NAMI at UMB

04/25/2022

Time doesn't heal all wounds.

Sometimes healing requires therapy, medication, or other types of professional support.

Sometimes it requires a change,
access to more resources, a supportive circle of people.

04/01/2022

Trans rights are human rights. Trans people deserve love, support, and community 🏳️‍⚧️💙💗🤍

03/20/2022

Happy Spring Break! We hope you’re able to prioritize resting this week!

03/07/2022

There’s still time to register for our In Our Own Voice presentation for International Women’s Day! The event is virtual on Tuesday from 7-8pm. Register at https://umaryland.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtd-yorTsvHdCM-fSdSAFTZQ4Dw_-8jxcu

This is event is in collaboration with
NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore and is an opportunity to hear the lived experience of people with mental health conditions. In Our Own Voice aims to educate about mental health conditions and fight stigma. We hope to see you there!

03/01/2022

NAMI@UMB is hosting an In Our Own Voice presentation for International Women’s Day on March 8th from 7-8pm on Zoom! This is event is in collaboration with NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore and is an opportunity to hear the lived experience of people with mental health conditions. It is a great chance to ask questions in a way we may not typically get to ask clients, patients, or loved ones. Whether you want to work with people with mental illness, love someone with a mental health condition, have one yourself, or just want to learn more, this is a moving event and we hope you will join us! https://umaryland.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtd-yorTsvHdCM-fSdSAFTZQ4Dw_-8jxcu

02/23/2022

We are hosting our annual Journey Through Schizophrenia workshop with local non-profit, Seizing Psych on February 28th from 6:30-7:45pm on Zoom! This event presents an honest, interactive discussion about mental illness and family and professional responsibilities and decisions.

The workshop will offer a directed exercise in empathy and understanding of psychosis, educational information about schizophrenia, mental health, the lived experience of mental illness, and open discussion. Register through UMBengaged at https://cglink.me/2nF/r1488053.

02/19/2022

There’s still one more day to write a letter that will be mailed to Love For Our Elders, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering belonging & hope in older generations! 💌 Letter writing stations are located in the SMC Center on the 1st floor by the bookstore, the 3rd floor in the Student Counseling Center, and the 4th floor in the URecFit & Wellness lobby.

The kindness letter writing campaign is part of Random Acts of Kindness Week, brought to you by URecFit & Wellness, the Student Counseling Center, and NAMI@UMB.

02/17/2022

Repost UMB Student Affairs:
💌 Everyone deserves a mailbox full of kindness. Until Saturday, Feb. 19, stop by 1 of 3 letter writing stations in the SMC Campus Center & write a kindness letter that will be mailed to Love For Our Elders, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering belonging & hope in older generations.

Stations are located on the 1st floor by the bookstore, the 3rd floor in the Student Counseling Center, and the 4th floor in the URecFit & Wellness lobby.

The kindness letter writing campaign is part of Random Acts of Kindness Week, brought to you by URecFit & Wellness, the Student Counseling Center, and NAMI@UMB.

02/15/2022

Please join us in collaboration with URecFit & Wellness and the Student Counseling Center to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 13th-19th. Volunteer to write a letter to be mailed to Love For Our Elders by visiting a Kindness Letter Campaign Station located in URecFit and Wellness, the Student Counseling Center, or near the Campus Center Bookstore on the 1st floor of the SMC Campus Center.�
For more information visit umaryland.edu/wellness or RandomActsofKindness.org.

[Image caption: “Kindness is our very own pixie fairy dust, it gives people the ability to soar and not just fly.” —RAKtivist]

01/25/2022

I hope you find a support system that fills your life with kindness and makes you feel easy to love. 💛

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12/18/2021

Hope this makes your Caturday better 😸

12/16/2021

In times of high anxiety or during a panic attack, it can be hard to take a deep breath. Having something to sync your breath with can lower anxiety or stop a panic attack because it quiets your sympathetic nervous system. 💛

12/07/2021

Don’t just be good to others. Be good to yourself too.

11/19/2021

Join our Peer Support Group this Friday, November 19th at 5pm on Zoom! Email Hannah at hmaponte@umaryland.edu to get the meeting link.

11/10/2021

Turns out my life purpose isn’t to be as small and silent and accommodating and convenient as possible.

11/04/2021

It’s okay if you fall apart sometimes. Tacos fall apart and we still love them. 🌮😍

11/03/2021

Join our Peer Support Meeting this Friday, November 5th from 5-5:30pm on Zoom! Email Hannah at hmaponte@umaryland.edu to get the meeting link.

10/26/2021

TONIGHT at 7pm!

Join us tomorrow, October 26, 2021 at 7pm for the Radio One Baltimore Minorities & Mental Health: Life After Town Hall! Watch it LIVE on FB, Youtube, and MagicBaltimore.com to join the discussion on . Sheppard Pratt Magic 95.9 Baltimore