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About NAMI Northern Kentucky

NAMI Northern Kentucky (NAMI NKY) is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Research shows one in four people experience some sort of mental health issue in his or her lifetime and one in seventeen people live with a serious mental illness that impairs his or her ability to perform daily tasks.  In Northern Kentucky, this ratio equates to approximately 95,000 individuals personally struggling with mental illness.  Added to this number are the thousands of family members and friends affected by the challenges associated with caring for a mentally ill loved one.  With such a significant number of Northern Kentuckians impacted by mental illness, chances are someone in your life falls into one or more of these statistics.

NAMI NKY provides support, education, and advocacy for those who live with mental illness and their families, friends, and caregivers within the eight-county Northern Kentucky region.

Mission

NAMI NKY works to ensure that through collaboration, public education, and advocacy we strive to inform, educate and reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.

Vision and Core Values

NAMI NKY envisions that the community, comprised of an eight-county region, accepts mental illness as any other health condition and utilizes a full array of NAMI services accessible to all individuals affected by mental illness, focused on recovery and re-entry into the community.

The following core values guide NAMI NKY’s board, staff, and volunteers in accomplishing our mission and vision:

  • Integrity: We believe NAMI NKY should act in an ethical, trustworthy, and transparent manner on a daily basis.
  • Confidentiality: We believe in the dignity and the privacy of the individuals and families served by NAMI NKY.
  • Compassion: We believe in responding with empathy and compassion to the needs of the individuals and families we serve.
  • Inclusiveness: We believe in the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals
  • Accountability: We believe in our responsibility to be good stewards in the efficient and effective use of all human, fiscal, and material resources.
  • Respect: We believe in respecting the culture and values of all the people and families we serve.  We emphasize and promote diversity in our ideas, our workforce, and the services/support provided through NAMI NKY.

About Mental Illness

A mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning. Just as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas, mental illnesses are medical conditions that often result in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of life.

Serious mental illnesses include major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and borderline personality disorder. The good news about mental illness is that recovery is possible.

Mental illnesses can affect persons of any age, race, religion, or income. Mental illnesses are not the result of personal weakness, lack of character, or poor upbringing. Mental illnesses are treatable. Most people diagnosed with a serious mental illness can experience relief from their symptoms by actively participating in an individual treatment plan.

Learn more about treatment and services that assist individuals in recovery.

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