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NAMI Vermont’s own educational offering, Mental Illness and Recovery, has upcoming workshops in Bennington, Rutland and St. Albans in the next two weeks. All workshops take place on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This free opportunity is open…
October 4 through October 10 is Mental Illness Awareness Week. The National Alliance on Mental Illness and NAMI Vermont are calling on everyone to learn the symptoms of mental illness conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and to…
The Howard Center staff will present a free training on “Mental Health First Aid,” Friday September 25 from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. All of us come into contact with people with mental illness, those we know, as well as…
The Burlington Family Support Group will have a guest speaker on Wednesday, 10/21 at the Burlington Community Health Center. Neil Metzner, the HowardCenter’s Director of Crisis Services will join us from 6 pm to 6:30 pm. As Director, Neil oversees the…
NAMIWalk Vermont 2015 is coming up on Saturday, October 3rd at Battery Park. Fundraising for the walk is already 35% of our goal, including $15,000 from community sponsors. But we’re not there yet! Please register to walk or donate to…
NAMI Family-to-Family is a 12-week course especially designed for spouses, siblings, parents, children and close friends of individuals living with mental illness. The course is taught by a NAMI-trained individual who brings real experience and knowledge to the course, having…
Captaining a team of walkers is as easy as popping off an email to your company list or spending ten minutes online at your next party. Get the tips and tricks to help your group “Rock the Walk.” NAMI would…
Communications Coordinator (part-time 20 hours per week): The Communications Coordinator works with the staff at NAMI Vermont including the Program Director, Development Director and Executive Director to develop and implement communication strategies with communities throughout Vermont. The Coordinator’s primary responsibilities are…
In Vermont approximately 23,000 adults and 6,000 youth and teenagers face serious mental illness – that’s one in 4 adults and one in 10 children. One in 17 adults lives with serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, major depression or…