Highlights:

NAMI DuPage named 2007 Outstanding Local Affiliate by the 1200-chapter National Alliance on Mental Illness (read more).

Run for the Mind:
Sat. Sept. 20th 2008.  For more information or to pre-register, click here .  You can also sign-up online at SignMeUp.com

Illinois Involuntary Commitment Law has been expanded (takes effect June 1, 2008)

Updated 2008-2009 class schedule: Family to Family starts Sept. 2008 and NAMI Basics starts Oct. 2008

Local NAMI News: August 2008, May 2008 newsletters

What should I do when a family member has a crisis?

From our Handbook for Families: how to handle a crisis.

Get a free copy of NAMI's new resource booklet:  A Family Guide: Choosing the Right Treatment and read other related information at nami.org

Advocating for Your Child: 25 Tips for Parents

New educational programs are now offered by our Speaker's Bureau.

Become a NAMI DuPage Member!
NAMI DuPage Membership Form

Want to get involved?   Check out the volunteer opportunities at NAMI DuPage.

Give to NAMI DuPage! Help us to help others and it's tax deductable.

Think you might be suffering from mental illness?  Our anonymous mental health screening may help you find an answer.


Haven't visited the Encore Shop in Wheaton yet?  Try the online tour.

New Encore Store for furniture: now open at 216 W. Front St., Wheaton, IL

Coping in Crisis
Relationships can be affected when a family member is mentally ill.  If a problem arises, you should know what to do in a crisis.

Family Support
Read about our Family to Family program:  a twelve-week course, family support group -- and rave reviews!

Online Education
Looking for info on medications, symptoms, local hospitals or community resources?  Our Handbook for Families and People With Mental Illness has it all.

Education Outreach
Request a presentation for your school staff,  church or religious group. Presentations cover mental illness, family interactions, stigma, available resources, and more.

Class/Course Schedules
Family to Family
Autumn 2008 - Spting 2009
NAMI Basics (overview )
Autumn 2008
NAMI Peer to Peer
(Schedule to be announced)
Child to Child
(Schedule to be announced)

Local Resources
DuPage County's MICAP (Mental Illness Court Alternative Program):  MICAP is a court-supervised program for criminal defendants with mental illness.  For more information, contact Jim Wojtas, MICAP Program Director, at (630) 407-8846.

The Encore Shop
Downtown Wheaton's resale shop.

NAMI Illinois
NAMI's web site for the state of Illinois.

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disabilities.

National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI's national web site.

HelpingPatients.org
Informative website with detailed information for patients that need to find out about prescription drug assistance programs.  New medications in trial are also listed.

AbilityLinks.org
Created to increase job opportunities among qualified job seekers with disabilities.  Post a resume or view training and job services that companies provide for the disabled.

LightShip.org
Help for Partners of Those Touched By Mental Illness:  dedicated to men and women who are spouses or partners of someone diagnosed with a severe mental illness.

The Surgeon General's
Web Site
The Virtual Office of the Surgeon General, with extensive information on mental illness.

eLetter
Public Citizen's Health Research Group project, with information on psychiatric medications.

Illinois General Assembly
Illinois government's official web page on state legislation, Senate and House of Representatives, and other legislative resources.

Contacting the U.S. Congress
Listing of email addresses and congressional web pages for members of Congress.

2100 Manchester Rd.
Building B,  Suite 925
Wheaton, IL 60187

Phone: 
Fax: 
Email: 

(630) 752-0066
(630) 752-1064
il@namidupage.org