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Currently, all NAMI Ohio staff members are working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The helpline is being answered by staff members Monday – Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm. If you need immediate assistance, please use the county crisis line directory below. Individual staff members email addresses are listed at the link below and under the about us section of this website.

Across the country, thousands of trained NAMI volunteers bring peer-led programs to a wide variety of community settings, from churches to schools to NAMI Affiliates. With the unique understanding of people with lived experience, these programs and support groups provide outstanding free education, skills training, and support.

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We all experience emotional ups and downs from time to time caused by events in our lives. Mental health conditions go beyond these emotional reactions and become something longer lasting. They are medical conditions that cause changes in how we think and feel and in our mood.

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Our Crisis Guide Navigating a Mental Health Crisis: A NAMI Resource Guide for Those Experiencing a Mental Health Emergency provides important, potentially life-saving information for people experiencing mental health crises and their loved ones. This guide outlines what can contribute to a crisis, warning signs that a crisis is emerging, strategies to help de-escalate a crisis, available resources and so much more.

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The Thompson Family and PAC

Duane Thompson was at his wit’s end with his daughter, whose chronic behavioral health problems culminated when she came at him with a knife. “It makes you feel angry at times,” the Cincinnati father said. “Sometimes I go to work and sit there and tear up. And say...

Jerrone’s Story

Jerrone's Story Video Jerrone Darnell McAdoo prayed he would live to the age of 21, knowing that African-American males with sickle cell anemia often don’t make it that long. He made it six years past his goal. Jerrone’s inspiration radiated beyond his years, like...

NAMI Greater Cleveland Reaches Out to Adult Care Facilities

Family care homes for Ohio’s severely mentally ill have faced enormous challenges because of COVID-19 and NAMI Greater Cleveland recognized the need with a helping hand. The NAMI affiliate partnered with the ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County to identify support for home...

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The Thompson Family and PAC

Duane Thompson was at his wit’s end with his daughter, whose chronic behavioral health problems culminated when she came at him with a knife. “It makes you feel angry at times,” the Cincinnati father said. “Sometimes I go to work and sit there and tear up. And say...

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Jerrone’s Story

Jerrone's Story Video Jerrone Darnell McAdoo prayed he would live to the age of 21, knowing that African-American males with sickle cell anemia often don’t make it that long. He made it six years past his goal. Jerrone’s inspiration radiated beyond his years, like...

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NAMI Greater Cleveland Reaches Out to Adult Care Facilities

Family care homes for Ohio’s severely mentally ill have faced enormous challenges because of COVID-19 and NAMI Greater Cleveland recognized the need with a helping hand. The NAMI affiliate partnered with the ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County to identify support for home...

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