Community Events

2013 NAMIWalk Oklahama (4745)

05/18/2013 8:00 AM - 05/18/2013 12:00 AM

We hope you'll save the date for Oklahoma's 10th annual NAMIWalks on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Last May over 2,000 Oklahomans walked to raise awareness about mental illness and break down the pervasive stigma that surrounds it. Mental illnesses are brain
disorders that often affect people in the prime of life. Without treatment the consequences are dire-unemployment, homelessness, substance abuse, inappropriate incarceration, suicide, and wasted lives. NAMI's free education, support, and advocacy programs
provide hope and awareness that recovery is possible.

Location: Stars and Stripes Park

OK
United States

Sponsoring Organizations: UHS, Sunrise Premium

Type of Event: Walk

Website: http://namiwalks.org

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Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for substance use and mental disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover.

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration • 1 Choke Cherry Road • Rockville, MD 20857 • 1-877-SAMHSA-7