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Welcome to
namifairfield.org
NAMI
NAMI (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.
NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of life of all whose lives are affected by these diseases.
NAMI-Fairfield
NAMI-Fairfield was established as an affiliate in 2000. We have the following purposes:
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To support families, friends & their loved ones with brain disorders
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To educate families of services & available treatment options
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To eliminate the stigma of mental illness
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To use language of acceptance and inclusion
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To advocate for better services & treatment options, protect client rights, support research & enhance the public understanding of brain disorders
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To cooperate with other groups having goals in common with NAMI
NAMI-Fairfield is affiliated with NAMI (national) & NAMI-CT
The Nation's Voice on Mental Illness
(888)999-6264
NAMI-Connecticut
(800)215-3021
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