Please contact our Executive Director Tara Gwynn if you are interested in Volunteer Opportunities or you have any questions about NAMI Wichita.
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Suicide Text: 741741
Crisis Hotline: (316) 660-7500
As many of you may remember, in February 2025 NAMI Wichita received a $1,500 Helping Hands donation from DeVaughn James as part of their Helping Hands segment on KWCH 12 News. We’ve now been notified that we’re eligible to receive an additional $2,500—but we need your help! All 2025 Helping Hands recipients are entered into a… Read more »
A free, 8-session educational program for family, significantothers, and friends of people with mental health conditions.NAMI Family-to-Family provides information about anxiety,depressive disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and othermental health conditions. This course is designed to increaseunderstanding and advocacy skills while helping participantsmaintain their own well-being. The program is taught by trainedfamily members who have a loved… Read more »
In 2008, the US Congress declared July as the BEBE MORE CAMPBELL NATIONAL MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. We in Wichita are pleased to continue in celebrating our Annual Event of raising awareness for mental wellness in underserved communities. This year the event is called ROOTED IN STRENGTH. We will be raising emotional fitness, community… Read more »
NAMI Member/Friend: NAMI Wichita will be offering a series of 8 weekly classes structured to help Peers understand and support their own mental wellness journey as well as other individuals with serious mental illness. Peer-to-Peer is a free and confidential, 8 – session recovery-focused educational program for adults aged 18+ years old, living with a… Read more »
Join Crafting a Peaceful Path at NAMI Wichita to experience the benefits of mindful art. Release stress and anxiety, while growing peace in the mind and relaxation in the body.
NAMI Member/Friend: NAMI Southeast Kansas & NAMI Wichita will be offering a series of 6 weekly classes structured to help family members/caregivers understand and support of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties. NAMI Basics helps parents and other family caregivers of children to understand the illnesses that are causing those behavioral difficulties, and… Read more »
NAMI Member/Friend: NAMI Wichita will be offering a series of 8 weekly classes structured to help family members/caregivers understand and support individuals with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well-being. The course is taught by a team of trained NAMI family member volunteers who know what it’s like to have a loved one struggling… Read more »
NAMI Member/Friend: NAMI Wichita will be offering a series of 8 weekly classes structured to help Peers understand and support their own mental wellness journey as well as other individuals with serious mental illness. Peer-to-Peer is a free and confidential, 8 – session recovery-focused educational program for adults aged 18+ years old, living with a… Read more »
NAMI Member/Friend: NAMI Wichita will be offering a series of 8 weekly classes structured to help family members/caregivers understand and support individuals with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well-being. The course is taught by a team of trained NAMI family member volunteers who know what it’s like to have a loved one struggling… Read more »
NAMI Member/Friend: NAMI Wichita will be offering a series of 8 weekly classes structured to help family members/caregivers understand and support individuals with serious mental illness while maintaining their own wellbeing. The course is taught by a team of trained NAMI family member volunteers who know what it’s like to have a loved one struggling… Read more »
NAMI Wichita will be offering a 2023 Spring Homefront series of classes. NAMI Homefront is a free education program for loved ones of Military Service Members and Veterans formally or not yet diagnosed with a mental health condition(s). This course focuses on the unique needs of military and veteran communities, such as post-deployment and post-discharge… Read more »
NAMI Member/Friend: NAMI Wichita will be offering a series of 8 weekly classes structured to help family members/caregivers understand and support individuals with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well being. The course is taught by a team of trained NAMI family member volunteers who know what it’s like to have a loved one… Read more »