by Kayla Harris | Mar 21, 2022 | Press Releases, Stories
BACK UPCOMING EVENTS This is an open letter submitted for public commentary to Snohomish County on March 21, 2022. To Whom It May Concern: I am writing in support of the psychiatric treatment center getting built north of Stanwood. I hope my personal story will help...
by Kayla Harris | Jan 24, 2022 | Board of Directors, Stories
BACK UPCOMING EVENTS By Casey Reynolds, Ryan Parkes, Desmond Hong, Paul Oh, and Kansuke Suzuki, UW Bothell School of Business Though virtual learning and meeting others through a screen often feels less than personal for us, when we logged into Zoom to meet with NAMI...
by Kayla Harris | Sep 9, 2021 | Board of Directors, Stories
BACK UPCOMING EVENTS Many people throughout the world live with schizophrenia, and NAMI Seattle board member Elliott Neyme is one of those people. Childhood depression helped mask Elliott’s early stages of schizophrenia. This led him to have his first psychotic break...
by Kayla Harris | May 5, 2021 | Education, Stories
BACK UPCOMING EVENTS I was scared the first time I met Matthew. It was many years ago, before I knew much about mental health, and before I became a nurse. I was about to meet my boyfriend’s father for the first time, and he had schizophrenia. As for many people,...
by Kayla Harris | Dec 9, 2020 | Board of Directors, Stories
BACK UPCOMING EVENTS Penny with her husband and children. Photo credit: Lisa Page By Samuel Burley, Yeraldin Enriquez, Nathan Markley, Roewyn Umayam, and Boyue Xi, UW Bothell School of Business “Anyone can be struck by mental health challenges at any time and they...
