About Us

What We do

NAMI MCH provides free mental health services. All Support, Education, and Advocacy services are provided by trained individuals from all walks of life. Everyone at NAMI MCH has direct lived experience with mental illness.

Who We Are

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation’s leading voice on mental health. Today, we are an association of hundreds of local affiliates, state organizations and volunteers who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need. NAMI relies on gifts and contributions to support our important work.

All of our facilitators are peers for the services they lead. This means they have lived experience in the area they are facilitating. They understand what is being discussed in the groups they facilitate and/or the classes they teach. As part of our resources, we offer several programs, newsletters, community information and local and national website links. NAMI McHenry County offers most of the NAMI Signature Programs as well as supporting other programs to help educate the public and reduce stigma about mental health issues.