NAMI Wake County provides support, education, and public awareness so that all individuals, families, and communities facing mental health challenges can live better lives.
Our Vision:
A diverse, equitable, and inclusive community where mental health is valued, and individuals affected by mental health challenges have access to quality resources to live healthy, fulfilling lives.
Our Values:
Hope: We believe in the possibility of recovery, wellness and the potential in all of us.
Inclusion: We embrace diverse backgrounds, cultures and perspectives.
Empowerment: We promote confidence, self-efficacy and service to our mission.
Compassion: We practice respect, kindness and empathy.
Fairness: We fight for equity and justice.
Our Goals:
Advocate at the county, state and national levels for non-discriminatory access to quality healthcare, housing, education and employment for people with mental illness.
Educate the public about mental illness.
Work to eliminate the stigma of mental illness.
Advocate for increased funding for research into the causes and treatment of mental illness.
Our Commitment to DEI:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are core values to NAMI Wake County. We believe that the quality of these values are enhanced and strengthened through interactions with and learning from people with diverse lived experiences and who represent all walks of life. Click here to read more of our DEI statement.
