Welcome to NAMI - Virginia Beach, Virginia

It is said mental illness are more common than the common cold. In fact, one in five families is affected by a serious mental illness. You may have a mental illness yourself, or perhaps a member of your family is being treated for a psychiatric disorder. You may know mental illness through a neighbor, a friend, or a colleague at work.

Decades ago, medical science established that serious mental illnesses are biologically based disorders of the brain, and that they are highly treatable. In many ways, having a brain disorder is no different from having diabetes, heart disease, or any other physical illness.

Unfortunately, stigma, apathy, misinformation and outright discrimination prevent people from understanding mental illnesses. As a consequence, too many individuals and their families are unable to receive the medical care and support services they need.

Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Virginia Beach Chapter is dedicated to increasing public understanding of mental illness to reduce stigma; to improve the quality of life for individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness; to provide support and education to families of the mentally ill and to persons with mental illness; and to promote research.

In Virginia each year, over 394,000 adults and at least 86,000 children experience the disabling symptoms of serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, severe anxiety disorders, attention deficit disorders, and more. Less than 12% are currently receiving any kind of help from the public mental health system.

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