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CALENDAR OF EVENTS September National Recovery Month, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month September 10 World Suicide Prevention Day October 4-10 Mental Illness Awareness Week October 6 National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding October 10 World Mental Health Day NAMIWalks Your Way: A National Day of Hope (Coastal MS, Meridian, Oxford, Vicksburg) NAMIWalks Mississippi - Virtual and at Mayes Lake at LeFleur’s Bluff, Jackson NAMIWalks Pine Belt - Virtual and at Hattiesburg Zoo Pavilions, Hattiesburg November National Family Caregivers Month December (Date TBA) Holiday Hello
AFFILIATE & SUPPORT GROUP CONTACTS
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, please check with each affiliate contact for information on whether meetings have been changed to a virtual format or have been placed on hiatus. Physical locations are listed below in case in-person meetings resume for any location in the near future. NAMI FOUR RIVERS (MS), REGION 11 Affiliate Meeting Held quarterly. Contact: fourriversms@namims.org
Forrest General Hospital Cafeteria Meeting Room 6051 US 49, Hattiesburg, MS Contact: Amanda Clement 601-297-7014
Family Support 3rd Thursday of the month Merit Health Natchez, Magnolia Room 54 Sergeant Prentiss Dr., Natchez, MS 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Contact: Emily Fox – 662.801.8700, Arrick Rice – 601.951.0887 agingmatters@gmail.com fourriversms@namims.org
NAMI MERIDIAN, REGION 10 Affiliate Meeting First Tuesdays, Noon – 1 p.m. Meridian Activity Center, 3300 32nd Ave., Meridian, MS Contact: Patricia Battle at 601-527-3734 or Jill Walsh at 601-917-1474
NAMI CENTRAL MS (JACKSON), REGION 8, 9 Affiliate Meeting First Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Galloway United Methodist Church 305 N. Congress St, Jackson, MS 39201 Contact: Auvergne Williams 601-259-7176 Connection Recovery Support Thursdays, 1:30-3 p.m. Cups in the Quarter 1855 Lakeland Dr., Ste D-10, Jackson, MS Contact: John McFadden - 601-956-1856 NAMI PINE BELT (HATTIESBURG), REGION 12 Affiliate Meeting Last Tuesdays (January-October) at 6 p.m.
Connection Recovery Support Tuesdays, 5 p.m. Wesley House Community Center, 1520 8th Ave., Meridian, MS Contact: Jill Walsh at 601-917-1474 NAMI OXFORD, REGION 2 Family Support 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m. North Mississippi Regional Center, Administration Building 967 Regional Center Dr. (off Hwy 7 South), Oxford, MS Contact: Hanne Gaycken - 662-234-9572, 662-801-6530, or gaycken@bellsouth.net Connection Recovery Support Sundays, 3:30-5 p.m. North Mississippi Regional Center, Administration Building 967 Regional Center Dr.
(off Hwy 7 South), Oxford, MS Contact: Clarice Ivy - 662-816-0469 clariceiam@yahoo.com NAMI VICKSBURG, REGION 15 Affiliate Meeting (Quarterly) Jan./April/July/Oct., 6 p.m. Call for dates. Warren-Yazoo Behavioral Health Conference Room 3444 Wisconsin Avenue, Vicksburg, MS Contact: Harriette Mastin at 601-630-9470 or 601-218-0843 Connection Recovery Support 1st Wednesday of the month, 4:30-6 p.m. Merit Health River Region West Campus, Conference Room 1111 North Frontage Road, Vicksburg, MS Contact: Thomas Carson at 601-529-4677, or Harriette Mastin at 601-630-9470 or 601-218-0843 Family Support 1st Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Merit Health River Region West Campus, Conference Room 1111 North Frontage Road, Vicksburg, MS Contact: Mary Pope at 601-437-3156, or Harriette Mastin at 601-630-9470 or 601-218-0843 NAMI COASTAL MS (DEVELOPING), REGIONS 13, 14
Affiliate Meeting Second Monday of the Month, 6:30 p.m. The Arc, 3109 Gulf Ave., Gulfport, MS Led by Cynthia Shields and Shan Abbott Contact: The State Office at (601) 899-9058 coastalms@namims.org Connection Recovery Support 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6:30 p.m. The Arc, 3109 Gulf Ave., Gulfport, MS Contact: The State Office at (601) 899-9058 coastalms@namims.org Family Support 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 9 a.m. Facilitators: Anna Northcutt and Cynthia Shields The Arc, 3109 Gulf Ave., Gulfport, MS Contact: The State Office at (601) 899-9058 coastalms@namims.org NAMI TUPELO (DEVELOPING), REGION 3 [Until further notice, please confirm that meetings will be held as scheduled.] Affiliate Meeting Last Monday of the month, 6 p.m. Health Connect America 109 Desert Cove, Suite D, Saltillo, MS Contact: Stephanie Stout May at 662-416-5714 tupelo@namims.org
Support group descriptions at namims.org/programs.
