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Organization Name: National Alliance on Mental Illness of Western Massachusetts
Address: 717 ½ Main Street , Agawam , MA 01001
Phone Number: Toll Free in Western Mass Only: (800) 295-2121 or (413) 786-9139
Fax Number: (413) 789-1137
Email: information@namiwm.org
Website: www.namiwm.org
President: Barbara Kirchner
Service Description: Support, Education, Advocacy Non Profit Organization
Mission Statement: NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of all whose lives are affected by these diseases
Membership Fee: $3 limited Income / $35 Regular
Eligibility Requirements: None
Area Served: All Cities & Towns in Western Mass
Hours of Operation/Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Services Offered: Support, Education, Advocacy
Events: Educational, Conferences, Seminars, Walkathon's, Fundraisers
Conference: Authors, Researchers, Testimonials
Funraisers: Walkathons, Iris Project Fundraiser
Support Groups: 12 Support Groups spread out in Western Mass
History: NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation's voice on mental illness, a national organization including NAMI organizations in every state and in over 1100 local communities across the country who join together to meet the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support, and education
Slogan: Your Mind - Mental Illnesses are Biologically Based Brain Disorders