As we wrap up Mental Illness Awareness Week and celebrate World Mental Health Day, NAMI continues to highlight lived experiences. Always remember: Your story has power – to heal, to reduce stigma, and to help others feel less alone. Dive deeper into lived experience with NAMI: nami.org/MIAW #WMHD

There are a lot of different issues on everyone’s mind in 2026, yet all of them intersect with mental health. Learn more at naminh.org/vote

Today (10/10) is World Mental Health Day! 💚💙
Please join us in raising awareness of mental health, promoting support & resources, and reminding each other: WE ARE NOT ALONE. Hope and help are always available.

For immediate support, call/text 988 – available 24/7 at no cost.

#WMHD #MIAW

Urge Congress to Support the 988 Implementation Act!

Bipartisan members of Congress came together to reintroduce legislation that will help expand crisis services, so people get the crisis care they need, when and how they need it.

Take Action: https://nami.quorum.us/campaign/170468/

Ageism Awareness Day is an opportunity to consider the impact of ageism in our society. NAMI NH's Side-by-Side series helps break down ageism & barriers to care by providing older adults & their loved ones with knowledge and resources to navigate mental health situations: tinyurl.com/SideBySide2026

Early support matters. 💚

Listening to young people, taking their experiences seriously, and helping them connect with support can make a meaningful difference.

Visit http://NAMI.org/miaw.

#TurningScienceIntoHope #MIAW #YouthMentalHealth

Profoundly grateful to NAMI NH's Jessica Renda and Susan Stearns for sharing their caregiving journeys for this AP article: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-10-08/caregivers-need-to-take-care-of-themselves-too

Learn about free caregiver support groups: [email protected].

Sound for Hope – a community sound bath in support of mental health
Friday, October 9th, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Grace Episcopal Church, Manchester, NH
Learn more & get tickets: tinyurl.com/SoundBathOct9

Discovery can change what we know — and how we care. 🔬

Research & lived experience can work together to deepen our understanding of mental illness & inform new approaches to treatment and support.

Visit http://NAMI.org/miaw to learn more.
#MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek #TurningScienceIntoHope #MIAW

"NAMIWalks NH is an opportunity where people come here & realize 'I'm not alone'. So many other people are walking this walk. And that's so important for all of us to remind people, 'You are not alone.'"– Susan Stearns, NAMI NH
https://www.wmur.com/article/nami-walks-mental-health-awareness/74019564

People are voting on mental health across the country in 2026. Your #Vote4MentalHealth matters. Learn more at naminh.org/vote

To each of the 2,000 folks who joined us: THANK YOU! That "sea of people" showed unequivocally that mental health matters, we are not alone, and #StigmaFreeInThe603 is possible. 💚

Thank you to Danielle for sharing why she walks – and to all Walkers turning up this Sun. 10/4 to honor loved ones. Join us at NH's largest mental health and suicide prevention awareness event: NAMIWalksNH.org.

https://www.concordmonitor.com/2026/10/01/namiwalks-nh-mental-health-awareness/

NAMI NH joins NAMI National in commending the restoration of the “Press 3” option for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline – connecting LGBTQ+ youth and young adults with specialized support. We are profoundly grateful for our grassroots advocates...

Learn more: tinyurl.com/Press3Restored

NAMIWalks NH returns Sun. 10/4! NH's largest mental health and suicide prevention awareness event is family-friendly, dog-friendly, free, and fun: NAMIWalksNH.org

https://www.conwaydailysun.com/berlin_sun/community/health/nami-walks-returns-oct-4/article_75ba220c-3483-4e0a-8356-f95055064f67.html

Everyone deserves access to compassionate, timely crisis response.

No matter where you are, you can call, text, or chat 988 to reach crisis counselors at
988 Lifeline, who are trained to listen and connect you with resources in your community.

Learn more at http://988lifeline.org.