NAMI ST TAMMANY
Programs
Program 1 [2021]
OVER THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, NAMI ST. TAMMANY HELD 2 SEPARATE FREE SUPPORT GROUPS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE ARE NAMI CONNECTION, WHICH IS A RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADULTS LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP, WHICH IS OPEN TO FAMILY MEMBERS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. ALL GROUPS ARE CONFIDENTIAL WITH PARTICIPANTS SHARING AS MUCH OR AS LITTLE AT THEY WISH. OUR ORGANIZATION HELD 75 SUPPORT GROUPS LAST YEAR (26 FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS AND 49 CONNECTION) WITH 600 INDIVIDUALS IN ATTENDANCE. (211 FOR FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP AND 389 FOR CONNECTION). NAMI ST. TAMMANY ALSO HOLD 3 DIFFERENT EDUCATION CLASSES IN THE COMMUNITY ANNUALLY. THESE INCLUDE: PEER-TO-PEER, BASICS, AND FAMILY-TO-FAMILY. PEER- TO-PEER IS AN 8-WEEK PROGRAM THAT MEETS IN A SAFE, CONFIDENTIAL SETTING WHERE ADULTS LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES CAN LEARN SKILLS TO ESTABLISH WELLNESS AND MAINTAIN A SOLID RECOVERY. NAMI BASICS, WHICH IS A 6-WEEK PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR PARENTS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS WHO HAVE A CHILD OR ADOLESCENT LIVING WITH EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. FAMILY-TO- FAMILY EDUCATION, A 12-WEEK PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OR FAMILY CAREGIVERS WHO HAVE LOVED ONES LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, ALL COURSES WERE MOVED TO AN ONLINE FORMAT AND ENROLLMENT WAS IMPACTED FOR BOTH NAMI BASICS AND PEER-TO-PEER. ALTHOUGH BOTH PROGRAMS WERE PROMOTED, ONLY ONE SESSION OF PEER-TO-PEER WAS HELD IN THE SPRING AND NO BASICS CLASSES WERE HELD LAST YEAR. OVER THE LAST YEAR THE LAST YEAR, WE PROVIDED 3 (1 PEER-TO-PEER, 0 BASICS, AND 2 FAMILY- TO-FAMILY) CLASSES WITH A TOTAL OF 37 INDIVIDUALS IN ATTENDANCE, OVER A PERIOD OF 24 WEEKS (PEER- TO-PEER (8-WEEKS) FAMILY-TO-FAMILY (16-WEEKS), 0 WEEKS BASICS). WE HAVE PRESENTED ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, FAMILY MEMBERS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND THE COMMUNITY. CONFERENCES, TRAININGS, EDUCATIONAL PANELS AND OPEN FORUMS ARE PRESENTED BY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, VARIOUS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND NAMI REPRESENTATIVES. OVER THE LAST YEAR WE PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 19 EVENTS CONSISTING OF OVER 426 ATTENDEES. THIS INCLUDED 12 MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSES WITH A TOTAL OF 186 PARTICIPANTS. WE ALSO HOSTED 2 NAMIWALKS ST. TAMMANY EVENTS (1 VIRTUAL AND 1 IN-PERSON) WITH OVER 300 ATTENDEES. WE OPERATED A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVING FIFTEEN (15) ADULTS LIVING WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS (SPMI) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY HOMELESS. THESE PROGRAMS ALLOW INDIVIDUALS, WHO OTHERWISE MAY BE SUBJECT TO FURTHER INSTITUTIONALIZATION OR HOMELESSNESS, TO LIVE IN A LESS RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHILE PREPARING THEM TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF RECOVERY AND INDEPENDENCE. HOPE FOR RECOVERY IS REFLECTED IN ALL TREATMENTS, SERVICES, AND SUPPORTS. OVER THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE KEPT THE OCCUPANCY RATE AT 100% WITH A WAITING LIST FOR ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$802.9KNAMI Support and Education Programs
OVER THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, NAMI ST. TAMMANY, NOW NAMI SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, HELD 3 SEPARATE FREE SUPPORT GROUPS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE ARE NAMI CONNECTION, WHICH IS A RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADULTS LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP, WHICH IS OPEN TO FAMILY MEMBERS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, AND NAMI PEER SUPPORT GROUP. ALL GROUPS ARE CONFIDENTIAL WITH PARTICIPANTS SHARING AS MUCH OR AS LITTLE AS THEY WISH. OUR ORGANIZATION HELD 85 SUPPORT GROUPS LAST YEAR (26 FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS, 26 PEER SUPPORT GROUPS, AND 52 CONNECTION) WITH 670 INDIVIDUALS IN ATTENDANCE. NAMI SELA ALSO HELD 3 DIFFERENT EDUCATION CLASSES IN THE COMMUNITY ANNUALLY. THESE INCLUDE: NAMI BASICS, PEER-TO-PEER, AND FAMILY-TO-FAMILY. NAMI BASICS, WHICH IS A 6-WEEK PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR PARENTS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS WHO HAVE A CHILD OR ADOLESCENT LIVING WITH EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. PEER-TO-PEER IS AN 8-WEEK PROGRAM THAT MEETS IN A SAFE, CONFIDENTIAL SETTING WHERE ADULTS LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES CAN LEARN SKILLS TO ESTABLISH WELLNESS AND MAINTAIN A SOLID RECOVERY. FAMILY- TO-FAMILY EDUCATION, ANOTHER 8-WEEK PROGRAM, WAS DEVELOPED FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OR FAMILY CAREGIVERS WHO HAVE LOVED ONES LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. SINCE THE PANDEMIC, ENROLLMENT WAS IMPACTED ON NAMI BASICS AND PEER-TO-PEER. ALTHOUGH BOTH PROGRAMS WERE PROMOTED, ONLY ONE SESSION OF PEER-TO-PEER WAS HELD IN THE SPRING AND NO BASICS CLASSES WERE HELD LAST YEAR. FAMILY TO FAMILY WAS HELD IN A HYBRID FORMAT TO ACCOMMODATE SOME PARTICIPANTS TO KEEP ENROLLMENT. OVER THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE PROVIDED 4 (1 PEER-TO-PEER, 0 BASICS, AND 3 FAMILY- TO-FAMILY) CLASSES WITH A TOTAL OF 50 INDIVIDUALS IN ATTENDANCE, OVER A PERIOD OF 32 WEEKS (0 WEEKS BASICS, PEER-TO-PEER (8-WEEKS), FAMILY-TO-FAMILY (24-WEEKS)). WE HAVE PRESENTED ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, FAMILY MEMBERS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND THE COMMUNITY. CONFERENCES, TRAININGS, EDUCATIONAL PANELS, AND OPEN FORUMS ARE PRESENTED BY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, VARIOUS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND NAMI REPRESENTATIVES. OVER THE LAST YEAR WE PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 61 EVENTS CONSISTING OF OVER 5,775 ATTENDEES. THIS INCLUDED 39 MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSES (NAMIST) AND NAMI SELA WITH A TOTAL OF 453 PARTICIPANTS. 22 IN - PERSON, 4 VIRTUAL, AND 10 BLENDED. WE ALSO HOSTED THE 2023-2024 NAMIWALKS ST. TAMMANY EVENT IN MAY 2024 AND HAD OVER 500 ATTENDEES. WE OPERATED A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVING FIFTEEN (15) ADULTS LIVING WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS (SPMI) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY HOMELESS. THESE PROGRAMS ALLOW INDIVIDUALS, WHO OTHERWISE MAY BE SUBJECT TO FURTHER INSTITUTIONALIZATION OR HOMELESSNESS, TO LIVE IN A LESS RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHILE PREPARING THEM TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF RECOVERY AND INDEPENDENCE. HOPE FOR RECOVERY IS REFLECTED IN ALL TREATMENTS, SERVICES, AND SUPPORTS. OVER THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE KEPT THE OCCUPANCY RATE AT 100% WITH A WAITING LIST FOR ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.4MProgram 1 [2025]
OVER THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, NAMI SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA HELD 3 SEPARATE FREE SUPPORT GROUPS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE ARE NAMI CONNECTION, WHICH IS A RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADULTS LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP, WHICH IS OPEN TO FAMILY MEMBERS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, AND SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE (SOS) WHICH PROVIDES FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE TO SUICIDE COME TOGETHER FOR RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. ALL GROUPS ARE CONFIDENTIAL WITH PARTICIPANTS SHARING AS MUCH OR AS LITTLE AT THEY WISH. OUR ORGANIZATION HELD 169 SUPPORT GROUPS LAST YEAR (117 FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS, 42 CONNECTION GROUPS, AND 10 SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE GROUPS) WITH 1,000 INDIVIDUALS IN ATTENDANCE. (730 FOR FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP, 228 FOR CONNECTION, AND 42 FOR SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE). NAMI SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ALSO HELD 2 DIFFERENT SIGNATURE EDUCATION CLASSES IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDE: PEER-TO-PEER AND FAMILY-TO-FAMILY. PEER- TO-PEER IS AN 8-WEEK PROGRAM THAT MEETS IN A SAFE, CONFIDENTIAL SETTING WHERE ADULTS LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES CAN LEARN SKILLS TO ESTABLISH WELLNESS AND MAINTAIN A SOLID RECOVERY. FAMILY-TO-FAMILY EDUCATION, ANOTHER 8-WEEK PROGRAM, WAS DEVELOPED FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OR FAMILY CAREGIVERS WHO HAVE LOVED ONES LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. OVER THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE PROVIDED 6 (2 PEER-TO-PEER AND 4 FAMILY- TO-FAMILY) CLASSES WITH A TOTAL OF 76 INDIVIDUALS IN ATTENDANCE. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORT GROUPS AND SIGNATURE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, NAMI SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ADDED INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS OF SIGNATURE NAMI PROGRAMS. NAMI PROVIDER, A PROGRAM FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL STAFF AND MEDICAL STUDENTS TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILIES, FOSTERING EMPATHY, COLLABORATION, AND COMPASSIONATE CARE, OFFERED 2 SESSIONS AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. NAMI IN OUR OWN VOICE, A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM WHERE TRAINED SPEAKERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE SHARE THEIR JOURNEY TO RECOVERY, WAS FEATURED IN 8 SESSIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND HAD 274 PARTICIPANTS. NAMI SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ALSO INTRODUCED SHARING HOPE TO OUR COMMUNITY WITH 2 PILOT SESSIONS AND 8 ATTENDEES. SHARING HOPE IS DESIGNED TO CREATE SUPPORTIVE, SAFE SPACES FOR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH WITHIN BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES. THE NAMI FAITHNET PATHWAYS TO HOPE CONFERENCE WAS ALSO ADDED THIS YEAR WITH 60 PARTICIPANTS COMING TOGETHER TO COMBAT THE STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL ILLNESS AND BRINGING TOGETHER FAITH COMMUNITIES, MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE HAVE PRESENTED ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, FAMILY MEMBERS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND THE COMMUNITY. CONFERENCES, TRAININGS, EDUCATIONAL PANELS, AND OPEN FORUMS ARE PRESENTED BY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, VARIOUS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND NAMI REPRESENTATIVES. OVER THE LAST YEAR WE PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 149 EVENTS CONSISTING OF OVER 16,719 ATTENDEES. THIS INCLUDED 25 MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSES WITH A TOTAL OF 558 PARTICIPANTS. WE ALSO HOSTED 2 NAMIWALKS EVENT (NORTHSHORE - MAY AND SOUTHSHORE - OCTOBER) WITH 1,243 PARTICIPANTS, THE AUTUMN POLO CLASSIC WITH 400 OF PARTICIPANTS, AND NAMI ANGELS PROGRAM WHERE 1,200 INDIVIDUALS IN LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE MIS-USE HOSPITALS RECEIVED A WRAPPED GIFT OF SELF-CARE ITEMS TO OPEN ON CHRISTMAS MORNING. NAMI SELA'S CLINICAL SERVICES INCLUDE BOTH THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT IS WHERE ILLNESS MANAGEMENT, PROBLEM- SOLVING, AND COPING SKILLS ARE ADDRESSED. VARIOUS THERAPY MODALITIES ARE USED BY LICENSED CLINICIANS AND ARE UTILIZED OFFERING SLIDING SCALE, MEDICAID AND MEDICARE. TELEHEALTH WAS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE. 109 CLIENTS CAME TO US FOR THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT LAST YEAR. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE LINKAGE TO RESOURCES, ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL SUPPORTS, ILLNESS MANAGEMENT, AND SKILLS TRAINING. OUR CASE MANAGERS HELPED 431 CLIENTS LAST YEAR. CLINICAL SERVICES ALL TOGETHER LOGGED MORE THAN 12, 744 DIRECT SERVICE HOURS WITH NAMI SELA CLIENTS. OUR CLUBHOUSE DAY CENTERS ARE COMMUNITY CENTERS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY, AND THE CLUBHOUSES AT ALL THREE CAMPUSES ARE A WELCOMING SPACE WHERE EVERYONE IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, PROVIDING A SENSE OF BELONGING AND PURPOSE. PEER AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE PERSON-CENTERED SUPPORTS. SERVICES ARE FREE OF CHARGE AND TRANSPORTATION IS AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MEDICAID. MORE THAN 114 CLIENTS WERE HELPED WITH REHABILITATION SERVICES AT OUR SOUTHSHORE CLUBHOUSES AND 66 CLIENTS AT OUR NORTHSHORE CLUBHOUSE. OUR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT AND PERMANENT HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS LIVING WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS. THESE PROGRAMS ALLOW INDIVIDUALS, WHO OTHERWISE MAY BE SUBJECT TO FURTHER INSTITUTIONALIZATION OR BEING UNHOUSED, TO LIVE A LESS RESTRICTIVE LIFE. A TOTAL OF 91,250 NIGHTS OF SHELTER WERE PROVIDED TO THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE STREETS. OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, HOUSING PLACEMENT SERVICES, AND IN-HOME/COMMUNITY-BASED SKILLS TRAINING PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE AND WELL BEING. 294 PEOPLE WERE HOUSED BY NAMI SELA LAST YEAR. FINALLY, NAMI SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA RESPONDED TO 52,200 REQUESTS FOR RESOURCES FROM INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY MEMBERS REACHING OUT VIA PHONE CALLS, MOBILE APPLICATION, ONLINE RESOURCE DIRECTORY AND WEBSITE. THESE REQUESTS WERE MADE WITHOUT FEAR OF STIGMA, IN A PLACE THAT THEY WERE COMFORTABLE REACHING OUT TO GET RESOURCES THAT COULD CHANGE THEIR JOURNEY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4.4M
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