NAMI Newton Wellesley serves those living in Brookline, Dedham, Dover, Needham, Newton, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley and Weston with free mental health support, online groups, resources and education.
We want to express our heartbreak on hearing of the death of the young Newton man killed by police last week. Acknowledging that we have read only the details reported in the media, we board members of the National Alliance … Read more
From nami.org, Jan 06 2021 Arlington, VA — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released the following statement from CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr., regarding the violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol building: “The images of mobs storming the … Read more
These are the questions asked by former NamiNW President Nancy Stanton about the shooting in Newton last night: ”This hits home for all of us. I would like to ask about why when he was running to his apartment were … Read more
In the news
- NAMI goes virtual, addresses ‘epidemic within the pandemic’ January 9, 2021The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has, like other organizations, had to contend with a lot regarding COVID-19 and the delivery of its educational programming, according to its CEO. “People fail to realize that we have an epidemic within the pandemic,” Daniel H. Gillison Jr. told MHW. A “ripple of mental health issues” has […]
- Video Segment on Alternates to Police Response for Mental Health Crisis Situations [picked-up across the U.S. by local CBS News Stations] January 2, 2021Angela Kimball, national director of advocacy and public policy at NAMI discusses that people are starting to rethink a police response to mental health crises. “We took the concept of defunding police to really be more about investing in community resources that really works to divert people from law enforcement involvement so talking about things […]