Words From Our Members - MaKensie Dodd
The next installment in our video series features MaKensie Dodd. MaKensie is a current member of NAMI Virginia's YouthMOVE Young Adult Advisory Board, and an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. Hear her compelling story about living with depression, finding therapy, facing personal stigma, and how to support another person who is struggling!
Click the button below to visit our Personal Stories page where our members share their truths about mental illness. Contact us if you'd like to share your story too!
We are pleased to offer a special four-part Choices In Recovery Series focusing on Managing Stress & Anxiety Around the Holidays. If you are an adult living with symptoms of a mental health condition and find this time of year more difficult than most, this workshop is for you! Click the button below to learn more and to sign up! Space is limited to 10 participants.
Welcome to NAMI Central Virginia
NAMI Central Virginia is an organization of families, friends and individuals whose lives have been affected by mental illness. Together, we advocate for better lives for those individuals who have a mental illness, and we offer support, education and advocacy as we do so.
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NAMI Central Virginia serves the cities of Richmond, Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, and the counties of Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, New Kent, Goochland, Powhatan, Prince George, and Dinwiddie
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Family to Family Class
Family to Family Class
NAMI CVA is hosting a new Family to Family series starting October 26th at 6:00 P.M. See the form below to sign up! NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session ... Read more
Online Family Support Group Mechanicsville
Online Family Support Group Mechanicsville
NAMI Family Support Group – peer-led group for caregivers of an adult loved one with a mental health condition Mechanicsville, 2nd & 4th Monday of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Support ... Read more
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October 27th Lunch & Learn With Dr. Peter Buckley
October 27th Lunch & Learn With Dr. Peter Buckley
On October 27th, we are hosting a compelling Lunch & Learn with Dr. Peter Buckley, Dean of VCU School of Medicine! He will be speaking about the current state of ... Read more
Online Connection Support Group Mechanicsville
Online Connection Support Group Mechanicsville
NAMI Connection Support Group – peer-led group for adults living with a mental health condition Mechanicsville, 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Support groups are ... Read more
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Online Connection Support Group Monument Ave.
Online Connection Support Group Monument Ave.
NAMI Connection Support Group – peer-led group for adults living with a mental health condition Monument Avenue, 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Support groups ... Read more
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Online Family Support Group for Parents of Youths and Adolescents
Online Family Support Group for Parents of Youths and Adolescents
Family Support Group for Parents of Youth & Adolescents – for those with a loved one 18 & under Last Thursday of the month, 6:00 – 7:30 P.M.
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Family to Family Class
Family to Family Class
NAMI CVA is hosting a new Family to Family series starting October 26th at 6:00 P.M. See the form below to sign up! NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session ... Read more
Online Connection Support Group Grove Ave.
Online Connection Support Group Grove Ave.
NAMI Connection Support Group – peer-led group for adults living with a mental health condition Grove Ave., 1st & 3rd Monday of the month 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Support groups ... Read more
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Online Family Support Group Bon Air
Online Family Support Group Bon Air
NAMI Family Support Group – peer-led group for caregivers of an adult loved one with a mental health condition Bon Air, 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. ... Read more
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Online Family Support Group Lakeside
Online Family Support Group Lakeside
NAMI Family Support Group – peer-led group for caregivers of an adult loved one with a mental health condition Lakeside, 1st & 3rd (& 5th) Wednesday of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 ... Read more
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Online Connection Support Group: For Young Adults 18-30
Online Connection Support Group: For Young Adults 18-30
NAMI Connection Support Group – peer-led group for adults living with a mental health condition 1st For Young Adults age 18-30: 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month 7:30 – 9:00 ... Read more
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Family to Family Class
Family to Family Class
NAMI CVA is hosting a new Family to Family series starting October 26th at 6:00 P.M. See the form below to sign up! NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session ... Read more
Online Family Support Group Mechanicsville
Online Family Support Group Mechanicsville
NAMI Family Support Group – peer-led group for caregivers of an adult loved one with a mental health condition Mechanicsville, 2nd & 4th Monday of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Support ... Read more
1 event,
Online Connection Support Group Mechanicsville
Online Connection Support Group Mechanicsville
NAMI Connection Support Group – peer-led group for adults living with a mental health condition Mechanicsville, 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Support groups are ... Read more
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Online Connection Support Group Monument Ave.
Online Connection Support Group Monument Ave.
NAMI Connection Support Group – peer-led group for adults living with a mental health condition Monument Avenue, 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Support groups ... Read more
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Family to Family Class
Family to Family Class
NAMI CVA is hosting a new Family to Family series starting October 26th at 6:00 P.M. See the form below to sign up! NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session ... Read more
Online Connection Support Group Grove Ave.
Online Connection Support Group Grove Ave.
NAMI Connection Support Group – peer-led group for adults living with a mental health condition Grove Ave., 1st & 3rd Monday of the month 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Support groups ... Read more
1 event,
Online Family Support Group Bon Air
Online Family Support Group Bon Air
NAMI Family Support Group – peer-led group for caregivers of an adult loved one with a mental health condition Bon Air, 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. ... Read more
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Online Family Support Group Lakeside
Online Family Support Group Lakeside
NAMI Family Support Group – peer-led group for caregivers of an adult loved one with a mental health condition Lakeside, 1st & 3rd (& 5th) Wednesday of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 ... Read more
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Online Connection Support Group: For Young Adults 18-30
Online Connection Support Group: For Young Adults 18-30
NAMI Connection Support Group – peer-led group for adults living with a mental health condition 1st For Young Adults age 18-30: 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month 7:30 – 9:00 ... Read more
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Family to Family Class
Family to Family Class
NAMI CVA is hosting a new Family to Family series starting October 26th at 6:00 P.M. See the form below to sign up! NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session ... Read more
Online Family Support Group Mechanicsville
Online Family Support Group Mechanicsville
NAMI Family Support Group – peer-led group for caregivers of an adult loved one with a mental health condition Mechanicsville, 2nd & 4th Monday of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Support ... Read more
1 event,
Online Connection Support Group Mechanicsville
Online Connection Support Group Mechanicsville
NAMI Connection Support Group – peer-led group for adults living with a mental health condition Mechanicsville, 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Support groups are ... Read more
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Family to Family Class
Family to Family Class
NAMI CVA is hosting a new Family to Family series starting October 26th at 6:00 P.M. See the form below to sign up! NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session ... Read more
1 event,
Online Family Support Group Bon Air
Online Family Support Group Bon Air
NAMI Family Support Group – peer-led group for caregivers of an adult loved one with a mental health condition Bon Air, 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. ... Read more
1 event,
Online Family Support Group Lakeside
Online Family Support Group Lakeside
NAMI Family Support Group – peer-led group for caregivers of an adult loved one with a mental health condition Lakeside, 1st & 3rd (& 5th) Wednesday of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 ... Read more
1 event,
Online Connection Support Group: For Young Adults 18-30
Online Connection Support Group: For Young Adults 18-30
NAMI Connection Support Group – peer-led group for adults living with a mental health condition 1st For Young Adults age 18-30: 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month 7:30 – 9:00 ... Read more
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KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS
Do you shop at Kroger? Did you know that Kroger has a community giving program? You can raise money for NAMI Central Virginia just by doing your regular shopping. Once a person signs up, the company will donate a small portion of each sale to NAMI CVA at no additional cost! Here are the steps to get started?
1. Visit the Kroger Community Rewards website with your Kroger card readily available
2. Create an individual account, and follow the prompts to link your Rewards Card
3. Next, search for NAMI Central Virginia as your organization by typing in our full name, or using our non-profit code QW892
4. Select NAMI Central Virginia as your nonprofit and click 'Enroll.'
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In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, the NAMI CVA office will be closed beginning Wednesday, November 25th. Callers may still leave messages at 804-285-1749, and voicemails will be returned in a timely manner. The office will reopen on Monday, November 30th at 9:00 A.M.
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Happy Thanksgiving NAMI! Wishing everyone the healthiest Thanksgiving ever! (and stay safe)!
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder characterized by depression that occurs at the same time every year.
In this video, NAMI CVA Board Director James Harris takes an in-depth look at SAD. He says, "In this climate of potentially not going home or being around family due to COVID, this will be more prevalent." Watch the video to learn more about how you can help people affected by this condition at this time of year. ... See MoreSee Less
Helping Those In Need
NAMI started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation's leading voice on mental health. Today, we are an association of more than 500 local affiliates who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need.
1979
Started as a
small group of families
gathered around a kitchen table
2016
There are
650Consolidated
NAMI State Organizations and NAMI Central Virginia Areas across the country
2018
NAMIWalks raised
$11.9M
across the country
2019
NAMI Celebrates
40 Years
of help and hope
From Next Door To Across Central Virginia
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Join NAMI Central Virginia and join a movement to inspire better lives for Central Virginians who are affected by mental illness. With membership, you'll receive newsletters and updates on mental health news, you'll be able to engage in discussion groups, and you'll have the opportunity to support others who are affected by mental illness financially and emotionally.
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