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Guided by lived experience and evidence-based practices, the National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City, Inc. (NAMI-NYC) helps families and individuals affected by mental illness build better lives through education, support, and advocacy.

We’re Here For You

1 in 5 live with mental health challenges, and The Other 4™ are family and friends. We are ALL impacted by mental illness.

We’re here for you

Helpline

Our Helpline is available as a source of information and support. Call us.

Support Groups

All groups are led by a trained volunteers with lived experience, in a safe and judgment-free environment of mutual respect.

Classes

Our trained volunteers teach peer-led classes which provide outstanding free education, skills training, and support.

Your Support Matters

Dealing with mental illness is not easy – not for the person with the illness, nor for the people in their life.

Your generous gift makes hope possible!

Ways to Give

Resource of the Month:

2026 Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Join NAMI-NYC and our partners this month in our celebratory and awareness-raising mental health events. Don’t miss our special public Ending the Silence presentation, our Teen Movie Night, and of course our 20th NAMIWalks NYC + Mental Health Street Fest! Make sure to check out all of our events below.

See All Of Our Events

NAMI-NYC Changes Lives

“I couldn’t describe what recovery means to me without NAMI-NYC.”

Miguel, Peer and Long-Time Volunteer

“Hearing personal stories helped our kids open up about their own struggles.”

NYC Public School Teacher

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Statewide Coalition Marks Minority Mental Health Awareness Month with Panel on Racial Disparities in Mental Health Care and the Criminal Legal System 

(Brooklyn, NY) – In recognition of Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest hosted a panel with experts in the field of social justice and mental health to unravel the complex nexus between mental health in America and …

Statewide Coalition Marks Minority Mental Health Awareness Month with Panel on Racial Disparities in Mental Health Care and the Criminal Legal System  Read More »