Calendar of Events

DISCLAIMER: NAMI affiliate and support groups meetings are subject to change. Please use the contact information in each event listing to verify dates, times and locations.

NOTE: There is a second Connection Support Group that meets biweekly on Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., at Hinds Behavioral Health Services (3450 Highway 80 West, Jackson) in the Ruth Wilson Executive Board Room. Contact Jessica James at 601-454-0507 if you do not see a date listed on the calendar.

In addition to the calendar dates listed below, NAMI Yazoo City hosts the following events at Warren-Yazoo Behavioral Health (3444 Wisconsin Ave., Vicksburg, MS 39180):

• Family Support Group Meeting – Every other Tuesday from 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
• Affiliate Meeting – Quarterly on 1st Tuesdays from 4-5:30 p.m.

For details on specific meeting dates and addresses, contact Beverly Pettigrew at 662-571-3902.

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Upcoming Special Events

Annual Awareness Events

May: Mental Health Month, Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (first full week of May)

June: PTSD Awareness Month

June 27: National PTSD Awareness Day

July: Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

September: Mental Health Recovery Month, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10)

First Week in October: Mental Illness Awareness Week

October 6: National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding, National Depression Screening Day

October 10: World Mental Health Day

November: Caregivers Awareness Month