NAMI Programs for the Community
NAMI In Our Own Voice
NAMI In Our Own Voice is a 60-minute presentation in which presenters with lived experience talk candidly about what it’s like to live with a mental health condition or co-occurring substance use disorder.
The personal perspective of this presentation is designed to change attitudes, assumptions and stereotypes, and help break down stigma.
This presentation provides:
- An opportunity to hear open and honest perspectives on a highly misunderstood topic.
- A chance to ask leaders questions, allowing for a deeper understanding of mental health conditions and dispelling of stereotypes and misconceptions.
- The understanding that people with mental health conditions have lives enriched by hopes, dreams and goals.
- Information on how to learn more about mental health and get involved with the mental health community.
NAMI In Our Own Voice
Submit a program request, and aNAMI Jacksonville representative will contact you
What People Are Saying
"Amazing presentation with amazing presenters! You 100% erased any stigma I used to associate with mental illness."
-- Audience member
"Several of the mental health staff stated that they saw recovery as a real option—for the first time ever."
-- Audience member
"Presenting this program is the single most effective thing I am doing to maintain my mental health. Time after time, I see the audience respond with curiosity and interest. I know I am changing the face of mental illness and that I have transformed my pain into the power to make a difference."
-- IOOV Program Leader
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