NAMI Knoxville

10/23/2025

🚨 Hey Vols! Urgent Attendance Call! 🚨
We need YOU to take a stand for mental health! 💚

Join us for NAMI CHANGE Makers + Ending the Silence — a powerful event where students and young adults come together to talk real about mental health, share stories, and spark change on campus. 🌟

📅 Wednesday, Oct 29th
🕔 5:00–7:00 PM
📍 UT Knoxville – Humanities & Social Sciences Building, Room 206

Expect good vibes, honest convos, and ways to make a difference through creative projects and community action. 🎨💬

Don’t wait — we need all hands on deck!
Tag a friend and show up ready to lead the change. 🙌

📧 Questions? Hit up Ashley Bell at abell69@vols.utk.edu

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10/15/2025

NAMI is deeply alarmed by reports of significant staffing cuts at the SAMHSA that threaten to weaken the stability of our nation’s mental health and substance use systems—especially during a time of growing need.

SAMHSA’s leadership in advancing prevention, treatment, and crisis care—especially through initiatives like the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline—is essential. These professionals help millions of Americans access hope, healing, and community support.

As the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, NAMI calls on policymakers to protect and strengthen SAMHSA’s capacity to serve people and families in every community. Now more than ever, we must invest in the people and programs that make recovery possible.

Read our full statement: https://www.nami.org/nami-news/nami-condemns-layoffs-at-samhsa-and-other-federal-agencies/

10/14/2025

10/10/2025

Today is World Mental Health Day. 🌎💚Mental health is a human right — everyone deserves care, support, and community.

This day brings us together to share stories, advocate for change, and ensure quality mental health care reaches everyone.

Join the global conversation ➡️ nami.org/MIAW

10/08/2025

NAMIWalks Knoxville, was amazing!! 💚💙

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who walked, donated, volunteered, and shared their support. Our community continues to grow, and more importantly—awareness continues to rise.

If you didn’t get a chance to give, there’s still time to support the cause!
🎯 NAMIWalks.org/Knoxville

Let’s keep the momentum going. Together, we can make mental health for all a reality.

10/07/2025

No one should have to go through mental health struggles alone.
This week, reach out. Listen. Be there.
You might be the reason someone feels seen.

10/06/2025

10/06/2025

What an incredible day at NAMIWalks Knoxville 2025!
From the first step to the final cheer, our community came together to walk in support of mental health awareness, advocacy, and hope. 🧠✨

🎶 Live music, 💬 powerful stories, 👣 so many mission driven walkers, and 💚 endless love filled the day.
Your energy, your voices, and your steps are helping to break the stigma and build a future of mental health for all.

📍 Knoxville showed UP and showed OUT!
Thank you to every walker, volunteer, donor, and supporter who made this day unforgettable. 🙌



💚 Until next year—keep walking, keep talking, and keep supporting mental health.

10/06/2025

10/06/2025

🧠💚 Mental Illness Awareness Week 💚🧠
NNAMI Knoxville

1 in 5 adults experience mental illness each year — but too often, stigma and silence keep people from getting the help they deserve. That’s why Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is so important.

This week, NAMI Knoxville joins with advocates across the country to raise awareness, share real stories, and remind our community: You are not alone.

🌟 Here’s how you can get involved:
✅ Follow us this week as we share facts, resources, and personal stories
✅ Wear green to show your support and help
✅ Share our posts to spread awareness
✅ Attend a NAMI support group or sohn up for a educational class

Let’s stand together and speak openly about mental health. Healing begins with awareness — and awareness starts with YOU. 💚

📍 Visit nami.org/miaw for national info
📞 Need support? Reach out to NAMI Knoxville at NAMIKnox.org

10/05/2025