NAMI Arizona

It all starts with one conversation about mental health. 💜

One conversation can reduce stigma, inspire hope, and remind someone they’re not alone.

Swipe to learn how NAMI Arizona’s Ending the Silence program is helping schools across Arizona start conversations that matter.

Interested in bringing Ending the Silence to your school? Visit https://namiarizona.org, click Support & Education, then Presentations, and complete the Request a Presentation form. You can also email [email protected] for more information.

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WE'RE HIRING!!! NAMI Arizona is recruiting for the position of Executive & Program Assistant. Please see posts for more details. Submit cover letters/resumes to [email protected]

Love is love - and when you love someone, you accept them for who they are, and believe in building a world where love and support come without conditions, because each person is inherently worthy.

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NAMI Arizona welcomes our new Executive Director Laqwanda Roberts-Buckley. Laqwanda is a peer, family member, and new caregiver who openly shares her experiences living with Bipolar I Disorder and PTSD. Laqwanda has been committed to the field of mental health for 20 years. She has held roles in higher education as Program Administrator of Mental Health & Wellness, Coordinator of Mental Health & Wellness, and Mental Health Therapist.

Laqwanda’s experience expands from community to national level serving as Emergency Mental Health Therapist for community based mental health organizations and the Director of Outreach at the national office of Mental Health America. She is a public speaker who has travelled the country advocating for mental health.

Presently, she is the Vice President of the Board of Directors for a local nonprofit and has served on a NAMI affiliate board in addition to a board on Virginia based nonprofit.

Laqwanda is a Reiki Master, certified life coach, and a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. Currently, she is a doctoral student at Arizona State University, holds a Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Tennessee, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Jackson State University. She enjoys crocheting, sewing, coloring, watching anime, making cosplays with her daughter, and reading.

Our Executive Director will be hosting virtual Meet and Greets with official announcements with dates/times to come.