundraiser for NAMI Tri-County. Please plan to come walk or run with us, or cheer us on.

 

Together we can make a

difference in mental health services in our community.

 

Call Clark Wade, 309 219-3884 if you have questions.

Illinois Central College AND

Illinois Coalition for Mental Health Recovery

Present

 

Joshua Wolf Shenk

Author; Essayist, Scholar

 

Lincoln’s

Melancholy

 

Monday, June 2, 2008

7:00 p.m.

United Presbyterian Church

2400 Northmoor Road, Peoria

 

Author Joshua Wolf Shenk will discuss his best-selling book, Lincoln’s Melancholy:  How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness, on Monday evening, June 2, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church, 2400 Northmoor Road, Peoria.  Shenk will focus on Abraham Lincoln’s struggle with psychological pain and distress and how he articulated “his suffering and forged meaning from his affliction.”

 

THE PRESENTATION IS FREE

AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

 

For information and registration materials,

Call 309 690 6849

 

This program is part of the Tri-County Regional Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission’s celebration of the birth of the

16th President of the United States.