NAMI Racine County Events

Mental Health Legislative Forum

October 8, 2018
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Racine Family YMCA - ​725 Lake Ave, Racine, WI 53403, USA
On behalf of the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Racine County (NAMI Racine County), in partnership with the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition, we cordially invite your participation at the Mental Health Policy Issues Forum for state legislators and legislative candidates in Racine County on Monday, October 8th at 6:30 PM at the Racine YMCA – Main Street.  Wisconsin legislators and legislative candidates from Assembly Districts 62, 63, 66 and 83, and Senate Districts 21 and 22 have been invited.
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Topics to be covered include: access to treatment; perspectives on expanding the mental health workforce in Wisconsin; alternatives to incarceration for people living with mental illness; youth mental health services; and insurance parity. Racine Journal Times Managing Editor, Stephanie Jones, will moderate the forum and pose questions to all participants. There will also be an opportunity for audience questions at the end of the forum.

Registration is required, there is no cost to attend.

NAMI Wisconsin Events

​12th Annual Healing Art Show Opening Reception

Saturday, October 6, 2018
5:00 PM  9:00 PM
Lakeside St. Coffee House
402 West Lakeside StreetMadison, WI, 53715
Each year, NAMI Wisconsin hosts the Healing Art Show as part of Mental Illness Awareness Week in October. The show features the works of local artists who experience mental illness and creatively express themselves through various mediums of art.The purpose of  the Healing Art Show is to break down stigma surrounding mental illness. By showcasing the artistic works created by people with mental illness, we want to highlight the creative talents and personal strengths that far overshadow any mental illness. ​
OPENING RECEPTION: 
Saturday, October 6th from 5:00-9:00pm

EXHIBITION:
September 28th, 2018 - November 9th, 2018

HOSTED BY:
Lakeside St. Coffee House
402 W. Lakeside Street, Madison, WI 53715

NAMI Wisconsin is now accepting applications for the 12th Annual Healing Art Show! 
Applications will be accepted until Thursday, August 23rd. 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY! ​