by NAMI DuPage | Dec 31, 2024 | News and Updates
In 2025, NAMI DuPage will celebrate its 40th anniversary. Your donation now can help us raise $40,000 as we start 2025. Here are a few people your funds support: The teen struggling with anxiety The senior with loneliness and depression The adult whose illness has...
by NAMI DuPage | Dec 24, 2024 | News and Updates
At NAMI DuPage, “believing” isn’t just a holiday sentiment – it’s a year-round committment. Every day, we stand alongside survivors of trauma, provide solace to parents grieving the unimaginable loss of a child to suicide, and support...
by NAMI DuPage | Jun 5, 2024 | News and Updates
Moving from Mental Health Awareness to Action By Geri Kerger, Executive Director NAMI DuPage Eleven years. That is the average delay between the onset of mental illness symptoms and receiving medical intervention. As executive director of NAMI (National Alliance on...
by NAMI DuPage | Dec 19, 2023 | News and Updates
Dear Friend, Do you recall a time when you felt utterly out of place? I vividly remember my kindergarten friend, Anna, who arrived at school wearing a meticulously sewn witch’s costume. Unfortunately, her sleep-deprived mother sent her in costume on October...
by NAMI DuPage | Oct 30, 2023 | News and Updates
Dear Friend, Each day at NAMI DuPage, we confront the harsh reality of what the United States Surgeon General has labeled “the defining public health crisis of our time” – the growing mental health needs of our youth. Recent statistics are deeply...
by Meredith Kober | Mar 29, 2023 | Events, News and Updates
Dear Friend, We hope you are having a happy and healthy start to 2023. We at NAMI DuPage work tirelessly to support the community’s mental health needs, reaching nearly 20,000 individuals annually. On May 6, we will come together for our Shine a Light Gala at...
