National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of MD (NAMI of MD) 

There are 2 local NAMI entities affiliated with SOURCE:
1. NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore
2. NAMI of MD (Central Office)


NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore

5210 York Road
Baltimore, MD  21212
PHONE: (410) 435-2600
EMAIL:  namimetrobaltimore@yahoo.com
CONTACT:  Linda F Kohler,
Executive Director
EMAIL:  lkohler@nami.org 
WEBSITE:  NAMI Metro Baltimore  

Function of Site: 

NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore is a small grassroots organization that provides support, education, and advocacy for persons diagnosed with mental illness and their relatives.

Additional Information: 

Who We Are  
NAMI Walks 

NAMI of MD
(National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of MD - Central Office)

10630 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 475 
Columbia, MD 21044
PHONE: (410) 884-8691
FAX: (410) 884-8695
CONTACT: Erica Sullivan, Coordinator of Education Programs and Publications
EMAIL:  namimd@nami.org
WEBSITE:  http://md.nami.org       

Function of Organization/ Site:

NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore, Inc. (NAMI-MB) is a grassroots, family-oriented support, education and advocacy organization founded in 1981.  NAMI offers opportunities for family members and individuals with mental illness. Through peer support groups, education, and advocacy we promote a greater understanding of mental illness. In addition to support groups, we offer education courses for family members of individuals diagnosed with a mental illness. 

Involvement Opportunities:

• advocacy
• public policy
• grant writing
• fundraising
• office work
• outreach
• training/awareness building/education
• computer work
• fielding referral calls
• guest editor of newsletter:  Connections

Additional Information:

NAMI Mission
NAMI Educational Programs 


Education Courses for Family Members:
Family to Family Education Program - Family to Family is a 12 week course for close relatives of individuals with severe brain disorders (mental illnesses).  Trained family members teach the course.  All course materials are furnished at no cost to you.  The curriculum discusses the clinical treatment of major mental illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more effectively.  The commitment is two and one half hours per week for twelve weeks.  It is essential that you attend all 12 classes.

NAMI Basics - NAMI Basics is a new NAMI National signature education program for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental illness.  All course materials are furnished at no cost to you.  The six session course is taught by trained teachers who are also parents/caregivers of individuals who developed the symptoms of mental illness in childhood.  The curriculum discusses current information about the major childhood mental illnesses and provides the fundamentals a caregiver needs to care for themselves, their family, and their child who is living with mental illness.

For more information about the Education Courses for Family Members, please contact Deneice Valentine  or call (410) 435-2600.