NAMI Athens

11/20/2025

Tis the season! We put together a list of outdoor festivals, shopping spots, holiday parties, food-focused fun, and events just for the kids. 🦃 🛍️🎄🎁⁠
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https://athensindependent.com/holiday-events-2025/

11/20/2025

Share the number. Spread the word. Add the (988) to your phone now—it could save a life later.
Trained crisis counselors are available to talk 24/7/365. https://988Lifeline.org

11/20/2025

11/18/2025

Happening this evening at 5 pm. Please join us for a special group in honor of International Survivors of Su***de Loss Day. 💜💙

Have you experienced the death of a loved one by su***de? You don't have to do it alone.

Find connection and light amidst your grief.

11/18/2025

New Group Alert for Vinton County! If you are experiencing difficulties with your mental health, talking with someone who can say "me too" can be really helpful. Talk to others who get it. No registration needed, just show up.

11/13/2025

🚨Mobile Food Distribution for Athens County Residents this Friday - REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

The SE Ohio Foodbank will host a mobile market food distribution of a turkey breast, produce, and a shelf-stable food box for residents of Athens County from 10 AM - 12 PM. Community volunteers include partners from local pantries and Ohio University.

When: Friday, November 14 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Athens County Fairgrounds
What: Mobile Market
Registration Required: hapcap.org/athensmobilemarket

This distribution is open to residents of Athens County. For more information, call (740) 385 - 6813 or email rfc.reception@hapcap.org. If you need food assistance in your home county, please visit hapcap.org and select 'find a food pantry' to connect with the nearest partner pantry. **Stay tuned for information about upcoming mobile markets in other counties. If it has not been posted on our page, we do not have further details yet.**

11/13/2025

Can’t make it to a Su***de Loss Survivor’s Day event on 11/22? Here is another opportunity to remember a loved one lost to su***de and find community in your grief. You don’t have to go through this alone.

Su***de Awareness Alliance of Washington County

11/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who stopped by for our first SOUP SESSION! Every Friday from 4 to 6, we and Recovery Connections invite you to stay warm through the Winter with a bowl of soup and a serving of community fun. 🍲💚
Shoutout to Bakery 323 for providing some of their delicious cupcakes for our first session! 🧁

11/11/2025

Today is Veterans' Day. I don't know where to start. Please read this statement from NAMI National about just some of the ways we can help our Vets:
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Depression. Su***de.
These are just some of the mental health concerns that many veterans and active duty service members face today.
Nearly 25% of current military personnel have shown signs of a mental health condition. Sadly, many do not seek support for fear that requesting help or seeking treatment will negatively affect their careers and their reputation among peers.
NAMI is dedicated to providing the resources and support military personnel and their families need to address their mental health free from judgment. In recognition of Veterans Day, NAMI is launching an online course at https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/NAMI-Programs/NAMI-Homefront/PTSD-Treatment-Options to help those impacted by PTSD. The course provides veterans, service members and military families the opportunity to learn from other veterans about PTSD and available treatment options to reduce stress reactions.
This new resource builds on NAMI Homefront, a free six-week course designed to help service members’ families better support their loved ones who are experiencing mental health conditions. Since many service members prefer anonymity and are often stationed in remote areas or overseas, NAMI is piloting an online version of Homefront to reach more military families and better meet their needs.
Because our nation’s heroes never stop serving, we will continue to support and advocate for them.
NAMI is working to shape legislation that could significantly improve veterans' access to mental health services through community care clinics. We are also working with Congress to open access to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) biological data, which could lead to extraordinary advances in how we identify and treat serious mental illnesses in the military community and beyond.
Brave men and women have sacrificed so much for our country—they should have to face mental illness alone. Your gift today will help NAMI provide veterans, active duty military and their families peace of mind in knowing there is a caring and compassionate community they can turn to for information and support
P.S. Nearly 25% of the soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are returning with PTSD, and they are 4 times more likely to contemplate su***de.

11/11/2025

To all the brave ones who selflessly gave their service for the good of our world... thank you 🙌 We honor each one of you.

The Official Music Video for Brothers In Arms. Taken from Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms.Pre-order: https://DireStraits.lnk.to/BIA40ID To celebrate the 40th...

11/08/2025

Awareness is important — but action changes lives. 💪

This week’s Act Checklist turns advocacy into impact: share the 988 Lifeline, sign up for NAMI’s advocacy alerts, or tell your story through NAMI’s You Are Not Alone campaign.