National Alliance on Mental Illness Workshop: In Our Own Voice

Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to host this In Our Own Voice workshop, in partnership with the Baltimore affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to understand the experience of mental health issues from people with lived experience.  

NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore’s In Our Own Voice aims to change attitudes, assumptions, and stereotypes by describing the reality of living with mental illness. People with mental health conditions share their powerful personal stories in this presentation. We will be joined in this session by Kerry Graves, Executive Director of NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore. 

In Our Own Voice adds a critical perspective to the popular understanding of what people with mental illness are like. Attending this workshop will provide you:

• A first-hand account of what it’s like to live with a mental illness. Presenters humanize this misunderstood topic by demonstrating that it’s possible – and common – to live well with mental illness.
• A chance to ask the presenters questions, which allows for a deeper understanding of mental health conditions.
• The understanding that every person with a mental illness can hope for a bright future

This workshop is open to members of Maryland Philanthropy Network and invited guests only.