Volunteer opportunities
NAMI Wichita is a volunteer organization and we need you!
We welcome anyone who would like to further our mission in any way possible. Please contact us at (316) 686-1373 for further information or click below.
We are moving back to in-person meetings. Email David Larson for more information.
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Suicide Text: 741741
Crisis Hotline: (316) 660-7500
NAMI Wichita Programs for Individuals
NAMI Peer-to-Peer
A free program for adults with mental health conditions who are looking to better understand themselves and their recovery.
Share and Care Support Group
Share and Care is a combined support group for both people with a lived experience of mental health issues and their family and friends.
Ask the Doctor Hour
A monthly NAMI Wichita program supported by the University of Kansas School of Medicine’s Psychiatry Department.
NAMI Connection
A free, peer-led support group for any adult who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition.
NAMI Wichita Programs for Families
Share and Care Support Group
Share and Care is a combined support group for both people with a lived experience of mental health issues and their family and friends.
Ask the Doctor Hour
A monthly NAMI Wichita program supported by the University of Kansas School of Medicine’s Psychiatry Department.
NAMI Family Support Group
NAMI Family Support Group is a peer-led support group for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition.
NAMI Homefront
NAMI Homefront is a free program for families, caregivers and friends of military service members and veterans living with a mental health condition.
NAMI Family-to-Family
NAMI Family-to-Family is a free course providing education and support for family members and caregivers of adults living with mental illness.
NAMI Basics
NAMI Basics is a free course providing education and support to parents of children and adolescents who exhibit symptoms of a mental illness.
NAMI Wichita Programs for Communities
NAMI Provider
NAMI Provider introduces mental health professionals to the unique perspectives of people with mental health conditions and their families.
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid teaches an individual how to identify, understand, and properly respond to signs of mental illnesses.
NAMI In Our Own Voice
NAMI In Our Own Voice is a personal perspective of mental health conditions, as leaders with lived experience convey what it’s like to have one.
NAMI Wichita Programs for Schools
Say It Out Loud
Say it Out Loud gives adults the tools they need to hold conversations about mental health with teens in faith-based or community youth groups.
OK2TALK
OK2TALK is a community where teens and young adults struggling with mental health can find a safe place to talk about what they’re experiencing.
NAMI Ending the Silence
NAMI Ending the Silence helps audience members learn about the warning signs of mental health conditions and what to do if you or a loved one are showing symptoms of a mental health condition.
NAMI Wichita Programs for Veterans
NAMI Connection
A free, peer-led support group for any adult who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition.
NAMI Homefront
NAMI Homefront is a free program for families, caregivers and friends of military service members and veterans living with a mental health condition.
NAMI Wichita Programs for Workplaces
StigmaFree Company
NAMI’s StigmaFree Company initiative encourages Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), or business practices that take responsibility for a company’s impact on social well-being.
NAMI Wichita Programs for Faith Leaders
NAMI Sharing Hope
NAMI Sharing Hope is a presentation which is a part of an African American Faith-Based Outreach and Education Initiative developed by NAMI and offered by NAMI Wichita.
Bridges of Hope
Bridges of Hope is to educate faith communities about mental illness so that they can create stronger safety nets and welcoming communities of faith for people affected by mental illness.
NAMI FaithNet
NAMI FaithNet is an interfaith resource network who wish to encourage faith communities who are welcoming and supportive of persons and families living with mental illness.