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Membership

NAMI Shoreline membership is not required to attend events sponsored by NAMI. However, when  you join NAMI Shoreline, you help provide education, support, and advocacy at all NAMI levels, because your annual $60 family membership is allocated to the national, state (Connecticut), and affiliate (NAMI Shoreline) levels.  In addition, you get to meet great people like yourself — family members, consumers, mental health professionals & agencies, and concerned members — and receive useful information about upcoming events.

To join online, visit www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Join, click “Become a Member”,  fill in your membership information and select  “NAMI Shoreline” as your affiliate.

Annual Membership

  • $60 for Household Memberships;
  • $40 for Individual Memberships;
  • $5 for Open Door Memberships.

SOME FAQ’s from NAMI:

  • What does NAMI consider a “household”? Is this rate for families only?
    • A household consists of any individuals living at the same address. This could be a family in the “traditional” sense (spouses plus children) or even roommates. The NAMI Board chose “Household” to be more inclusive and to simplify the distribution of benefits. Keep in mind that this is not “Family” membership.
  • What is a Household Membership?
    • A Household Membership is a membership that is intended to allow all individuals living at the same address to be counted as members in NAMI with the benefits of membership being applies to each member listed as part of the household. The household membership will only receive one copy of the NAMI Advocate, but all other member benefits are granted to each listed member. While each member is counted as a member of NAMI, the paid household membership counts as ONE when determining Affiliate vote weight for NAMI Elections.
  • What is an Individual/Regular Membership?
    • This member is intended for one person to become a member of NAMI. We recognize there are two different names for this membership. NAMI is moving to call this an Individual Membership, but understand there many NAMI members know this as Regular Membership so that transition will happen over the next couple months.
  • What is an Open Door Membership?
    • Members may become members through an “Open Door” policy that allows for a reduced dues payment. Open Door members are defined by income or economic necessity, at the discretion of the Affiliate member or State Organization. Open Door members shall have all the rights and privileges of members who pay full dues.
  • Are there any differences for the membership benefits between the three different rates?
    • No, every membership is with the national, state and local levels and includes from the national NAMI office:
      • One copy of the Advocate magazine, mailed twice per year
      • Access to members-only areas of the NAMI.org website
      • Discounts on National Convention registration rates
      • Discounts on items in the NAMI Store
    • Each NAMI Affiliate and NAMI State Organization offers additional membership benefits that vary depending on which group the member is a part of.

For more information about family membership and about Professional and Agency membership contact: Iris Alamo at 860.882.0236 or email to membership@namict.org

NAMI is a private, nonprofit organization which depends on membership dues, grants and generous contributions to fund out important work.  All contributions are tax deductible.

We at NAMI Shoreline are here for you no matter what the season!!

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Challenging Kids: Enlightened Parents

We are somewhat closer to understanding the signs of mental illness than we were when my kids were in school. But we have a long way to go. You've probably have heard the words "misbehavior" "bad attitude" and "lazy" in a sentence about your kid. It's demoralizing not to be taken seriously when it comes to mental illness. #KidsDoWellifTheyCan #KnowtheSigns #Listen #empathy #SkillNotWill #ThinkKids

“He Just Needs To Get Motivated. Doesn’t He Want To Graduate?”
Somehow, despite depression in adults receiving more awareness, it is assumed that teenagers that are sleeping in or not doing their homework must be either lazy or rebellious. Some days, getting through an entire day of school was the maximum that he could do. And the expectation for him to also do hours of homework was not always reasonable. "
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Funny how you forget the cold when you're surrounded by the warmth of those approaching your table BECAUSE it's about mental health. 💜Representing NAMI Shoreline Affiliate, Connecticut, Changing Minds Advocacy Group, Think:Kids, and thankful for Killingworth Lions Club especially Greg Wind who is hilarious, and Tim Gannon et al Parmelee Farm for doing so much for the town of Killingworth. ...

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Joseph Navarra, President of NAMI Manchester, weighs in on this important and overwhelming issue.
"Navarra said that every year faculty identify students who appear to be suffering or troubled, but there is little on campus to help them. If a student is in crisis, however, he said several staff members will respond and will call 911 or a mobile crisis team if needed."
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Colleges 'swamped' by students' mental health needs, but services vary greatly

ctmirror.org

Not only do mental health services for students vary greatly from college to college in Connecticut, demand for those services has gone way up in recent years.
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NAMI Shoreline Affiliate, Connecticut

Every conversation I have about mental health ends with the realization that our power is in our ability to communicate in such a way that the one suffering feels heard, feels safe. This Ted Talk illustrates the point beautifully. Have you heard of the new documentary on HBO called "Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops"? Can't recommend it enough. The approach is applicable in all walks of life: at home, in schools, in hospitals, in jails, in treatment centers. If POLICE OFFICERS can show compassion, SCHOOLS can. It's a mindshift. And a life-saving one. #Listen #staycalm #nojudgment #curiousnotfurious #behaviorisasignal #connectedness #feelingsafe #feelingheard
THIS IS JOE FROM THE DOCUMENTARY (MENTIONED ABOVE):Studies support the fact that one in four or one in five adults living in the US qualify for a mental health diagnosis. If 20-25% of adults qualify for a men...
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Let’s hear it for Valerie Lepoutre our Young Adult Coordinator at NAMI CT!
Tune in to 90.5 Monday morning. 👏🏼
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NAMI Connecticut

Tomorrow at 9:00 am tune in to WNPR-Connecticut Public Radio’s talk show, Where We Live with host Lucy Nalpathanchil. Our Young Adult Coordinator, Val LePoutre, will be talking about the high rates of depression for millenials and the programs NAMI CT offers to help young people struggling with mental health concerns.
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