When a mental health crisis happens, there’s no time to search for answers — but you can be prepared.
NAMI’s updated “Navigating a Mental Health Crisis” guide is here to help individuals and families:
✔️ Recognize the signs of a mental health crisis
✔️ Know what to do in a mental health emergency
✔️ Find practical resources and fillable crisis planning forms
✔️ Support loved ones — and care for themselves
📥 Download the guide today and share it with your community, care providers, and anyone who might support someone in crisis: https://t.co/Qp9uthOGpJ
"It is our birthright to heal from the abuse we did not ask for or want, and to become the physically healthy person we always wanted to be."
Alexis Acker-Halbur is an award-winning author and an abuse survivor. See how she learned to heal in this NAMI blog: https://t.co/b1TlYKiCn6
City of Newark extending “Code Blue” tonight, January 13, at 8 PM, to Friday, January 17, at 9 AM. Temperatures are expected to drop to a low of 21°F.
Shelters are open for vulnerable populations at designated locations; Residents are reminded to bundle up when outside.
We asked NAMI staff what their ins are for 2025 and here are some of our favorite answers. What are some of your mental health ins and outs this year? Let us know in the comments! 💙
There is so much going on around us.
In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
You never know what others are going through. Your kindness can make a huge difference.
How will you be kind today?
My mental health journey is a testament to my courage and determination. I am rewriting the narrative and creating a brighter future for myself. #ShadesofMentalHealth
At 12 I started using drugs.
At 14 I was incarcerated and made a ward of the court.
At 16 I joined a gang & bounced through foster care.
By 18, I was already fully immersed in crime, drugs & prison.
By 23, I was fully addicted & homeless & facing multiple near fatal medical issues for years.
At 42 I died 6 times.
At 43 I got sober.
At 44 I became a father.
At 45 I got my first legitimate job in years.
At 49 I did my 1st TEDx Talk.
At 50 I became an International Public Speaker.
Nobody thought I'd live past 30 & here I am. It's never too late to start over!