Mental Health Resources from Our Conversation with NAMI

Earlier this week we co-facilitated an event with numerous partners to help connect more folks in the nonprofit sector to resources around mental health. Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first of what will, hopefully, be numerous ongoing conversations and resource opportunities to address mental health in the nonprofit sector.

In this difficult year in our society, we have been moving from crisis to crisis and our sector has been there to support our communities, but we need to take care of each other to better help those we serve.

The COVID-19 Needs Pulse Surveys we conducted last year indicated that many folks in our sector were wanting connections around mental health. In response, over the past few months, we have been meeting with a small group of nonprofit support organizations and mental health service providers to brainstorm how we can work together to show up for nonprofit staff and volunteers.

This event is a result of these conversations. In it we gained insights into the needs of our sector and heard from Karen Ranus, Executive Director of NAMI Central Texas, who gave a wonderful workshop on stress management. We also asked those in attendance to share resources that they knew could be beneficial to our sector. Below is the list that they shared.

Resources shared from presenters:  

Resources in the community:   

Apps/Technology:

Breathing Techniques:

Thank you to all the organizations who have attended the brainstorming sessions and contributed ideas to support our sector on mental health: OneVoice, Seedling Mentors, Community Advancement Network, Contigo Wellness, YWCA Austin, Integral Care, NAMI Central Texas, Hogg Foundation, St. Davids Foundation, Settlement Home, Spirit Reins, Little Herds, Mission Capital. 

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