NAMI Louisville
708 Magazine St., Suite 144
Louisville, KY 40208
PH: 502- 588-2008
namilouisville.org
Contact Person:
Anita Whitworth, Outreach Coordinator
Agency Mission Statement or Description:
Year established: 1979
Our Mission:
To strengthen families and individuals affected by mental illness through education, support, and advocacy.
Counties/regions serviced: Jefferson County and surrounding counties, Southern Indiana
Focus areas: Educate, Support and Advocate at the county, state, and national levels for non-discriminatory access to quality healthcare, housing, education, and employment for people with mental illness.
Impact on the community:
NAMI Louisville provides many initiatives to support the community:
- Support Groups and Classes- Support individuals and families struggling with mental health to find connection and support. These free classes and support groups reached over 2,000 individuals annually.
- Outreach Assistance-Connecting individuals and families to desperately needed resources. We have assisted countless people in finding mental health resources each year.
- Suicide Prevention Training empowers individuals to navigate a mental health crisis utilizing QPR (Question, Persuade, & Refer method. In 2024 we trained over 450 individuals to empower all to take action for those in crisis.
- NAMI Louisville Stigma-Free Workplace Initiative promotes mental health awareness for businesses, organizations, and employees by offering workshops and materials on mental health topics in order to make the workplace a safe environment to seek mental health support.
- Youth Advisory Council – a place for youth to learn and be heard while becoming youth advocates of mental health.
- De-Escalation Training-support for LMPD’s Crisis Intervention Team. We have worked with the LMPD to provide CIT Training to over 600 state and local police officers in the past three years.
- Understanding Mental Illnesses Training – assisted in educating LMDC on Mental Illness and working strategies on working with individuals in the Louisville Metro Department Corrections System.
- NAMI Wellness Wheels Is a renovated bus will visit schools, youth organizations and community events where young people can come on board to learn about mental health, their developing emotions, coping skills, and how to be an advocate for their peers.
Volunteer Opportunities: We welcome volunteers to help with vendor fairs, NAMI events, NAMI committees and programs.
How can 1si members help your organization:
Members can support NAMI Louisville by partnering with us through the established Stigma Free Partnerships and other programming.
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