NAMI: "In Our Own Voice" Program, Thursday, July 1, 2010, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

From a friend....NAMI stands for National Alliance on Mental Illness, a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of those with mental illness.

NAMI: "In Our Own Voice" Program by NAMI Northeast Essex Thursday, July 1, 2010, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, 63 State St., Newburyport, MA FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MENTAL ILLNESS IS ALL ABOUT.

In Our Own Voice (“IOOV”) is a free presentation given by two people living with mental illness about their journey with their diseases. The hour-long talk is appropriate for family members, friends, professionals, lay audiences and other people living with mental illness. It includes a videotape, personal testimony, discussion and enriches the audience’s understanding of how people with these serious disorders cope with reality of their illnesses while recovering and reclaiming productive lives.

For more information and to see a brief video please click here http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=In_Our_Own_Voice