On August 23-24, NAMI Main Line will sponsor “Pathways to Hope”, a free conference for communities of faith and interested individuals. This conference will bring people together to explore issues of mental health and faith. We will learn about mental illnesses and treatments from psychiatrists and people with first-hand experience, share some strategies for helping a person with mental illness, and provide information about local resources for mental health care. We will aim to reduce the stigma of mental illness and engage faith communities to support people impacted by mental health issues.

This Delaware County conference will welcome people from all faith traditions in person and online. The in-person component of this conference will be at St. James United Church of Christ, 135 Myrtle Ave., Havertown, PA 19083. Our program will be from 10 AM-4 PM on both days. Lunch will be provided, free of charge.

To learn more about our program and to register for this conference, please go to https://nami-mainlinepa2024.rsvpify.com/. (To register for both days or either day, click on “Continue” on the right on the first screen.) If you are involved with a community of faith that may be interested in publicizing this conference, or if you as an individual are interested in helping with planning and/or outreach, please contact Ingrid Waldron (iwaldron@upenn.edu).

Upcoming NAMI Main Line Support Groups

Our NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group for adults living with mental illness meets on Tuesday evenings. This group will have in-person meetings on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays and Zoom meetings on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month. Please contact Danielle Sulpizio at Danielle@livelikebishop.com or Ed Kane at (484) 744-0860 for more information.

Our Parent Peer Support Group for parents with a middle school through young adult child meets weekly on Wednesday evenings via Zoom. If you are interested in joining this support group, please email Nancy.

Other Upcoming Events

The PA Care Partnership is hosting a Cultural and Linguistic Competency (CLC) Showcase on Thursday, July 25, from noon to 1:30 p.m. online. The PA Care Partnership is hosting this webinar to celebrate National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. For more information or register, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cRh1UJLqRmSh6WgfigRU1A#/registration.

NAMI National is hosting Ask the Expert: A Research Update on Psychedelic Mental Health Treatments on Thursday, July 25, from 4:00-5:30 p.m. How does using psychedelics impact the brain? Does new research indicate that psychedelics could become part of some individuals’ mental health treatments? Get the answers to these questions in NAMI’s next Ask the Expert webinar with Dr. Dimitri Perivoliotis. There will be a live Q&A, which you can submit questions to in advance by emailing asktheexpert@nami.org. For more information on NAMI’s Ask the Expert webinar series, visit www.nami.org/AskTheExpert. To register, go to https://nami-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bs2fWoIFTQeE2FOUrbSxTg#/registration.

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