NAMI Wins the 2020 Change Maker Award as Outstanding Organization
April 14, 2020After thousands of votes, including from readers of Leader News, the Child Mind Institute has declared NAMI the Outstanding Organization winner of its 2020 Change Maker Awards. Dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning conditions, the Child Mind Institute presents its annual Change Maker Awards to celebrate those individuals and organizations working to transform the way we understand and treat mental health conditions. NAMI won this crowd-sourced voting campaign thanks to pushes from NAMI state and local affiliates, more » Read More
- THERAPY SESSIONS: People in higher risk categories (such as older adults, people with serious medical conditions, etc.) might consider contacting their healthcare provider about the possibility of engaging in therapy via tele-therapy or online mental health services.
- PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS: Consider asking healthcare providers about getting 90-day supplies vs. a 60 or 30-day supply. If this is not possible, consider refilling medications as soon as they are allowed.
- ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF: If healthcare providers decline to make accommodations,
NAMI Ohio Assisting Vulnerable Citizens
NAMI Ohio is working to do everything possible to protect Ohioans with mental illness, especially those who fall into the most vulnerable categories. Ohio has over 6,000 citizens living in adult care facilities or group homes and many of these residents have co-occurring health conditions that may make contracting the virus more dangerous for them.
In an effort to help prevent the spread of this illness and support the very special individuals living and working in these homes,
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