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Our Speakers Bureau offers several educational programs to bring hope to families and individuals who suffer with biological brain disorders (mental illness). Through education we can reduce stigma, provide resources and inform the public that treatment works!

Schedule your program for civic groups, faith-based groups, schools, PTA’s, colleges, professional organizations and so on. Please allow four weeks advance notice if possible. Please call Laurie Martinelli, Executive Director, 781-938-4048, to  to schedule your program.
NAMI Mass Presentations Available

1. NAMI Overview

(30 minute presentation)

An overview of the services offered at NAMI Mass including support, education and advocacy. A brief testimony of living with mental illness from either the individual with a mental illness or a family member perspective is included.

2. In Our Own Voice

(60 minute presentation)

The hour-long program includes a videotape, personal testimony, discussion and enriches the audience’s understanding of how people with these serious disorders cope with the reality of their illnesses while recovering and reclaiming productive lives.

3. NAMIWalk Massachusetts

(20 minute presentation)

In May, thousands of concerned citizens in Massachusetts walk together to raise money and awareness about mental illness. Learn about the benefits of corporate sponsorship; create a team to raise funds to provide local resources, programs and activities for our state and local chapters and show your support for people with mental illness to help eliminate the stigma associated with it.

4. NAMI Basics

(20 minute presentation)

NAMI Basics is the new signature education program for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental illnesses.  The NAMI Basics course is taught by trained teachers who are the parent or other caregivers of individuals who developed the symptoms of mental illness prior to the age of 13 years. What are the goals of the NAMI Basics program?

• To give the parent/caregiver the basic information necessary to take the best care possible of their child, their family, and them self.
• To help the parent/caregiver cope with the impact that mental illness has on the child living with the illness and the entire family.
• To provide tools for the parent/caregiver to use even after completing the program that will assist in making the best decisions possible for the care of the child.