"The Civil Rights Movement of this decade is Mental Health Care quality and equality."
-- Updated February 7, 2007 --
Please visit the following pages for photos of the event and more information:
The 2003 event was a great success! See Seattle Times -- Taking steps for mental health: Hundreds participate in fund-raiser, or go to the Move for Mental Health Web site.
More reports: 2003 Move for Mental Health, 2002 Move for Mental Health, Ron Sterling's Report on the 2002 Run/Walk, and at 2001 Move for Mental Health. 2001 was the year that this wonderful tradition got started.
Thank you to those who supported us and to the Team!
To view photos and reports from the Mental Health Matters! Team Run on May 18, 2003, please go to the Hot News! page.
Further down this page you will find news and links to other mental health runs/walks.
Stigma is not just an obstacle for people seeking consultation. Among other things, stigma deters funding for research, it facilitates discriminatory attitudes with respect to workplace support, and it provides an underlying mindset that influences insurers to restrict coverage inappropriately.
A national grassroots movement that started in Florida and California, has established Tuesday, October 5, 2004 as the first annual National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding: God's Ministry for Mental Wellness. All people - brothers and sisters of every faith, race, age, and creed - are encouraged to join hearts for this special day of prayer which will occur yearly on the Tuesday of Mental Illness Awareness Week. Please go to FaithNet NAMI California to get more information about this prayer event.
Welcome!
The mission of this page is to provide you with as much information as we can find about runs, walks, marches, dances, or prayer events taking place in the United States that are dedicated to mental health care and substance abuse treatment concerns. If you know of any of these kinds of events, please e-mail information to
May 19, 2007 -- NAMI Walks Washington State.
The 2007 NAMI Walks Washington State event takes place Saturday, May 19, 2007, at SandPoint/Magnuson Park. Please visit the NAMI Walks Washington State Web site.
May 20, 2006 -- NAMI Washington State Hosted a NAMI Walk.
On May 20, 2006, NAMI Washington State hosted one of the many national NAMI Walks for the Mind of America in 2006. It was a great success. To read more about the event and to view photographs, please visit the NAMI Walks Washington Web site.
May 21, 2005 -- NAMI Washington State Hosted a NAMI Walk.
On May 21, 2005, NAMI Washington State hosted one of the many national NAMI Walks for the Mind of America in 2005. It was a great success. To read more about the event and to view photographs, please visit the NAMI Walks Washington Web site.
2004 Strides for Stability Run/Walk was a Great Success!
Community Psychiatric Clinic and Sand Point Housing co-sponsored the Strides for Stability Run/Walk which took place on September 18, 2004, at Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington.
May 2004 -- NAMI Walked for the Mind of America!
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. In May 2004, thousands of concerned citizens in more than 35 communities across the nation joined the Campaign for the Mind of America and walked together to raise money and awareness about our country's need for a world-class treatment and recovery system for people with mental illness.
May 23, 2004 -- NAMI Oregon Walked for the Mind of America!
The NAMI Northwest Walk took place on May 23, 2004. One Washington State NAMI affiliate is co-sponsored the event -- Clark County NAMI.
2003 Move for Mental Health Reports. News About the Mental Health Matters! Team.
A group of psychiatrists and their friends called themselves "The Mental Health Matters! Team" and ran at the Bay to Breakers Fun Run in San Francisco on May 18, 2003, at 8:00 a.m., which was the second day of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) 2003 Annual Meeting.
Anti-Stigma at its Best!
The December 13, 1999 Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health ("1999 Report"), presented a vision for the future of mental health and promoted eight recommendations. However, the 1999 Report did not suggest priorities. In Dr. Sterling's opinion, the controlling variable for the success of the seven other goals noted in the 1999 Report is recommendation number two -- "overcome stigma."
Links to Other Mental Health Runs and Walks.
Check the NAMI Walks 2003 Web site to find out about fundraising walks that took place in May 2003. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The following links will take you directly to certain pages:
Several of the links found below are to runs and walks that took place in the last two years and are posted here for reference. We are not aware of a mental health run clearinghouse Web site that contains a comprehensive list of mental health runs and walks. Please feel free to e-mail us with information you would like posted here. Thank you for supporting mental health and chemical dependency advocacy!
More news and links about mental health runs and walks will be posted as we become aware of them.
Are There Dance and Prayer Events Supporting Mental Health Advocacy?
We are not aware of any dance-a-thons for mental health.
What About Mad Pride Events?
Please go to the Mad Pride Month at MindFreedom.org Web site to get information about Mad Pride Month and Mad Pride events.
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