Fact Sheet
NAMI North Carolina Facts
NAMI North Carolina is a grassroots organization providing support, education and advocacy for the families and friends of people with serious mental illness and for persons with serious mental illness.
A group of concerned families with severely ill relatives founded NAMI North Carolina in Greensboro in 1984. NAMI North Carolina’s executive director and staff are based in Raleigh.
A Board of Directors, elected by the membership, governs NAMI North Carolina.
NAMI North Carolina is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax-deductible.
Support for NAMI North Carolina comes from member donations, corporate and other philanthropic grants and state grants.
NAMI North Carolina is North Carolina’s state affiliate of NAMI, the national organization.
Since its founding in 1979, NAMI has grown to include 210,000 members in 1,200 affiliates across the country.
NAMI North Carolina has approximately 1,800 members, most of whom are involved in one of 31 local affiliates. Membership consists primarily of family members of people who have mental illness, consumers, friends and professionals.
In addition to regular business meetings, affiliates typically offer monthly support meetings and educational programs featuring guest speakers.
People living in counties not currently served by a NAMI North Carolina affiliate may join NAMI North Carolina directly.
NAMI North Carolina helps organize local affiliates, provided there are at least five charter members of the new group.
Annual NAMI North Carolina membership fee is $35 ($2 for consumers of mental health services). Membership fees and member benefits vary among local affiliates.
Member Benefits
- “Clippings,” the NAMI North Carolina newsletter
- “The Advocate,” the NAMI newsletter
- Access to local support groups, information, printed materials and tapes
- Discounted registration fees for Spring and Fall conferences
As part of the Alliance Movement, NAMI North Carolina focuses on serious mental illnesses caused by brain disorders that can affect the ability to think, feel and relate to other people and the environment.
For adults, serious mental illnesses include schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression), obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder and other brain disorders.
For children and adolescents, serious mental illnesses include those experienced by adults as well as attention deficit disorder, autism, pervasive developmental disorder and Tourette’s syndrome.
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