Membership

Become a part of NAMI Shoreline and add your voice to the mental health movement.

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, peers, mental health professionals & agencies, and receive useful information about upcoming events.

To join online, click here and select NAMI Shoreline as your NAMI Affiliate.

Member benefits include: The Advocate Magazine, member discounts, convention registration discounts, state conference discounts, access to our online member community and more.

Annual Membership

• $60 for Household Memberships

• $40 for Individual Memberships

• $5 for Open Door Memberships

SOME FAQ’s about NAMI Membership

• 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 membership please contact the NAMI Connecticut State office: Pat O’Konis at 860 882- 0236 or email to pokonis@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.