NAMI Mid-Ohio

11/06/2025

A volunteer of ours named Bob Summerfield is hosting a fundraiser for NAMI Mid-Ohio and we wanted to share! 💙❤️🎄 He knows veterans attend our support groups and classes, therefore supporting NAMI, is supporting the mental health of veterans and their families right here in Union, Delaware and Morrow counties!

Thank you Bob and Amvets Post 102 Delaware, Ohio for ALL you do in our community!

11/05/2025

🛍️ Do you shop on Amazon? 🛍️ Now you can support NAMI Mid-Ohio's wishlist!

These may seem like typical everyday items but we use...
🔹tissue boxes in all support groups,
🔹we use post-it notes in our classes,
🔹and we send inspirational messages to our volunteers and participants who need to hear they are not alone in their struggles.

💙 YOU can ensure we never run out of the small items that make a big difference every day.

Check out wishlist here and thank you for supporting mental health!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2DPE0BUDL69ZL/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex

10/31/2025

✨ Another inspiring Celebration of Hope is in the books!✨

The evening was filled with laughter, tears, singing, hugs, and heart — a packed room of mental health champions walking together to create a world free from stigma. 💚

🎵 Local award-winning singer/songwriter Heather Evans moved us with her music and message, reminding us:

“HOPE isn’t just a theme for tonight. It’s a practice. What would it look like for you to help one person every day—with your words, your gifts, your encouragement, your presence, your story?”

We were proud to honor this year’s awardees:
🏆 The Becky Becker Legacy Award – Family: Monique Thomas
🏆 The Becky Becker Legacy Award – Peer: Tracy DeCroce
🏆 The Dave Henshaw FaithNet Award: Dan McWhorter
🏆 Community Partner Award: Tanger Outlets Columbus

💙 Together, we’re making that practice a reality — one person, one moment, one story at a time. 💙

More beautiful photos provided by City and Country Photography can be found in our Facebook album, check it out, tag, and share!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=namimidohio&set=a.1233296512174908

10/31/2025

10/24/2025

Do you care for or work with teens or young adults? ➡️ Checkout this 50+ page resource directory froM NAMI!

☑️This list includes articles, websites, and videos for teens and young adults seeking support for mental health issues including anxiety, depression, ADHD and more. It also has special culturally relevant sections, social media and relationship guidance, and well as ways for teens and young adults to check in with one another.

https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/NAMI-Teen-and-Young-Adult-HelpLine-Resource-Directory.pdf

Don't forget to check out more resources here: https://www.nami.org/kids-teens-and-young-adults/youth-and-young-adult-resources/

10/24/2025

🧡 Thank YOU Consolidated Cooperative! 🧡
Not just for supporting NAMI Mid-Ohio programs throughout the year but for dedicating some of your In-Service Day for mental health - it’s makes a huge difference when an employer acknowledges mental health as a priority - Employees and their families can get the help they need and thrive!

We had some great conversations in our sessions and we got to share our newest resource for those in the industrial trades called “Toolbox Talks.” 🛠️🧰🚜 Check out the handouts and resources here: https://stigmafree.nami.org/guides/industrial-trades-toolbox-talks-for-mental-health/

Let us know if we can bring this conversation to you! 💚
https://namimidohio.org/request/

10/24/2025

FREE Online Trauma Awareness Training for Educators and Youth-Serving Professionals!

NAMI TraumaInSight is a virtual training that covers the principles of trauma awareness. When working with youth and young adults, using trauma-informed practices creates safe and secure environments for them. This course is designed for youth-serving professionals, can be completed in three hours, and is completely free.

What You‘ll Gain
Working with youth experiencing trauma can be difficult to navigate. Now, there’s a new resource for you to learn the most current information about working with trauma-impacted youth. You’ll complete the training with new resources and practical advice on how to best support the young people you work with.

NAMI TraumaInSight teaches you:
🔹How to identify youth dealing with trauma
🔹Supportive actions that help youth living with trauma
🔹Ways to recognize individual, community, and institutional sources of trauma
🔹Strategies to navigate trauma from environmental and natural disasters
🔹Practical tactics to talk about trauma

https://www.nami.org/kids-teens-and-young-adults/youth-and-young-adult-resources/nami-traumainsight/

And for more resources for youth, teens and young adults, check out: https://www.nami.org/kids-teens-and-young-adults/

NAMI’s TraumaInsight project helps youth process trauma through stories, mental health education, and connection with community.

10/23/2025

Thank you Delaware County Foundation for highlighting mental health awareness in your 2024 Impact Report! 💚 According to their 2024 survey, "residents overwhelmingly identified affordable housing and access to mental health resources as two of the most urgent issues impacting Delaware County. These findings are helping guide our grantmaking and strategic initiatives as we work alongside local nonprofits and partners to address these critical needs."

NAMI Mid-Ohio could not provide as many workshops in schools, businesses and community centers, create as many resources, or initiate as many programs without support from the donors and families who give through the Delaware County Foundation - thank you for being such mental health champions! 🌟

Check out their report here:

For more than 25 years the Delaware County Foundation has collaborated with our donors to make an impact on the residents who call this area their home. Be part of the movement that makes positive change in the lives and dreams of our community. Nonprofit Forum SeriesEndowmentsWednesday, November 6,...

10/23/2025

Thank you Delaware Speech and Hearing Center for inviting us to your Lunch & Learn to talk about mental health in the workplace! 🩵 It was so fun hanging out in the playroom where your employees help so many in our community with personalized hearing, occupational therapy, and speech/language treatment and education. 🌟 Delaware County is lucky to have you!

🔹Learn more about StigmaFree Workplace: https://stigmafree.nami.org/

🔹If you are interested in hosting a StigmaFree Workplace Presentation visit: https://namimidohio.org/request/

Thank you Delaware County Foundation for the funding to make presentations like this possible!

10/22/2025

🌟 Stories. Music. Hope. 🌟 Join us for the Delaware County Celebration of Hope Dinner (Oct 29) with community leaders, mental health champions, and award-winning songwriter Heather Evans.

🎵 Based in Delaware, Ohio, Heather Evans crafts powerful anthems born from life’s hardest moments—transforming pain into purpose and heartache into hope. With raw honesty and radiant strength, her songs offer a lifeline to anyone navigating grief, mental health struggles, and need the courage to keep going. Heather’s music has been featured on NBC, NETFLIX, Disney+, HULU and more!

💛 It’s an evening that reminds us how every voice can bring resilience and light AND Every ticket matters. 🎟️ Reserve your seat → https://secure.qgiv.com/for/namimid-ohio/event/cohdelaware/

10/18/2025

🎃 We had a spooktacular time at tonight’s Trunk or Treat in Marysville! 👻

🍭Along with candy, we handed out our Meet Little Monster Coloring & Activity Book! 🖍️ A fun way to help kids (and families!) talk about feelings and learn it’s always okay to reach out for support.

Because mental health isn’t spooky — and it matters at every age. 🧡💛💚

🎃Check it out and print your own pages here:
https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/NAMI_Meet-Little-Monster_ENG.pdf

🎃 And find so many great youth and young adult resources here:
https://www.nami.org/kids-teens-and-young-adults/

10/17/2025

💛🧡🤎What an inspiring afternoon in Union County! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Celebration of Hope Union County Luncheon - a heartfelt reminder that we can all “Help One Person Everyday.” Together, we’re creating a stronger, more compassionate community! 💛🧡🤎

📸 See photos from the event here! Feel free to tag and share!