Our Mission:  To provide support, education, and advocacy for those affected directly and indirectly by mental illnesses.

Our Goal: Provide a safe and supportive environment where students can learn about mental illnesses and share their experiences

NAMI, which stands for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, was founded in 1979. Today, NAMI serves more than 200,000 people who are affected by mental illnesses. UW-NAMI began in fall, 2005. We are a student organization that works to educate our peers, TA's, RA's, professors, and coaches about mental illnesses and students, family, or friends who are affected by them. Through UW-NAMI, students on campus can receive support directly from their peers.

During the school year, UW-NAMI meets monthly where student can gather to share their experiences on mental illnesses and receive support from other members. Our mission is to provide support, education, and advocacy to students who are directly or indirectly affected by mental illnesses. We also combat the stigma that surrounds mental illness by breaking the silence, shame, secrecy, myths, and ignorance that creates barriers to seeking help. Our goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment where students can learn about mental illnesses and share their experiences.

UW-NAMI hopes to have more students involved in breaking common misconceptions and stereotypes of mental illnesses, along with reaching out to peers or friends who need support and help. In addition to the monthly meetings, UW-NAMI also has support groups twice a month. We also participate in various other activities such as the NAMI walk (This year's walk is on October 7th), a yearly dance/social, and various other activities. We hope that some of these activities can break the stigma of mental illnesses being overtly serious and depressing all the time, as well as providing for a great opportunity for people who are affected by mental illnesses to come together and have fun.