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About NAMI Rochester

NAMI Rochester is dedicated to providing support, education and advocacy to individuals and families of all ethnic backgrounds who are affected by mental illness in Monroe County and surrounding counties

Our Mission:

To provide in a non-threatening way, an opportunity to establish new friendships, to share problems and feelings, to offer hope, and to provide strength to others who may be going through similar experiences.
To provide a forum for families and individuals to help each other explore effective ways of coping with the impact of mental illness.
To make available information and education about mental illness, the service delivery system, community programs and resources, mental health legislation and other associated issues.
To improve attitudes and reduce stigma towards mental illness and to advocate on behalf of persons with mental illness and their families.

Membership:

All meeting are free of change, and a membership in NAMI Rochester is now $36 per year, which entitles you to the local, state, and national newsletters and other publications, voting privileges, and discounts on literature and merchandise. $10 of the annual fee goes to national and $3 goes to the state. (Scholarships are available for those with limited income.) Click here for a 2008 Membership Application.

NAMI Rochester is a United Way Donor Designator Agency #1501 and is now a participating agency of the Greater Rochester State Employees Federated Appeal, # 66-0944.

Feedback / Grievance Process: Please feel free to contact NAMI Rochester at (585) 423-1593, or by writing to us at NAMIRochester@frontiernet.net or 320 North Goodman Street, Suite 102, Rochester, NY 14607 if you have any concerns about NAMI Rochester services or supports or suggestions for improvement.

Housing Survey
NAMI is doing a housing survey to assess the local needs of our members.
We would appreciate your timely response, simply click on the link below and complete. If you have received the previous mailed survey, please respond to this revised survey.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this inquiry.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=kKXyVByrROcEcF0Fnqtwbw_3d_3d

Our new office is located at 320 N. Goodman Street, Suite 102, Rochester, NY 14607
Monthly meetings (unless otherwise specified) are at Rochester Psychiatric Center in the Rehab. Building.
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