NAMI Lexington – It is our mission ~

To assist Families, Individuals, and Caregivers whose life experience includes living with a persistent mental illness.                   

To help them acquire and use available supports and skills necessary to manage their symptoms, return to the community, find success, hope and meaning in the role and environment of their choice.

Education

Free education programs and information activities are provided to help educate other families, consumers, professionals, and the public.

 

Outreach and Support

 

Support groups are offered by families and consumers for families and consumers.

 

Public awareness activities such as Mental Illness Awareness Week, held during October, help dispel the stigma surrounding mental illness and encourage early intervention and treatment.

 

Advocacy

 

NAMI focuses on building relationships at national, state, and local levels with community leaders and elected officials.

 

NAMI advocates to ensure that nondiscriminatory and equitable public and private-sector policies are in place and that policy decisions are reflective of the best economic, science, recovery, and systems choices while ensuring the best outcomes.

 

 

 

 

Many thanks to our previous Sponsors

 

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And to the following supporters:

 

Red House Baptist Church * Dr. Todd Cheever

Mark Wright, MD * Dr. Nat and Judy Sandler

Price Stagner * Commonwealth Physical Therapy

Second Presbyterian Church – Lexington

Waddell & Reed * Ernesto Scorsone

Central Christian Church * Michael J. Reiser, MD

Richmond Human Rights Commission

Chik –Fil-A * Sheila Shuster, PhD

Hodges and Heathman Properties, LLC

Gordon Food Service

John’s Run / Walk Shop

 

 

 

NAMI Lexington, our previous Sponsors, and all previous participants - invite you to support

 

the  4th Annual

 

 

 

October 11, 2008, 12 noon at           The Kentucky Horse Park

 

NAMI Lexington 859-272-7891 http://lexington.nami.org

 

 

Thanks to you…

 

·      NAMI Lexington would like to thank all our previous Sponsors and In-Kind Contributors for your generous support. 

·      Thanks to you and the tireless efforts of all the Team Captains, over 5,000 walkers have participated in the walks over the last 3 years. 

·      In addition to providing funds for affiliates to further their NAMI Mission, the Walk is one of the best tools available to us for raising public awareness around mental health issues.

·      The teams and team captains are too numerous to recognize here, but we will gladly send you complete information on previous years team accomplishments upon request. 

 

Sharing The Wealth

 

·      The annual NAMI Walk at the Kentucky Horse Park is hosted by NAMI Lexington under contract with the national NAMI organization.   Through a generous “Revenue Sharing Plan” -   NAMI affiliates across the Commonwealth benefit from their participation in the walk. 

 

·      Through Affiliate Revenue Sharing – the walk has returned over $40,000 to other local affiliates in Kentucky. 

 

·        NAMI Cumberland River

·        NAMI Green River

·        NAMI Hazard

·        NAMI Hopkinsville

·        NAMI Kentucky

·        NAMI Louisville

·        NAMI Madisonville

·        NAMI Morehead

·        NAMI Nelson County

·        NAMI Northern Kentucky

·        NAMI Paducah

·        NAMI Richmond / Madison County

·        NAMI Somerset

·        NAMI Stanford

·        NAMI Winchester

 

 

 

 

Our Accomplishments belong to you through your support - A partial list:

 

 

Recognition

 

 

·        Received the Kentucky Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Public Service

·        Received the Kentucky Psychiatric Medical Association award for Outstanding Advocates for the Mentally Ill

·        Invited to present at the NAMI National Leadership Conference

 

 

Advocacy

 

 

·        Collaborated on the programming, vision and actualization of the Recovery Malls at Eastern State Hospital and ARH Hazard Psychiatric Facility

·        Advocated for the replacement of Eastern State Hospital

·        Advocated for increased funding for Kentucky’s Community Mental Health Centers

·        Collaborated on the Integrated Health project with Bluegrass MH–MR Board, Inc. and public health stakeholders

·        Partnered with the Kentucky Mental Health Coalition

 

 

Developing leadership

 

 

·        12 persons – Consumers and Family members – attended training sessions at the NAMI National Conference in Washington, D.C.

·        Established an advisory Board with professionals from outside the mental health Community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education, Outreach and Support

 

 

·        Opened the Faye Morton Consumer and Family Center at Eastern State Hospital

·        Doubled the number of Support groups and Family to Family classes 

·        Assisted in training over 20 new support facilitators and 18 new Family to Family teachers for our Region

·        Established the NAMI Multicultural Action Committee as a standing Committee on our Board of Directors

·        Increased ethnic representation on our Board of Directors to 5 members

·        Participate in ethnic Community events such as the Roots and Heritage Festival and African American Women’s Health Conference at University of Kentucky

·        Collaborated with the UK Department of Psychiatry on a photo journal project and expanded Consumer art show

·        Provide guest teaching at area colleges and universities for many health programs

·        Participate in Health Fairs and information events across the Region on a regular basis 

         

 

 

 

For a detailed information packet including Sponsorship Opportunities contact Phill Gunning        859-539-1918 or namiwalks@alltel.net