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We've moved! 

Come see us at our new building at 913 S Columbia St in downtown Lafayette!  We don't know yet if this will be our permanent home or if it is a temporary stay,  but it isn't going to stop us from providing free-of-cost mental health support to our  community!

For the time being, Family Support Group  meetings are still ongoing at St Franciscan education center.  (don't forget you must enter on the ground floor!)  Connection Support Group is now meeting in our new building!

Our current ETA is  to have the meetings and groups moved into our new building Mid to late May. You can use the ground floor map below as a reference, or contact office@nami-wci.org with any questions you might have.  Thank you everyone for your patience!

St Franciscan Ground Floor Map:

 Street Map of our place in downtown Lafayette

Google Street View of our building (enter around side)

NAMI-WCI BEAUTIFUL MINDS FUNDRAISING GALA 2019

On February 27, 2019 NAMI-WCI held its 2nd annual Beautiful Mind's Gala celebrating the lives of musicians who have lived or live with mental illness. The MC of this year's event was "Carol Burnett" portrayed by Stephanie Bosma. NAMI-WCI appreciates the tireless efforts of the actors, volunteers, coordinators, and guests who helped make the event an astounding success. We look forward to next year! You can view photos of the night's festivities below:

To view the full album of the night at the Beautiful Minds Gala you can click this link to visit our Facebook page. 

NAMI-WCI BEAUTIFUL MINDS FUNDRAISING GALA 2019

Every year, nearly one in five Americans is diagnosed with a mental illness.

Chances are, you know of someone who has been affected whether it’s a family member, neighbor, or co-worker. For the past two years, there has been a mental health crisis in Tippecanoe County. Simply, there are not enough psychiatrists or licensed clinicians to accommodate the need for services.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) West Central Indiana continues to be an agency who provides support and education to the community at no cost. We are fielding more and more phone calls every day of people who are desperately seeking treatment but are told there are waiting lists to see a psychiatrist or clinician.

NAMI-WCI does not provide therapeutic services but we offer support, education, and training. NAMI-WCI relies on memberships, donations, grants and fundraisers to provide the needed support.

Last year’s fundraising Gala was such a success, we are planning for the 2019 Beautiful Minds Gala. The Gala will be held February 27, 2019 in the North Ballroom at the Purdue Memorial Union. Musicians who have a mental health condition will be celebrated. The event will have actors portraying Brian Wilson, Adele, and Mama Cass Elliot just to name a few. There will be live music and we are planning on the biggest crowd yet.

You may purchase tickets individually or by the table by creating a group and inviting your guests. If you wish to donate, please select the individual option under tickets. Thank you so much for your participation.  You can purchase tickets by clicking the link below:

In the spring of 2016, Tippecanoe County was facing an acute mental health provider crisis. Patients were seeing months-long waiting periods, and some providers had closed their waiting lists altogether.

In response to this crisis, the Tippecanoe County Mental Healthcare Forum was formed with leaders of area agencies to address possible solutions. After 2 years, they have published the results of their collaborative efforts. 

Please take a moment and view below:

NAMI-WCI Fall Classic 2018 Photos

The NAMI West-Central Indiana Fall Classic 5K was held October 21, 2018 at the former Lafayette Municipal Golf Course.  Thank you to all of the volunteers, coordinators, participants, and sponsors for such an amazing event.

OCTOBER 21, 2018 NAMI-WCI FALL CLASSIC 5K WALK/RUN RESULTS ARE IN!

Thank you to all of the participants and volunteers for making the 2018 NAMI-WCI Fall Classic such a successful event!  Congratulations to all of this year's top finishers!

Here are the results from this year's race:

2018 NAMI-WCI  Fall Classic Results by Age Group

2018 NAMI-WCI Fall Classic Overall Results

Our sincerest thank you to all of our sponsors for this year's race.  Their support of NAMI-WCI will enable us to continue to offer free education and support to our communities.  Our sponsors were as follows:

$1000 Level

Cook Biotech

$500 Level

NCHS

Trish's Red Bird Cafe

Sycamore Springs

Wabash Valley Alliance

Automotive Solutions

River Bend Hospital

Caterpillar

Wabash National

RoundTable Intensive Outpatient Program

$250 Level

MBAH Insurance

Dearing Group

Igloo Frozen Custard

Purdue College of Pharmacy

Devine CPA & Co

$100 Level

Bob Rohrman Auto

Trustworthy Appliance & Sales

Gibson's Shaved Ice

Lausch Photography

Freshii

Dowel Automotive Repair, INC

Wendy's

City of Lafayette

The National Group

David Wiese State Farm

Michael Kornafel State Farm

Crossroads Auto Recycling

IN-KIND Sponsors

Payless Super Markets (West Lafayette)

Instant Copy Printing

Meijer (West Lafayette)

Rigg's Outdoor Power Equipment

SpeedPro Imaging

The Franklin Finish

Aqua Systems

Texas Roadhouse

Walmart (West Lafayette)

Tippecanoe Emergency Ambulance Service (T.E.A.S.)

"Beautiful Minds" Gala

On February 22nd, NAMI West Central Indiana held its first "Beautiful Minds Gala". We celebrated the amazing achievements of visual artists living with mental illness. 16 costumed actors portraying these artists were mingling with guests and sharing their stories of challenges and triumphs. It was a great event - in the words of NAMI-WCI vice president Carol Santos: "Those who are not here, will come to regret it!"