Nami Metropolitan Baltimore

Nami Metropolitan Baltimore, Inc. Provides free, evidence-based education, support groups and advocacy for individuals living with mental health conditions and family members and caregivers. Classes and support groups are led by trained volunteers with lived experience. Education sessions focus on navigating the mental healthcare system, living well in recovery, and accessing local resources. Nami Metropolitan contracts with local hospitals to provide presentations for in-patient peer support. Anti-stigma presentations are delivered throughout the community for youth, corporations, faith leaders and providers. All presentations feature trained volunteers with lived experience who share their personal mental health journeys. Youth programming includes ending the silence, an evidence-based workshop for middle and high school aged youth, parents and caregivers and school staff designed to recognize signs and symptoms of mental health conditions, connect participants with resources, and initiate difficult conversations surrounding mental health. Programming continues with i will listena comprehensive weeklong anti-stigma campaign for college students. Nami Metropolitan runs a helpline that offers information and referral services for mental health, legal, and housing needs.