NAMI Sumner and Wilson Counties

07/20/2025

🍎 Back to School with Confidence 🍎

As students head back to class, one tip from our new toolkit can make all the difference: Teach yourself one simple breathing exercise to manage stress on the spot. When you feel the pressure of exams or deadlines mounting, try this:

-Inhale slowly for 4 counts
-Hold for 2 counts
-Exhale gently for 6 counts

Repeating this for just one minute can calm your mind, steady your focus, and help you tackle whatever the school day throws at you. Want more practical strategies like this? Follow our page for weekly mental-health tips!

07/18/2025

🔷 Join NAMI Sumner & Wilson Counties Today! 🔷

Did you know that for just $60 a year you can become a NAMI member—and instantly strengthen our voice for mental health in Sumner & Wilson Counties? Members receive:
• Voting rights at our Annual Meeting & BBQ
• Invites to FREE trainings and webinars
• Newsletters packed with local program updates
• Discounts on conferences and special events

Your membership fuels peer support groups, family education courses, and advocacy efforts across our community. Ready to make a difference? Become a member and stand with us: https://namisumnerandwilsoncounties.org/get-involved/become-a-member/

NAMI membership at any level-local, state, or national-extends your membership to all levels.

07/16/2025

🌞 Summer Sips & Support Update 🌞

We’re off to a refreshing start—thanks to YOU, we’ve already received $100 toward our goal! 🥳🍋 Every dollar helps keep our free mental health support groups and education programs running this summer in Sumner & Wilson Counties.

📈 Progress: 1 full pitcher filled ($100 of our $5,000 goal)
🍹 Next Milestone: Fill the next pitcher—$100 more!

Ready to raise a glass and pour hope?

👉 Donate Now: https://namisumnerandwilsoncounties.org/get-involved/summer-sips-2/

07/12/2025

Join Us! Breaking Stigma: Hope, Healing, and Recovery—One Conversation at a Time

In many marginalized communities, mental health challenges have long been silenced—buried under stigma, isolation, and lack of access. Today, a powerful shift is underway. Brave voices are rising. Stories are being shared. At NAMI, we see it every day: one conversation can spark hope, build trust, and start the healing process.

At NAMI, we witness this transformation daily. We see how one honest conversation can spark healing, how one person’s courage to speak up can save someone else’s life, and how communities that come together can become the medicine that creates hope, healing, recovery, and wellness.

This month isn’t just about awareness—it’s about action. It’s about creating the kind of mental health support these communities have always deserved: accessible, affirming, and rooted in the strength that’s found in vulnerability. This month and every month we’re breaking down barriers and building bridges, proving that when people come together with open hearts and honest voices, healing becomes possible. It starts with one conversation. Will you be part of it?

07/10/2025

Honoring Bebe Moore Campbell’s Groundbreaking Legacy – July 2025

In 2008, inspired by Bebe Moore Campbell’s charge to end stigma and provide mental health support for minoritized communities, the U.S. House of Representatives designated July as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. While there have been recent attempts to change the month’s name, NAMI continues to recognize the importance of honoring Campbell’s incredible legacy and her groundbreaking work in helping shift the mental health culture in underserved communities.

Campbell understood that mental health isn’t just about individual healing — it’s about community transformation. She knew that when those who have been unseen and unheard share their truths, they create ripples of hope that reach far beyond themselves. Her vision was radical yet simple: creating spaces where cultural wisdom meets modern understanding, where lived experiences become guideposts for others walking similar paths.

07/08/2025

🌞🍋 Summer Sips & Support 🍋🌞

Raise your virtual glass and pour hope into our community! 🥤 Right now, we’re asking you to support NAMI Sumner & Wilson Counties’ free mental health programs by giving:

• $25 = one refreshing cup • $100 = a full pitcher • $1,000 = a 5-gal dispenser

Our goal? 5 dispensers ($5,000) to keep peer-led support groups and education classes running all summer long—because summer can be an especially tough season for those facing mental health challenges.
📣 Stay tuned for weekly progress updates and volunteer spotlights!

Ready to make a difference? 👉 Donate Now
https://namisumnerandwilsoncounties.org/get-involved/summer-sips-2/

Join our Summer Sips & Support fundraise by "raising a glass" of lemonade-just $25 for a cup, $100 for a pitcher, or $1,000 for a dispenser-you'll help us

05/18/2025

NAMIWalks Middle Tennessee! Yesterday was inspiring, motivating, fun! Thank you to our members and leaders for ‘stationing’ our booth and Team Bee-Yond Belief Hendersonville Woman's Club and all the Walkers for your support!

01/18/2025

A great example how NAMI Tennessee joins community leaders to better support you in cities throughout the state of Tennessee.

As municipalities look to explore and expand crisis intervention care in their communities, a statewide mental health advocacy organization is hoping to help them connect what resources they have and fill the gaps in between.

12/05/2024

11/26/2024

***FREE PROGRAM***

NAMI Tennessee is offering a FREE Virtual Family-to-Family Class on January 6th

What is Family-to-Family? Family-to-Family is a free, educational program for families and friends of people with mental health conditions. This course teaches skills that empower families to support their loved ones and improve their own lives.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn valuable coping strategies and connect with others who understand.

Info and Registration Contact:
Jim Briggs: 615-594-4070
Mark Kulhanek: 623-256-3304

05/18/2024

NAMIWalks Davidson County! Representing NAMI Tennessee today and making friends, gaining inspiration. TY NAMI Davidson County, Nashville TN

05/04/2024

At the Lebanon Court House for the Wilson County Mental Health Fair. A lovely day with families and the community for Mental Health Awareness Month! Here—Jim Briggs, Katrina Gay and mark Kulhanek.