NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley

09/11/2025

A HUGE thank you to NAMIWalks 2025 Gold Sponsor Advance Homes! Our sponsors play a big role in making NAMIWalks successful. Join Advance Homes in supporting NAMIWalks by registering at namiwalks.org/greatermississippivalley

09/11/2025

Together we can make a real difference in improving mental health for our community by participating in NAMIWalks 2025! Register today at namiwalks.org/greatermississippivalley

09/10/2025

We're bringing Family & Friends, NAMI's free, 90-minute seminar for family members or friends who support someone living with a mental health condition, to Muscatine! Family & Friends will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Muscatine Community College, Strahan Bldg., Classroom 8, 152 Colorado St., Muscatine. This seminar provides practical skills and information to address concerns such as understanding mental health diagnoses, treatment and recovery, effective communication strategies and crisis preparation strategies. Register online through NAMI GMV at https://bit.ly/41LeQjz or through MCC at https://bit.ly/4lBoSea

09/10/2025

Please note the Thursday, Sept. 18 Family Support Group meeting at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport has been CANCELLED, due to facilitator training. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

09/06/2025

Malik Khaliq, whose family is NAMIWalks Presenting Sponsor for the third consecutive year, and Development Director Lori Leipold were on Quad Cities Live yesterday. Check out the story at https://www.kwqc.com/2025/09/06/step-forward-mental-health-namiwalks-returns-oct-4/ Join Malik and hundreds of other mental health advocates by signing up at namiwalks.org/greatermississippivalley

Join the movement for mental health at NAMIWalks Greater Mississippi Valley on Saturday, Oct. 4 at Bend XPO in East Moline.

09/05/2025

Attention Muscatine-area folks: Don't miss NAMI's free, eight-session education program, Family-to-Family, coming to your neighborhood soon! This life-changing program will be held on eight consecutive Tuesdays starting Tuesday, Sept. 30, to Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Muscatine Community College, Strahan Bldg., Classroom 8, 152 Colorado St., Muscatine. Family-to-Family is a nationally developed, federal agency approved program for families and caregivers of people living with mental health conditions such as major depression, bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder. Register online through NAMI GMV at https://bit.ly/4lxEEGY or through MCC at https://bit.ly/4lynVTO

09/03/2025

A huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to NAMIWalks 2025 Presenting Sponsor Malik & K Khaliq and Family! The Khaliq family has been our Presenting Sponsor for three consecutive years - their support of our mission is unparalleled. Sign up today at namiwalks.org/greatermississippivalley so you can thank them in person on walk day!

09/02/2025

Don't miss NAMI's life-changing, FREE education program for people supporting a loved one with a mental health condition! Our next Family-to-Family class starts TOMORROW, Wednesday, Sept. 3, and is offered on eight consecutive Wednesdays through Oct. 22. It's from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Rock Island YWCA, 513 17th St., Rock Island. Sign up today at https://bit.ly/4l7aavR

08/30/2025

Don't miss NAMI's life-changing core education program for people supporting a loved one with a mental health condition! Our next Family-to-Family class starts Wednesday, Sept. 3, and is offered on eight consecutive Wednesdays through Oct. 22. It's from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Rock Island YWCA, 513 17th St., Rock Island. Sign up today at https://bit.ly/4l7aavR

08/30/2025

Thank you to the Rock Island County Board, which presented a copy of its proclamation recognizing September as Su***de Prevention Month to NAMI GMV Executive Director Mark Mathews. We appreciate the County Board's recognition of the importance of su***de prevention and its support of organizations that help improve the mental health of so many in our community! Pictured, left to right: Rock Island County Board Chairman Richard H. 'Quijas' Brunk, Mark Mathews and County Board Governance, Health, and Administration Committee Chairperson Carla Enburg.

08/27/2025

NAMIWalks is truly a joyful event - complete with live music, cheerleaders, inspiring speeches, dogs, kids in strollers, therapy dogs to pet, activities for kids, sponsor information, refreshments and best of all a community of warm, welcoming and supportive people walking together as mental health advocates. Sign up today at namiwalks.org/greatermississippivalley!