Year Founded
2017
EIN
82-3642615
Local Leader/Exec. Director
Anna Killpack, Executive Director
Primary Contact Name
Chris Adcock
Main Address
202 S 2nd St
PO Box 143
Neola, IA 51559
United States
What We Do
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness / NAMI Southwest Iowa:
- provides free educational classes.
- provides free peer-led support groups for
- people with mental health conditions.
- family members, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions.
- reduces stigma and increases community awareness about mental illness.
NAMI Southwest Iowa is made up of local volunteers who serve in their communities. We serve nine counties: Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby.
Interesting Info
- Treatments for mental illness vary by diagnosis and by person. There’s no “one size fits all” treatment.
- Unlike diabetes or cancer, there is no medical test that can accurately diagnose mental illness.
- Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-14.
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Geographic Location
Cass County, Fremont County, Harrison County, IA, Mills County, IA, Monona County, Montgomery County, Pottawattamie County, IA, Page County, Shelby County
ACCEPTS ENDOWMENT DONATIONS
This nonprofit has an endowed fund with the Community Foundation for Western Iowa. The fund helps you ensure their good work continues into the future. Click the "Donate to Endowment" button at left to support this work.
