Summer Internship at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

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Summer Internship at the National Alliance on
Mental Illness (NAMI)
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About NAMI

• Nations largest grassroots mental health
  organization
• Dedicated to improving the lives of persons
  living with serious mental illness and their
  families
• In every state and in over 1100 local communities
• Advocacy, research, support, and education.

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What do they do?

• Public education and information activities
• Family and consumer peer education and activities
  
• Advocacy on behalf of people living with mental
  illness and for the health of our community
• Visible public events that raise funds and
  awareness

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Organization

• National Board of Directors
• Three categories of members
• Individual members
• Local affiliates
• State organizations
• Four advisory boards
• Consumer council
• State presidents council
• Veterans council
• Executive council

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The National Office

• Support to NAMI's state and affiliate members
• Governs the NAMI corporation
• Engages in advocacy, education and leadership
  development nationally
• Strong presence on Capitol Hill in Washington DC
• Sub-groups
• Policy Department
• Multicultural Action Center
• Children Adolescent Action Center
• Center on Law and Criminal Justice