What is Ending the Silence?

Ending the Silence is a free, evidence-based, 50-minute session designed for middle and high school students. Your students will learn about mental health conditions through a brief presentation, short videos, and personal testimony from a young adult who describes their journey to recovery.

NAMI Ending the Silence presentations include two leaders: one who shares an informative presentation and a young adult with a mental health condition who shares their journey of recovery. Audience members can ask questions and gain an understanding of an often misunderstood topic. Through dialogue, we can help grow the movement to end stigma.

Free of cost to schools and communities

  • NAMI Ending the Silence for Students: 50-minute presentation designed for middle and high school students that includes warning signs, facts, statistics, and how to get help for themselves or a friend. Research has shown that NAMI Ending the Silence for Students is effective in changing middle and high school students’ knowledge and attitudes toward mental health conditions and toward seeking help

  • NAMI Ending the Silence for School Staff : 1-hour presentation for school staff members that includes information about warning signs, facts, and statistics, how to approach students, and how to work with families

  • NAMI Ending the Silence for Families: 1-hour presentation for adults with middle or high school-aged youth that includes warning signs, facts, and statistics, how to talk with your child, and how to work with school staff

Meet our Instructors

  • Laurie Crain

    Presenter & Speaker

  • Jimena Nunez

    Presenter & Speaker

  • Edith Sanchez

    Presenter & Speaker

  • McKayla Babcock

    Presenter

  • Abbey Nicholas

    Presenter

  • Clarissa Bartlett

    Presenter & Speaker

  • Madison Morse

    Presenter & Speaker

  • Katie Bartlett

    Presenter & Speaker

  • Nicole Allard

    Presenter & Speaker

  • Adina Walters

    Presenter & Speaker

  • Evelyn Mahler

    Presenter & Speaker

  • Patsy Perez

    Presenter & Speaker

  • Madison Shedbalkar

    Presenter & Speaker

  • Abi Gomez

    Presenter & Speaker