National Alliance of Mental Illness-Urban Los Angeles (NULA)
NAMI, the acronym for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a grass roots, self help, support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of families who have relatives with a brain disorder (mental illness). This includes families and consumers diagnosed with a mental illness, relatives and friends, mental health professionals, and all who share NAMI’s vision and mission. NAMI was founded in 1979 by 254 caring people and now has grown to more than 210,000 members in over 1,200 affiliate groups in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and Guam. NAMI is getting stronger every day. In fact, Worth Magazine recently ranked NAMI in its “Top 100 charities most likely to change the world.” NAMI Urban Los Angeles (NULA) is the Urban Los Angeles Affiliate of NAMI National -California. NULA began as a support group of African American mothers in 2000. In 2003 these mothers joined the NAMI family and opened their chapter which is dedicated to mental health issues affecting communities of color. NULA provides education about severe brain disorders, supports and advocates for adequate health insurance, housing, rehabilitation and jobs for people with serious psychiatric illnesses.
For more information about NULA go to www.namiurbanla.org
Representatives on CPIC from NULA: Lynn Goodloe & Nancy Carter