NAMI St. Louis

Take action before July 31. 📢 Submit a public comment on Medicaid work requirements and contact your federal legislators. NAMI St. Louis has sample comments and scripts to help you get started: namistl.org/get-involved/advocate

To learn more about Medicaid work requirements and the 2025 reconciliation law, visit KFF's Medicaid Work Requirements Tracker, which was used as a source for the information shared in the graphics: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-work-requirements-tracker-overview/

Save the date for the Annual NAMI St. Louis Roots of Resilience Gala on November 14, 2026, at Ameristar St. Charles. Join us for an evening dedicated to hope, connection, and supporting mental health in our community.

Learn more about how you can get involved by going to https://www.namistl.org/get-involved/roots-of-resilience-gala/ 💜

Seen. Heard. Understood. 💚 July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month honoring a legacy of advocacy for equitable and culturally responsive mental health care!

At NAMI St. Louis, we believe everyone deserves to feel seen, heard, and understood in their mental health journey. Healing starts with trust, and trust begins with connection 💬 We are committed to creating spaces where our community can show up fully and find support that reflects their lived experiences 🌍

Ways to get involved this month and beyond:
💚 NAMI St. Louis Support Groups
🗣️ NAMI In Our Own Voice
🌱 Pathways to Hope Conference
💬 1432 Discussion Group
🔥 Sharing Hope Series

July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month—a time to uplift awareness, reduce stigma, and support mental health in all communities!

This month, we’re coming together across St. Louis. Here’s what’s happening:

💚 NAMI St. Louis PRISM Support Group is now meeting bi-weekly on Wednesdays at the NAMI St. Louis office. This free, peer-led space is for LGBTQ+ adults (18+) who have experienced symptoms of a mental health condition.

💚 We’re less than a month away from our Mental Health Awareness Game! Join us on Tuesday, July 28 at 6:45 PM at Busch Stadium as we raise awareness and cheer on the Cardinals together. Get your tickets by going to https://www.namistl.org/get-involved/mhag/

💚 We’re now scheduling Ending the Silence (ETS) presentations! Interested in bringing this important no-cost mental health presentation to your school or organization? Contact our ETS Team by phone at (314) 962-4670, by email at [email protected], or request a presentation by going to https://www.namistl.org/request-a-nami-stl-presentation/

💚 Our Pathways to Hope Conference is just over a month away! In partnership with Harris-Stowe State University and Bridges to Care & Recovery, join us August 21–22 at Harris-Stowe State University for this impactful event. Learn more by going to https://www.namistl.org/pathways-to-hope-conference/

📅 View our full calendar at namistl.org/calendar