NAMI endorses Medicaid expansion initiative: Initiative hopes to bridge Medicaid ‘gap’
October 3, 2018The Idaho chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the state’s largest mental health nonprofit organization, has endorsed Proposition 2, Idaho’s Medicaid expansion ballot initiative which will be on the Nov. 6 ballot. “Medicaid expansion is an easy ‘yes’ vote,” NAMI Idaho President Michael Sandvig said in a press release. Sandvig said more »
Read MoreBluebirds
June 20, 2018The Bluebirds High School & Middle School Support Group & Club The Bluebirds Is A NAMI Sponsored Peer-Support Group and Club; It Is A Judgment-Free Confidential Mental Health Advocacy Group. School Social Workers Oversee The Groups And Work Closely With The NAMI Youth Intern. Topics, By Student Request, Focuses On Activity-Based Coping Skills In A Stress-Free Environment While more »
Read MoreThe Bluebirds go National!
NAMI of the Wood River Valley is proud to announce that we’ve been chosen to present at the NAMI National Conference! Our teen support group, the Bluebirds, is the first group in the nation working with teens in middle schools and high schools. These trips can be expensive, especially since one of us is more »
Read MoreIt’s time to talk about mental health
June 13, 2018Halle Berry and Tom Hanks both have Type 2 diabetes, Selena Gomez has lupus, Pink and Leslie Lohan have asthma, and Kim Kardashian has psoriasis. Each one of these celebrities has been open and forthcoming about their conditions. Some celebrities even become the face of their disease. Michael J. Fox is known as much for more »
Read MoreNAMI to host events for Mental Health Awareness Month
April 13, 2018The Wood River Valley affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness is rolling out a series of support material that is part of NAMI’s ongoing StigmaFree campaign. According to a news release from the organization, the campaign aims to change the way the community views and treats mental illness. Organizations and business owners can more »
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