• In Our Own Voice

• Sharing Our Stories

• Changes in Infants after Post Partum Depression

• Bake it Till You Make it

• Helping Teens Heal from Trauma

• NAMIWalks Massachusetts May 20

• April Calendar

• NAMI Central Middlesex Board of Directors 2023

• One Thousand New Crisis Cards

• Become a volunteer to distribute these Crisis Cards

• CBHC Eliot Webinar Recording

• Contact NAMI Central Middlesex with a positive behavioral health experience at Emerson Hospital

• Yellow Tulips Hope Garden ceremony in April

• Thanks to Jenn Morazes

Be an advocate for all those with mental health concerns. NAMI Mass Advocacy Day will be online Monday thru Wednesday, April 3 through April 5. There’s much to learn about being an advocate, and NAMI Mass offers superb education and a meaningful program.

NAMI Central Middlesex joins the Emerson Health Auxiliary in bringing a night of superb entertainment to our community. This year’s a cappella night EmerSong – the first since 2020 – is to be held April 1st. Funds raised will support Emerson Hospital’s comprehensive inpatient and outpatient Behavioral Health Services.

During a time when the needs for positive mental health and wellness are coming more into focus, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Stoneham & Wakefield are proud to announce the launch of their new “Here & Now” mental health initiative. The program is designed to foster positive mental, physical, and emotional skill sets.

“Welcome to Holland“ is a short, metaphoric tale in which a family plans to go to Italy and instead lands in Holland. Although written about a child born with disabilities, it is apropos to a family with a member dealing with mental health challenges. I had never seen this and was quite moved by it. ~~Becky Hadden (ed.)

• The Children’s Room

• MassHealth Renewal

• DEAFinitely & This is My Brave

• Veterans’ Crisis Line

• Peer Specialist Training

• NAMIWalks May 20

• Bake it Till You Make it

• Melrose & Eliot CBHC Webinar

• Melrose Mental Health First Aid

• Share Your Story For NAMI’s Next Book

• March Calendar plus future “Save the Dates”

• NAMI Central Middlesex Board of Directors 2023

• NAMI Connection Recovery Support Groups

• Become a Support Group Facilitator

• In-Person Family-to-Family Class starts Saturday, March 11 in Winchester

• Link to webinar on CBHCs from Advocates

• Annual Meeting Review

• NAMI Central Middlesex 2022 Volunteers - THANK YOU!

Motivational interviewing, a technique that mental health professionals use to bring about healthy change, is being shared with all of us. Dr. Emily Kline offers a “starter” explanation. Short courses and books are also available.

Our Community Outreach tables are a lifesaving gift to individuals and families struggling to find a way through mental health challenges. Here is an interview with Judy McKendry who has orchestrated this effort for many years. Please consider joining her.

A phrase that we are starting to hear about mental health care in Massachusetts is “No Wrong Door.” In other words, there are several very complete offerings for care that are now working in Massachusetts. For an individual looking for help or advice either in crisis or not, a call or text can start the ball rolling. Open the door and help is available. This is long overdue.