One Voice at a Time: Ending the Silence on Mental Health One mother’s journey that led her to NAMI.Explore NAMI’s programsDiscover how you can get involved! Monday, June 36:00 pm Dinner7:00 pm Talk Avon Senior CenterSycamore Hills Park635 W Avon Rd | Avon, CT Free and open to the publicDinner Read more…
Cannabis in the Landscape of Mental Health and Addiction Treatments Wednesday, March 6, 20247:00pmAvon Free Public Library281 Country Club Road | Avon, CT Explore the complex relationship between cannabis and mental health/addiction treatments in our upcoming speaker program: “Weeding through the Evidence.” Join us for insightful discussions on this evolving Read more…
NAMI Farmington Valley is excited to offer an in-person F2F class starting in February! West Hartford – In-person ClassDates: Wednesdays, February 21 – April 10Time: 6:30pm to 9:00pmLocation: Flagg Road UCC Church, 134 Flagg Rd.Teachers: Peter R. and Peg K. What is the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program? NAMI Family-to-Family is Read more…
The Van Gogh Project Your Personality Type and What it Means for Your Mental Health Wednesday, October 11, 2023 7:00pm – 8:30pmFarmington Library, Jay Johnston Room6 Monteith Drive | Farmington, CT Paul Tieger will introduce a new paradigm for understanding children and adults based on their innate Personality Types. He’ll Read more…
NAMI Farmington Valley is excited to offer an in-person F2F class this fall! West Hartford – In-person ClassDates: Tuesdays, September 26 – November 14Time: 6:30pm to 9:00pmLocation: Flagg Road UCC Church, 134 Flagg Rd.Teachers: Mary and Jen What is the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program? NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session Read more…
This year’s NAMICON convention together for mental health was held in Minneapolis Minnesota this past week with over 1,500 people in attendance. There were more than 50+ sessions that talked about the latest research and best practices in mental health. There were therapy dogs and horses, a live performance from Read more…
An in depth look at navigating the mental health system: A multidisciplinary perspective Our Annual Meeting held on June 8, 2023 was very successful with great content — lots of accomplishments to share with members, a very interesting panel of experts, and an engaged audience. Thank you to everyone who Read more…
CT Cleaninghouse in Plainville CT is Connecticut’s resource center on drugs, alcohol and mental health. In April, NAMI FV donated 20 books worth $550 to help expand their collection. Pictured here is Agnes Skowron, librarian, Mary Latina-Smoolca, NAMI FV President and Aisha Hamid, Program Manager. They were grateful to receive Read more…
Join NAMI Farmington Valley at this upcoming local event! Learn more about Mental Health, How to help, Where to go, and Who to call. When?Saturday, May 27, 2023 from 1pm-5pm Where?Open Plains Dance Studio, 15 Barber Pond Road, Bloomfield CT What?Panel discussion with underrepresented community survivors, panel discussion with qualified Read more…
When? Tuesday, May 16th at 6:30pmWhere? Holy Family Retreat Center | Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CTWho? Open to parents and adults in the communityWhat? Private screening followed by panel discussion ORCHESTRATING CHANGE tells the inspiring story of Me2/Orchestra. Ronald Braunstein was on the trajectory to becoming one of the world’s Read more…