Events

Hear Our Voices: Personal Stories of Mental Health

Hear Our Voices: Personal Stories of Mental Health Sunday, October 4th from 5:00pm - 6:00pm Register Here Stories have power. NAMI Metro Baltimore believes that sharing stories about mental health and recovery breaks down the stigma about mental illness. In this engaging presentation, you will hear from three individuals about the challenges and triumphs of…

Writing for My Sanity: Therapeutic Writing Workshop

Writing for My Sanity: Therapeutic Writing Workshop Tuesday, October 6th from 6:00pm - 9:00pm Register Here Writing for My Sanity is a free, therapeutic writing workshop led by Life Transition Coach and Mental Health Advocate, Melony Hill. In this safe, non-judgmental environment, students will complete therapeutic writing prompts and engage in meaningful conversation about life’s…

Flourishing: Positive Mental Health Practices to Help You Thrive

Flourishing: Positive Mental Health Practices to Help You Thrive Wednesday, October 7th from 12:00pm - 1:00pm Register Here Presented and sponsored by Under Armour, this interactive workshop is designed to help you achieve greater fulfillment in your life. The workshop will begin with a 15-minute low-impact stretching exercise to ground participants. Next, we will dive…

Unveil the Mask: A Look Into Mental Health for the African American Experience

Unveil the Mask: A Look Into Mental Health for the African American Experience Wednesday, October 7th from 6:30pm - 8:00pm Link to Join the Event This engaging presentation will educate the Baltimore community about African American mental health and potential careers in the mental health field. Panelists include Dr. Candace Waters-Woodward, Dr. Deondra Smith, Dr.…

Active Mic: Mental Health Through Music with Kai Roberts

Active Mic: Mental Health Through Music with Kai Roberts Thursday, October 8th from 7:00pm – 8:00pm Register Here Kai’s presentation is an original interactive performance created to promote mental health awareness in an entertaining and educational way. Beginning as Carnegie Cafe Conversations, informal group discussions in Carnegie Mellon University’s dorm communities, Kai’s presentation has transformed…

How Are You, Really? A Mental Health Fishbowl

How Are You, Really? A Mental Health Fishbowl Friday, October 9th from 12:00pm - 1:00pm Register Here How many times a day do we ask “How are you?” without truly listening for a response? In this interactive fishbowl discussion, we’ll talk about how we’re really doing, our attitudes and beliefs about mental health, and how to…

NAMI Young Adult Connection Support Group

NAMI Young Adult Connection Support Group Saturday, October 10th from 2:00pm - 3:30pm Register Here NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore's Young Adult Connection Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for young adults living with mental illness. You will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others, and have the opportunity to share your…

Is Your Head in the Game? Athlete Perspectives on Mental Health 

Is Your Head in the Game? Athlete Perspectives on Mental Health    Wednesday, October 6th from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM. To register, click here.   With young adults, especially college athletes, the statistics are alarming: 33% of all college students experience significant symptoms of depression, anxiety or other mental health conditions. Among that group,…

Community Conversation with the Healing Us Together (HUT) Project

Community Conversation with the Healing Us Together (HUT) Project Saturday, October 9th from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM. To register, click here. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed students to severe educational and social stressors, including social distancing, campus closures, reduced access to campus life, and forced online learning. Those stressors along with systemic oppression, toxic home…

I Will Listen Campaign Tabling & Giveaways

Main Street in Commons

I Will Listen Campaign Tabling & Giveaways When: Wednesday, October 4th from 11:30am - 1:00pm Where: Main Street in Commons Stop by our tabling to learn more about mental health, sign the pledge to listen, pick up your free giveaways, and post to social media using the hashtag #IWillListen to raise awareness! Together, we can…