NAMI Fond du Lac

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Nearly half of parents (48%) report feeling completely overwhelmed by stress most days, a stark contrast to 26% among other adults. This highlights a critical need for government, workplace, and community programs tailored to support parents and caregivers. The U.S. Surgeon General's new advisory outlines actionable steps we can take. Learn more at surgeongeneral.gov/parents. For additional support please consider these NAMI resources: ? NAMI Basics: A 6-session education program for parents, caregivers, and families of youth (ages 22 and younger) experiencing mental health challenges. ? You Are Not Alone Book: Order our Associate Medical Director's book, You Are Not Alone: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers, at youarenotalonebook.org ? StigmaFree Workplace Initiative: Provides employers with resources needed to support parents’ mental health ? Back to School Guide for Working Caregivers: Offers practical strategies to support caregivers' mental well-being during the transition back to school at https://bit.ly/3MhiOs

Be a part of the movement, lets STEP UP together to prevent suicide and support #mentalhealth in Fond du Lac County! Register individually or as a team at?https://lnkd.in/gF-9Ka5U

THANK YOU to our current STEP UP to Prevent Suicide Teams! There is still time to STEP UP and make your team too! Visit https://lnkd.in/gF-9Ka5U to register individually or as a team! Registration closes on 8/26! To create a team: - Click Join a team - Create your own team - Input information To purchase a ticket and register a team: - Click "Donate & Tickets" - Select your participation option - Enter your information - Credit the team you just created To join a team: - Click join a team - Select join an existing team - Pick the team you want to join and join the fundraiser To participate individually: To purchase a ticket and register a team: - Click "Donate & Tickets" - Select your participation option - Enter your information - Select "none" for a team to credit We are so excited to see all of the NAMI supporters STEPPING UP and you can too!

NAMI Hearts + Minds is a 5-week wellness program designed to educate participants on how mental health and physical health are interrelated. This wellness program will run 5 consecutive Wednesdays from 12:00-1:30pm starting August 21 - September 18 and will be held at SSM Health, St. Agnes Hospital. Room TBD. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information and/or to register for this wellness program. Attendance to all 5 sessions is highly encouraged.

STEP UP Registration has launched! Join us and Step Up to Prevent Suicide! Registration: Click "Donate & Tickets" Single or team registration options are available! Teams up to 6 members. Each team should designate a Team Captain who will collect all team members' mileage and report the team's mileage weekly. Single participants will report their own mileage weekly. Registration July 29th through August 26th. Choose a registration level: Team Registration: PURPLE TEAM: $225 includes 6 t-shirts. TEAL TEAM: $300 includes 6 t-shirts AND 6 hoodie sweatshirts. Single Registration: $40 and includes a t-shirt $50 for a t-shirt AND hoodie! If you have any questions, please email [email protected]! Tracking Mileage: Walk, jog, run, swim, bike, elliptical, or total daily steps. Mileage should be totaled per participant and reported on the honor system by Team Captains in the Google Form shared on the Step Up campaign website (will be sent via email to Team Captains). Tracking steps? 2,000 steps = 1 mile If you are biking or logging elliptical miles, you should divide your total mileage by 3 before reporting - to be fair. Example: you bike 90 miles in one week - divide 90 miles by 3, which equals 30 miles (plus any that you walked or ran) is what you report as your weekly mileage. Start tracking your miles on September 1st! At the end of each week on Saturday, please submit your mileage for that week. You will need to submit the Google Form 4 times to indicate each separate week's miles. Join us for the finale celebration event Saturday, Sept 28th at The Hive FDL!

As we share our mental health journeys — the good, the bad, and the ugly — we begin to let down our walls and create safe spaces within our communities. #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthmatters

COMING SOON: NAMI Fond du Lac's 3rd Annual Step Up To Prevent Suicide Campaign! Registration goes live on July 29! September is nationally recognized as Suicide Prevention Month; which is why our campaign runs through the month of September! What is our Step Up Campaign? It is a 4 week competitive campaign from September 1st through September 28th where teams of up to 6 individuals will log mileage and raise money through peer-to-peer fundraising in support of suicide prevention and awareness. Teams and participants will compete for a variety of awards, including highest mileage and biggest fundraiser. We will host a celebratory Finale Event on Saturday, September 28th at the Hive in Fond du Lac with entertainment and refreshments (featuring a specialty mock-tail non-alcoholic beverage menu) when we will recognize teams, sponsors, and individual participants and gather in support of suicide prevention. More information will be coming soon!

Mental health care should be a norm, not a luxury. #mentalhealthmatters

Creating safe spaces for Black and African Ancestry communities to open up about their mental health. Learn more at: nami.org/sharinghope #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthmatters