NAMI Illinois Bookmarks Available!
NAMI Illinois has made bookmarks available to
all NAMI Illinois affiliates, so place your orders for this free resource today! Figure out all of the places that you can share
them to make a significant difference in your community!
July
is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Minority
Mental Health Awareness Month was established by the U.S. House of
Representatives in 2008 in honor of Bebe Moore Campbell, distinguished author
and NAMI advocate of mental health education and support.
Click
here for a list of suggested activities and for more information on Bebe
Moore Campbell Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.
This site is for
people living with mental illness—and their friends. You'll find tools to help
in the recovery process, and you can also learn about the different kinds of
mental illnesses, read real-life stories about support and recovery, and
interact with the video to see how friends can make all the difference.
Promoting good mental
health for everyone in Illinois
NAMI
Connection is a recovery support group program for people living with mental
illness that is expanding in
communities
throughout the country. These groups provide a place that offers
respect, understanding, encouragement, and hope.
Watch
NAMI Connection Video
Click
here and check out our newest graduates.
Click
here for current NAMI Connection Group Locations in Illinois
The
NAMI Illinois Consumer Council was formed to advance the activities and
involvement of the consumer membership of NAMI at the local, state and national
levels by actively participating in advocacy issues and program
development. The Consumer Council, made up of people
who live with a mental illness, is an advisory body to the Board of
Directors.
Nominations
are now open for Officer positions on the NAMI Illinois Consumer Council. See
how you can get involved.
Americans
must understand and send this message:
mental
disability is not a scandal - it is an illness,
and
like physical illnesses, it is TREATABLE,
especially
when the treatment comes early.
Learn about mental illnesses.
References: National Institute of Mental Health
and National Mental Health Association
With more than 210,000 members, NAMI (the
National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation's leading grassroots advocacy
organization solely dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals
living with mental illness and their families.
Our
Grassroots Logo
This
web site provides information and links to educate individuals about mental
illness. NAMI Illinois is a
non-profit, self-help organization whose goal is to improve the quality of life
for persons with mental illness and their families. As a statewide
grassroots organization, NAMI has 35 affiliate groups located throughout the
state.
Each
affiliate is comprised of family members, friends, professionals, and
individuals who are recovering from mental illness. With headquarters in
the state capital, Springfield, a board of directors is elected to three-year
terms by the general membership. The board, which meets 6 times per year,
governs NAMI Illinois policy. Board members are family members, consumers
and professionals who set policy for the state organization. The staff of
NAMI Illinois carries out board policy, with the State Executive Director having
primary responsibility.
Look in our directory
for an affiliate in your area.
Discussion
Groups
Be
sure to visit NAMI Illinois “Discussions” portion of our website, http://il.nami.org/discussions.htm
Here's
your opportunity to learn what others are talking about and to share your
opinion and ask questions.
Good
communications is the heart of any relationship and this includes your
relationship with NAMI (National, State and local Affiliates). NAMI
Illinois is starting a new service for its members and local chapters called "Communicate."
Its purpose is to share helpful information. In order to do this you can ask
questions for problems you have or you can share information that has been
helpful to you and/or your organization.
We
have started by creating several subject areas. They are:
"Problem
Solving"
This
section is for State, Local Affiliates and Individuals who have a problem they
have been unable to solve. Requests for help should state the problem
(only a single problem) and document the contacts they have made with the
results or lack of results.
"New
or Revised Programs"
This
section is for State and Local Affiliates. It describes programs or new
initiatives. Sharing should include: how or why the program was started, who is
the intended or anticipated audience, expected results, and how local affiliates
can implement this program.
"New
Ideas"
This
section is for National, State and Local Affiliates to propose or brainstorm new
ideas.
"Accomplishments"
Posting
accomplishments and sharing National, State and Local successes will give all of
us pride in our organization and inspire us to achieve or exceed the results of
others.
"Income
Sources"
This
area allows all NAMI members and affiliates to share fundraising information to
expand efforts to finance NAMI programs.
"Suggestion
Box"
Help
build a stronger NAMI! Submit suggestions to ensure all levels of the NAMI
organization meet your needs.
People With Mental
Illness
Abraham
Lincoln,
Virginia Woolf, Lionel Aldridge, Eugene O'Neill, Beethoven,
Leo Tolstoy, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vincent
Van Gogh,
Issac Newton, Ernest Hemingway, Sylvia
Plath, Michelangelo,
Winston Churchill, Vivien Leigh,
Patty
Duke, Charles Dickens, Margot Kidder, Mike Wallace
NAMI Illinois Partner Organizations
Adapt
of Illinois (psychiatric rehabilitation
services)
105
W. Madison
Suite
1600
Chicago,
Illinois 60602
Phone:
312-553-9440
Fax:
312-553-9441
http://www.adaptusa.com/illinois.html
Chestnut
Health Systems (chemical
dependency and mental health services)
50
Northgate Industrial Drive
Granite
City, IL 62040
Phone:
618.877..9526
http://www.chestnut.org
Community
Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) (behavioral health
advocate and service provider)
4740
. Clark Street
Chicago,
IL 60640
Phone:
773-765-0810
http://www.c4chicago.org
Heartland
Health Outreach (integrating housing, health care, economic
security, and legal protections)
4730
N. Winthrop Ave.
Chicago,
IL 60640
Phone:
773-506-1548
http://www.heartlandalliance.org
Heritage
Behavioral Health Center, Inc. (treatment for emotional
disorders, mental illnesses and addictive disorders)
151
North Main Street
Decatur,
Illinois 62525
Phone:
217-362-6290
Fax:
217-362-6290
http://heritagenet.org
Janet
Wattles Center (mental
health assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation)
526
West State Street
Rockford,
Illinois 61101
Phone:
815-968-9300
Fax:
815-968-5314
TDD:
815-968-2648
http://www.janetwattles.org/
Pioneer
Center for Human Services
4001
Dayton Street
McHenry,
Illinois 60050
Phone:
815-344-1230
http://www.pioneercenter.org/
Sertoma
Centre, Inc.
4100
W. 127th St.
Alsip
,
IL
60803
Phone:
708-371-9700
http://www.sertomacentre.org
Southern
Illinois Regional Social Services, Inc.
6004
E. College
Carbondale,
Illinois 62901
Phone:
618-457-6703
http://sirss.org
NAMI Illinois
Colleagues
A.I.D.
(Association for Individual Development)
309
W. New Indian Trail Court
Aurora,
Illinois 60506
Phone:
630-966-4001
http://www.the-association.org
Call
For Help, Inc. (24
hour crisis intervention and support)
9400
Lebanon Road
Edgemont,
Illinois 62203
Phone:
618-397-0968
http://www.callforhelpinc.org
Community
Counseling Center
2615
Edwards St.
Alton,
Illinois 62002
Phone:
618-462-2331
http://www.cchmc.org
Pillars
(community-based services)
333
North LaGrange Road
LaGrange
Park, Illlinois 60526
Phone:
708-698-5500
http://www.pillarscommunity.org/
Sinnissippi
Centers, Inc. (behavioral heath care
center)
325
Illinois Route 2
Dixon,
Illinois 61021
Phone:
815-284-6611
http://www.sinnissippi.com
Turning
Point Behavioral Health Care Center
8324
Skokie Blvd.
Skokie,
IL 60077
Phone:
847-933-0051
http://www.tpoint.org
NAMI Illinois is an
affiliate of NAMI.
Illinois'
Voice on Mental Illness - NAMI Illinois
