NAMI Rappahannock

11/01/2025

Healing happens together.
Find support. Find hope. Find community.

👉 Learn more at namirapp.org

10/29/2025

Relax like your cat does.

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No guilt. No rush. Just peace.

10/26/2025

This weekend, we came together with various organizations and fellow affiliates to promote mental health wellness across Virginia. NAMI Virginia hosted a well organized and inspiring event! Kristy, Yasento, and others on our team, came in support of NAMI Rappahannock. Some of us hung out, most of us walked, and one of us climbed trees!

10/25/2025

Yesterday, NAMI Rappahannock, was honored to be invited to attend a special ceremony, celebrating a new mental health crisis center coming to PD16. This crisis center, not only supports individuals in our community, it reduces the burdens currently placed on law-enforcement and healthcare workers. The crisis center is set to open in 2027. Our affiliate is proud of Joe Wickens, Executive Director, RACSB, and his hard work put into making this happen. We know this journey has been cumbersome for him in seeing this project come to life! To read more about the center, visit this article by the Fredericksburg Free Press:

https://www.fredericksburgfreepress.com/2025/10/25/155505__trashed/

10/22/2025

You matter. And you deserve support that truly sees you. That’s what NAMI Rappahannock is here for. We’re people who care, people who’ve been there, and people who want to help.

If you’re struggling or just need someone to listen, we have free and confidential programs for you and your loved ones:

🫶 Peer-to-Peer – an eight-session course for adults living with a mental health condition. namirapp.org/p2p

💬 Connection Support Group – a peer-led group where adults can share and find encouragement. namirapp.org/supportgroups

💚 Family Support Group – for relatives, partners, and caregivers of loved ones. namirapp.org/supportgroups

You don’t have to face this alone. Really.

We’re here to walk beside you and remind you that healing starts with connection.

🎥 Watch our story, created with Heber Castro at Castro Visuals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJG-dzFWVSI

Video made in cooperation with Heber Castro, Founder of Castro Visuals, Stories Through Visuals.

10/19/2025

Kristy, our affiliate leader, attended the care partner summit as a panelist to disscuss the important role caregivers play while supporting individuals living with schizophrenia or a psychotic disorder. Keeping the dialogue open and the conversation going - chips away at stigma - one caregiver at a time.

10/18/2025

You deserve to feel safe in your own mind again.

OCD can take so much energy that you forget what peace feels like, but treatment works. Therapy and medication can help you find your footing again. There is real hope for healing.

You are not stuck forever. 💙

Get support at namirapp.org

10/16/2025

“I’m so OCD” isn’t a joke when you’re living it every day.

You know it’s not about being neat. It’s about fighting thoughts that won’t let go. You deserve to be understood, not minimized. We see you. We believe you. 💙

Get support at namirapp.org

10/15/2025

Just checking in. How are you holding up this week?
OCD doesn’t care who you are, but support should. It can touch anyone, at any age, from any background. That’s why community matters so much. You are not broken. You are not alone. You are human, and healing is for you too. 💙

Get support at namirapp.org

10/12/2025

If your thoughts won’t quiet down, you’re not the only one.

OCD can make everyday life feel like a battle in your own head. It’s exhausting, and it can feel isolating. But you’re not alone in this.

Around 240 million people live with OCD at some point in their lives. That’s a lot of people who understand how hard it can be to keep going when your brain won’t give you a break.

We see you, and we’re here with you. 💙


Find support at namirapp.org

10/11/2025

SAVE THE DATE: We can't wait!

OCD Awareness Week is coming up October 12-18. This worldwide event serves to dispel myths about obsessive compulsive disorder, break the stigma around mental illness, and provide education about the disorder and how to support those affected.

There are countless ways to participate in ! Check out our official page for the many ways YOU can get involved at iocdf.org/ocdweek.

10/10/2025

✨ World Mental Health Day reminds us that hope and healing are possible. Every story matters. Every person matters. You are not alone.

Join the NAMI Rappahannock community at namirapp.org